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VITA
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, New York
M.F.A. Film (January 1975)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Berkeley, California
M.A. Dramatic Arts (January 1966)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY (June 1963) Ithaca, New York
B.A. Government and International Relations
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CHINA Beijing, China
Guest Professor, School of Animation (September 2010- )
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SWUN (SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF NATIONALITIES) Chengdu, China
Guest Professor, Animation School (September 2015-)
BEIJING FILM ACADEMY Beijing, China
Guest Professor, Animation (September 2007- June 2008)
Director of the International Animation Research Office (2007- 2009)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Hanover, New Hampshire
Visiting Professor, Film and Media Studies (June 1992- )
* Teaching Animation Production and History, Theories of Creativity, Chinese Film
VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS Montpelier, Vermont
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS Concord, New Hampshire
Filmmaker-in-Residence (1978-2001)
KONSTFACK INSTITUTIONEN FOR ANIMATION (2003) Eksjo, Sweden
A DA ANIMATION INSTITUTE (1988, 1994, 2006 ) Shanghai, China
MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1994, 1995) Kahului, Maui
LILLEHAMMER OLYMPIC WORKSHOP (1994) Lillehammer, Norway
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART (1993) Cleveland, Ohio
CAS SCHOOL (1993) Karachi, Pakistan
MONGOLIA COLLEGE OF ART (1992) UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
UNIV. OF HAWAII SUMMER SESSION (1991-98) Honolulu, Hawaii
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (ICAIC) (1991) Havana, Cuba
MORE OG ROMSDAL COLLEGE (1990-91) Volda, Norway
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1988,'89,'90,'91,'93) Berkeley, California
FILMSKA CULTURA (1984,'86,'88,'94,'98,’00, '02) Cakovec, Yugoslavia
VERMONT GOVERNOR'S ARTS INSTITUTE (1983-5) Castleton, Vermont
LANTERNA MAGICA (1984) Torino, Italy
ATELIER d'ANIMATION ANNECY (1983) Annecy, France
Instructor of Animation Workshops
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Burlington, Vt.
Lecturer, Art Department (1977-83)
* Taught 2-D and 3-D Design, Animation and Art Education.
SUNY AT PURCHASE, SUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Purchase, New York
Science Film Producer (1976, 1978)
MANHATTAN STATE HOSPITAL Ward's Island, N.Y.
Arts Therapy Consultant (1975-76)
* Directed program for recovering alcoholics.
SUNY AT PURCHASE Purchase, N.Y.
Adjunct Assistant Professor (1970-75)
* Taught Interdisciplinary Arts and Psychology of Creativity.
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
U.S. SPEAKER AND SPECIALIST GRANT Washington, D.C.
* led multi-ethnic animation workshop in Serbia for the U.S. Dept. of State (2006)
ARTS INTERNATIONAL (NEA) New York, N.Y.
* Grant for travel to Pakistan (1992-93)
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE Los Angeles, Cal.
* Independent Filmmaker Grant for Animation (1988)
VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS Montpelier, Vt.
* Artist Grants for Animation (1978, '79, '84, '86, '89, '91)
* New Works Grant for Multi-Media Show (1990)
HOLOGRAPHIC FILM FOUNDATION New York, N.Y.
* Grants for Animated Hologram (1978, '83, '84)
FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP Washington, D.C.
