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Experimental Animation

Learn the skills to bring your imagination to life in OCAD University's new Experimental Animation program. Students mix traditional and digital media using 2D, 3D, stop-motion, digital compositing and augmented/virtual reality to push the boundaries of animation as a contemporary art form.
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Mariana Garcia
Mariana Garcia

Experimental Animation

Mariana Garcia

“My thesis proyect is virtual reality experience that depicts three Colombian folk-horror stories: Bola de Fuego, Patasola, and Madremonte, in attempt to preserve oral mythology and transform it into an immersive digital environment through visual... More

Jae Despi
Jae Despi

Experimental Animation

Jae Despi

“Do you reckon I can put spreadsheets in my portfolio- ”

Gabrielle MacIntosh
Gabrielle MacIntosh

Experimental Animation

Gabrielle MacIntosh

“You Can’t Stay Here is a risograph printed 2D animated short film that explores lived queer loneliness and connection in Alberta, Canada. It follows an empty figure traversing the contrasting industrial and natural environments of the province. ”

Noor Bajaj
Noor Bajaj

Experimental Animation

Noor Bajaj aka. Sticky Rice

“I create animation that speaks to me with stories that entertain me, and now, I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed making them ”

Benjamin Khadem
Benjamin Khadem

Experimental Animation

Benjamin Khadem aka. Bennie

“I'm a Toronto-based game developer and 3D artist obsessed with real-time work, whether that's interactive installations, games, or something in between. I make things that are fun, memorable, and stunning. ”

Stella Dipieri
Stella Dipieri

View Medal Winners

Experimental Animation

Stella Dipieri

“Entiérrame (Bury Me) is a short stop-motion animated film that centres on the unravelling of a grieving girl, as she turns to an unexpected habit to cope with the loss of her mother. ”

Mai Anh Tran
Mai Anh Tran

Experimental Animation

Mai Anh Tran

“Art is a celebration of human creativity, experience and growth through progress and mistakes ~ And I am here for all of it! More

Yoonha Jang
Yoonha Jang

Experimental Animation

Yoonha Jang

“it's all about shaping feelings into tangible forms and making them live in new spaces. ”

Sam Imbrogno
Sam Imbrogno

Experimental Animation

Sam Imbrogno

“ Or, The Whale is a three-minute animated short film that explores themes of parental pressures and self betrayal through a combination of 2D digital animation and paper cutout background pieces. ”

Jayden Rostie
Jayden Rostie

Experimental Animation

Jayden Rostie aka. jaydengale

“An artist dedicated to the craft of storytelling, turning a lifetime of imagination into something real. Drawing from years of reading and notebooks full of ideas, I believe art and animation are the best way to bring the stories I’ve always... More

Maggie Cameron
Maggie Cameron

Experimental Animation

Maggie Cameron

“What I create is real to me. My creations live in a liminal world separate from ours. I frequent this world in order to communicate my lived experiences. ”

Catalina Auguste
Catalina Auguste

Experimental Animation

Catalina Auguste aka. Cat

“Catalina Auguste is an animator whose work blends personal storytelling with mixed media. Her recent short film, “Dear, Dad”, uses 2D animation and stop motion to explore childhood memories of emotional struggle, as a young version of herself reads... More

Iulia Iordache
Iulia Iordache

Experimental Animation

Iulia Iordache

“With a focus in 3D art, and game design. My strength resides in digital mediums, and creating three dimensional art with both organic and technical methodology. Utilizing programs like Maya, Blender, Zbrush, and Substance Painter. As well as... More

Ash Woolf
Ash Woolf

Experimental Animation

Ash Woolf

“Voices is a single channel 2D animated short film that illustrates my experience of being misgendered as a non-binary queer individual, the emotions that live under the surface. The film tells the story of a young non-binary protagonist swimming in... More

Gabriella Maruta Siqueira
Gabriella Maruta Siqueira

Experimental Animation

Gabriella Maruta Siqueira aka. gabi.fbx

“As I found myself drowning in pessimistic nihilism, feeling demotived yet looking around for inspiration, I started to look at the past and became detatched from reality. In my thesis film, I travelled through the process of growing up, exploring... More

Melanie Aguilar Garcia
Melanie Aguilar Garcia

Experimental Animation

Melanie Aguilar Garcia aka. Mad4u

“Midnight Monologues is a series of animated visual poems that transform intimate reflections into immersive, multi-sensory experiences. Combining abstract 3D animation, generative visuals, footage, sound design, and multilingual voiceover, the work... More

Isabelle Stewart
Isabelle Stewart

Experimental Animation

Isabelle Stewart

“Maybe I need to become a little more babe-a-licious... ”

Tanya Forte
Tanya Forte

Experimental Animation

Tanya Forte

“Kaleidoscope is a video game concept confronting the complex impact that technology is actively having on our natural environments and the importance of finding a way to conserve what is left of them. In this world, the irresponsible use of... More

