In our ongoing series on exceptional international animation schools, we take a look at one of the most famous animation schools in the world: California Institute of the Arts. Located in Valencia, ...

You might think the world of experimental film is actually filled with experiments. But the genre’s series of tropes are often beaten to death by one generation after another. Stan Brakhage’s ...

It’s oddly fitting that the touring, Los Angeles-based Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation went on hiatus during the dog days of the pandemic. A mainstay of such programming here in Chicago, ...

Maureen Furniss joins us for this week’s The Animation That Changed Me, a series in which leading artists and industry figures discuss one work of animation that deeply influenced them. Maureen ...

Animation is most often viewed on a screen. But when animators break traditional rules and abandon the “almighty rectangle,” Christine Banna says artistic magic can happen. See the concert The next ...

Hone your creative vision in a creative and supportive environment where you will have the space, knowledge, and tools to pursue your inspiration and develop your narrative voice. Practice a spectrum ...

Curated by filmmakers (and former Chicagoans) Alexander Steward and Lilli Carré, this two-program mini festival includes new work and selected retrospective titles. Filmmakers featured this year ...