* For study of sculpture and aesthetics in India (1963-64)
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ORGANIZATIONS
ASIFA, International Film Animation Association (Executive Board, 1988-2000,
Vice-President, 1991-1997)
ASIFA-East (Executive Board, 1983-2000)
Society for Animation Studies (Steering Committee, 1998-2000)
ANIMATION JOURNAL (Editorial Board, 1992-present)
CARTOONS: THE INT’l JOURNAL OF ANIMATION (Editorial Board, 2005- 2009)
National Expressive Therapy Association (Certified Expressive Therapist)
A Da Animation Institute, Shanghai, China (Board Member, 1988-present)
Asian Cinema Studies Society
LANGUAGES
German (Fluent); Mandarin Chinese, Hindi (Some speaking knowledge)
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
“Shanghai Animation Studio”, Presented at 56 MOONS ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Chengdu, October, 2017
‘‘Animation in China”, Presented at ANIWOW ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Beijing, October, 2016
“Remembering Te Wei”, ASIFA NEWS (John Libbey: London) Summer, 2010
“Ferenc Mikulas and the Kecskemet Animation Studio”, CARTOON (John Libbey:London) October, 2007
“Animation Education in the Digital Age”, Co-authored with George Griffin & Paul Fierlinger, CARTOON
(John Libbey: London) May, 2007
“Chinese Animation Then and Now”, HANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL CARTOON FESTIVAL, April, 2007
“The Future of Independent Animation in China, WUHAN ANIMATION SALON (China), November 2006
“Animation Education and Industry”, JILIN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FORUM (China), September 2006
“International Collaboration Animation”, ANIMATION JOURNAL (AJ Press: California) , Vol. 14, 2006
“Animated Couples: Jan and Eva Svankmajer”, CARTOON (John Libbey:London) May, 2006
“Animated Couples: Bordo and Vesna Dovnikovic”, CARTOON (John Libbey: London) December, 2005
“Animated Couples: Chris Robinson and Kelly Neall”, CARTOON (John Libbey: London) June, 2005
“Humanistic Animation Education in the Digital Age”, FIRST CHINA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION
SUMMIT FORUM (Hangzhou, China), June 2005
"Animation: A Study in Creativity and Perseverance", JOURNAL OF JILIN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION
EDUCATION FORUM, (China), September 2004
"An Interview with Dan Mitsui, Dartmouth College's Graphic Novelist", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
COMIC ART, Vo.6, No.2, Fall 2004
"The Courage to Persevere", ENGLISH88.COM . (Shanghai, China) September, 2004
"Thinking Creatively", ENGLISH88.COM (Shanghai, China) September, 2004
"Family Creativity", ENGLISH88.COM (Shanghai, China) September, 2004
"Sharing With a Child", ENGLISH88.C0M (Shanghai, China) August, 2004
"Paul Fierlinger Retrospective, ZAGREB FESTIVAL CATALOGUE, (Croatia), June 2004, pp.50-63
"Paul Fierlinger", ASIFA MAGAZINE, (Ottawa, Canada) Vol.17, No.1 2004, Spring/Summer
"Noureddin Zarrinkelk: President of ASIFA", ASIFA.NET (Vienna, Austria), February, 2004
"Mangfeld Och Kreativa Infallsvinklar", Animagi, No.2 (Eksjo, Sweden), Winter, 2003-2004
"American Independent Animation", Presented at Croatian Animators Assoc., Zagreb, Croatia, March 15, 2002
"Erik Barnouw, an Obituary" , ASIAN CINEMA, Vol.12, No.2 , Fall/Winter 2002
"The Comic Art of Steve Bissette", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMIC ART, Vol.3, No.2, Winter 2002
"Genghis Khan: "Secret History of the Mongols", Paper presented at Society of Animation Studies Conference,
Concordia College, Montreal, October 23, 2001
"A Letter From An American On The Attacks", ASIFA NEWS, No.2/01 (Ottawa)
"Animation in China” , ANIMATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (John Libbey: London) August,01
"Animation in Mongolia” ANIMATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (John Libbey: London) August,’01
"The Birth of Animation in the People's Republic of China", OTTAWA 00 FESTIVAL BULLETIN, '00 (Canada)
"A Toast to ASIFA's 40th", ZAGREB 2000 ANIMATION FESTIVAL BULLETIN, '00 (Croatia)
“The Divertimenti: An Interview with Clive Walley”, ANIMATION JOURNAL, Spring,’99
“Byc filmocam niezalym” KWARTALNIK FILMOWY, Nr. 19-20 (Spring ‘98: Warsaw, Poland)
"ASIFA-Presente Collaboration Animation: Artistic and Political Problem-Solving”, presented at
Society of Animation Studies Conference, Chapman University, Orange, California, Aug 13, 98
“Genghis Khan: The First U.S.-Mongolian Co-Production”, Paper presented at Mongolia Society
Conference, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1998
"The Animated Film Collector's Guide", ASIFA NEWS, No. 2/98 (Prague)
"Forbidden Animation", ASIFA NEWS, No. 1/98
"Goldfish Children's Animation Festival", ANYMATOR, November, 1996.
