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THE CHRISTOpHER W. Gee LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM 2026
Description and Overview
CTN Foundation is honored to announce a scholarship in Christopher W. Gee’s name. This award celebrates Chris’ life and legacy in the animation industry and his overwhelming passion for animation and film. In recognition of his achievements this award is for emerging artists, filmmakers and visual storytellers working at the intersection of art, technology, craft and image-making.
This scholarship aims to provide resources, experience and mentoring for aspiring filmmakers, film technicians, compositors and troubleshooters. To shine a light on those up and coming creatives who sit at the intersection of technology and art.
2026 Applications
MEET YOUR MENTOR CGI LIGHTING ARTIST DARREN KINER
Darren Kiner is a CGI Lighting Artist and CGI Supervisor whose work spans across 25 years in Feature Animation, TV Animation and Visual Effects.
Most recently Darren was the Lighting and Compositing Director on the Nickelodeon television series Big Nate, where he helped design the look of the show.
In the past, Darren has worked in Visual Effects on such films as Alita, Battle Angel (at Weta Digital, NZ) and on many Animated Features (Aladdin, Fantasia 2000, Iron Giant, Hotel Transylvania, etc).
MEET YOUR MENTOR Illustrator and Designer Pascal Campion
Pascal Campion is a French-American illustrator and animator. Pascal has worked in a wide variety of media, from games and music videos to feature films and books.
Pascal wears many hats in the art world; from production design to visual development for feature films and television; to creating commercial animation for clients such as Chevron and Disney; as well participating in various feature animations and animation specials.
From 2020 - 2023 Pascal was the Production Designer for AppleTV's Peanuts specials which are new classics that are heartwarming as well as award winning.
PATRONS
Full Scholarship Awards
Partial Scholarship Awards
Partial Scholarship Awards
- 5-10 Personal Critiques
- Two Complimentary 4-day Premiere Scholarship Bundle to CTNX26
- Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX26
- Lifetime Professional Membership in CTN Circle
- Award Ceremony at CTNX26
- Award is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Partial Scholarship Awards
Partial Scholarship Awards
Partial Scholarship Awards
- One virtual group meeting
- Two Complimentary 4-day Basic Scholarship Bundle to CTNX26
- Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX26
- Lifetime Professional Membership in CTN Circle
- Award Ceremony at CTNX26
- Award is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Honorable Mentions
Partial Scholarship Awards
Honorable Mentions
- Two Complimentary 1-Day Community Scholarship Bundle to CTNX26
- Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX26
- Award Ceremony at CTNX26
CHRISTOPHER W. GEE (1961-2024)
Christopher W. Gee was a digital film recording specialist, film scanner, printer and color compositing and timer at Walt Disney Animation Studios for almost 30 years.
Chris was a CAPS pioneer, helping develop software for modern digital 2D animation.
Chris is known for his work on Runaway Brain, Pocahontas, Nightmare Before Christmas and many many more.
LYNN REYNOLDS
Full Scholarship Awardee 2025
“I love learning new skills and working with others to create a compelling story. In this program, I primarily worked on my compositing skills but I very much enjoy being involved in the post-production process as well. I'm always down to collaborate and share my knowledge with others.” ~ Lynn Reynolds, Animatic Editor | Compositor