Today In SCV History: February 13, 1998 – Animator, CalArts Founding Director Jules Engel Honored With ‘Friz’ Lifetime Achievement Award
Feb 13, 2026
On Feb. 13, 1998, legendary animator and California Institute of the Arts founding director Jules Engel received the prestigious “Friz” Lifetime Achievement Award at the fourth annual Santa Clarita International Film Festival Awards Banquet. The honor recognized Engel’s decades-long impact on
the art of animation, both as a pioneering filmmaker and as an influential educator ...
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