City Kidz NexGen Production Team

Meet The Team

Recent Graduate of the University of Southern California
M.F.A. in Animation & Digital Arts • Class of 2026

Hanqian is passionate about cinematic storytelling and creating meaningful animated experiences. She specializes in lighting, rendering, and visual development, helping bring original stories and imaginative worlds to life.

Recent Graduate of Pratt Institute
M.F.A. in Animation • Class of 2026

Louis is passionate about bringing expressive characters and memorable stories to life through animation. He contributes to character animation and visual storytelling, helping create engaging performances that connect with audiences.

Recent Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
M.A. in Animation • Class of 2025

Pragya is passionate about creating immersive digital experiences that inspire curiosity, learning, and creativity. She contributes to environment design and visual storytelling, helping create engaging animated worlds and interactive experiences.

Recent Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
B.F.A. in 3D Technical Animation • Class of 2026

Diya is passionate about blending creativity and technology to create innovative animation experiences. She contributes to technical animation and real-time production, helping bring original stories and characters to life.

Recent Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University
B.F.A. in Fine Arts • Class of 2026

Stanley is passionate about creating expressive characters and compelling animated stories that connect with audiences. He contributes to character animation and visual storytelling, helping bring original characters and imaginative worlds to life.

Recent Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
B.F.A. in 3D Technical Animation • Minor in Illustration • Class of 2026

Caitlin is passionate about blending artistic creativity with technical precision to bring stories and characters to life. She contributes to technical animation and visual development, helping create original characters and engaging animated experiences.

Recent Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
B.F.A. in Technical Animation • Class of 2026

Shreya is passionate about creating memorable characters and immersive animated worlds. Through the City Kidz NexGen Animation Fellowship, she collaborates with fellow artists while continuing to grow as a character artist and technical animator.

Current Undergraduate at DePaul University
B.S. in Computer Science & Animation

Dominic is passionate about combining creativity and technology to build innovative animation solutions. He contributes to technical animation and production workflows, helping create efficient processes and engaging animated experiences.

Current Undergraduate at Ringling College of Art and Design
B.F.A. in Computer Animation

Yara is passionate about creating expressive characters and imaginative worlds through animation. She contributes to character design and 3D production, helping bring original stories and memorable characters to life.

Current Undergraduate at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
B.F.A. in 3D Technical Animation

Vani is passionate about bringing expressive characters and memorable stories to life through animation. She contributes to character animation and visual storytelling, helping create dynamic performances and engaging cinematic experiences.

Current Undergraduate at DePaul University
B.A. in Animation

Julian is passionate about creating expressive characters and original stories through animation. He contributes to animation and visual storytelling, helping bring original characters and imaginative worlds to life.

Current Undergraduate at Parsons School of Design
B.F.A. in Illustration

Eva is passionate about creating imaginative characters and visually engaging worlds through art and storytelling. Through the City Kidz NexGen Animation Fellowship, she collaborates with fellow artists while continuing to grow as a designer and visual storyteller.

Current Undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University
B.F.A. in Animation

Lizzie is passionate about bringing expressive characters to life through character design and 2D animation. She contributes to character design and 2D rigging, helping create engaging animated stories and memorable characters.

Recent Graduate of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
B.F.A. in Character Animation • Class of 2026

Ayla is passionate about creating memorable characters and imaginative worlds through storytelling and design. She contributes to character design and visual development, helping shape original characters, vibrant environments, and engaging animated stories.