The Dusty Film & Animation Festival introduces the work of emerging filmmakers and animators from the School of Visual Arts.

Held each spring since 1990, the Dustys culminate in a gala awards ceremony with celebrity presenters and industry professionals. This year, the Film, Video and Animation Department proudly presents the 23rd Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival in the College’s state-of-the-art SVA Theatre, located in the heart of New York’s legendary Chelsea neighborhood.

Presenters have included such luminaries as Danny Aiello, Karen Allen, Edward Burns, Patricia Clarkson, Sean Combs, Wes Craven, John Dilworth, Phil Donahue, Robert Elswit, Randall Emmett, James Gandolfini, James Ivory, Harvey Keitel, Kevin Kline, David Koepp, Doug Liman, Viveca Lindfors, Matthew Modine, Andrew Mondshein, Mira Nair, Arthur Penn, Richard Price, Bill Plympton, John Patrick Shanley, Tom Sito, Bryan Singer, Todd Solondz and Annie Sundberg.

Film and animation graduates of SVA have received accolades and honors from renowned institutions and organizations such as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Sundance Film Festival; International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France; American Film Institute; Women in Film; National Board of Review, and many others.

Alumni and representative credits include:
Aaron Augenblick, creator, Ugly Americans; John Dilworth, creator, Chicken from Outer Space, Courage the Cowardly Dog; Randall Emmett, producer, Rambo, Righteous Kill, The Wicker Man; Yvette Kaplan, story editor, Beavis and Butt-Head, Ice Age, King of the Hill; Dan Minahan, director, I Shot Andy Warhol, Six Feet Under, Game of Thrones; James Muro, director of photography, Crash, The Last Mimzy, Open Range; Bill Plympton, creator, Your Face, Guard Dog; Harris Savides, director of photography, American Gangster, Zodiac, Milk; Michael Simmonds, director of photography, Paranormal Activity 2, Project Nim, Goodbye Solo; Bryan Singer, director, X-Men, The Usual Suspects, executive producer, House M.D.; Tom Sito, animator, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, story artist, Shrek; Mark Ulano, production sound mixer, Inglorious Basterds, Iron Man 1 & 2, Titanic.