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• Mariia Lapidus Wins IFFR Tiger Short Award for ‘The Second Skin’

  Film/Video

  February 5, 2026   |

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  CalArtian Mariia Lapidus' documentary The Second Skin was among the winners at the International Film…

  

• Rajee Samarasinghe’s ‘Your Touch Makes Others Invisible’ Wins Truer Than Fiction Independent Spirit Award

  Film/Video / Faculty / Alumni

  February 2, 2026   |

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  In January, alumnus and Film/Video faculty Rajee Samarasinghe (Film/Video MFA 16) won the 2026 Truer…

  

• CalArtian-Directed ‘Elio’ Earns Oscar Nomination

  Film/Video / Alumni

  January 23, 2026   |

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  The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday, and among those recognized is…

  

• CalArts Alum Brendan Burch on Using Animation to Reimagine Civic Engagement

  Film/Video / Alumni

  January 20, 2026   |

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  Brendan Burch (Film/Video BFA 00) has spent more than two decades helping shape the world…

  

• Film/Video Dean Ranu Mukherjee Named 2026 Ruth Award Recipient

  Film/Video / Faculty / Art

  January 13, 2026   |

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  Ranu Mukherjee, dean of the School of Film/Video at CalArts, has been named a recipient…

  

• CalArtians’ Films Selected for 2026 Sundance Film Festival

  Film/Video

  January 6, 2026   |

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  **This post has been updated to reflect the addition of Kate Renshaw-Lewis' short film Busy…