Steve Socki

Steve Socki is an independent animation artist and an associate professor at DePaul University in Chicago. He received an MFA from Cal Arts where he studied under his mentor Jules Engel. His recent short films, “Hallowstide” & “Sparrow Duet” have been selected to many international film festivals received multiple awards. Steve worked for over 25 years in Hollywood as an animation director & producer on animated TV series including “Rugrats”, “Hey Arnold”, “Curious George”, “The Simpsons”, & “Futurama”. He was nominated for 5 Emmy Awards and won 1. filmography: 2023 “Enfold” 04:07; new animated film 2018 “Hallowstide” 04:17; animated film; selected to over 60 festivals; won 12 awards 2015 “Sparrow Duet” 03:54; animated film; selected to over 60 festivals; won 4 awards 2012 “Watercycle” 02:56; animated film; Revised Version (original: 1981); selected to 12 festivals; won 1 award 2010 “Chalk Tale” 03:21; animated film; Revised Version (original: 1979), selected to 12 festivals; won 2 awards