KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 8 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 8, 2026 - Ru Kuwahata, an Academy Award-nominated animation director whose films have garnered worldwide acclaim, will visit the University of Rhode Island on Friday, Oct. 16, from 3-5 p.m., to deliver a master class and screen her new film that recently premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.
Kuwahata, who has received more than 200 international awards in her career, will discuss her creative process in the free public event-presented by the University's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures-at Swan Auditorium, 60 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus. She will sha...