KRISTEN PALANA
E-mail: kpalana(at) hotmail.com
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
Selected Awards:
2012 –Accolade Film, Television, New Media, and Videography Awards. Award of Merit. Veggie Propaganda.
2012 -Audience Award for Best Animated Film. Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Providence, RI. USA.
2011 -Society for Animation Studies. Selected to teach a color theory course at 2011
“Rise of the Creative Economy” conference. Athens, Greece.
2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz.
Selection for Special Monthlong Screenings at Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA.
2009 -Top 3 Award in Animation and New Media Category. Reel HeART International Film
Festival. Larry and Roz. Toronto, Canada.
2009- Best Animated Short. Sunscreen Film Festival. -Larry and Roz. Tampa, St.
Petersburg, & Clearwater, FL.
2009 -Best Animation. Smogdance Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Pomona, CA. USA.
2009 -Best Animated Film. Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts Festival. Larry
and Roz. Providence, RI. USA.
2009- Best Animated Short. DIY Film Festival. -Larry and Roz. Hollywood, CA.
2008- SiggraphAsia. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2008 Conference in
Singapore.
2007- First Place. UN World Food Programme's Fight Hunger Viral Video Competition. End
Child Hunger.
2006- Director's Citation Award. Black Maria Film Festival. -Lucky. Traveling Festival,
USA.
2005- ART. William Paterson University. Assigned Release Time for academic year 2005- 2006. Project was a multimedia documentary called Lucky.
2004- ACM Siggraph. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2004 Conference.
2003- ACM Siggraph. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2003 Conference.
2002- Juror's Award for Animation. 36th New York Expo of Short Film and Video -Five
O'Clock Shadows
2002- Altman Foundation Award. Pratt Institute
2002- Pratt Circle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Pratt Institute
2001- Barret Endowed Scholarship. Pratt Institute.
2000- Milia 2000. Nominee. -Zeitgeist Interactive CD-ROM. Cannes, France.
1999-2000- CGIM Department Graduate Assistantship. Pratt Institute.
1999- CGIM Department Fellowship. Pratt Institute.
1994- National Talent Search. Top 10 Finalist. Pratt Institute
1994- National Talent Search. Top 10 Finalist. Maryland Institute
Animation and Film Festivals:
Veggie Propaganda (2011)
2012 -International Freethought Film Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Denver, CO. USA.
2012 -15th CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Turin, Italy.
2012 -The Green Film Festival in Seoul. Veggie Propaganda. Seoul, South Korea.
2012 -SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Providence, RI. USA. Award: Audience Award for Best Animated Short.
2012 -SURGE Film Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Traveling Festival, USA.
2012 -Vegas Independent Film Festival. Veggie Propaganda. Las Vegas, NV. USA.
2012 –Accolade Film, Television, New Media, and Videography Awards. Award of Merit. Veggie Propaganda. USA.
Larry and Roz (2008)
2010 -London Independent Film Festival. Larry and Roz. London, UK.
2010 -Victoria International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Victoria, Australia.
2010 -Society for Photographic Education Women's Film Festival. Larry and Roz.
Philadelphia, PA.
2009 -European Film Festival. Larry and Roz. London, England.
2009 -Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Chicago, IL.
2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz.
Internet.http://newenglandfilm.com. Award: Selection for Special Monthlong Screenings
at Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA.
2009 -San Francisco Women's Film Institute Tour. Larry and Roz. San Francisco, CA.
2009 -42nd Humboldt Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Arcata, CA.
2009 -Hollywood East Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Danbury, CT.
2009 -Reel HeART International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award:Top 3 in Animation
and New Media Category. Toronto, Canada.
2009 -DIY Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animated Short. Hollywood, CA.
USA.
2009 -Sunscreen Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animated Short. St.
Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa, FL. USA.
2009 -Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Washington DC. USA.
2009 -Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best
Animated Film. Providence, RI. USA.
2009 -Washougal International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Washougal, WA. USA.
2009 -New Beijing International Movie Week. Larry and Roz. Beijing, China.
2009 -Smogdance Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animation. Pomona, CA.
USA.
2008 -FuzzB Family Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.
2008 -Zero Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Los Angeles, CA. USA.
2008 -Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival. Larry and Roz.
Nomination for Best Art and Animation. Hamburg, Germany.
2008 -Gold Lion International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Masuru, Lesotho.
2008 -Bushfire Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Manzini, Swaziland.
2008 -Rome International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Rome, GA. USA
Lucky (2006)
2006- Black Maria Film Festival. -Lucky. Director's Citation Award. Traveling Festival,
USA.
2006- 7th DC Independent Film Festival. Lucky. Washington, DC. USA.
