Juan Camilo González

10 days workshop aimed towards development of animated short projects. Mentorship by Jerzy Kucia and Gil Alkabetz, including seminar and film screenings by mentors, guest artists and SE-MA-FOR Studios.

Awarded in the Multimedia Category to the project “Siete Horas de Angustia en la Modelo”.

Finalists with the project “Siete Horas de Angustia en la Modelo” in the Innovation category.

A masters program, I teach animation and experimental cinema.

I was involved in this project during the summers (6 weeks) of 2011 and 2012. In collaboration with Diana Reichenbach we developed a curriculum for a series of workshop aimed towards Saudi kids from 12 to 17 years of age. The focus was on introducing the students to basic animation concepts through short lectures, screenings and hands-on workshops using traditional animation techniques. We first trained the lecturers that will later teach the program in the local language. During the classes with the kids we will be in classroom assisting and providing additional support during the entire course.

Research and development using: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, WebGL, ActionScript, Augmented Reality and Arduino microcontrollers. Training students to use these technologies to expand their animation and storytelling vocabulary. Design and develop new website for the USC animation program.

TA for diverse animation courses offered to BA and MFA students.

Teaching courses on animation theory, traditional techniques and digital animation software. Also working with students in the process of brainstorming, development and creation of their final animation projects.

I am the director and founder of the laboratory investigating digital narratives.

Interdisciplinary research group focusing on COVID-19 and and tools to bridge academic research and policymakers.

Moebius Animación is a non-profit organization dedicated to exhibit artists, films and research around experimental animation in Latin America and Spain. Our goal is to amplify the voices of artists that decide to take risks and push forward the art of moving images. My role has been to lead a team of scholars in the process of cataloging, preservation and distribution of independent animation and research. We disseminate our research through an online website, film festivals programs and other cultural venues.

Financed by a “Visions & Voices” grant

Lead curator for a large panorama of Latin American animation. Selected a total of approximately 8 hours of animation in a series of 6 short film programs and 2 feature length films.

Member of the international jury.

Film festival jury for the International and National categories.

The project was led by Professor Sheila Sofian and executed in collaboration with Professors Lisa Mann and Christine Panushka. My role in the project was in support and advice on the grant proposal, curate the film screening and later as panelist during the event. Event panelist included: Dr. Cristina Venegas, Carlos Santa, Cecilia Traslaviña. Moderated by Dr. Janeann Dill.

Film screening from a selection of international and national experimental animation artists. Free event, open to the general public and held in the Auditorio Sala Fundadores, Universidad Central.

Presentation of the project: “El pasado impreso: historias digitales de cultura impresa” in collaboration with Sandra B. Sanchez.

Paper presented: “From Celluloid to Databases: Towards an Understanding of Internet Cinema and its Application to Digital Animation”

Lecture on my personal work in animation, description of the creative process and motivations. Video documentation (in Spanish): https://vimeo.com/31092152

Title of the presentation: “Mar de Fondo: Collaborative film project between Spain│Colombia│USA”

Presentation of personal films and research on experimental animation. Per invitation, representing the Annenberg fellows of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Title of the presentation: “Moebius Animación: Reactionary Animation from Colombia”

Title of the presentation: “Architecture as a Screen”

Participated with the data representation piece “N.N.” – Curated by: Carmen Gil Vrolijk

Exhibiting the film In Abyssus HumanÆ ConscientiÆ (ReconoceR). Curated by: Andrés Burbano, Oscar Andrade & Laura Castiblanco.

Exhibition of the film SiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSi and transmedia project Eterna. Curated by Diana Menestrey & Camilo Colmenares.

Curated by: Andrés Denegri & Gabriela Golder.

Curated by: Juan Alonso, Ximena Velásquez, María Lucía Arbeláez.

Curated by: José Carlos Mariategui

Curated by: Qiuyan Wu & Tianran Duan.

Gallery exhibition of the films “Mecanismo Olvidador” & “SiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSi“. Curated by Ana Maria Lozano.

Presented the animated installation: “My House Portrait“

Curated by: Mike Patterson & Candace Reckinger.

Curated by: Mike Patterson & Candace Reckinger.

Curated by Larissa Bank

Exhibition of original drawings and screening of film “Los Tres Errantes“. Curated by: Juan Manuel Pedraza.

Exhibition of original drawings and screening of film “Los Tres Errantes“.

Exhibition of original drawings and film screening of “Los Tres Errantes“. The film is also distributed as part of the music CD “Disidente Sonoro” by La Distritofonica. Curated by Alejandro Forero.

Educational animated segments to illustrate scientific concepts.

Photographing and digital compositing for the independent film “Hollywood Boulevard” directed by Stephen Hillenburg (creator of SpongeBob SquarePants).

As freelance animator for several T.V. commercials including clients: Maggi, Copa Airlines (former AeroRepública S.A.) and The Museum of Independence. Also worked as web designer, developer and administrator for the studios multiple websites.

Designing and implementing production workflow and budget for a 30 minutes animation segment of a socially conscious feature-length documentary about child obesity in the United States.

First feature-length experimental animation from Colombia by artist/director Carlos Santa. The film took about 15 years to be completed and has being screened at numerous festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart, Cinanima, Anima Mundi, Alucine and others.