Steve Socki is an Assistant Professor at DePaul University who teaches animation. He has over 25 years of experience working as an animation director and producer in Hollywood on shows such as Rugrats, Hey Arnold, and The Simpsons. Socki received his MFA in animation from Cal Arts and has created several personal animated films, including Sparrow Duet, Water Cycle, and Chalk Tale, which have been accepted to numerous film festivals worldwide.

1. Steve Socki – Biography
Steve Socki is currently an Assistant Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, teaching
animation. Formerly: Assistant Professor at Cal Arts.
Worked for over 25 years in Hollywood as an animation director & producer on animated TV
series such as Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Curious George, The Simpsons, & Futurama. Worked at
various studios including Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney TV, Universal Animation,
Warner Bros, Bento Box, and Klasky Csupo. Nominated for 5 Emmy Awards, won 1.
Received MFA in animation from Cal Arts; studied under mentor Jules Engel.
Personal animated films include:
Sparrow Duet 03:54 (2015)
Water Cycle 05:03 (1981, revised 2011)
Chalk Tale 04:45 (1979, revised 2010)
Steve Socki – Filmography – Personal Films (if needed)
Sparrow Duet 03:55 (Completed Nov 2015)
Production Grants/DePaul University: Project Bluelight & University Council Research
Festivals Accepted:
Holland Animation Festival, March 2016
Green Mountain Film Festival, Vermont, March 2016
Animfest Athens, Greece, Apr 2016
Video Festival Imperia, Italy, Apr 2016
Madeira Film Festival, Portugal, Apr 2016
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, China, May 2016
Athens Int'l Film & Video Festival, Ohio USA, Apr 2016
Melbourne International Animation Festival, June 2016
Brooklyn Film Festival, NY USA, Jun 2016
Animation Attack, Atlanta USA, Jun 2016
Chicagoland Shorts Volume II, USA, April 2016
Experimental Superstars, Novi Sad, Serbia 2016
Flick - Fledgling Film Fest, Penn USA, Jun 2016
Free State Fest, Kansas USA June 2016
Delete TV, UK & Europe, Oct 2016
Los Angeles Cine Fest, USA Oct 2016
Under 5 Minute Festival, Toronto, Canada Oct 2016
Int’l Film Festival Kolaksai, Ukraine, Oct 2016
Water Cycle 05:03 (Completed June 1981, Revised 2011)
Festivals Accepted :
Redefining Animation, Animating the Unconscious, USC Los Angeles, 2013
Transformational Animation, Works of CalArts Alumni, Valencia, CA, 2012
Animation of the Unconsciousness, Pacific Standard Time, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
Synthetic Movements: New Direction for Contemporary American Animation, The
American Federation of the Arts, toured North America, 1982-1987
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio USA, 1982

2. Nashville Film Festival (Sinking Creek Film Festival), Tennessee USA, 1982
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale Illinois USA, 1981
Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Filmex), California USA, 1981
Growing Object 08:30 (Completed May 1980)
Multi-Media/Installation, Cal Arts, Valencia CA 1980
Chalk Tale 04:45, (Completed April 1979, Revised 2010)
Festivals & Awards:
Animafest Zabreb, Zabreb, Croatia, 1981
Festival Int’l du Court Métrage d’ Animation, Roanne France, 1980
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan USA, 1980
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio USA, 1980
Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, Illinois USA, 1980
Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Filmex), California USA, 1980
Nashville Film Festival (Sinking Creek Film Festival), USA, 1980, (Prize Winner)
Synthetic Movements: New Direction for Contemporary American Animation,
The American Federation of the Arts, toured North America, 1982-1987