Christine A. Banna is an internationally showing, multidisciplinary animator and educator. She works in both contemporary and traditional processes with a focus on experimental animation and projection design.
Her animations and projections have been shown at the European Cultural Council (ECC) in conjunction with the Venice Biennale, CICA Museum in South Korea, and at various film festivals around the world. Some of her credits and clients include the Mount Hope World Singers, Epic10 Films, National Young Arts Foundation, pianist Christina Wright-Ivanova, Greater Boston Stage Company, MassOpera, Lowell Chamber Orchestra, and Keene State College.
Born in Providence, RI, Banna grew up with a deep love of ancient history and science which has been a driving force for her since she was a young girl. This dichotomy between ancient and modern is reflected in both Banna’s subject matter and medium choices in her work. Christine A. Banna received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She received her BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History from Boston University’s College of Fine Art. She is a faculty member in the School of Film & Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology and currently lives and works out of Rochester, NY.
  • Director (6 Credits)
    Haiku2026
    Animation, Music Video, Short
    La Struttura/Flusso-Flux2025
    Experimental, Short
    Retreat Into the Swamp2025
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Pink Pottery2022
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Sing About It2021
    Animation, Music Video
    WANDERERS2017
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Sound (1 Credit)
    WANDERERS2017
    Animation, Experimental, Short
Official Selection
Haiku
Lebanon Cinema Days in Canada
Montreal
2026
Official Selection
Haiku
The ASIFA-East Animation Festival
New York City
2026
Official Selection for Best of Screening
Haiku
GRRL HAUS CINEMA
Cambridge
2026
Official Selection
La Struttura/Flusso-Flux
Experimental Brasil
Rio De Janeiro
2026
Official Selection
La Struttura/Flusso-Flux
Under_the_RADAR
Vienna
2026
Official Selection
Retreat Into the Swamp
MicroActs • Artist Film Screenings
London
2025
Official Selection
Retreat Into the Swamp
Buffalo International Film Festival
Buffalo
2025
Best Music Video
Sing About It
Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
Pittsburgh
Silver Award for Best Music Video
Sing About It
Tokyo Film Awards
Tokyo
Official Selection
Sing About It
Close:Up San Francisco Short Film Festival
San Francisco
Best Animated Short
Sing About It
Frostbite International Online Film Festival
Colorado Springs
Official Selection
Sing About It
Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
Toronto
Official Selection
Sing About It
FLICKFAIR Film Festival
Los Angeles
Official Selection
Sing About It
SHINE Online International Film Festival
Toronto
Official Selection
Sing About It
Toronto Independent Animation Festival
Toronto
Official Selection
Sing About It
SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival
Bucharest
Official Selection
Sing About It
River Film Festival
Padua
Best Film
Sing About It
Black & White Film Festival
Toronto
Official Selection
Sing About It
Capital City Film Festival
Lansing
Official Selection
Sing About It
Women's International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN)
Abuja
Official Selection
Sing About It
Brooklyn Women's Film Festival
Brooklyn
Official Selection
Sing About It
Blackbird Film Festival
Cortland
Honorable Mention Best Animated Music Video
Sing About It
Munich Music Video Awards
Munich
Official Selection
WANDERERS
Boston Short Film Festival
Somerville
Official Selection
WANDERERS
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
San Francisco
College
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
MFA
20122014
College
Boston University College of Fine Arts
BFA in Painting and minor in Art History
20052009
Birth City
Providence, RI
Current City
Rochester, NY
Gender
Female
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