UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work

Animation Prom

James Bridges Theater at 5:30 PM and 8:45pm on Saturday, June 6, 2009

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Outstanding Contribution to Animation: David Silverman ’79.

Congratulations to our Student Award Winners:

Dan McLaughlin Award (Best in Show) - Erick Oh, "HUBO"
Best Story - Sijia Lou, "Kidnap"
Best Animation - Jae Hyun Lee, "Woman with a Mole on her Nose"
Best Art Direction - Jason Mitchell, "Seek"

For almost 60 years, the UCLA Animation Workshop has promoted its “one person, one film” philosophy, allowing animators of all types to realize their concepts independently. The Workshop does not promote a particular medium (be it pencils, clay, or Maya), but offers courses in all aspects of the production of an animated film. The Walter Lantz Digital Animation Studio serves as the analog-and-digital research and production facility for thesis students.

Recent graduates have been nominated for numerous Oscar and Annie awards, the latter conferred by the International Animated Film Society (ASIFA). In 2007, Gil Kenan ’02 was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar for his directorial debut Monster House, and The Simpsons Movie, directed by this year’s Festival honoree, David Silverman, collected seven Annie nominations. Current students have also been honored: Joaquin Baldwin was nominated for an Annie this year for Sebastian’s Voodoo, and Emud Mokhberi was a member of the team that directed the Oscar-nominated romp Oktapodi. A landmark event for 2009 will be the release of 9, an expanded feature adaptation of the Oscar-nominated Animation Workshop thesis film by Shane Acker ’04. Produced by directors Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted), 9 will be released by Universal’s Focus features on (no surprise) 9/9/09.

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Kidnap
Directed by sijia luo
rose_joy_rose@hotmail.com
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 4 min, 0 secs

i'm late to school because i got kidnapped in the morning!

Amazing Vacation
Directed by Annie Yia Tien Tu
annieytu@ucla.edu
Animation DVD
Running Time, 1 min, 30 secs

A lighthearted look at how most of us spend our vacations.

"Odd Couples" Trailer
Directed by Katalin Bakonyi
kbakonyi@gmail.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 1 min, 0 secs

A trailer for the film "Odd Couples", a documentary about four different relationships.

You're My Ghoul
Directed by Kevin Harman
Animation ¾ video DVD
Running Time, 5 min, 20 secs

A ghost falls in love with an inanimate decoration of himself.

Timmy's Piano Lesson
Directed by Alexis Block
block.alexis@gmail.com ((954) 494-6955)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 56 secs

A young boy's piano lesson is interrupted by some mischievous classmates.

Way Home
Directed by Erick Oh
contact@erickoh.com
Animation MiniDV
Running Time, 8 min, 53 secs

'Way Home' is a story featuring a fly, a dung beetle, and a farmer. Through a tragic episode that is also filled with humor and brightness, I would like to give the viewers an opportunity to think about what they are chasing after and what is truly precious in life.

Void
Directed by ANMAR ALMALLAK
animation_pursuit@yahoo.com ((310) 254-7682)
Animation
Running Time, 2 min, 30 secs

A story about the sheer groundlessness of existence and how to overcome it by authentic action.

Roni On Location: Bali, Indonesia
Directed by Sharon Burian
sharonburian23@yahoo.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 1 min, 29 secs

A world traveler reporting from his current location on the globe. Rotoscoped animation inspired by original footage.

Seek
Directed by Jason Mitchell
JasonLewisMitchell@Gmail.com
Animation
Running Time, 3 min, 30 secs

A trip through a stylized and forested world of black and white reveals that all is not what it seems.

2 Scoops of Justice
Directed by Zachary Lind
zlind@cox.net
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 38 secs

Two boys whose overactive imaginations have run amok as they play superheroes.

Good Day
Directed by Jennifer Sandel
jennifersandel@yahoo.com ((310) 210-6224)
Narrative DVD
Running Time, 5 min, 0 secs

Young girl has an absurdly bad day.

Tableaux
Directed by Chris Anderson
chris@anexisdesigns.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 4 min, 40 secs

A man with a TV for a head uses his subconscious mind to summon his savior.

Check Mate
Directed by Basel Nasr
basel.nasr@gmail.com
Animation
Running Time, 1 min, 45 secs

The White king of chess and the black queen fall in love, only to discover that their moves are controlled by outside players and they can do nothing about it.

Tiki Island
Directed by Thy Than
thythanfilms@gmail.com
Narrative
Running Time, 3 min, 0 secs

A man washes on shore of a tropical island and encounters the natives.

