Karl | University of the Arts

Karl Staven stands in front of a white wall with his hands raised next to his face as if framing a shot

Faculty

Animation (BFA)

Karl Staven animates.

Biography

Karl Staven is an associate professor who has taught at UArts for a quarter century. He has created more than 30 independent animated films since 1985 using a variety of techniques and styles. These films have been screened at festivals such as the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada; Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia; Cinanima, Espinho, Portugal; ReAnimacja, Lodz, Poland; Animac, Catalonia, Spain; Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan; Black Maria Film Festival, New Jersey; and Los Angeles Animation Celebration, California. He has made hand-drawn, 3-D computer, puppet, stop-motion, cutout and cel films.

Experience

Staven has decades of experience both teaching and making short animations.