"Hiroshima Animation Festival", ANYMATOR, October, 1996
"A Decade of Animation in the U.S.", ANIMATION MAGAZINE, January,'96
"Te Wei, A Study in Courage", ANNECY FESTIVAL BULLETIN, '95 (France)
"Animated Couples: Alison Snowden and David Fine", ASIFA NEWS 2,'95
"RIGOLETTO Interview with Barry Purves", ASIFA NEWS 1, '1995
"Go International", ASIFA NEWS 1, 1995
"Animated Couples: Janet Perlman and Derek Lamb", ASIFA NEWS 2, 1994
"Animated Couples: Yan DingXian & Lin Wen Xiao", ASIFA NEWS 1, 1994
"Butting Heads With Butthead", ANYMATOR, November, 1993 (New York)
"Animated Couples: Faith & John Hubley", ASIFA NEWS 4, 1993
"Animated Couples: Marcy Page and Normand Roger", ANYMATOR, Nov.1993
"Animated Couples: Paul and Menno DeNooijer", ASIFA NEWS 3, 1993
"Faith Hubley, A Study in Courage", ANYMATOR, September, 1993
"Te Wei", ASIFA NEWS 2, 1993
"Animated Couples: Amy Kravitz & Steve Subotnick", ASIFA NEWS ,'93
"Animated Couples ": Renzo & Sayoko Kinoshita", ASIFA NEWS 1, 1993
"Animated Couples: Howard and Iris Beckerman", ANYMATOR, Sept.,1992
"Cuban Animation," ANYMATOR, December, 1992
"What Does ASIFA International Really Do?", ANYMATOR, November, 1992
"Chinese Animation", HAWAII FILM FESTIVAL CATALOGUE, Nov.'92
"A Da:China's Animated Open Door", Presentation before Asian Cinema Studies Conference, N.Y.U.
(New York), June 8, 1992
"East Coast Independents: Parts 1-8", ANYMATOR, October,'91-May, '92
"Animation and Psychotherapy," Presentation before Society of Animation Studies Conference, RIT
(Rochester). October 4, 1991
"Film Festivals: Parts 1-18", ANYMATOR, Sept,1990-May,1992
"Cinanima '90", ANYMATOR, January, 1991
"Animation as a Psychotherapeutic Tool", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOVIET CONFERENCE ON FILM
(Moscow), January '91
"Experimental Animation in Animation Festivals," Presentation before the Society of Animation
Studies Conference, Ottawa, October 1, 1990
"Zagreb Animation Festival," ANYMATOR, June, 1990
"Varna Animation Festival," ANYMATOR, November, 1989
"Annecy Animation Festival," ANYMATOR, July, 1989
"Impressions of Shanghai," SHINMIN EVENING NEWS, November 16, 1988
"Film Selection at Shanghai Animation Festival," SHANGYING XINXI, October 15, 1988 (Shanghai)
"Children's Animation Workshops, Part II, ANIMATION NEWS, April, '87
"Children's Workshops, A World of Imagination," ANIMATION NEWS, Jan.'87
"Children's Animation Workshops at Zagreb," ANIMAFILM,No.9 (Torino)
"Education and Workshop, USA," ANIMAFILM, No.3 (September, 1984)
"A Vermonter in Yugoslavia," Vt. Council on Arts ARTSLETTER, Fall, 1986
"Zagreb '84: Animated Holography Workshop," ANIMAFILM, No. 3
"Focus on Four Rumanian Animators," ANIMAFILM, No. 3
"Animated Holography," ZAGREB FESTIVAL BULLETIN, No. 1 (June, 1984)
"De Animatie in de Lagere School," INT'L TEKENFILMFESTIVAL GENK 84
"Education and Workshop, USA," ANIMAFILM NO.1 (Torino: January, 1984)
"Cinanima in Portugal," THE INDEPENDENT, (July-August, 1983)
"Experimental Animation," ANIMAFILM, No. 0 (Summer, 1983)
"Animation in the Basic Curriculum," ANNECY COLLOQUE PAPERS (June, (1983)
"International Workshop in Chinese Character Animation," IBID
"Persistence and Vision:Animating with Kids," YOUNG VIEWERS (Fall, 1982)
"Experimental Animation," CINANIMA BULLETIN (Espinho, Portugal: Nov.'82)
"L'Animation a l'Ecole Primaire," BANC-TITRE, # 24 (Paris: October,'82)
"Animacija I Djeca," FILMSKA KULTURA 137, Zagreb, Yugoslavia:,Jun '82
"Animated Holography in America," ANIMAFILM, No. 4 (Warsaw: 1980)
"Holograms," BANC-TITRE, (Paris: January,'80)
"Animated Film in the Classroom," DESIGN FOR ARTS IN EDUCATION, Dec.'79
THE BOWEL BOOK, Schocken Books, Inc. (New York:1981)
CREATIVITY (unpublished manuscript, 1998)
EXHIBITIONS AND RETROSPECTIVES
2014
ANIMATOR 14, Poznan, Poland, Curated three programs of Chinese Animation
2012
Media College, Beijing Film Academy, Qingdao, China. Films screened
2011
Chengdu University, China, Film Retrospective
Northwest University, Xi’An, China, Film Retrospective
2009
ANIMATOR 09, Poznan, Poland. Film Retrospective with live piano performance
2008
BIB (Bratislava International Biennial of Animation), Slovakia. Film Retrospective
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, Clay paintings, sculpture & animation
2007
Taiwan Animation Festival, Film Retrospective.
