Maija Burnett (she/her/hers)
Director, Character Animation Program
& Assistant Dean, School of Film/Video
CalArts
Variety’s 2017 Animation Educator of the Year
Member, International Council of Fine Art Deans
Associate Member, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Check out work by students in my Adobe Animate/Flash class here!
Quoted / mentioned in:
Animation Magazine
Wolff, Ellen, “Pandemic Academics: Animation Programs Pivot to a New Normal,” Animation Magazine, March 15, 2021.
CalArts blog
Fraser, Paul, “Photo Gallery: Maija Burnett’s Project 365,” 24700: CalArts Blog, September 20, 2013.
Cartoon Brew
Amidi, Amid, “5 Terrific Student Films From the 2024 Calarts Producers’ Show,” Cartoon Brew, May 6, 2024.
Daily Bruin
Le Saint, Juliette, “UCLA co-hosts symposium to empower women, young creators in animation,” Daily Bruin, October 8, 2018.
Elle Magazine
Tang, Estelle, “We Asked 4 Female Animators About Diversity and Women in the Industry,” Elle Magazine, December 16, 2016.
Kidscreen
Dickson, Jeremy, “Getting Real: Animation’s Next Generation,” Kidscreen, Aug/Sept 2022.
Le Monde
Goldszal, Clémentine, “La Fabrique des Talents Pixar,” Le Monde. 2023.
Los Angeles Daily News
Strauss, Bob, “Animation jobs are booming in Southern California. Here’s what it takes to get them,” Los Angeles Daily News, January 25, 2019.
Los Angeles Magazine
Ito, Robert, “These Female Animators are Redrawing an Industry’s Gender Lines,” Los Angeles Magazine, August 18, 2017.
Los Angeles Times
Vankin, Deborah, “Animation: At CalArts and Elsewhere, More Women are Entering the Picture,” Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2015.
Mashable
Hamedy, Saba and Yohana Desta, “20 Years Later: ‘Toy Story’ Animators, Directors, Recall Iconic Films,” Mashable, November 22, 2015.
New York Times
Barnes, Brooks, “’Inside Out,’ Pixar’s New Movie from Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind,” New York Times, May 20, 2015.
Murphy, Mekado, “Waiting for the Credits to End? Movies Are Naming More Names,” New York Times, May 26, 2017.
Ugwu, Reggie, “How Snapchat Makes Mini Movies in Augmented Reality, New York Times, June 14, 2018.
Procreate Stories & Insight
“Imagination takes flight at the 2024 California Institute of the Arts Producers’ Show” Procreate Stories & Insight, May 21, 2024.
SpectrumNews1
Gee, Kristopher, “Training the Next Generation of Animators at CalArts,” SpectrumNews1, April 16, 2021.
The Signal, Santa Clarita Valley
Alvarenga, Emily, “SCV’s Animated Ties to the Oscars Continues,” The Signal, April 16, 2021.
US News and World Reports
Kowarski, Ilana. “A Guide to Animation Schools and How to Become an Animator,” U.S. News & World Report, June 17, 2022.
USA Today
Nakashima, Ryan, “Too Real Means Too Creepy in new Disney Animation,” USA Today, April 4, 2011 (available now via PhysOrg).
Variety
Dawn, Randee, “Hollywood Still Struggles With Parity Behind the Camera,” Variety, December 12, 2019.
Horst, Carole, “Character Counts for Variety’s Animation Educator of the Year Maija Burnett of CalArts,” Variety, May 3, 2017.
Roshanian, Arya, “Variety Honors Director Carlos Saldanha, CalArts’ Maija Burnett at 10 Animators to Watch Event,” Variety, May 5, 2017.
Wall Street Journal
Orden, Erica, “DreamWorks Releases Software Used in ‘Guardians,” Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2012.