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Van Phan - University of Southern California - San Francisco, California, United States | LinkedIn

An award-winning filmmaker, animator, and educator, Phan has a unique perspective on feeling like an outcast and being bullied.

Aha and WOW studio

Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2024

Animated contenders include the buzzworthy anti-bullying piece Upstander by Van Phan

Unreal animation Fellowship TD/Instructor

Upstander XR Awards 2020 Best Non Interactive VR

Van Phan | Scholars@Duke profile

Van Phan has been making notable animated films since graduation from the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts

Neurodiversity : Educators Empower older adult learner to become lifelong learner through use of digital tools and frameworks

1_Onboarding PUBLIC : Van Phan - Teaching Portfolio

Upstander production process with Unreal blog

Van Phan | Animation Department, Visual Effects, Director

Winner Best Animated Short A loving piece about a father-son relationship

Values Movie

It has won several awards including a student Emmy for animation.

Faculty | Games at Northeastern

Animators Show Off at Siggraph

ACUE Certificate in the Effective Teaching Practive Framework

Wild Card

Create a neurodivergent-friendly environment to empower neurodiverse people to fulfill their potential

Wild Card Big Kahuna Winner featured in 3D magazine

I feel that animation is an awesome tool to enhance VR

Cannes XR VeeR Future Award

Since graduating from USC, he has created content for Dreamworks, Sony, Fox, Disney, and more

Upstander is a short, sweet message of sticking up for people.

Upstander hits us with charm right from the beginning.

VR experience created by Van Phan transports you back to school and what it’s like to witness bullying first hand.

We want to embrace as many genres and stories as possible

A good reminder that it only takes one person — you- to save someone’s life and make it worth living.

Upstander, meanwhile, is an intriguing animated experience about bullying.

How can we be part of the solution and not be part of the problem?

Two Bay Area directors premiere virtual reality films online at Tribeca Film Festival

Animation Wizard Van Phan On His Anti-bullying VR Film

Tribeca Cinema360 2020

After winning several prizes for Wild Card, including SIGGRAPHs Big Kahuna Award and a Student Emmy

TribecaTalksAtHome: Cinema360 "Pure Imagination" Panel

One animated standout in the lineup is Upstander, making its world premiere.

Animated People: Van Phan, Director of Tribeca VR Premiere ‘Upstander’

Immersing the audience in a world adjacent to our own, you are challenged to think and take action. How can we be part of the solution and not be part of the problem?

School of Animation & Visual Effects Faculty | Academy of Art University