Curriculum Vitae
Jonah Primiano (b.1993)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2021 (Expected) - MFA Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles CA
2015 - BFA Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Magna Cum Laude, Savannah GA
Screenings
2020
Driftless - London International Animation Festival | London, UK
Driftless - Tacoma Film Festival | Tacoma, WA
Driftless - Slamdance Film Festival | Park City UT
2019
Driftless - Student Experimental Film Festival | Binghamton NY
Driftless - Malt Adult #15 | Columbus, OH
Driftless - San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego CA
Driftless - REDCAT CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase | Los Angeles CA
2018
jimmies - Hellavision Tellavision Episode 5
2016
Idle - Melbourne International Animation Festival | Melbourne, Australia
Idle - New Zealand International Film Festival | New Zealand
Idle - Ransater Film Festival | Ransater, Sweden
Work & Teaching Experience
2019-Present - Student Instructor, CalArts SPMAP, Los Angeles CA
2019-Present - Editor & Publisher, Mostly Moving Magazine, Los Angeles CA
2018-Present - Teachers Assistant at CalArts, Valencia CA
Spring '21 -Assistant to Mark Toscano, Dimensions of Dialogue
Spring '21 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, BFA1 Animation Workshop Pt.2
Fall '20 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, BFA1 Animation Workshop Pt.1
Fall '20 - Assistant to Mark Toscano, History of Experimental Animation
Fall '19 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, Hybrid Imaging
Spring '19 - Assistant to Josh Shaffner, Motion and Meaning
Fall '18 - Assistant to Andrew Kim, BFA Sound Workshop
2019-20 - Student Coordinator, Experimental Animation Visiting Artist Series, Valencia, CA
2019 - Assistant Instructor, CAPSA, Los Angeles CA
2017-18 - Motion Graphics Animator & Graphic Designer, Fetch Rewards, Madison WI
2016-17 - Animation & Photoshop Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI
2015-16 - Design Intern, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison WI
Awards & Honors
2020-21 - Board Approved Endowment Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2018-20 - Lillian Disney Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2015 - Deans Award in Animation, SCAD, Savannah GA
2015 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Press
Directors Notes
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Brew
Voyage LA
Directors Notes (2018)
Directors Notes (2015)
Jonah Primiano (b.1993)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2021 (Expected) - MFA Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles CA
2015 - BFA Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Magna Cum Laude, Savannah GA
Screenings
2020
Driftless - London International Animation Festival | London, UK
Driftless - Tacoma Film Festival | Tacoma, WA
Driftless - Slamdance Film Festival | Park City UT
2019
Driftless - Student Experimental Film Festival | Binghamton NY
Driftless - Malt Adult #15 | Columbus, OH
Driftless - San Diego Underground Film Festival | San Diego CA
Driftless - REDCAT CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase | Los Angeles CA
2018
jimmies - Hellavision Tellavision Episode 5
2016
Idle - Melbourne International Animation Festival | Melbourne, Australia
Idle - New Zealand International Film Festival | New Zealand
Idle - Ransater Film Festival | Ransater, Sweden
Work & Teaching Experience
2019-Present - Student Instructor, CalArts SPMAP, Los Angeles CA
2019-Present - Editor & Publisher, Mostly Moving Magazine, Los Angeles CA
2018-Present - Teachers Assistant at CalArts, Valencia CA
Spring '21 -Assistant to Mark Toscano, Dimensions of Dialogue
Spring '21 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, BFA1 Animation Workshop Pt.2
Fall '20 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, BFA1 Animation Workshop Pt.1
Fall '20 - Assistant to Mark Toscano, History of Experimental Animation
Fall '19 - Assistant to Alexander Stewart, Hybrid Imaging
Spring '19 - Assistant to Josh Shaffner, Motion and Meaning
Fall '18 - Assistant to Andrew Kim, BFA Sound Workshop
2019-20 - Student Coordinator, Experimental Animation Visiting Artist Series, Valencia, CA
2019 - Assistant Instructor, CAPSA, Los Angeles CA
2017-18 - Motion Graphics Animator & Graphic Designer, Fetch Rewards, Madison WI
2016-17 - Animation & Photoshop Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison WI
2015-16 - Design Intern, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison WI
Awards & Honors
2020-21 - Board Approved Endowment Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2018-20 - Lillian Disney Scholarship, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2015 - Deans Award in Animation, SCAD, Savannah GA
2015 - Graduated Magna Cum Laude, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Press
Directors Notes
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Brew
Voyage LA
Directors Notes (2018)
Directors Notes (2015)