Melissa Allen(V)
- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Director
Born in Toronto but raised on the Canadian prairies, Melissa attended
the University of Alberta where she earned a double major in English
and Comparative Literature and was published in the Comparative
Literature departments bi-annual publication "Fait Accomplit."
Afterwards she was accepted into Sheridan's prestigious animation program and worked on several films including,the Annecy short listed film "Gum" by Noam Sussman and Royal Reel Award winning film "Vernal Eqinox" by Haiwei Hou.
Her third year group film which she wrote and directed, "Fists of Finance," is making the rounds at the Toronto Youth Shorts Festival and the Ottawa International Animation Festival as well as competing in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards. She recently interned at the animation studio Titmouse Inc. where she worked on "Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem", "Moonbeam City", and "King Star King".
She also enjoys creating art with freelance illustrator, German Shible, who recently collaborated on an installation piece for the Mississauga Art Gallery's exhibition on the influence of retro gaming on the arts, "Thank You For Playing." She also finds it strange writing about herself in third person.
Afterwards she was accepted into Sheridan's prestigious animation program and worked on several films including,the Annecy short listed film "Gum" by Noam Sussman and Royal Reel Award winning film "Vernal Eqinox" by Haiwei Hou.
Her third year group film which she wrote and directed, "Fists of Finance," is making the rounds at the Toronto Youth Shorts Festival and the Ottawa International Animation Festival as well as competing in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards. She recently interned at the animation studio Titmouse Inc. where she worked on "Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem", "Moonbeam City", and "King Star King".
She also enjoys creating art with freelance illustrator, German Shible, who recently collaborated on an installation piece for the Mississauga Art Gallery's exhibition on the influence of retro gaming on the arts, "Thank You For Playing." She also finds it strange writing about herself in third person.