OUR HISTORY
Project Spark Studio was founded in 2010 and offered one animation class with fewer than 20 students during its inaugural year. Today, Project Spark Studio offers two classes to over 50 community children from all cultural, ethnic, and socio- economic backgrounds. Over the last five years, Project Spark Studio has seen a significant improvement in its students’ core educational development.
In 2011 over 66% of its 8th grade students participated in a Spark Studio course. Of those participating students, 97% graduated from high school and have advanced to trade schools, colleges, or universities. 75% of those graduates are the first in their family to advance to higher education.
Project Spark Studio’s student films have won over 14 Film Festival Awards and recognitions, including “Best Student Film” at the Sundial Film Festival in Shasta County. In 2015 Project Spark Studio’s student short film, “WHIRL” (animated by over 95 SPARK Studio youth over a 3-year period), was honored as an “Official Selection” at the Madrid International Film Festival in Spain, the Athens Anime Festival in Greece, and the Orchard Lea Film Festival in England. Project Spark Studio students also won the “Best Animation Movie for Children in the United States” award at the Kids Film Festival in Madrid. This festival awarded only 16 awards from over 1,000 submissions.
In 2016, Project Spark Studio won “Best Student Film” for their mixed live action/animation film "How Not to Train Your Dragon.
In 2017, Project Spark Studio won “Best Student Film” at the Sundial Film Festival for their first international collaboration film Split with Bohermeen National School in Meath, Ireland.
Project Spark Studio is currently in pre-production on a collaboration film with a school in Fareham, England. Animation will begin fall of 2017.
OUR HISTORY
