Official USC John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts

Congratulations to alumn Delon Warren, who was on the team nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short!!

Congratulations to MFA alum Mitchell McGlocklin whose film Forever has been selected for the Sundance Film Festival! http://www.animationscoop.com/2021-sundance-film-festival-/

Congratulations to all of the USC Hench-DADA alumnx and students who won awards at the Los Angeles Animation Festival! BEST STUDENT MUSIC VIDEO, "Ballad of a Fish" by Aijian Olivia Chen BRONZE AWARD, MOTION GRAPHICS, "The Waste Tide" by Xiaotong Wen... BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, "Vicky & Xingyu" by the CTAN 470 Documentary Animation Production class: Eli Ayres, Shelby Chan, Yuyuan Chen, Georgina Chiou, Lexie Chu, Thomas Edgar-McNerney, Vicky Xingyu Gu, Lucy Hirschfeld, Tia Kemp, Mariam Khayat, Ruike Pan, Julianna Pantoja, Nia Sallie, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III, Sonya Yang FILMFEST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 2D ANIMATION, "Carrie Fisher is Dead" by Tiffany Lin FILMFEST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN VISUAL FX, "Simulacra" by Curry Sicong Tiana FILMFEST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN, "Izzy’s Demons" by Greg Garay Congratulations everyone!!! http://blog.laafest.com/2020-winners/

First Frame 2020 screening is TONIGHT @ 6:00pm PST! Please join us! Followed afterwards with a First Frame Filmmaker Meet + Greet! Last chance to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frame-2020-tickets-12866

Check out the First Frame 2020 film descriptions and clips here: https://cinema.usc.edu/animation/firstframe/2020

Watch the First Frame 2020 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/473931618

First Frame 2020 Annual Student Showcase is on December 3 at 6pm PST! Register HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frame-2020-tickets-12866

Enjoy these collaborative group pixilation projects made in Lisa Mann's CTAN 544 (MFA 1s) and 448 (non-majors) classes this week: https://vimeo.com/471521143 https://vimeo.com/471521282... https://vimeo.com/471520663 https://vimeo.com/471540599 https://vimeo.com/471520927

Hench-DADA alumna Kaitlyn Yang is featured in AP article about bias and barriers to women in visual effects industry: https://apnews.com//north-america-hollywood-los-angeles-ae

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSSnih4hjHg&feature=youtu.be

Hidden Stories has launched! To see story 3, head over to hiddenstoriessc.com/story-3 Hint: APRIL

Hidden Stories is a digital theatrical experience by USC School of Dramatic Arts, in partnership with USC Libraries. Pulling from there collecting COVID-19 proj...ect, a group of designers curated a collection of stories around USC‘s community experiences of the pandemic. Six stories have been turned into digital multimedia representations. Stay tuned for our website launch on Friday, Oct 9 @ 12PM PST Design by: Mimi Bower Adapted by: Kate Schaaf

Congratulations to Curry Sicong Tian, whose USC thesis film "Simulacra," has won a Student Academy Award in the Alternative category!!! https://www.oscars.org//academy-reveals-2020-student-acade

Congratulations to Musa!

Introducing our creative Freshman class, zooming in from China, Singapore, Japan and Brazil, as well as all parts of the US! https://vimeo.com/450256239

Welcome to the new semester! Here are the BA Seniors expressing their creativity with Zoom! https://vimeo.com/449105081 Featuring: Alissa Brasington... Shideh Ghandeharizadeh Max Good Starr Horton Meg Howes Elizabeth Hwang Baptiste Leroux Shutianyi Li Ryan Livesay Knox Lopez William McCormick Zhichun (Norman)Peng Natalie Ruybal Adriana Sanchez Josie Stocks and SA Armando Sepulveda Mendoza See more

Our newly revamped website is now live. Thanks to Mike Patterson, and everyone who contributed their time and efforts. https://animation.usc.edu

Dear Colleagues, This is an EXCEPTIONAL opportunity at my university, UMBC, a two-year research fellowship targeting faculty diversity in the Arts. This is for... recent graduates holding a terminal degree in the Arts (MFA, PhD etc). Fully funded stipend plus research support, benefits, teaching only 1 course per year, with a pathway to a potential full-time position. In the Visual Arts department, we have specific gaps in Cinematic Arts, Animation and Graphic Design. With hiring freezes and budget cuts going into effect, this is definitely an open window in the face of all the doors slamming shut for the foreseeable future. If you qualify, please consider applying!

Congratulations to MFA alum Greg Garay and BA alum Bryan Lee whose films 'Izzy's Demons" and "Cagematch" were selected for the Ottawa International Animation Festival!!! https://www.awn.com//oiaf-2020-official-selections-announc