It's that time of year again to show off our best and brightest. SVA will return to Hollywood May 30 to present SVA Premieres: Best of 2019, the annual film and animation showcase, at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles. SVA Premieres will feature a curated selection of 18 works by talented, recently graduated filmmakers from SVA’s film, animation and visual effects programs who represent a diverse and global range of viewpoints and artistry. The selected group of artists will be present to meet the event’s audience of industry professionals.

This year's SVA Premieres program runs the gamut of cinematic forms, including live-action narrative and documentary films, and traditional hand-drawn animation, computer-generated 3D and visual effects. The films tell stories covering subjects ranging from sexual liberation, female empowerment and spiritual rituals to first love, environmental politics, addiction, coming of age and more. To further the mission of introducing the next wave of artists and filmmakers to the industry, the newly minted graduates will visit local studios, including Disney Television Animation, Netflix, Amazon Studios and Deutsch to connect with professionals and fellow SVA alumni who work at the forefront of the film and animation industries.

SVA alumni have been featured in film and animation festivals across the globe, steering their own projects and making integral contributions to blockbuster releases. They have won Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes, and awards at festivals such as Sundance, SXSW and Venice. Filmmakers and artists as diverse as Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya), Lynn Shelton (Sword of Trust), Gillian Robespierre (Landline), Crystal Moselle (Skate Kitchen), Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe), Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), David Caspe (Black Monday), Carlos Saldanha (Ferdinand), and Ti West (In a Valley of Violence) have all studied at SVA.

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