Student Achievements

Don’t Call Mom was written and directed by Emilia in summer 2024.

At the showcase, students presented various audio, visual and physical projects that highlighted innovative practices and emerging technologies.

The ongoing project by designers and educators Pete Ho Ching Fung and Samein Shamsher aims to expand its reach following a stellar debut at Dutch Design Week.

Educator and scientist Poh Tan, designer Melissa Chung (BDes 2023), and students Jaehyun Jun and Philip Newcombe will deliver talks on integrating arts and science.

The ECU community swept the People’s Choice Awards and Juror’s Choice Awards at the 2024 edition of Vancouver’s largest design show.

Hailey Wispinski (BFA 2025) and Kyla Zwack (BDes 2025) worked with Kits House seniors community programmer Sara Dean.

The designer, firefighter and emergency medic began developing the device during his final year of studies at Emily Carr University.

The filmmaker and Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) alum won the honour for his work on the short film Motherland.

Liam Borsa (BDes 2024), Edwina Liao (BDes 2023), Pablo Mariano (MDes 2022), Jasna Sokolovic (BFA 2000) and Nolan Talbot-Kelly (BDes 2023) are among Dezeen’s 10 independent furniture design studios operating in Vancouver.

A pair of films by the artist, animator and ECU alum are finding eyes across the country and beyond with a debut via the National Film Board and a selection for ‘the Oscars of the animation industry.’

An animated film by artist Ivan Li (BMA 2019) is an official selection at the 2024 edition of the prestigious Annecy International Animation Festival in France.

Innovation and sustainability recently converged at Robson Square as third-year Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) students showcased portable environments designed to accommodate food preparation, service and enjoyment.

The Pathways for Creative Futures program integrates work-integrated learning opportunities into degree courses at Emily Carr University.

In collaboration with nonprofit The Power of Play, second-year design students are producing an interactive object for children in the Gorom Refugee Settlement in South Sudan.

Founded by a pair of fourth-year ECU Interaction Design students, the FLUI Design Hackathon gives emerging designers a chance to network and gain professional experience.

The cofounder and apparel director of Mosko Moto discuss the value of finding a career that suits your passions, and how Emily Carr University prepared them for their unique path.

The ECU student was recognized for his second-year student short, which represents an unusual turn for the burgeoning filmmaker.

The artist and ECU alum was awarded for her graduating experimental animated short film, Between You and Me.

Mia Milardo (BMA 2023), Maya Patrich (BMA 2023) and Weiwei Wu (BMA 2023) had their graduating films selected for screening in the OIAF competition.

Prion was created using a huge variety of media during Maya’s final year in the 2D + Experimental Animation program at ECU.

Emily Carr ranks number six among post-secondaries internationally, and number two in Canada.

The filmmaker and ECU alum created the film during her final year of study at Emily Carr University.

The recent alum was awarded for her project, कला, which envisions the decolonization of art history and pedagogy.

The designer and educator created the platform to encourage programming and art-making skills among rural Indigenous youth.

The students created their films in ECU faculty member Woonam Kim’s third-year ‘Collaboration in Digital Media’ class.

The emerging designer and ECU student won recognition for her project, Our Dinner Table, which proposes a solution for senior food insecurity and isolation.

The pair were brought together through the Shumka for Creative Entrepreneurship’s Art Apprenticeship Network program.

An animated film by artist Frankie McDonald invites audiences to explore the relationship between colonialism and the urgent environmental issues of our time.

The freelance product designer and ECU alum was recognized for her game encouraging conversation about gender discrimination.

Calling it his “most ambitious project yet,” Edward created the immersive graphic novel in collaboration with numerous other ECU alums and artists.

In his breathtaking video for Desiree Dawson’s Meet You At the Light, Alexander draws viewers into a harrowing account of family loss and intergenerational care.

The short film has earned invites to nearly a dozen festivals across the international circuit, as well as a recent award at the Venice Shorts Film Fest.

Awards at CIFF and OIAF come amid a series of festival appearances for the film by renowned animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.

Despite Sundance going all-online due to COVID, Benjamin says it “feels great” to have his films included in the lineup of the legendary festival.

A new customizable font for people with low vision, created by Tyler Hawkins (BDes 2020), is now available for public use.

The Faraway Place will begin its whirlwind eight-day production schedule on Feb. 25.

The ECU alum's latest short film is being produced by The National Film Board of Canada as part of the Hothouse 13 Apprenticeship.

Caroline So Jung Lee (IMED 2015) is the one of the recipients of a Creative BC Equity and Emerging Development Fund grant for 2021.

Desirae Witte (BMA 2012) wrote and directed ‘The Fall’ (2021), which won the Director’s Prize at SPARK Animation 2021.

ECU Grads Kunal Sen (ANIM 2006) and Tisha Deb Pillai (ANIM 2014) are the founders of Good Bad Habits, an animation and motion design studio.

The short film ‘Project Human Revival’ won Special Mention at the Nouveau Cinema Festival in Montreal in 2021.

Caroline So Jung Lee (IMED 2015) wins Best Canadian Short Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2019 for ‘At the Bottom of the Sea’.

Genki Ferguson is featured at the Kingston Writer’s Festival 2021. Ferguson graduated from the FMSA program at ECU in 2017.

The film, a bittersweet meditation on mortality, was produced by Nastenka during her final year of study at ECU.

‘My Mom is an Alien’ by Yejin Kim (BMA 2021) and Yeji Kang (BMA 2021), ‘Lightcatchers’ by Edward Madojemu (BMA 2021) and ‘Fish Head’ by Jocelyn Geo Tang (BMA 2021) will all screen as part of the 2021 OIAF Canadian Student Competition.

The collective of designers and recent ECU grads formed over a shared desire to foster empathy and community by slowing down and learning about the world.

The Salazar Award, is presented annually by GDC/BC and founding sponsor Metropolitan Fine Printers to talented and inspiring students currently enrolled in design programs in BC.

Indigenous student animator obtains valuable internship with animated TV production "Molly of Denali". The production tells the stories of a young Indigenous girl in Alaska.

The recent ECU grad’s aspen wood dining set promotes togetherness and mutual presence.

The ‘Access Font’ is a first-of-its-kind font platform designed to make on-screen reading more accessible by meeting the individual needs of people with low vision.

Communication Design alumni, Zoe Boudreau has been selected in the top 7 designers under 30 by RGD

The pair of artists and recent ECU grads collaborated on the high-fantasy epic, which combines both 2D and 3D animation.