‘Bao’ Down to the Female Filmmakers Changing Animation 5 March 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Film, Industry LeadersIn honor of Women’s History Month (a U.S. observation in March), SIGGRAPH shines a spotlight on the female faces of animated filmmaking who are making waves in the industry. Animated Shorts, Brenda Chapman, Cartoon Saloon, Computer Animation Festival, directing, Domee Shi, Electronic Theater, Feature Films, filmmaking, Jennifer Lee, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Kristen Lester, Lauren MacMullen, Nora Twomey, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, women, women in computer graphics
Pixar’s SparkShorts Program Supports Innovation, Funds Independent Filmmaking 5 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects"Purl," SparkShorts © 2019 Pixar Animation Studios “SparkShorts is indie filmmaking inside of Pixar.” In the video above, Kristen Lester and others describe a newly unveiled initiative from Pixar: SparkShorts. Though first revealed to SIGGRAPH attendees in 2017 via a... Bobby Rubio, David Lally, Disney Pixar, independent, indie, Jim Morris, Kristen Lester, Lindsey Collins, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Purl, SIGGRAPH 2017, SIGGRAPH 2018, SparkShorts, Talks