Chris Kientz

Chris Kientz (b. June 6, 1967 in Manhattan, Kansas) is an American/Canadian animator, television producer, director and educator. He has worked on a number of reality TV and children's television series but is perhaps best known for his ongoing work on the award-winning Canadian/American television series, Raven Tales. His animation has also appeared at the Smithsonian Institution as well as animation festivals worldwide. He is board member of Kids First!, a children's media advocacy organization and the 2009 winner of the Kids First! PalmerVision award.

As an educator he worked at the Creative Media Institute at New Mexico State University to develop and implement the CMI animation program, including fund raising efforts and development of the animation curriculum and admission process. In addition he is a senior consultant for National Geographic, working with the All Roads Film Project as a fundraiser and project judge to ensure that children of under represented minorities receive media based educational materials and media training.

He has written articles and textbooks on digital media and applications for digital media in entertainment, education and distribution.

In addition he has done notable work on the research and development of interactive content for defense based security training as a program manager at the Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center at White Sands Missile Range. Currently he continues this work on behalf of the Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University where he is the Director of Technology Innovation, where he coordinates fund raising and program admissions, concentrating on research of new methods of digital distribution of media and interactive systems.

He formerly served on the New Mexico Governor's Council on Film and Media Industries to advise on digital media and tax incentives for media production and post production.

References

• Native Network. "Chris Kientz". http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/ENG/rose/kientz_c.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-08. 
• Matthew Gurewitsch (2006). "Native American Art Amid the Manifestoes". The Wall Street Journal (Jan 4th): D8. 

External links

• Chris Kientz at the Internet Movie Database

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