Ann Upton is a moving-image artist from Waterford, Ireland. Her work exists at the intersection of the minimal and surreal, exploring and interrogating the formal structures and conventions of filmmaking. She works as an associate lecturer on the Animation BA programme at IADT, Dublin.
Ann graduated from IADT in 2019 with a 1st Class BA (Hons) in Animation. There she received the Windmill Lane Animation Award. Her graduate film Dorothy premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh. In 2020 she was commissioned by Creative Ireland and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown to produce an abstract short film, Act IV.
Ann graduated from the Royal College of Art (London) in 2023 with a MA in Animation. Her graduate project The Looking Game had its international premiere at the Ann Arbor Film Festival in March 2024.