Elham Doust

M.F.A. - Art, Technology, and Emerging Communications
University of Texas at Dallas

AFS Short Film Grant 2025 - Austin Film Society (AFS) [2025]

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum 2024-25 Faculty Grant - ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum [2024]

Betty and Gifford Johnson Travel Award - [2022]

Special Jury Prize (Short Animation) - Tehran 22nd National & 10th International Short Film Festival [2005]

Best Animation Award (Short Animation) - 1st IRIB Student Short Film Festival [2004]

adjunct Faculty, 3D Animation
School of Creative Arts, Entertainment, and Design, Dallas College [2025–Present]

adjunct Faculty, Digital Video
School of Creative Arts, Entertainment, and Design, Dallas College [2024–Present]

Lecturer I, Foundations of Digital Arts and Design
Harry W. Bass Jr.School of Art, Humanity, and Technology, The University of Texas at Dallas [2023–Present]

Lecturer I, Computer Animation I
Harry W. Bass Jr.School of Art, Humanity, and Technology, The University of Texas at Dallas [2023–2023]

Instructor of record, Foundations of Digital Arts and Design
Harry W. Bass Jr.School of Art, Humanity, and Technology, The University of Texas at Dallas [2022–2023]

Instructor of Executive Courses, Animation Creative Techniques
Research & Production Center for Animated Motion Pictures [2010–2010]

Lecturer, Animation Techniques
Nezam ol Molk University of Applied Science [2009–2009]

The Rabbit Story and Tomato

2023/12 Short Animation (In Progress)

Project GARDEN

2022/12–2023/08 Lead Animator and Designer,
research animation materials ”Project GARDEN” 
ThinkLab
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
University of Texas at Dallas

One Stupid Idea

2007/05–2008/01 Short Animation, Paint-on-Glass 
“16mm” international animation festival – Italy – 2008“Future Shorts” Film Festival – Tehran-London – 2009“Limited Access II” – Video, Sound, Performance – Free designers gallery – Tehran-Cairo – 2009“Iran: Sguardi Sotterranei” Multimedia Festival – Italy – 2010“Contemporary Istanbul: I’ll never be the same” Fine Art Exhibition and Art Fair – Turkey – 2010 

The Flight

2004/04–2004/09 Short Animation, Paint-on-Glass
 Best Animation Award from 1st IRIB Student Short Film Festival - Iran - 2004
Special Jury Prize from 22nd National & 10th International Short Film Festival - Iran - 2005
Runner up in 4th Tehran International Animation Festival - Iran - 2005
Screening in “Limited Access” Video-Sound-Performance in Free Designers Art Gallery – Iran - 2007Screening in “Iran: Sguardi Sotteranei” Multimedia Festival - Italy - 2010 

Children’s Impact on Early Animations in the US in the 1910s

2023/06 SWPACA23 Summer Salon Conference 

Is Fantasy Detrimental for Preschoolers?

2022/02 Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference (SWPACA) 

Fantasy Animation and Children’s Cognitive Skills

2021/11 UTD Diversity Lunch Series Roundtable– School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication 

Bad Cat

2016/06–2016/06 Official Selection in Annecy Festival, Feature Films
Annecy, France 
(Character Animator)

Pooneh Children Toothpaste

2008/06–2008/06 Official Selection in Annecy Festival, Advertising Animation
Annecy, France (Character Animator) 

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of the AFS Grant for Short Films

The Austin Chronicle: Austin Film Society Announces Grants for Short Films

53rd Annual Annie Awards Press:
2024 AEF Faculty Grants Recipients Announced [...] Elham Doust, University of Texas at Dallas, $4966 for production and copyright for her 2D short film, The Rabbit Story and Tomato.

Animation Magazine:ASIFA Announces 2024 AEF Faculty Grant Recipients

ASIFA-Hollywood recently announced its Animation Educators Forum (AEF) 2024 Faculty Grant recipients.

53rd Annual Annie Awards Press: 2024 AEF Faculty Grants Recipients Announced

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum

Society for Animation Studies

Women in Animation (WIA)

Asians in Animation (AIA)

Animation Research Gang (ARG)