{{short description|American film director}} {{Infobox person | name = Amy Kravitz | image = | birth_date = | birth_place = Massachusetts | birth_name = | years_active = 1980–present | spouse = Steven Subotnick | partner = | awards = }}
'''Amy Kravitz''' (March 6, 1956, Wilmington, Delaware) is an independent filmmaker and teacher specializing in abstract animation. She is currently a Professor in the Film Department at the Rhode Island School of Design.
== Work == As a young girl, Amy Kravitz began making and teaching animation in Yvonne Andersen's famed Yellow Ball Workshop.<ref>[http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.12/articles/jacksonandersen1.12.html Yvonne Andersen: Profile of a Pioneer]. Jackson, Wendy, Animation World Magazine 1.12, 1997</ref> Amy went on to obtain a B.A. in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, and received an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts.<ref name=":0" /> During her studies at CalArts, she was mentored under [http://www.skydavid.com Sky David] and Jules Engel. She taught Animation at Harvard and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, before becoming a professor in the Film Department of the Rhode Island School of Design where she has taught Experimental Animation since the 1980s, and from time-to-time has served as the department chair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Chris |date=28 July 2022 |title=Schools In The Spotlight: Rhode Island School Of Design |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/schools/school-spotlight-rhode-island-school-of-design-212454.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806225002/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/schools/school-spotlight-rhode-island-school-of-design-212454.html |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her film work includes ''River Lethe'' (1985), ''The Trap'' (1988), and ''Roost'' (1999).<ref name=":0" /> She states that her approach to filmmaking is "direct and visceral."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greatwomenanimators.com/amy-kravitz/|title = Amy Kravitz – Great Women Animators}}</ref> Her films have been screened worldwide and have received numerous prizes and awards.
Amy's out-of-the-ordinary work as a teacher has been highly praised by her students and others in her field. Her long classes involve week-to-week problems and questions that students explore as a means to reveal and understand their perception of the world, instead of merely imparting a collection of animation techniques. Her students develop highly personalized relationships to the medium that bring out their own individual talents and points of view. Many of Kravitz's students have gone on to successful careers in traditional animation, computer animation, and interactive art.
In 2022, Kravitz was named the Honorary President of the Ottawa International Animation Festival's return to an in-person festival after being virtual to previous two years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=14 April 2022 |title=People on the Move: Amy Kravitz Named OIAF Hon. Prez, Baobab Adds Top Talent, Psyop Expands to Germany & More |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/04/people-on-the-move-amy-kravitz-named-oiaf-hon-prez-baobab-adds-top-talent-psyop-expands-to-germany-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102030405/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/04/people-on-the-move-amy-kravitz-named-oiaf-hon-prez-baobab-adds-top-talent-psyop-expands-to-germany-more/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Chris |date=18 September 2022 |title=Live from Ottawa, It's OIAF22! |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/09/live-from-ottawa-its-oiaf22/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918200343/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/09/live-from-ottawa-its-oiaf22/ |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Amy lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband, Steven Subotnick. She has two daughters.
== Filmography == ''River Lethe'' (1985)
''The Trap'' (1988)
''Roost'' (1999)
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==External links== * [http://vimeo.com/user3470358 Amy Kravitz Vimeo page including complete films] * [http://www.edgeofframe.co.uk/amy-kravitz/ Interview on Edge of Frame: http://www.edgeofframe.co.uk/amy-kravitz/] * RISD Faculty Page: https://www.risd.edu/academics/film-animation-video/faculty/amy-kravitz * The Great Women Animators: http://greatwomenanimators.com/amy-kravitz/ * Interview on Split Tooth Media: https://www.splittoothmedia.com/amy-kravitz/ *
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