Kecskemet Animation Festival, Hungary, Film Retrospective.
Hangzhou International Cartoon Festival, China, Film Show.
Xiamen College of Art, China, Film Retrospective
Gulangyu College of Art, China, Film Retrospective
CUC (Communications University of China), Film Retrospective
Beijing Film Academy, Film Retrospective
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2005
Smallworks Gallery, Haverhill, MA. Clay paintings, sculpture & animation.
2002
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Film Retrospective
1998
Baillargues Animation Festival, France, Film Retrospective
1995
Musee-Chateau D'Annecy, France, "CINEMAGIE". Hologram and drawings.
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1991
Bennington College, Multi-Media Dance/film performance
San Francisco Cinematheque, Film Retrospective
1990
Baltimore Film Forum, Film Retrospective
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal, Film Retrospective.
1989
Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, California, Children's Animation.
Northwest Film & Video Study Center, Portland, Film Retrospective.
1988
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R.China, Film Retrospective.
Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, Film Retrospective.
1987
Musee-Chateau D'Annecy, France, "Techniques du Cinema D'Animation."
Zanesville Art Center, Ohio, "Layering/Connecting." Film animation.
Beograd Film Institute, Yugoslavia. Animated hologram and films.
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria. Animated holograms.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Film Retrospective.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, CINEPROBE SHOW.
1986
Sinking Creek Film Celebration, Nashville, Film Retrospective.
Bradford College, Massachusetts, Film and Hologram Retrospective.
Vienna Art Academy, Austria, Film Retrospective.
1985
Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, Vt. "Inquiries into High Tech", Animated Hologram.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, New York, Film Retrospective.
Annecy Animation Festival, France, "MAIL ART", Envelope Drawings.
Alternative Museum, New York, Films and Drawings.
1984
Zagreb Animation Festival, Yugoslavia, Animated Holograms.
Torino City Hall, Italy, Retrospective of films and holograms.
Cakovec Cultural Center, Yugoslavia, Retrospective of films.
1982
Boston Museum School Gallery, Drawings and films.
Centre d'Arts Plastique Contemporains de Bordeaux, France, drawings.
Montreal Museum of Modern Art "ART OF ANIMATION SHOW", Drawings,films.
Brattleboro Museum, Vermont, One-man Show of films and drawings.
SUNY at Plattsburgh, One-man Show of films.
Bradford College, Mass, One-man Show of films and holograms.
1981
Pavillion Theater, Montpelier, Vt, One-man Show of films.
Animators' Gallery, New York, One-man Show of films and drawings.
Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, Retrospective of films,drawings.
1980
Governor's Corridor, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, Drawings.
1979
BVAU Gallery, Boston, "ART AS PROCESS", films and drawings.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Drawings from films.
Northwest Collective Gallery, Portland, Oregon, Zoetrope strips.
Rotonda di via Besana, Milan, Italy, animated hologram.
Port Washington Public Library, Animated Hologram.
Umwelt Galerie, Stuttgart, West Germany, One-man Show of films.
1978
Museum of Holography, New York, Animated Hologram.
BVAU Gallery, Boston, One-man Show of films and drawings.
1977
112 Greene Street Gallery, New York, Multi-media Show.
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1976
ML Gallery, New York, Exhibit of Paintings and Film Animation.
Citibank, New York, Show of ink on watercolors.
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1973
Triangle Theater, New York, Drawings, paintings, and polychrome sculpture.
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1972
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, "SHAMAN" Multi-Media Performance.
Triangle Theater, "ODYSSEUS" One-man Multi-media Show of
Drawings, Paintings, Kinetic Sculpture, Music and Slides.
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1971
Triangle Theater,"Laboratory Experiment", Performance of
polychrome kinetic sculpture and artist-as-sculpture.
