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Schedule of Events

Animation Extravaganza
Undergraduate showcase featuring a school of fish
Undergraduate Showcase
Screenwriters showcase image with scuba diver under water
Screenwriters Showcase
Producers marketplace image featuring a galleon sailing ship
Producers Marketplace
Thesis Showcase image with a film reel tangled on an anchor
Production Thesis Showcase
Directors Spotlight image with a Cine Simplex Motion Picture Camera under water
Directors Spotlight

Credits


CREDITS 2026

Festival Director: Tiger Bela
Festival Coordinator: Justine Barker

Animation Extravaganza
Student Coordinators: Grace Capooth & Divsang Sangani
Area Head: Professor Chuck Sheetz
Program Manager: Andrea Davis

Undergraduate Showcase
Student Coordinators: Rachana Aithal & Natalie Ruiz Varela
Area Head: Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Program Manager: Rich Moushegian

Screenwriters Showcase
Student Coordinators: Rebs Fisher-Jackson, Jade Johann & Greyson Wyatt
Area Head: Professor Phyllis Nagy
Program Manager: Andrea Davis

Producers Marketplace ​​
Student Coordinators: Caitlin Carmichael & Marina Klimann
Area Head: Professor Teri Schwartz
Program Manager: Lisa Reeve

Production Thesis Showcase
Student Coordinators: Olive Samuel Greenspan & Harsh Vardhan Singh
Area Head: Professor Juan Pablo González
Program Manager: Sylvia Terry

Directors Spotlight
Student Coordinators: Harley Li, Sinezile ‘Nezi’ Matutu & Ender Waters

Festival Associate: Nick Adams

Festival Artwork Design: Xiangzi/Zora Xu

Festival Intro Film by: Grace Capooth & Divsang Sangani

Festival LOGO: Jane Jingyu Zhang

FTVDM Chair: Professor Fabian Wagmister

FTVDM Department Administrator: Karl Holmes

Melnitz Operations Manager: Juan “Godfather” Nuñez

Festival Website support: Taylor Demma