Curriculum Vitae
I am currently available for freelance opportunities in compositing, editing, storyboarding, and animation for television, films or music videos. Additionally, I offer services as a private tutor or consultant for animation filmmaking and I am available for teaching positions and curriculum design for animation/ experimental filmmaking. If you're interested in collaborating or would like to inquire about my rates and expertise, please feel free to reach out via email at contact@jennamarks.ca.
Education
MFA Concordia University - 2023
Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, Concordia University - 2022
National Film Board of Canada, Hothouse Mentorship - 2013
BFA NSCAD University - 2013
Awards
Crossing the Screen- Best Animation - 2023
Shorts not Pants- Best Canadian Short - 2023
Festival de Courts Métrages Images en Vues- Best short - 2023
Festival Stop-Motion Montreal- Award for Canadian Film - 2020
ITFS- Best Film: 48 hour Film Jam (Co-director) - 2014
Residencies
Handmade Film Collective -Cellulose Mentorship, Nova Scotia, 2023
Open Workshop (Animation Workshop), Denmark, 2022, 2023
Ayatana: Science School, Canada (Online due to Pandemic) - 2021
Commercial Work
Moira and Claire- Music Video, 2024 (in progress)
Freedom- Animated Short - Boarding, Animation and Compositing, 2023
Arcadia Entertainment - Animation/ Special Effects - 2021
Copernicus Studios - Lead Compositor and After Effects: Special Effects - 2018-2019
Belle Plaine- Music Video, 2018
Ubisoft - Video Editor, 2017-2018
Ricochet Prod - Animation/ Editing, 2016- 2018
Cartoon Conrad - Compositing, 2014-2016
Showcase TV - Art Department, 2014
Teaching Experience
Private Tutoring in Animation, 2022- 2024
NSCAD Film Academy-Animation, 2021-2022
Concordia University- Guest Lecturer, 2021
Concordia University- Teaching Assistant, 2019-2021
Atlantic Film Co-operative- Various Animation Workshops, 2018- 2021
Animation Kids - Workshops for Public Schools, 2017-2019
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic- stop-motion for kids, - 2015-2019
Dalhousie guest lecturer - 2015-2017
Community Involvement
Make a Wish Foundation- Teaching stop-motion to youth with chronic illness, 2022
Animation Festival of Halifax- Selection committee and event organizer, 2017-2019
Women in Film and Television - Board Member and Conference Organizer- Animation and New Media Stream, 2017- 2018
Atlantic Film Co-operative - Board of Education, Grant Selection Committee, 2014-2016
Filmography and Selected Screenings
Homard Au Coeur - 2022
Les Sommets du Cinéma- Montreal
Bistro Girls (NFB FAP, Canada Council for the Arts) - 2021
Stop-Motion Festival Montreal
Atlantic Film Festival
Slip: A Prelude - 2020
Stop-Motion Festival Montreal
Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival
Laila Sady Johnson Wasn’t Beaten by No Train (music video) - 2019
Ottawa International Animation Festival
How You Turned into a Fish (Arts NS, NFB FAP, Canada Council) -2016
Festival du Cannes, Short film corner, France
A Horse Throat, 2014
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Stuttgart Animation Festival
Glas Animation, California
Rooftop Films, New York