FESTIVAL LIST
1. METAMORPHOSIS (1976: 4')
SECOND PRIZE, NON-SPONSORED CATEGORY, ASIFA-East, NYC
2. ALBUM LEAF (1976: 2')
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, Stuttgart, W. Germany
3. ROBOT (1977: 3')
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Paris International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival, France
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Cinanima Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Vienna International Crafts Symposium, Austria
New York Filmmakers Expo
USA Film Festival, Dallas, Texas
4. VERMONT ETUDE (1977: 3')
Cinanima Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
New York Filmmakers Expo, New York
5. ROBOT TWO (1979: 2'20")
Cinanima Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal
Vienna International Crafts Symposium, Austria
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Frame-By-Frame Workshop, New York
Los Angeles International Film Exposition
6. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS (1978: 45 second animated hologram)
Museum of Holography, NYC
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Pula Film Festival, Yugoslavia
Rotonda di via Besana, Milan, Italy
Umwelt Galerie, Stuttgart, W. Germany
7. VERMONT ETUDE, NO. 2 (1979: 4')
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Film Festival, Tennessee
SPECIAL MENTION, ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Lille International Short Film Festival, France
Varna World Animation Festival, Bulgaria
Krakow International Short Film Festival, Poland
Cinanima Animation Festival, Espinho, Portugal
Lucca International Exhibition of Animated Films, Italy
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ann Arbor International Film Festival, Michigan
Baltimore International Film Festival, Maryland
Trickfilm Festival, Chicago
8. PRECIOUS METAL (1980: 4')
SPECIAL JURY MENTION, Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Chicago International Film Festival
FIRST PRIZE, Animation/SECOND PRIZE, Design, ASIFA-East, NYC
GOLD MEDAL, Animation, Houston International Film Festival
$100 CASH PRIZE, Atlanta Film & Video Festival
$100 CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Cinanima International Animation Festival, Espinho, Portugal
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria
Lucca International Exhibition of Animated Films, Italy
Lille International Short Film Festival, France
Huesca International Short Film Festival, Spain
Bilbao International Short Film Festival, Spain
Murcia Short Film Festival, Spain
"America's Movies for the World's Athletes," Los Angeles Olympics
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Moscow International Film Festival, Soviet Union
Viennale International Film Festival, Austria
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France
Trickfilm Festival, Chicago
New York Filmmakers Exposition
Los Angeles International Film Exposition (FILMEX)
NET-TV "Independent Focus," NYC
American Federation of Arts Touring Reel, "SYNTHETIC MOVEMENTS"
16th International Tournee of Animation
"Best of Annecy, 1981,"
Montreal Museum of Art "Art of Animation" Show
9. FANTASIES: ANIMATION OF VERMONT SCHOOLCHILDREN (1981:10')
SILVER PLAQUE, Chicago International Film Festival
SPECIAL AWARD, ASIFA-East Animation Festival
GREENEVILLE ARTS GUILD AWARD, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
SECOND PRIZE ANIMATION, Marin County National Film Competition
India International Neo-Youth Film Festival, Calcutta
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Salerno International Festival of Children's Films, Italy
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria
Cinanima International Animation Festival, Portugal
Tampere Short Film Festival, Finland
Lucca International Exhibition of Animated Films, Italy
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Lausanne International Festival of Films for Children and
Oslo International Children's Art Show, Oslo Museum, Norway
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Brazil International Children's Animation Festival
Brussels International Animation Festival
Council on Foundations Film Festival, Denver, Colorado
"Best of the Shorts Show," Los Angeles International Film Expo
New York Filmmakers Exposition, "Best of Expo" Tour
Athens International Film Festival
Big Muddy Film Festival
10. DISSIPATIVE DIALOGUES (1982: 3'10")
FIRST PRIZE, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
SILVER AWARD, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Houston International Film Festival
FINALIST, Dallas USA Film Festival
$500 DU ART PRIZE, New York Independent Filmmakers Exposition
SPECIAL MENTION, Murcia Short Film Festival, Spain
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Lucca International Exhibition of Animated Films, Italy
Krakow Short Film Festival, Poland
Moscow International Film Festival, Soviet Union
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Sinking Creek Film Celebration, Tennessee
Athens International Film Festival
Big Muddy Film Festival
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
NET-TV "Independent Focus" 1983, NYC
"Best of Zagreb Tour, 1982," Museum of Modern Art, NYC, etc.
