Five CSULB Animation student films to be featured at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood

Five films from CSULB animation students will be shown on the big screen of the historic TCL "Grauman's" Chinese Theater in Hollywood as part of the Animation is Film Festival taking place 7pm on October 22, 2023. The films are part of the Shorts 3: Student Showcase all done by senior students and are as follows:

Dis-Comfort Zone  by Lulu Castaneda Acero

Nido De Mi Vida by Ivy Gonzalez

Solar Eclipse by Zsofia Katona

Peace Offering by Helen Lesmana

Tent City by Camille Romero

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENT FILM MAKERS!!

SHOWCASE INFORMATION

DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023

TIME: 7:00PM

LOCATION: TCL CHINESE THEATER - 6925 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028

TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED FOR 50% OFF BY INCLUDING "CSULB" IN THE PROMO CODE

But also, we are offering FREE tickets to the following:

Saturday October 21

5:30PM: SHORTS 1: Award-winning Animated Shorts - (including, in-person panel featuring Oscar-winner Andrew Ruhemann, Mitra Shahidi, and Ethan Barrett.) Cannot overstate how strong this program is!

8:00PM: BLUE EYE SAMURAI - World Premiere! Courtesy of our friends at Netflix, be among the first in the world to see the first episode of this new series. In-person Q&A with Creators/Writers/Exec Producers Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049) & Amber Noizumi and Supervising Director, Jane Wu.

Sunday October 22

3:00PM: SHORTS 2: Best of Annecy, in Partnership with Women In Animation - the much loved collaboration between Annecy and WIA returns! Includes the short 27, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes AND the Cristal Prize at Annecy!

5:00PM: CHICKEN FOR LINDA! - From the director of The Girl Without Hands, the winner of the Cristal for Best Feature at this year's Annecy

We also strongly encourage everyone to attend Animation Is Film's 2nd annual STUDENT SHOWCASE at 7:00pm on Sunday the 22nd. Support their colleagues and check out some amazing work from other schools! This screening is also free for students!

In order to RSVP for any of these programs, just email your name and the show (or shows) you want to see along with how many seats you need to my colleague Jyn at jyn@animationisfilm.com.