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festivals: judge, critic

Field Reader, Film/Video, Art and Photography, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, 2006, 2005, 2004, 1/03, 11/03, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1997


Festival Juror, KROK International Animation Festival, Ukraine, 2005


Festival Juror, SICAF (Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival), Seoul, Korea, 2005


Reviewer, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, 2005


Festival Juror, Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, MI, 2005, 2003, 2002


Selection Committee, Zagreb International Animation Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2004


Grants Reviewer, Multidisciplinary Arts/Media Arts, Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, 2003, 1999


Festival Juror, PISAF, Puchon International Student Animation Festival, Korea, 2000


Juror for “Touchware,” SIGGRAPH ‘98 Art and Design Show, Los Angeles, CA 1998


Selection Committee (elected as Chair), Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 1998


Peer Reviewer, Media Arts Panel, Creative Artists Grants, Arts Foundation of Michigan, 1997


Professional evaluator for tenure committees: Carnegie Mellon (1997), New York University (1993) and University of North Carolina/Greensboro (1994)


MFA Thesis Committee Member, Media Arts Program, Temple University, PA, 1997, 1995


Evaluator, Electronic Media Program, School of Art, Northern Illinois University, 1996


Juror, Carolina Film and Video Festival, NC, 1993


Juror, Chicago International Film Festival, IL, 1991, 1989


Juror, Sinking Creek Film and Video Festival, TN, 1990


Juror, Ann Arbor Film Festival, MI, 1988


Juror, U.S. Industrial Film Festival, IL, 1988, 1987, 1986

Festival Juror, Judge, Selection Committee member

Selected writing by Deanna Morse:

Secrets from the Selection Committee: Zagreb 2004

http://mag.awn.comindex.phpltype=pageone&article_no=2126

Pre-Cinema Toys Inspire Multimedia Artist Toshio Iwai

http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.11/3.11pages/morseiwai.php3

Love and Peace: Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2006

http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3004

Zagreb Animafest: Friendly Diversity (review of Zagreb, Croatia 2006)

http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2962

SICAF 2005: Art and Industry (Review of SICAF, Korea)

http://www.asifa.net/festival/reports/05/sicaf05.htm

    Review of the 2007 Ann Arbor Film Festival

http://mag.awn.com/index.phpltype=search&sval=ann+arbor&article_no=3259

Deanna, guest speaker at JinLin International Animation Forum, China

Deanna has been invited to judge a variety of national and international festivals and competitions: computer graphics, new media, animation and experimental film/video.  She is a regular speaker and presenter, and has authored many festival reviews and articles.