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I create animations & objects that are gentle, funny, and sparkly

with the hope of connecting and moving others.

Kaitlyn Leewing is a stop motion animator from Toronto, Canada. She enjoys fabricating and animating for stop motion. Her ultimate goal is to create visually and emotionally captivating stories that can connect, educate, inspire and entertain people. Kaitlyn is a recent graduate of the Animation & Digital Arts Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Southern California - class of 2020, and a graduate of the Film Studies program at Ryerson University - class of 2016.

 

e-mail: kaitlyn.leewing@gmail.com

Awards:

 

✦ Frank Volpe Endowed Scholarship 2017

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles

 

✦ Natalie McDonald Memorial Award 2016

Ryerson University, School of Image Arts, Toronto

“Awarded to a female filmmaker who shows courage and remarkable innovation in her work and who makes astonishing images and stories that sparkle.” 

Selected Screenings:

Land of the Free? (animated short) – Co-Director, Animator

✦ Los Angeles Animation Festival –  December 2018  |  Los Angeles

✦ Factual Animation Festival - October 2018  |  London

✦ Portland Unknown Film Festival - October 2018  |  Portland

 

Leave a Light On (animated short) – Director, Production Designer, Animator

✦ Animation Block Party (International Shorts Program 2) – July 2016  |  New York

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