BONA BONES

BONA BONES

Kansas City

Bona Bones is an animator, director, and educator whose work spans commercial, feature, and television production. She has contributed to projects for Cartoon Network, HBO, Hulu, and Amazon, with credits ranging from series animation to feature-length films.

She holds a B.F.A. in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts and an M.F.A. in Animation from the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh College of Art. In 2016, she was awarded the Helen Hill Fellowship at Dartmouth College, which sparked her passion for arts education. Bona is currently an Assistant Professor of Animation at the University of Kansas.

Specializing in stop-motion animation and directing, Bona also brings expertise as a seamstress, puppet and set fabricator, and production designer. Beyond her professional practice, she offers free mentorship to aspiring animators seeking guidance as they begin their careers.

A9 Exhibits:
Cinemorphia (Atlas9 Animated Film Festival)

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Line of people waiting outside a movie theater at night with neon lights and marquee signs, including 'Cinemorphia' and the theater name 'Atlas9'.
A large theater with a stage and audience, showing a projection of an animated woman holding a box on the screen, with decorative honeycomb-like wall designs inside Atlas9.
A panel discussion is taking place on a stage inside Atlas9 with attendees seated in theater seats. The backdrop displays fierce purple and pink geometric designs, and the festival name includes 'Cinémorphia' with a tagline 'Animated Film Festival'.
Group of seven people standing in front of an audience inside Atlas9 inside a theater or auditorium, with many rows of red seats filled with spectators in the background.
A person standing on stage holding a microphone inside Atlas9, with a large screen behind them displaying text that reads "WINNER: BEST IN SHOW Anthony Flores Quartet Till Three" in bright colors.
A person holding a plush turtle toy in front of a colorful background with the words 'Atlas 9' and science-themed icons.
Four people stand on stage inside Atlas9 during an award ceremony, with a woman in the center speaking into a microphone. Behind them is a large screen showing text that reads 'WINNER: NARRATIVE Eleanor Benson.' The stage is lit with purple lighting.
Three people standing on stage in front of a large screen displaying the winning film for the 2026 Animated Film Festival. The screen reads: 'Winner: Non-Narrative, Jonathon 'Goldfish' Cavanaugh & Emma Malone, Life'. All three are smiling, with the p
Panel discussion on stage at the Atlas 9 Cinemorphia Animated Film Festival, with five people seated on high chairs and a large screen behind them displaying event graphics.
Digital poster for Cinemorphia 26 animated film festival, showing inaugural event date February 21, 2026, with a neon-style design and illuminated border, mounted on a brick wall below a geometric wall sconce inside Atlas9.
A man wearing sunglasses and a blazer stands in front of a crowded entrance to a film festival at night. The background features brightly lit signage for 'Cinemorphia' at the Animated Film Festival inside Atlas9
A man in a formal suit is speaking into a microphone on a stage at Atlas9, with four Quixotic women in shiny black dresses standing behind him. The backdrop displays the festival's colorful logo with the text CINEMORPHIA
Two men with sunglasses posing in front of a vibrant backdrop with science-themed graphics and the word 'ATLAS9' repeated. They are dressed in suits and stand with crossed arms pointing at each other.
Group of people standing inside a movie theater lobby inside Atlas9 with neon lights on the ceiling, some smiling and holding drinks, others using cell phones, with signs for arcade, theater, and photo booths in the background.
Four Quixotic performers with bright orange hair and black shiny jackets standing in front of a backdrop with science-themed logos and the word 'ATLAS9' repeated. They are striking poses with confident expressions.
Group photo of five women with orange hair wearing black shiny outfits and a man in a teal hoodie standing in front of a backdrop that says 'ATLAS 9' with atomic symbols, as someone takes a picture.
A man in a suit and sunglasses holding a microphone and paper, standing on stage inside Atlas9 in front of a colorful festival sign that reads 'Cinemorphia 26 Animated Film Festival'.
Stage with a backdrop inside Atlas9 displaying the logo and name of the 2026 Animation Film Festival, 'Cinemorphia,' with a podium in front featuring the same logo.

collaboration in every scene…

Atlas9 invites visitors to explore multiple Installations, Interactives, and integrated Live Performance, where local and national artists channel cinematic themes to conjure a surreal and captivating world.

All are meticulously crafted to artistically bring to life everything that we love about the movies.

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