Christine Panushka
Professor
History of Animation, Master's Thesis I and II
Christine Panushka is an internationally known award
wining artist, filmmaker/animator and educator. Her films have been screened
in Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Holland, England,
Poland, Canada and the United States. They have won numerous awards including
the Grand Prize at the Aspen Filmfest and a Golden Gate Award at the San
Francisco International Film Festival. Her work explores the female psyche
and uses stillness and small gestures to describe internal emotional and
spiritual states. Critics have described her work as "completely
original and capable of affecting both cerebral and sensual complexities."
Named an "Absolut Visionary" in 1996, she conceptualized, directed and curated "Absolut Panushka," the second issue in a series of content
based web sites sponsored by Absolut Vodka. "Absolut Panushka"
is a ground breaking web site which supports and promotes experimental
animation. It features a festival section, highlighting the work of 32
world class animators, including Panushka. Also included are a history
section written by Dr. William Moritz and an animation tool, where anyone
in the world can produce a piece of animation and have it posted on the
site. "Absolut Panushka" has been honored with an "Award
of Excellence" from Communication Arts Magazine, 1st prize for Animation
on the Internet by both the World Animation Celebration in Los Angeles
and the Holland International Animation Film Festival in Utrecht.
She
received her MFA in 1982 from the California Institute of the Arts.