ABOUT
Aya Kneitner is a Japanese/Serbian-American story artist, illustrator, and animated film maker.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
She attended Calarts’ character animation class of 2020 for 3 years, where she completed one of her many films Framed!; a 4-minute film about two friends framed for stealing the Mona Lisa.
In 2018, she interned at Cartoon Network’s show, We Bare Bears, and created a pitch, Bug Buds.
Skilled in Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, TVPaint, Indesign, ToonBoom Harmony, Animate, and Storyboard Pro, and has a working knowledge of Maya, ProTools, and Blender.
Clients:
Adult Swim
TwoPointHarness
Titmouse
Netflix
Shadow Machine
Moonbug Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Press Digital Media
Alexandre Singh
Awards:
New York Lift Off Festival - Selection - Framed!
New York Animation Film Awards (NYAFA) - Semi Finalist - Framed!
Children Cinema Awards (CCA) - Semi Finalist - Framed!
Tokyo Lift Off Festival - Selection - Framed!
Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival - Selection - Framed!
New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA) - Semi Finalist - Framed!
Skirball Cultural Center - Guest Speaker and Selection - Love Me
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2018 Selection - Love Me
Calarts Producer Show Pick 2018 - Love Me
Eugene Environmental Film Festival 2018 - Selection - Above
Press:
http://voyagela.com/interview/check-aya-kneitners-artwork/
http://blog.calarts.edu/2019/04/25/calartians-present-photography-works-and-films-at-photoville-la/
https://photoville.la/collection-of-animated-short-films-by-calarts-character-animation-students/
http://www.indieanimator.com/animated-feed/love-me-directed-by-aya-kneitner