Etch
Directed by Dan Weisman
daneweisman@gmail.com ((805) 729-5795)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 1 min, 30 secs

A short character animation that was etched and animated entirely using an Etch-a-Sketch toy

Manifestations
Directed by Giles Timms
gtimms@gmail.com ((310) 857-8080)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 3 min, 56 secs

Manifestations stars a cartoon critter named Mr. Chip who
seeks anime love in a psychedelic, ever-morphing virtual world. Music
by Welsh composer, Ceri Frost.

Dead All Along
Directed by Giles Timms
gtimms@gmail.com ((310) 857-8080)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 1 min, 50 secs

Animated music video for "Dead All Along" performed by Ceri
Frost. Peekle the faun, a mystical animal link to nature,
realizes that he and nature are dead to mankind.

Deathly Beloved
Directed by Natalie Xavier
nxavier@ucla.edu
Animation
Running Time, 2 min, 30 secs

A chance meeting between a skeleton boy and a ghost girl has surprising results.

Dog Days
Directed by Mary Lai
maryjlai@gmail.com
Narrative
Running Time, 2 min, 45 secs

A little girl spends yet another boring Summer day doing nothing.. until an ice cream cone brings the unexpected.

Eldorado
Directed by Will Kim
will1005@hotmail.com ((213) 509-9249)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 28 secs

Eldorado is a short animated film about loss of hope, created mainly with watercolor paint on paper. A man's journey to discover his dreamland fails when he realizes that the dream is not reachable.

Le Voyage Magnifique
Directed by Debra Chow
debrachow@gmail.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 0 secs

A persistent lil' circus performer fails and tries but never fails to try.

Endless
Directed by Hedy Domzalski
hedyudaw@gmail.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 30 secs

An imaginative journey of self discovery. "Endless" is one woman's experience grappling with the meaning of facial tattooing in their culture. How the ancient myths connect with the symbol of their faces, using her way to interpret them through her imagination.

dream (drem) n.
Directed by Mary Lai
maryjlai@gmail.com
Experimental
Running Time, 5 min, 0 secs

A lone blackbird goes through his daily routine; reality and dreams blend together, until one day he is given the choice to break out of this world.

Tom Takes a Flight!
Directed by Daniel Vega
dvega@ucla.edu
Animation DVD
Running Time, 7 min, 30 secs

Join Tom the Turtle as he shoots for the stars in what is quite literally the pilot episode for the Tom and Billy Show!

untitled
Directed by plyvinyl
pvfilms@gmail.com
Animation
Running Time, 1 min, 0 secs

Faceless
Directed by Will Kim
will1005@hotmail.com ((213) 509-9249)
Documentary DVD
Running Time, 9 min, 8 secs

Faceless is an animated documentary film about Asian representations on American cultures and media.

On the Bus
Directed by Chanya Hetayothin
h.chanya@gmail.com
Animation
Running Time, 3 min, 0 secs

The story of a boy who tries to get a seat on the bus.

Out on a Limb
Directed by Daisy Yu-Chuan Lin
daisy@daisylin.com ((213) 840-8987)
MFA Thesis Film MiniDV
Running Time, 5 min, 0 secs

One little bird leaves its flock for freedom.

Real Men Do Ballet
Directed by joonki park
joonkira@hotmail.com ((310) 710-7970)
Animation DVCProHD
Running Time, 3 min, 0 secs

Joonki goes to ballet class, Zach doesn't.

Love on the Line
Directed by G. Melissa Graziano
GMGraziano@ucla.edu ((203) 843-2709)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 5 min, 0 secs

A combination of stop-motion cutouts and computer animation, Love on the Line is about two mid-Victorian teenage sweethearts sneaking onto their parents' telegraph machines to chat.

Squirrel Tale
Directed by Jennifer Sherman
JennyLSherman@yahoo.com
Animation
Running Time, 2 min, 30 secs

Charlie the squirrel is tired of acorns, so he risks his life to cross a dangerous road to get his paws on some sweet sweet corn.

Self Portrait
Directed by Will Kim
will1005@hotmail.com ((213) 509-9249)
Animation DVD
Running Time, 2 min, 20 secs

‘Self Portrait’ is an animated film about an artist’s inspirations and tools that allow him to create a self-portrait of himself. This film deals with the filmmaker's agony, inner struggles, and unity.

When I am sad
Directed by Aglaia Mortcheva
aglaia@aglaiamortcheva.com
Animation DVD
Running Time, 4 min, 25 secs

A funny film about depression.