Sina Labbaf
Sina Labbaf

Experimental Animation

Sina Labbaf

“If you need someone to sprinkle some positivity into a team and make great work, I’m your guy! More

Aysenur (Ash) Ozkan
Aysenur (Ash) Ozkan

Experimental Animation

Aysenur (Ash) Ozkan

“I love creating hand-drawn animation that explores emotion and human behaviour through storytelling ”

Ryan Chen
Ryan Chen

Experimental Animation

Ryan Chen

“If you don't do it, it doesn't get done. ”

Samuel Wasserman
Samuel Wasserman

Experimental Animation

Samuel Wasserman

“Experimental artist, animator, and sound fanatic based in Toronto. ”

I-Ting Kuo
I-Ting Kuo

Experimental Animation

I-Ting Kuo aka. Wasabi

“I’m passionate about 2D animation and emotional character storytelling. I focus on themes like inner loneliness, memories, and personal reconciliation, taking charge of character design, storyboarding, keyframe animation, and motion refinement. I... More

Archana Sundararajan
Archana Sundararajan

Experimental Animation

Archana Sundararajan

“Experimental Animation student creating narrative-driven work informed by mythology, spirituality, painting, and lived experience. ”

Letitia Chui
Letitia Chui

Experimental Animation

Letitia Chui

“Transverse through aesthetics with me! 𐔌՞꜆. ̫.꜀՞𐦯 ”

Elise Antoinette Nopuente
Elise Antoinette Nopuente

Experimental Animation

Elise Antoinette Nopuente aka. miscel

“What defines a place? Is it architecture, geography, or the accumulation of lived experiences? “Scarborough: Places That Hold Us” is a collection of everyday regions, using miniature environments and recorded voices to explore memory, routine, and... More

Ari Dastgir
Ari Dastgir

Experimental Animation

Ari Dastgir aka. Wynturr

“I like horror and drawing! :3 More

Lola Ross
Lola Ross

Experimental Animation

Lola Ross aka. Exesaturated

“Lola “Lo” Ross is a 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, and Character Designer based in Toronto, Canada. With a focus on frame-by-frame character animation for its freedom and hands-on nature, Lola draws inspiration from human complexity and... More

Pauline Aksay
Pauline Aksay

Experimental Animation

Pauline Aksay

“Making people feel is the goal of my work. More

Paola Caramanna
Paola Caramanna

Experimental Animation

Paola Caramanna

“"How Many Twins Have the Same Skin?" is a stop-motion puppet performance inspired by the Sicilian Opera dei Pupi and Mexican Folkloric Dance, that dissects the disjunction that comes with quantifying a singular identity, and instead reframes... More

Nithya George
Nithya George

Experimental Animation

Nithya George

“Bringing back the magic of hand drawn character animation ”

Maya Harding
Maya Harding

Experimental Animation

Maya Harding

“I like to make cool projects with cool people! I'm sharing two experimental animations that I directed this year. Cloud Watchers (2026) was made in OCAD U's Animation Studio House, and completed very recently. It is a love letter to the creative... More

Emma Amos
Emma Amos

Experimental Animation

Emma Amos

“When three friends get stuck in the middle of no where forced to push their jeep to the nearest gas station, will their biggest enemy be the undead or the living? More

Vivian Nguyen
Vivian Nguyen

Experimental Animation

Vivian Nguyen

“Concept artist, Illustrator More

Erin Chen
Erin Chen

Experimental Animation

Erin Chen

“You miss all the opportunities you don't take! ”

Lucas Piperias
Lucas Piperias

Experimental Animation

Lucas Piperias aka. phuyii

“I am not selling you a pen if that's what you mean. ”

Renee Zhang
Renee Zhang

Experimental Animation

Renee Zhang aka. RZ/Jiaying

“Is this the real life or Is this just Fantasea? ”

Claire Ross
Claire Ross

Experimental Animation

Claire Ross

Elif Zelef
Elif Zelef

Experimental Animation

Elif Zelef

Min Chung
Min Chung

Experimental Animation

Min Chung

“Jack of all Trades, Master of Fun ”

Erica Amato
Erica Amato

Experimental Animation

Erica Amato

Selinyena Ozel
Selinyena Ozel

Experimental Animation

Selinyena Ozel

“I turn emotions into cinematic worlds, hopefully ones you won’t forget! ”

Rumaisa Ahmad
Rumaisa Ahmad

Experimental Animation

Rumaisa Ahmad

Abir Ashraf
Abir Ashraf

Experimental Animation

Abir Ashraf

Penakee Das
Penakee Das

Experimental Animation

Penakee Das

Angellina Do
Angellina Do

Experimental Animation

Angellina Do

Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2025/2026!