Van Phan

National SIGGRAPH · August 2024 Van Phan is passionate about creating WOW experiences by using emerging technology, psychology, and animation as a tool to push the boundaries of storytelling for social impact. Van uses his multidisciplinary background and platform to explore new processes, solve problems, and share his experience to help further the new storytelling medium. He has produced several short films that screened at over sixty film festivals internationally, including Cannes, Tribeca, SXSW, and SIGGRAPH. His movies have gone on to win numerous awards, including two Student Emmys. His thesis film "Values" qualified for the Academy Award for "Best Animated Short" after winning SIGGRAPH Best of the show. More about this award

In the News

Published June 16, 2020

A Glimpse Into Tribeca Immersive

Published June 16, 2020

VR Anti-Bullying Animation ‘Upstander’ Premieres at Tribeca Online Fest

Published January 28, 2020

Van Phan’s Animated ‘Upstander’ to Premiere at Tribeca Immersive

Published June 19, 2019

Fresh From the Festivals: May 2000's Film Reviews

Published June 12, 2019

TribecaTalksAtHome: Cinema360 "Pure Imagination" Panel

Published June 11, 2019

Animated People: Van Phan, Director of Tribeca VR Premiere ‘Upstander’

Published June 11, 2019

Animation Alumnus Van Phan Premieres at Tribeca

Published June 11, 2019

Two Bay Area directors premiere virtual reality films online at Tribeca Film Festival

Published April 5, 2019

I feel that animation is an awesome tool to enhance VR” – Van Phan (UPSTANDER)

Published June 12, 2018

VR for Good: Introducing Our 2018 Creators Lab Participants

Published June 26, 2001

Animators Show Off at Siggraph

Published June 12, 2001

The SIGGRAPH 2001 Computer Animation Festival: A Digital Odyssey

Published April 1, 2000

Cannes XR Veer awards

Published June 23, 1999

I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen Animation

Published April 1, 1

XRMust XR Awards 2020: A Year in Immersive Storytelling