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COC International Animation Festival 2023


Winners of IAF 2023!

 

1st Place for Climate Change goes to Fatemeh Seddigh for "Black" (Iran)

 

1st Place for Community College goes to Gwenola Heck, Gregor Wittich, & Ilya Lorenz Barrett for "For the Record" (Germany)

 

1st place for Foreign Language goes to Eduardo Funicello Dualibi for "Trio" (Brazil)

 

1st place for Freshman/Sophomore goes to Konbu Lee for "Get Off Work" (Taiwan)

 

1st place for High School goes to Piotr Kazmierczak for "Water Lullaby" (Poland)

 

People's Choice goes to Chase Olivera for "Beethoven vs. The Bird" (United States)


 

Intl Animation Festival 2023

 

Keynote Speakers


David Heredia

 

David Heredia

Founder of Heroes of Color

An award-winning company that uses animation to author culturally responsive books for youth.

Heroes of Color LLC was formed to create multicultural content ranging from multicultural books, animation and other merchandise. We are dedicated to the education, promotion and preservation of culture through the arts.

Mindy Johnson

 

Mindy Johnson

Award-winning author

Ink & Paint - The Women of Walt Disney's Animation.

Award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, educator, musician and more, Mindy Johnson’s creative accomplishments reflect the diversity of her talents and experience. A leading expert on women’s roles in animation and film history, Mindy writes and speaks on early cinema, animation, women’s history, and creativity.

 

Agenda for International Animation Festival 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023 Saturday, May 6, 2023
9:00am - 9:30am Morning Gathering
  • Jeff Baker
  • Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
9:00am - 9:30am Morning Gathering
  • Jeff Baker
9:30am - 9:45am Welcome
  • Dean Jennifer Steele
9:30am - 9:45am Second Day Welcome
  • Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
9:45am - 10:00am Introduction of Keynote Speaker
  • Jeff Baker
9:45am - 10:00am Introduction of Keynote Speaker
  • Jeff Baker
10:00am - 10:50am Keynote Speaker
  • David Heredia
10:00am - 10:50am Keynote Speaker
  • Mindy Johnson
11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel: "Animation and Public Engagement"

Moderator:

  • Jeff Baker

Panelists:

  • David Heredia
  • Masha Vasilkovsky
  • Ruah Edelstein
11:00am - 12:30pm

Panel: "Industry Panel"

Moderator:

  • Jeff Baker

Panelists:

  • Carlo Vasquez
  • Sarah Park
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch 1:00pm - 3:00pm Lunch / Awards Ceremony
2:15pm - 4:30pm Presentation of Films
  • Jeff Baker
  • Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
4:30pm - 4:45pm Wrap Up
  • Jeff Baker
  • Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
3:00pm - 3:15pm Wrap Up
  • Jeff Baker
  • Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine

*Kindly note that this event will touch on sensitive topics, including, but not limited to, race and race relations, catastrophic climate change, marginalized lived experiences, emotionally-fraught materials, and more. Any participant who registers agrees that they, or their parent or guardian (as relevant), consent(s) to them being exposed to such matters and will hold the Santa Clarita Community College District, as well as all of its subsidiary departments and entities, including, but not limited to, the College of the Canyons and the Office of International Services & Programs, harmless with respect to any and all forms of liability arising from viewing these kinds of potentially disquieting or provocative materials.


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