11. PRECIOUS METAL VARIATIONS (1983: 3'40")
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
THIRD PRIZE, DESIGN, ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York
FINALIST, Dallas USA Film Festival
SILVER AWARD, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Houston International Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France
Cambridge Animation Festival, England
Toronto Animation Festival, Canada
Cinanima International Animation Festival, Portugal
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Bilbao Short Film Festival
New York Filmmakers Exposition
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
"Best of Expo" Tour
"Best of Toronto 1984" Tour
12. RANKO'S FANTASY (1983: 45 second animated hologram)
Zagreb International Animation Festival
Sinking Creek Film Celebration
13. ALBERT BRIDGE PRESENTS OLYMPICS (1984: 5') Producer
$100 PRIZE, New England Animation Festival, Cambridge, Mass.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Chicago International Film Festival
SPECIAL MENTION, Athens International Film Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
HONORABLE MENTION, Marin County National Film Competition
Denver International Film Festival
Pisa Children's Film Festival
Hiroshima Animation Festival, Japan
Sportfilmfestival, Hungary
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Telluride Film Festival
Olympiad of Animation, Los Angeles
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Brussels International Animation Festival
Brazil International Children's Animation Festival
14. PHALLACY (1984: 45 second animated hologram)
Annecy International Animation Festival
Zagreb International Animation Festival
Telluride Film Festival
15. TRASFORMAZIONE (1984: 4') Co-Producer with Lanterna Magica, Torino, Italy
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
GOLDEN ATHENA, Athens Film Festival
Denver International Film Festival
Pisa Children's Film Festival
Los Angeles International Animation Celebration
Hamilton International Animation Festival, Canada
16. POINT (1984: 3')
SPECIAL MENTION, ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York
GOLD AWARD, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Houston International Film Festival
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Cinanima International Animation Festival, Portugal
Murcia Short Film Festival, Spain
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Krakow Short Film Festival
Varna World Animation Festival, Bulgaria
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Wellington Film Festival
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage
Hamilton International Animation Festival
Sinking Creek Film Celebration
Hiroshima Animation Festival
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
Los Angeles International Animation Celebration
New York Independent Filmmakers Exposition
Athens International Film Festival
Apimondia Conference, Warsaw, Poland
17. KUNIN INAUGURATION PSA (1985: 30")
Los Angeles International Animation Celebration
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
18. PERPETUAL REVIVAL (1985: 7') Co-Director with A. Petringenaru, Romania.
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria
Bucharest Film Festival, Romania
19. DISSIPATIVE FANTASIES (1986: 4'30")
GOLD AWARD, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Houston Film Festival
SECOND PRIZE, DESIGN, ASIFA-East Animation Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
FINALIST, Dallas USA Film Festival
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Krakow Short Film Festival, Poland
Leipzig Short Film Festival, East Germany
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Telluride Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival, USSR
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Huesca Short Film Festival, Spain
Cork Short Film Festival, Ireland
Flanders-Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Athens International Film Festival
Black Maria Film Festival
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
New York Filmmakers Expo
"Best of Expo" Tour
NET-TV's "Independent Focus"
20. PIXEL (1987: 3 min)
SPECIAL JURY AWARD, Houston International Film Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
Denver International Film Festival
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Zagreb World Animation Festival
Athens International Film Festival
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Lausanne Film Festival, Switzerland
Telluride Film Festival
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
21. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, NO. 2 (1987: 45 second animated hologram)
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
22. ACADEMY LEADER VARIATIONS (1987: 6'30") Producer and Co-Director with
19 directors from U.S., Switzerland, Poland, China
JURY PRIZE FOR ANIMATED SHORT, Cannes International Film Festival
BLUE RIBBON, ANIMATION, American Film and TV Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
FIRST PRIZE, CATEGORY B, Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
FIRST PRIZE, CONCEPT, ASIFA-East Animation Festival
HONORABLE MENTION, Marin County National Film Competition
Auckland Film Festival, New Zealand
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
Shanghai Animation Festival, P.R. China
Los Angeles Animation Celebration
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Varna World Animated Film Festival, Bulgaria
New York Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Tampere Short Film Festival, Finland
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Kortfilm Festivalen, Norway
Cleveland International Film Festival
Dallas USA Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival
New York Filmmakers Expo
Festival International des Jeunes Realisateurs, France
Cork Short Film Festival, Ireland
"Best of Annecy '87" Tour
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Krakow Short Film Festival, Poland
Hiroshima Animation Festival, Japan
Lausanne Film Festival, Switzerland
Telluride Film Festival, Colorado
Avignon French-American Film Workshop, France
Moscow International Film Festival, USSR
Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland
Denver International Film Festival
Leipzig Short Film Festival, East Germany
Abitibi-Temisamingue International Film Festival, Canada
SICAF International Animation Festival, Korea
20th INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION
23. ANIMATION '87 (1987: 7'30") Producer
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Treviso Animation Festival, Italy
Telluride Film Festival
Hiroshima Animation Festival, Japan
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Espinho Animation Festival, Portugal
Pisa Children's Film Festival, Italy
Denver International Film Festival
Varna World Animation Festival, Bulgaria
Los Angeles Animation Celebration
Cambridge International Peace Festival
"Best of Annecy '87" Tour
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
SECOND ANIMATION CELEBRATION
24. DRYADS (1988: 3 min.)
GOLD SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, Houston Film Festival
Annecy International Film Festival, France
"Best of Annecy '89" Tour
Athens International Film Festival
Varna World Animation Festival, Bulgaria
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Huesca Short Film Festival, Spain
Bilbao Short Film Festival, Spain
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Telluride Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
BACA Film & Video Festival, New York
25. ANIMATED SELF-PORTRAITS (1989: 8 min) Producer and
Co-Director with 18 directors from U.S., Japan, Czechoslovakia,
Yugoslavia, and Estonia, USSR.
