A night at the museum inspires short film to screen at Cannes

Art returns to the Palace of Fine Arts

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By Kirsten Coachman

The Festival de Cannes 2013 kicks off on May 15, and among the talented filmmakers in attendance will be Academy of Art University alumnus and Director of Visual Development Nicolás P. Villarreal. His animated short film, “Pasteurized,” is one of the short films to be featured during Cannes Court Métrage in the “Short Film Corner” competition.

“To be honest, for me going to Cannes is incredible,” Villarreal said. “I still can’t believe it.”

Animated Short Film. Written and Directed by Nicolás P. Villarreal. (7 minutes 33 seconds.)

Villarreal graduated from AAU in 2002. He moved back to his home country of Argentina, where he worked as a traditional animator on an Italian film while also working remotely as a freelance character designer for a company in Oakland. He returned to the States in 2005 and worked

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FASHION SHOW honored guests of AAU Fashion Show

Renowned designers recruit talented students as fashion returns to Palace of Fine Arts

Mayor Ed Lee of San Francisco declares May 8, 2013, Max and Lubov Azria Day after famed designer and wife, shown here smiling for the camera.

By Ian Mackintosh

On the morning of Thursday, May 9th in Morgan Auditorium, Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of the School of Fashion, moderated a panel discussion called “Bon Chic Bon Chat” with Suzy Menkes, renowned fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune - the Global Edition of The New York Times, and this year’s guests of honor, Max Azria who is the Founder, Designer, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, and his wife Lubov Azria who

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