2015 Character Animation Premiere and Digital Media Showcase

April 22, 2015 by
The 2015 Character Animation Premiere and Digital Media Showcase will invade the Soundstage at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando on Monday, April 27 starting at 5:30 p.m. Two short animated films will be shown, both under the direction of UCF Professor JoAnne Adams. Screenings are at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and […]

UCF Student Produces TV Series Thanking Hometown Heroes

April 15, 2015 by
On April 4, Star & Shield’s Copout Adventures aired across 210 TV markets in the US on Destination America. The show, produced by SVAD Film BFA student Tyler Marino, and Marino’s company, Nebula Productions, will be wrapping up its first season mid-May. Star & Shield’s Copout Adventures is a national television show about giving back […]

UCF Photography Grad Honored by Photo District News

April 6, 2015 by
Clarissa Bonet has been selected for this year’s Photo District News 30. Bonet is a graduate of the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design’s Photography program. The editors of PDN selected Bonet from a field of more than 300 photographers from around the world. Criteria for becoming one of PDN’s 30 was to be actively […]

Film Student Wins Graduate Teaching Award

March 16, 2015 by
Ben Lancaster will be honored with UCF’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Award at the 12th Annual Graduate Research Forum on March 31, 2015. "I’m so grateful and humbled to receive this award,” says Ben, “and I hope it’s a testament to the great work that all of the TAs in SVAD do on a daily basis," […]

UCF Film Graduates Sweep StarLite Film Festival

March 12, 2015 by
Several UCF graduates took home awards from this year’s StarLite Film Festival. Held February 26 – March 1 in Winter Garden, FL, the festival showcases micro-budget narrative films that investigate untold stories, express fresh perspectives and introduce new faces of cinema. Five alumni from UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design were recognized at the […]

SVAD Students Win Big at Orlando ADDYs

March 9, 2015 by
Several SVAD students were honored at the 2015 Orlando American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, receiving silver and gold honors including “Best Student” for senior Brandon Stoker’s packaging design. Winners include: Brandon Stoker – Best of Student, Gold for his Fantaisel Salt Packaging design. Silver for his Rich Woman book cover. Jack Prettyman […]

Documentary to Look at Academic Freedom, Censorship in 1920s

February 24, 2015 by
“Filthy Dreamers,” a documentary that looks at the effort of students, faculty and the president of Florida State Women’s College to stand up for academic freedom and against censorship in the 1920s, will be shown at 1 p.m. Feb. 23, in the UCF Visual Arts Building, Room 132. The film was co-directed by faculty members […]

Stoeckle Premieres Two Films at Berlinale

February 24, 2015 by
One of Germany’s first independent female filmmakers, Ula Stoeckl was invited to premier two films at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Stoeck, considered one of Germany’s most important filmmakers, was awarded the prestigious Konrad Wolf Film Prize for her lifetime achievement in 1999 by the Academy of Art in Berlin. Stoeckl is an […]

Dombrowski Wins Undergraduate Teaching Award

February 24, 2015 by
Matt Dombrowski has won the UCF College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award signifies a commitment to undergraduate education and affirms the recipient’s proven abilities as an excellent teacher. Dombowski is an Assistant Professor in the School of Visual Arts and Design. His work focuses on digital art and simulated […]