SPECIAL DISTINCTION, "FOR EFFICIENT INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF
HUMOUR", Kracow Short Film Festival, Poland
SPECIAL MENTION, "FOR INNOVATIVE VALUES", Huesca Short Film Festival, Spain
GOLD SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, SHORT FILM, Houston Film Festival
HONORABLE MENTION, ANIMATION, BACA Film and Video Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
THIRD PRIZE, ASIFA - San Francisco Awards
FIRST PRIZE, DIRECTION, ASIFA-EAST ANIMATION FESTIVAL
DRATFIELD ENDOWMENT CHARLES SAMU AWARD, ASIFA-EAST FESTIVAL
HONORABLE MENTION, ANIMATION, GOLDEN GATE AWARDS, San Francisco Film Festival
SILVER PLAQUE, ANIMATION, Chicago Film Festival
DIPLOMA OF MERIT, Cork Film Festival, Ireland
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Auckland Film Festival, New Zealand
Sydney Film Festival, Australia
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Varna World Animation Festival, Bulgaria
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
New York Film Festival
"Best of Annecy '89" Tour
Aspen FILMFEST
Leipzig Short Film Festival, DDR
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Tampere Short Film Festival, Finland
Stuttgarter Trickfilmtage, West Germany
Cleveland International Film Festival
Abitibi-Temisaminque International Film Festival, Canada
Mill Valley Film Festival
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Telluride Film Festival
Bilbao International Short Film Festival, Spain
Bombay International Film Festival, India
Hawaii International Film Festival
Roshd International Film Festival, Iran
Isfahan International Film Festival
22ND INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION
Oslo Animation Film Festival, Norway
SICAF International Animation Festival, Korea
26. A CHILD'S DREAM (1990: 5 min)
SECOND PRIZE, DESIGN, ASIFA-East Animation Festival
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, ANIMATION, Chicago Film Festival
GOLD AWARD, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Houston Film Festival
CASH PRIZE, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
HONORABLE MENTION, BACA Film & Video Festival
JURY AWARD, New York Filmmakers Expo
GOLDEN BOOK TROPHY, Roshd International Film Festival, Iran
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Yugoslavia
Telluride Film Festival
Cairo International Children's Film Festival, Egypt
Cork Short Film Festival, Ireland
Denver International Film Festival
Cinanima International Animation Festival, Portugal
Abitibi-Temisaminque International Film Festival, Canada
Bilbao International Short Film Festival, Spain
Cleveland International Film Festival
Oberhausen Festival of Short and Documentary Film, Germany
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Auckland Film Festival, New Zealand
Tampere Film Festival, Finland
Huesca Short Film Festival, Spain
Athens International Film Festival
Odense Film Festival, Denmark
Los Angeles Animation Celebration
Bombay International Film Festival, India
Olympia Film Festival
Barcelona Film Festival, Spain
Goldfish Children's Animation Festival, Moscow
CHANNEL FOUR-TV, England
27. DANCE OF NATURE (1991: 3'40") Co-directed with K. Sletten (Norway)
HONORABLE MENTION, Sinking Creek Film Celebration
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Nordic Film Festival, Iceland
KROK International Animated Film Festival, USSR
Telluride Film Festival
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Cleveland International Film Festival
Huesca Short Film Festival, Spain
Carolina Film Festival
Stuttgart Animation Festival, Germany
Barcelona Film Festival, Spain
CHANNEL FOUR-TV, England
28. GENGHIS KHAN (1993: 8') U.S.-Mongolian Co-Production
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Hawaii International Film Festival
Cleveland Film Festival
Stuttgart Animation Festival, Germany
Leipzig Internationa Short Film Festival, Germany
Utrecht Film Festival, Netherlands
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Fantoche Animation festival, Switzerland
Goldfish Children's Animation Festival, Moscow
Auburn International Film Festival, Australia
Mongolian Conference, Washington, D.C.