2006- The Seaside Repertory Film Festival -Lucky. Santa Rosa Beach, FL. USA.
Five O'Clock Shadows (2002)
2003- Creative Alliance Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows. Baltimore, MD. USA.
2003- 4th DC Independent Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows. Washington, DC. USA.
2003- 1st Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows.
Nevada City, CA. USA.
2002- 36th New York Exposition of Short Film and Video- Five O'Clock Shadows. Juror's
Citation Award. NYC. NY. USA.
Film Distribution:
2009 -Indiflix. Larry and Roz. This film channel has non exclusive rights to the film.
2009 -Crushed Planet. Larry and Roz. This is online network affiliated with HBO has non
exclusive rights to the film.
2009 -Glimtz. Larry and Roz. This Swedish online film channel has non exclusive rights to
the film.
Online Exhibitions:
2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.
2008 -FuzzB Family Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.
2007 -U.S. State Department E-Journal, Economic Perspectives. September 2007. U.S.
Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger. Video Feature: End Child Hunger.
2007 -Walk the World Liberia -Video Compilation and School Feeding Liberia -Still Photo
Gallery. The UN's World Food Programme's Fight Hunger Division.
2007 -The United Nations World Food Programme Official Campaign. End Child Hunger -
Multimedia Animation Viral Video.
2005 -Poetry Southeast -an online journal of poetry and art. Digital artwork was featured
in the Fall 2005 issue.
2004 -MoveOn.Org. -Bush in 30 Seconds. Political Ad- Yellow Ribbons
2002- Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo. Art on the Net 2002. Tokyo, Japan
-Pause- Web Video Installation
DVD Compilations:
2004. Independent Media Magazine DVD. Political Ad- Yellow Ribbons. Independent
Media Magazine is a DVD Video Magazine featuring short films, music, videos, animation,
movie trailers, computer game trailers, PSA’s, and other democratic based video
material.
One Person Gallery Exhibitions:
1999- Envy Gallery. Temple Bar. Dublin, Ireland
1999- Montaque’s Café. Dublin, Ireland
1995- Huntington Gallery. Boston, MA.
Two Person Gallery Exhibitions:
1998- Installation Station. Aftermath. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA.
Selected Juried and Group Gallery Exhibitions:
2011 -”Rise of the Creative Economy.” Society for Animation Studies Conference. Larry
and Roz Animation Screening and Preproduction Stills. Athens, Greece.
1996-2007- Narrows Center For the Arts. Fall River, MA.
2002-2005 Art Department Faculty Show, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.
2002- Pratt Show. Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC. NY.
2002- CGIM Gallery. Sugar and Spice: Women in Computer Graphics.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
2001- Pratt Show. Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC. NY.
2000- PostArtum. Visiting. The Vault. Long Beach, CA.
1999- Provincetown Art Association Members Show. Provincetown, MA.
1998- Tower Gallery. Massachusetts College of Art. Me4. Boston, MA.
1998- Gallery 349. Provincetown, MA.
1998- Wellflleet Art Co-op. Wellfleet, MA.
Invited Lectures and Workshops:
2011 -Rise of the Creative Economy. Society for Animation Studies Conference. Lecture:
“Harnessing the Power of Color to Create Mood.” Athens, Greece.
2008 ACM SiggraphAsia. Course: “There Can Still Be Only One; Independent Animation
Production for the Lonely.” Singapore.
October 2005. –Was a guest speaker at Tufts University and led a class entitled, Art,
Community and Social Activism. Boston, MA.
2005 -Led a web design workshop at the Maua Hills Vocational Training Centre. Students
were teachers at the school and implemented eight art, music, and computer courses I
created, including Web Design. Together we started the school's first website which they
now maintain themselves. Moshi, Tanzania.
2004- ACM Siggraph. Course: “There Can Still Be Only One; Independent Animation
Production for the Lonely.” Los Angeles, CA.
2003- ACM Siggraph. Course: “There Can Be Only One; Independent Animation
Production for the Lonely.” San Diego, CA.
Online Publications:
2010 -Help Liberia Foundation. Video Feature on Website: School Meals Liberia
2007 -U.S. State Department E-Journal, Economic Perspectives. September 2007. U.S.
Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger. Video Feature: End Child Hunger
2005 -Poetry Southeast -an online journal of poetry and art. Digital artwork was featured
in the Fall 2005 issue.
2003- 2005 -NetArt Review. -An art criticism website that reviews web art. Contributed
reviews and articles on a monthly basis. URL: http://www.netartreview.net
2004. -Furtherfield.org in conjunction with Rhizome and Net Art Review. -Featured
review. URL: http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=103.