MetroCAF 2022 will premiere this Thursday at 7:30 PM Eastern. This is an opportunity to see the best student animations created in the NYC Metro Area. The show will be virtual at https://metrocaf.org/metrocaf/2022/show/
Sunday, October 30, 2022
MetroCAF 2022: Thursday, November 3!
Friday, October 21, 2022
The Woods @ MU
I am excited to bring two multi media artists to campus late November, the event has just been posted on the University's website
ArtNOW: The Woods – A mixed-reality, two-player cooperative game
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The Red Bank: Rum Runner – Immersive Digital Storytelling
Award Winning local Red Bank filmmaker and Monmouth Alum will present a talk and creative workshop at Monmouth University’s ArtNOW visiting artists series.
Please consider attending this ArtNOW event. Details can be found here
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Meet the Faculty

Come and meet Art Department faculty on Wednesday Sept. 14 in an event organized by the Art Club
Friday, April 1, 2022
GLAS 2022 Portfolio Reviews & More
Glass Animation festival has some free events you can sign up for: |
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Looking for your next gig to be a director, starboard artist, character designer or other animation professional and interested in having some of the industry’s top recruiters take a peek at your work? Please take a moment to fill out this form and we’ll get your portfolios in front of their eyes. No matter what stage you are in your career, all portfolio submissions are welcome. Please note that call backs are not guaranteed. |
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You’ve been working hard on your portfolio and you’re dying to work in the animation industry. You want to be a storyboard artist, a background designer, concept artist, animator, layout artist, but don’t know where to start. How do I know what to put in my portfolio? Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist? What are recruiters looking for? This panel with some of the industry’s top recruiters will answer all your questions and provide insights into getting the gig you’ve been dreaming about. Panelists Brooke Keesling (Bento Box Entertainment) Moderated by: Terrence Masson (SVA) FREE FOR EVERYONE Click HERE to register! |
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You’ve been working so hard on this new idea. You can tell that this is the one. You’ve never been more excited. Now, you just have to pitch it. Pitching can often be a confusing process for filmmakers. Who do you pitch to? Is this idea appropriate for TV or would it work better as a short film? Is the network looking for work in this genre? I hear Europe has funding for shorts, can I get in on that? I wish someone could give me a straightforward answer! Have no fear, this panel will elucidate the many facets of putting together the perfect pitch. In this conversation, a range of executives, talent managers, and producers will go in-depth on the ins and outs of pitching across the spectrum: from TV series to independent short films. PanelistsJayro Giron ((Director of Series, Warner Bros. Animation) ) Moderated by: Jeanette Jeanenne (GLAS) |
Friday, September 10, 2021
Indemnity.exe selected for MetroCAF 2021
This year's group animation, Indemnity.exe has been selected for the MetroCAF 2021 festival! MetroCAF is the annual NYC Metropolitan Area College Computer Animation Festival organized by the New York City chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Congratulations to the animation students who created the film: Alyssa Cirillo, Mike Gatta, Lauren Haug, Jeremy Kaston, Emily Ronan, and Connor Trapani. Congratulations also to composer Max Adolf, a Music Production student at Monmouth University.
MetroCAF 2021 will be virtual this year. You can view the livestream of the show on Friday, September 24 UPDATE: October 8 at 7:30 PM EDT. The awards for Individual, Small Group, Large Group, and Best of Show will be presented at the end of the screening.
The image on this year's MetroCAF poster was created by our very own Emily Ronan (BFA Animation, 2021)
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Netflix Animation Event on Writing
Netflix Animation will be hosted its second Virtual Speaker Series, focused on all things writing
The Virtual Speaker Series: Writing Edition will be held online from Feb 2 - 4, 2021
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Loving Vincent
This is not about Dimattio, but Van Gogh. Loving Vincent is a feature length animation created with oil paintings. Free in the Pollak Theatre on February 27 at 7:30pm
Image created using deepdreamgenerator
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Five Second Animation Day
Alumni Pasquale Dorsi alerted me to the following event, one that has been attended by Monmouth students in the past and of which I heard good things:
Titmouse Presents 5 Second Animation Day 2020
Friday, March 06, 2020 8:00 pm
The event takes place at the SVA Theatre in NYC
Monday, April 1, 2019
The Making of ‘Purl’ with Director Kristen Lester
Join Women in Animation New York Chapter and NYC ACM SIGGRAPH in a presentation by the director of the PIXAR SparkShort PURL. Tomorrow (Tuesday), 7PM at the NYIT Auditorium on Broadway (1871 Broadway, at 62nd Street)
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Open House IDM & HAWK-TV's annual Rock-N-Raise
An open house for the Department of Communication's new graduate concentration in Interactive Digital Media (IDM)is scheduled for Friday, April 5th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the new IDM Research Lab located in the Plangere Center, room 135
All members of our campus community and any interested parties from outside of campus are invited to drop in for a visit and see some exciting demonstrations of virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive exhibition design, physical computing, and digital fabrication in our new research lab.
On the same day, from 2:30pm to 4:30, HAWK-TV will be hosting its annual Rock-N-Raise event in the Plangere Center. IDM has partnered with HAWK-TV to create an interactive scenic installation for the event. For $5 you can support our TV students, support the American Cancer Society, hear four bands in the TV studio, and see the interactive set created through our partnership!
You can learn more about the concentration at https://www.monmouth.edu/graduate/ma-communication/idm/.
Monday, October 29, 2018
Women in Animation event in Philly
Via Prof. Dzenko:
Join women who work in animation and gaming for a conversation about the industry! Panelists include Rachel Sima of PHLCollective, Shayla Hall of Floyd County Productions, and Zoe Smith of QC Games. Along with moderator Lauren Brown of EA Mobile, they will discuss their creative process, careers, and how they are changing the gaming industry. The panel will be followed by Q&A with the audience and a reception with the panelists.
This event is FREE to the public and wheelchair accessible.
More info: facebook.com/events/314487022669837/
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Senior Show 2017
The Second Senior Show, featuring the Animation Students, opened last night in the DiMatio Gallery. Here are some pictures, a more official gallery can be found on Flickr
They want to do what???
Oh, no, she got him!
A show of strength.
It was getting late...
All together now!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Blue Sky Event in NYC next week
Missed SIGGRAPH 2016 in L.A.? Here is a change to see a combination of two Blue Sky talks. For free! You do need to R.S.V.P.
Monday, November 28, 2016
ANNY presents Dec Bijou
The next screening of Animation Nights New York will take place on Wednesday, December 14 at 8PM.
Friday, October 28, 2016
VFX 2 VR
Our local SIGGRAPH chapter organized an event called "From Visual Effects to Virtual Reality" - "This evening will feature presentations from a number of NYC-area production houses that have long been known for their visual effects and CG work but are now producing VR content as well." - Well worth checking out if you are into VR. Which should be if you are into animation!
Come to FIT's Great Hall, 27th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 7:00PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Free Bill Plymton Master Class
You would need to go into the city for it, but Animation Nights New York organized, as part of Out to See Festival, a Master Class with Bill Plymton on April 2. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. For free.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The Iron Giant: Signature Edition
There will be two special theater show dates for a digitally remastered Iron Giant with two added scenes. One of the places this animation classic will be shown is Toms River
[via the ASIFA Hollywood Educators list]
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Industry Spotlight
Here's a chance to see companies in NYC present there work and mingle with them afterwards: the annual NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Industry Spotlight will be taking place this Monday Evening.