About
Amanda Bonaiuto is an animation director, artist, and assistant professor of Illustration at Parsons School of Design. She makes work exploring experimental narrative, twisted characters, and dark humor. Her films have screened at film festivals and prestigious institutions globally, including Slamdance Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, among others. Her work has been recognized by press outlets such as It’s Nice That, The New Yorker, Vimeo, and NPR. She holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Outside of full-time teaching and filmmaking, she also offers animation mentorship independently and makes commissions in her studio in Brooklyn, NY.
Amanda also hosts Animator Picnics in NYC several times a year.
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a.t.bonaiuto@gmail.com