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Pictoplasma NYC 2025 Brings Global Character Design To Manhattan
The world’s leading celebration of character design returns to New York this fall, spotlighting boundary-pushing art, animation, and storytelling.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ VFX Workers Ratify First Union Contract
SNL’s VFX team unanimously ratified their first union contract with IATSE, securing wages, benefits, and AI protections.
Museum Of The Moving Image To Host Fleischer Studios Gallery Installations, Cartoon Screenings, And Animator Discussions
MoMI will feature classic Superman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, and Popeye cartoons and exhibitions, including a new documentary.
Visit The Surreal, Lo-Fi World Of Julian Glander’s ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’ In The Film’s Official Trailer
A standout at Tribeca 2024, Glander’s debut is heading to theaters in New York and L.A. in August.
How SVA Graduates Build And Keep Lifetime Connections
When it comes to building networks and planting roots outside of classrooms, the School of Visual Arts’ three animation departments have fostered their own community support to extend the reach of recent graduates.
3 SVA Students Share Their Amazing Creative Journeys Outside Of The Classroom
Breaks between academic semesters are valuable opportunities for growth and personal productivity for students at the School of Visual Arts.
New York’s French Animation Festival Animation First Reveals Exciting 2025 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
The event includes the U.S. premiere of Claude Barras’s ‘Savages’ and the East Coast premiere of Michel Hazanavicius’s ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes.’
New York Film Critics Circle Name ‘Flow’ Best Animated Feature Of 2024
The dialogue-free $3.7 million European co-production bested big-studio American movies with budgets that are orders of magnitude greater,
How The School Of Visual Arts Sets Students Up For Success
From studio visits to guest speakers and an annual career fair, SVA provides a diverse array of opportunities for students to develop their professional voice in order to succeed.
This Music Video Is Like A Neon-Soaked Nature Documentary From Another World
Directed by New York-based digital artist Tim Mearini, “Scumlord” is the debut single from an upcoming album from hip hop DJ Blockhead.
New York’s Animation First, Which Celebrates The Best Of Francophone Animation, Unveils Its 2024 Festival Program (Exclusive)
The seventh Animation First features several additions including its first ever juried competition for Francophone Shorts.
Inspiration From Everywhere All At Once: Expanding Educational Experience At SVA
SVA students and alumni discuss extracurricular activities that helped to enrich their educational experience at the school.
Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Named Best Animated Film Of 2023 By New York Film Critics
This marks the fourth time that the NYFCC has rewarded Hayao Miyazaki with its animation honor.
Titmouse New York Becomes First Non-L.A. Studio To Ratify A TAG Union Contract
It’s also the first New York studio to agree to a union contract since the 1980s.
Three School Of Visual Arts Thesis Projects Are Honored With The Alumni Scholarship Award
Three SVA Alumni Scholarship Award winners discuss their work and how it was influenced by their time at the school.
Experience The Unpredictability Of Parenting In Masayoshi Nakamura’s Bittersweet Sci-Fi Short ‘Mi’
Nakamura worked with composer Zak Engel to create this story of a father watching his son grow into a life of his own.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Signe Baumane
Baumane’s work touches on sex, gender, relationships, and mental health with a fierce sense of humor and refreshing bluntness.
Meet The SVA Alumni Educating The School’s Next Generation Of Artists
SVA alumni discuss life after graduation, and why so many have returned to teach at their alma mater.
Crunchyroll Ramps Up ‘One Piece Film Red’ Marketing Campaign With Incredible Times Square Display
Timed perfectly for NYCC, Crunchyroll took over screens in Times Square to get fans hyped for the film’s November 1 U.S. release.
New York Crew Of ‘Tooning Out The News’ Vote To Unionize With Animation Guild
The workers are the second N.Y.-based group to do so, after Titmouse workers voted to unionize in January of this year.
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