Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
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This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert

CalArts was recently named in The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Top Animation Schools list for 2025. With programs in Character Animation (BFA) and Experimental Animation (BFA, MFA), both housed

For the fifth year in a row, CalArts animation programs (Character Animation and Experimental Animation) have collectively earned the top spot in all eligible categories

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) held its Best of Ottawa 2024 screening and award ceremony in September, where CalArts alums Ofre Sparrow Vaknin (Film/Video

CalArts’ animation programs (Character Animation and Experimental Animation) continue to set the standard for excellence, ranking no. 1 in all categories eligible in the Animation

Artist and longtime School of Film/Video faculty member Michael Scroggins invites members of the CalArts community to learn about the Institute’s history through the prism
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