Julie Goldstein

Education: Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking/Animation, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Recipient, Graduate Fellowship); Bachelor of Science in Art and Philosophy, The University of Wisconsin - Madison Professional Industry Experience: Grand Valley State University, Visual and Media Arts, Assistant Professor; The Department of Media Arts, The Art Institute of Colorado, Faculty and Academic Department Chair, Denver, Colorado; Artifact Pictures, Founder and CEO, Philadelphia, PA; Ringling School of Art & Design, Faculty, Sarasota, FL; The University of Pennsylvania, The University of the Arts, Temple University, Adjunct Faculty, Philadelphia, PA; over 20 years experience directing, editing and producing a variety of commercial and independent projects, ranging from feature-length children’s animation to 3D visualizations for a multimedia opera. Industry Awards/Honors: Several award-winning shorts and animated films have been screened at film festivals around the world including THAW (Best of Festival), Hamburg Short Film Festival (Audience Choice Award), New York Children’s Film Festival, BAM Kids, etc; Recipient of several production grants from WYBE-MiNDTV Philadelphia; Recipient of the Art & Change Grant from the Leeway Foundation; Studio profiled in Create Magazine; Awarded the Athena PowerLink business mentorship by the National Association of Women Business Owners Special Achievements: Animation Juror, Philadelphia Film Festival; Juror, Chicago Children’s International Film Festival; Presentation, Cartoon Network Animation Exhibit, The Franklin Institute; Publication: “Concept Mapping, Mind Mapping and Creativity”, ACM Siggraph. Director Statement A fascination with the promise of the future is intertwined with warnings of caution in regards to how one moves through space. Essential is the reflection of the artist amidst the transitional state of being which is pulling our consciousness between the physical and virtual worlds.