Directing and Producing an Animation Film with Alba Enid Garcia Rivas
Saturdays: June 1, 2024, to July 6, 2024
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
6 weeks

Join us for a fascinating online event where acclaimed animator Alba Enid Garcia Rivas will share her expertise on directing and producing animation films. Discover the secrets behind bringing characters to life and creating captivating stories that will leave your audience in awe. Whether you're an aspiring animator or simply curious about the animation industry, this event is a must-attend. Register now!

WARNING: This is not an animation class. We will not animate or create characters, we will learn the process of planning an animated film.

Instructor Bio:

Alba Enid García Rivas is an international award-winning Puerto Rican director, she is currently finishing her 4th film, "Dangerously Ever After", a stop-motion film based on the award-winning picture book. Alba is also working on a new live-action dark fantasy short titled, "Qiya".

In 2018 she completed Dak’Toká Taíno (I am Taíno), a story about the aftermath of hurricane María in Puerto Rico, and how Abuela Yaya helps her grand-daughter Marabelí understand their history, their Taíno culture, and how to cope with the desperate situation they are in. Heather B. Henson (Jim and Jane Henson’s daughter from IBEX Puppetry) is the Executive Producer. This film was shown at the Smithsonian Museum, The Museum of Moving Image, and The Newark Museum. "Dak’ Toká Taíno" qualified to run for the 2019 Oscars and is currently on HBO MAX.

About Alba (Director, Sculptress, Animator, Writer & Concept Designer) Her art creature dolls are in private collections all over the world. Alba is a member of the Association International Du Film D’Animation, Women in Animation, POFA Puppeteers of America, and the MOMI Museum of Moving Image.

Alba opened FANTASIATION Studio in the Summer of 2008. She worked on Celebrity Deathmatch, and MTV, as an Animator.