Based on almost 3,500 entries from artists in 89 countries, 120 industry experts used a variety of criteria to award schools on how well they prepare students for careers in creative media and entertainment.
Group will offer five $1,000 awards to deserving student.
The head of the school’s division of animation and digital arts will be installed at an April 25 ceremony as the first recipient of the chair.
Film’s co-director Tony Bancroft joins university as head of new four-year program.
Online school offers advanced feedback tools and social-media-style interaction between students and professional mentors.
L.A.-based Gnomon tops the animation ranking, while Germany’s Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg is the No. 1 VFX school.
Event intended to help animators keep their skills up to date and ensure their future in the industry.
Winners will convene in Los Angeles for a week of industry events, culminating in an awards ceremony Oct. 12.
CalArts, USC and Ringling are listed as the top three ranked programs -- comprising the top 1% of schools considered -- in the country in Animation Career Review’s 2017 rankings.
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be mused, countered, or disregarded.
