Natalya Serebrennikova is an animator and artist.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and having immigrated to Brooklyn, New York as a child, Natalya focuses her work on understanding migrant experiences. Her short film Cicada, about a little girl’s first day of school in a new country, received a National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Student Grant, and has been featured on PBS REEL 13 Shorts and in the New York Daily News. Her short film MAK, about an immigrant teenager’s search for cultural identity, has been screened at international animation festivals such as Athens International Film and Video Festival, and the International Animation Festival Fest Anca.
Since 2010, Natalya has worked as an animation director, animator and designer for a variety of clients including - Tala Madani, Davis Guggenheim, Jason Carpenter, and Paul Vester. In 2014-2015, she worked on the design/animation team of the feature documentary He Named Me Malala (2015) directed by Davis Guggenheim. She has been collaborating with fine artist/director Tala Madani on her animations since 2017.
Natalya is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental Animation program at CalArts.