ASIFA-East Exposure Sheet

Still from "Coney"

Article by Emmett Goodman.

In the past few years, I have become aware of both the different types of animation styles and animators there are (and can be). Frank and Caroline Mouris are the kind of independent animators who work with (in a manner of speaking) a patented animation style of their own. Both their own films and their commercial work are defined either by its collage-animation, idiosyncratic narrations, or both. Their 1973 short film, Frank Film, won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject … Continue Reading

June 15th, Tuesday 7pm

ASIFA-East and Women In Animation presents – The Films of Frank and Caroline Mouris

ASIFA-East and Women In Animation are proud to present a special screening of the films of Oscar-winning animators, Frank and Caroline Mouris.

Admission: FREE!

SVA
School Of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street
(Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave)
3rd Fl, Amphitheater
5th floor, Room 502. NYC
www.schoolofvisualarts.edu

Article by Heidi Marie Campbell.

The 41st Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival was a wonderful display of talent, art and humor. The 29 films showcased on Sunday, May 9, 2010, were a mixture of industry veterans, studios, students and newcomers. The works of Bill Plympton (Plymptoons), Mo Willems (Weston Woods Studio), Elliot Cowan, and David B. Levy, all established animation artists, stood alongside many animators who are less well known, but all were well deserved prize winners.

The Festival began with a film, Topi, whose break from the traditional genre of animation comedy was a pleasure to watch. The captivating … Continue Reading

Bill Plympton with Caresse Singh

I wasn’t sure what to expect for my first attendance at the ASIFA-East Animation Festival held on Sunday, May 9th at the Tishman Auditorium of The New School. I arrived just in time, barely escaping the Mother’s Day festivities mandated by my large family. The show ran smoothly, with only one technical glitch which most people used as their moment to take a bathroom break.

Some highlights included Backwards, the Best in Show by Aaron Hughes and Lisa LaBracio. The film, revealed entirely backwards … Continue Reading

ASIFA-East Animation Festival 2010 Signal Film by Elliot Cowan

Article written by David Levy, ASIFA-East President.

On Sunday May 9th, ASIFA-East presented is 41st annual Animation Festival, sharing the spotlight with mothers everywhere, it being Mother’s Day and all. Speaking of which, we had originally booked the venue for the Sunday before but we ended up getting bumped a week. I suppose we should have next year’s festival on Father’s Day, lest we risk being accused of favoring the fairer sex.

For 41 years this festival has well represented the local community in all its scruffy “jeans and t-shirt” goodness. New … Continue Reading

Here is the full list of winners from our 41st ASIFA-East Animation Festival!! If the film was on YouTube, I’ve embedded it to the list. Please let me know if I’ve missed any. Congratulations all!!! – Dayna

2010 OPENING FILM

Elliot Cowan

BEST IN SHOW

Backwards
Aaron Hughes & Lisa LaBracio

INDEPENDENT FILMS

1st Place
Something Left, Something Taken
Tiny Inventions

2nd Place

Let’s Make Out
Stephen Neary

3rd Place

The Hybrid Union
Hybroll Animation

Excellence in Animation
Off-Line
Tom Gasek

Excellence in Design

The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead -
The Thing in the Distance
Elliot Cowan

Excellence in Writing/Humor
Rinky Dink
Stretch Films, Inc.

Excellence in Experimental Techniques
Aesthetic Species Maps (2009)
David … Continue Reading

Article by Emmett Goodman.

Still from "Distraxion" by Michael Stern

It is good to know that there’s always room to start up a new animation festival. When you get right down to it, there aren’t as many as there are general film festivals. Animazing Spotlight appears to be a new festival, having had its first annual screening last November in Hollywood. In our unique world of invisible celebrities, Animazing attracted some notable names to its first festival, such as Eric Goldberg, Bob Kurtz, and rising stars from Pixar. However, … Continue Reading