Animator Randy Cartwright, whose credits include such Disney movies as Pete’s Dragon, Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and the Frog, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Animation Award at the UCLA 2010 Festival of New Creative Work.
The festival, put on by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is an eight-day event set for June 4-10 that spotlights more than 100 films from the school’s students as well as presentations of screenplays and producer-developed projects.
Cartwright, a UCLA alumnus, will receive the honor at the Animation Prom event, set for June 5 at 7:30 p.m. The prom features a collection of new animated student films and will be presented in two screenings, set for 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus.
Admission is free for all events, but space is limited and reservations are required. For a full schedule of events and to reserve seating during UCLA 2010 Festival of New Creative Work, please visit www.tft.ucla.edu/festival2010.
