SVA Animation Department

Our 2026 Thesis Highlight trailers are live! Congratulations to all 30 projects and the filmmakers! The year’s highlights are a diverse selection of thesis films that raise the standard of visually compelling animated shorts with so much heart. Check out the trailers for all the projects on our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmJ3s-zlcTJc6SiGzHix1evk4EF5gJQK

APPALACHIA by Daniel Mangiafridda
Appulse by Gina Flora
Ataraxia by Michelle Lutochir
Bloody Mary by Nayoon Gang
Comic Conn in Another Dimension by Amelia Davis
Damp Season by Yifei Zhao
Do You Remember How We Used to Play? by AJ Lane & Theo Webb
Dogbad and Elmore: Ice Cream Heaven by John Terembula
El Gran Pantera Banderas by Javier Flores Burgos
ENSHRINE by Dani Ha
evolution by Claudia Chen
FIT FOR A QUEEN by Sophia Lefebure
LAYERS by Logan Yalovitser
Limbo St. by Amaya “Moon” Seraphine
METAMORPHOSIS by Alexandra Donsky
Opus by Mati Turunen
Party Trick by Beza Solomon
PIGEONHOLED by Steven Vargas
RAIZ by Stella Amarante Salvadego
Spires That Touched the Stars by Marilyn Mangan
Sueños De Despedida by Clara Urcullu
Tactus by Sofia Drage
The Flauna Friseurin by Eni Xu
The Soldier’s Shaman by Grace Ha
The Will of the Wisp by Rory K. Sato
Today, Running Towards Tomorrow by Leonne Chang
UNwelcomed Guest by Hana Yu
When the Curtain Falls by Nash Tanabodee
Wildemere by Micah Sanders
Your Turn by Jasmine Lin

Some amazing photos from the Commencement stage with Department Chair Hsiang ! Congratulations again and again, class of 2026! There were so many amazing memories of seeing everyone cross the stage. BIG HUGS TO ALL!

Also shout out to Department Chair Jimmy Calhoun for always being a great friend on and off the stage with Hsiang 💞💞💞 5D kingdom alliance forever!

Last Wednesday's Pre-Commencement party was so fun!! It was so fun to see everyone before Commencement! Never change, y'all. Big hugs for the whole fam and all THEIR fam that we got to meet.

THE RSVP LINK FOR OUR 2026 ANIMATION CELEBRATION SCREENING IS OPEN! Join us on Friday, May 8, at the SVA Theatre for a full program premiering the finished projects of our graduating Class of 2026!!!! Meet some of the filmmakers in person and enjoy some top-tier animation with us. If you can't join in person, tune into the livestream on our Twitch and YouTube channels!

RSVP Here: https://anifamthesis26.eventbrite.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/

Promo image still from Do You Remember How We Used To Play by AJ Lane & Theo Webb

**THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE** We're getting closer to Accepted Students Day 2026! Get excited to meet our student/faculty panel for this year's event. Here is a sneak peek of who we'll have on stage with us to greet and congratulate our accepted students :)

RSVP to meet our at the SVA Theatre on April 11!

Faculty Moderator: Stephen Andolino
Panelists:
Grace Ha (4th year student)
Dylan Baddeley (3rd year student)
TinTin Abrogena (2nd year student) .art.studio

Even months later, looking back on the Lonely Magic event from last November is like a dream. A very good, wholesome, emotional, and inspiring dream. Watch our FULL recap video on our new Cartoon Brew article (linked below). Newly elected freshman student representative Ian Ortiz shared in the article, "I was reminded of the power of art".

We hope everyone keeps the insightful words of Rebecca Sugar, Ian Jones-Quartey, Alex Myung, and Chris Burns from that special alumni event with them and continue to create from the heart and share personal stories through animation together!!

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/sponsored-by-sva/rebecca-sugar-school-of-visual-arts-259547.html

Next week is Spring Break! There will be no classes 3/2-3/8, and the college will be closed from 3/6-3/8. Have a good rest and break from the routine, and we'll see you back in the classroom on 3/11 :)

The BFA Animation Student Rep team invites you to this Spring semester's W.I.N.K. event! Short for "What I Now Know", on Friday, February 20, Sasha Rojer, Jaz Zeitune, TRINITY, and Ian Ortiz will share a presentation and invite upperclassman panelists to answer your questions about course registration and share student filmmaking resources. If you are a BFA Animation freshman or sophomore looking for some guidance or hoping to meet some of your fellow , we hope to see you there!

Another W for some of our highlighted student films in our Festival Submission Program! Congratulations to Knights on a Quest for Love by Mickey Stepanskiy (Class of 2025) and The Tortoise and the Stairs by Dylan Baddeley (Class of 2027) for making the official selection at New Jersey's Fourth Wall Film Festival! They will be screened on February 28 in Sparta, New Jersey, at the in-person event. Yippee!!!