Evan Bode is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, composer, and animator who challenges borders and binaries with a playful mix of mediums. Their work has been screened internationally at festivals in Brazil, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Canada, the U.K., Australia, India, Italy, and South Africa, as well as in festivals across the United States.

Evan graduated with honors from Colorado State University in 2020 with a B.A. in Communication Studies and minors in Sociology, English, and Film Studies. In 2023, they graduated from Syracuse University with an MFA in Film.

Evan's first film, Thine Own Self, has screened at festivals around the world including Animafest Zagreb. In 2021, Evan was one of five filmmakers selected as a winner of the Gotham Institute’s 2021 Student Showcase sponsored by JetBlue and Focus Features, a success featured in Filmmaker Magazine. Their second film, A Spot for Frog, was met with similar acclaim, including a "Director's Choice Award" at Thomas Edison Film Festival and a screening at Outfest L.A. in 2023.

Short Fims

2022

2021

Film Festival Selections and Awards

A Spot for Frog (2022)

WINNER of the "Director’s Choice Award" at Thomas Edison Film Festival, United States, 2023
WINNER of Best Animation at New Jersey International Film Festival, United States, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
- OUTFEST Los Angeles, United States, 2023
- Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, Canada, 2023
- Leeds Queer Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2023
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia, 2023
- ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival , United States, 2023
- Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, 2023
- Nantucket Pride Youth Film Festival, United States, 2023
- Florence Queer Festival, Italy, 2023
- Seattle Queer Film Festival, United States, 2022
- Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival, United States, 2022
- New Filmmakers Showcase at Syracuse International Film Festival, United States, 2022
- Adria International Short Film Festival, Croatia, 2023 (Winner: "Best Arthouse Fiction")
- Munich New Wave Film Festival, Germany, 2023 (Honorable Mention: "Best Director")
Merced Queer Film Festival, United States, 2023 (Honorable Mention)
Experimental Forum, United States, 2023 (Honorable Mention)
Kansas City Underground Film Festival, United States, 2023 (Finalist)
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, United States, 2023 (Semi-Finalist)

Thine Own Self (2021)

WINNER of the Gotham Institute's Student Short Film Showcase sponsored by JetBlue & Focus Features, 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
- Animafest Zagreb, Films for Children Competition, Croatia, 2022
- Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2022
- Durban Film Festival's Isiphethu International Student Film Festival, South Africa, 2022
- AnimaQUEER Film Fest, Brazil, 2023
- FOR RAINBOW Festival of Cinema & Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity, Brazil 2021
- Seattle Queer Film Festival, United States, 2021
- OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, United States, 2021
- QUEER-Streifen Regensburg Film Festival, Germany, 2021
- Prairie Pride Film Festival, United States, 2022
- MicroActs 8 Artist Film Screening, United States, 2021
- Student Showcase at Syracuse International Film Festival, United States, 2021
- Through the Student Lens Film Festival, United States, 2022
- Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Australia, 2022
- Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival, India, 2023
- Short Encounters International Film Festival, Greece, 2021 (Nominee: "Best Experimental Short")
- Out & Loud: Pune International Queer Film Festival, India, 2022 (Winner: "Best Silent Film")
- Finalist for the 55th Humboldt International Film Fest, United States, 2022

Anxiety Art (2019)

WINNER of the "Audience Choice Award" at Through the Student Lens Film Festival, United States, 2021
WINNER of Berlin Flash Film Festival's Super Short Smartphone Contest, Germany, 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
- Blackbird Film Festival, United States, 2022
- FilmOneFest, United States, 2021
- Sweden Film Awards, Sweden, 2021 (Semi-Finalist)
- TEDxCSU Film Screening, United States, 2022