Javier Barboza

Javier Barboza is an award-winning filmmaker, creative director, animator, and educator. His work tackles the complexity of identity and migration, using surreal, magical realism, narrative and documentary methods to engage the audience in an experience best described as visually immersive. Born and raised in Los Angeles CA, he studied Cal Arts majoring in Character Animation.

He received his MFA at U.S.C. School of Cinematic Arts and Animation. He was awarded residency at Yaddo foundation and the Laika studio film fellowship with Film Independent 2022. Has been awarded the Princess Grace Film Grant, was an Annenberg Fellow, and nominated for an Annie award/ASIFA-Hollywood, Imagen awards and Daytime Emmys. He has showcased at a variety of film festivals nationally and internationally and lectured at various universities, including Mexico City, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.

Javier continues to freelance and pitch at several studios. He is currently Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque in the Film & Digital Arts department. As well showcasing and experimenting with new ways of telling stories through V.R., A.R, projections, installations, performance art, muppets, graffiti and animation.

For more information visit Javier’s website here.

​Javier will be teaching Animation and Digital Animation at High School Camp.