Category: Kingsborough Animation program

2026 Rarebit Animation Festival recap

The 2026 Rarebit Animation Festival was a success! We had an amazing turnout at the Tom Kane theater in Industry City, with CUNY animation students and faculty from Kingsborough, BMCC, Lehman, City College, Queens College, and York!

Award winners:

Animation Club Award: Uriel Moran, “No Tan Buenos Días ” (City College)

Rarebit Spirit Award: Josué Agustin Advincola, “Stream of Memories” (Lehman.)

Original Signal Film (a tribute to Winsor McCay) by Chris Perez

Photos from the event:

Photo of Prof. Eaton at the Rarebit Animation Festival, 2026
Prof. Tom Eaton (Kingsborough Community College) introduces the animation festival. Photo by Prof. Tommy Mintz
Rarebit animation Festival- Josué Agustin Advincola recieves the Rarebit Spirit Award
Josué Agustin Advincola receives the Rarebit Spirit Award for “Stream of Memories.” Photo by Prof. Tommy Mintz
Screenshot of brooklynONE's instagram reel about Kingsborough's Rarebit Animation Festival. Click to view original Instagram post.
Click to view Instagram Reel.