SICAF International Animation Festival, Korea
BRAVO-TV
29. ETUDE (1994: 4 min)
Telluride Film Festival
Barcelona Film Festival
Black Maria Film Festival
Cardiff International Animation Festival, England
Lleida International Animated Film Festival, Spain
Leipzig International Documentary and Animation Festival, Germany
30. INTERSTITIAL WAVESCAPES (1995: 3 min)
DIRECTOR'S CITATION, Black Maria Film Festival
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Sinking Creek Film Festival
Leipzig International Documentary and Animation Festival, Germany
Cardiff International Animation Festival, England
Barcelona Film Festival. Spain
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Lleida International Animated Film Festival, Spain
31. ROBOT RERUN (1996: 4'45")
GOLD AWARD EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Charleston Film Festival
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD, Black Maria Film Festival
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Sinking Creek Film Festival, Nashville
THIRD PRIZE, DESIGN, ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Lleida International Animated Film Festival, Spain
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
Krakow Short Film Festival, Poland
Wellington Film Festival, New Zealand
Auckland Film Festival, New Zealand
Oslo International Film Festival, Norway
32. ASIFA VARIATIONS (1997: 3'45")
DIRECTOR'S CITATION, Black Maria Film Festival
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Sinking Creek Film Festival, Nashville
Stuttgart International Animation Festival
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, Croatia
33. RADIANT FLUX (1999:3'30")
SPIRIT OF NEW ENGLAND AWARD, New England Film Festival
DIRECTOR’S CITATION, Black Maria Film Festival
Zagreb World Animation Festival, Croatia
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Sitges International Film Festival, Spain
Tough Eye Animation Festival, Turku, Finland
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran
Anima Mundi Animation Festival, Brasil
Vermont International Film Festival
Northhampton International Film Festival, Massachusetts
34. COLOR RUN (2001:7')
Annecy International Animation Festival
Sitges International Film Festival, Spain
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
Vermont International Film Festival
SICAF International Animation Festival, Korea
35. TAKING COLOR FOR A WALK (2002:5')
DIRECTOR'S CITATION, Black Maria Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
Trebon Animation Festival, Czech Republic
Kecskemet International Animation Festival, Hungary
36. CURRENT EVENTS (2002:4')
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
New England Film Festival
AnimaMundi Animation Festival, Brazil
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE, ASIFA-East Festival
Trebon Animation Festival, Czech Republic, June, 2003
37. LINE DANCE (2008:2’50”)
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE, ASIFA-East Festival
HONORABLE MENTION, ASIFA-San Francisco Awards
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Zagreb International Animafest, Croatia
Trebon International Animation Festival, Czech Republic
Animator 2008, Poznan, Poland
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Melbourne Animation Festival, Australia
London International Animation Festival, UK
38. CLAY (2008: 7’)
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
Animator 09, Poznan, Poland
39. POZNANIE (2009:4’)
Animator 09, Poznan, Poland
40. MEDITATIONS (2013: 3’49”)
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Animator 14, Poznan, Poland
41. PENCIL TEST (2013: 3’28”)
Melbourne Animation Festival, Australia
Auckland Animation Festival, New Zealand
London International Animation Festival, UK
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42. CHINA VIOLET (2014: 3’19”)
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE, ASIFA-East Animation Awards
THIRD PRIZE, Animator15, Poznan, Poland
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Auckland Animation Festival, New Zealand
Anifilm 2015, Czech Republic
Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow, Russia
International Festival of Animation, Wiesbaden, Germany
Punto y Raya Festival 2016, Karlsruhe, Germany
43. BIO (2015: 3’18”)
Animator16, Poznan, Poland
Hiroshima Animation Festival, Japan
44. COLOR DANCE (2016: 3’)
45. SHAN (2017: 3’17")
Hiroshima Animation Festival, Japan
56 Moons Animation Festival, Chengdu, China
ASIFA-East Animation Festival, New York
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46. LIN (2018: 2’55")
Anifilm 19, Czech Republic
ANIMATOR 19, Poznan, Poland
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47. ONLY THE SEAS LIVE FOREVER (2020: 4’)
AWARD WINNER, Tagore International Film Festival, Bolpur, India
International Animation Film Festival (Golden Kuker), Sofia, Bulgaria
Animator 20, Poznan, Poland
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan
AWARD WINNER, Kerala Short Film Festival, India
Future Vision Festival, Tokyo, Japan
Tbilisi International Animation Festival, Georgia
World Film Carnival , Singapore
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48. COMING AND GOING (2020: 3’04")
Punto y Raya Festival 2021, Vienna, Austria
AWARD WINNER, Druk International Film Festival, Bhutan
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49. LA CREATION DU MONDE (2021:3'32")
AWARD WINNER, Tagore International Film Festival, Bolpur, India
Insomnia International Animation Festival, Moscow/Kaluga, Russia
Big Cartoon Festival, Moscow, Russia
AWARD WINNER, Kerala Short Film Festival,. India
World Film Carnival, Singapore
"Excellence in Design", ASIFA-East Animation Awards, New York City
Best Poetic Animation Award, New York NIL Gallery
AWARD WINNER, Druk International Film Festival, Bhutan
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50. RATI TATI (1993-2023: 3’52”)
AWARD WINNER, (FamilyChildren Film), World Film Carnival,Singapore
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51. SING. DAVID, SING (2023: 2’19”)
AWARD WINNER, Animated Film, World Film Carnival, Singapore
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