Kirsten Lepore / Filmmaker

Kirsten Lepore is an animator and director based in the LA area currently working towards an MFA at CalArts.  Her 2010 stop-motion short, “Bottle,” received the first ever Student Annie Award, as well as taking top prizes at Slamdance, the Stuttgart Animation festival, Bill Plympton’s Annecy+ program, BAFTA LA Student Film Awards, Florida Film Fest, Arizona Film Fest, the Vimeo Awards, and several others.  With a client list including MTV, Whole Foods, Toyota, Facebook, Nickelodeon, Nestle, Heinz, and Glamour Magazine, her work has been featured on TV, the web, and at various international film festivals.  Besides her passion for animation, Kirsten is also obsessed with kimchi, kombucha, and other culinary wonders.