Memories of a Master by Richard Gorey and Mark Bailey When a friend called to tell me that Ray Harryhausen had died, I was sitting at my drawing table on my light box, animating a Triceratops for a sequence of…
Feature Articles
Atlanta Film Festival now taking submissions!
by Dayna • • 0 Comments
Our friends from ASIFA-Atlanta want you to send your animation to the Atlanta Film Festival! What are you waiting for? See below for all info! Now in its fourth decade, the Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying…
Tickets to An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
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ASIFA-East is excited to announce a lottery drawing for a pair of tickets to see the groundbreaking new film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty! Open to current ASIFA-East members only. To enter, please send your full name and email address…
Jury Night: Independent Films (Article Two)
by Emmett • • 0 Comments
It’s that time of year again…or one of many times of year, but this one is ours. ASIFA-East’s festival judgings usually span a few nights, and one particular night is dedicated to the independent work of animation artists. New York…
Jury Night: Independent Films (Article One)
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Article by Caresse Singh. Wednesday night, April the 2nd was the final chapter in this year’s ASIFA-East Jury Screenings. With 29 films averaging at about 4.5 minutes each, Independent Night was geared to be a promising and concise visual display…
ASIFA Jury Night – Experimental & Commercial
by Tristian Goik • • 1 Comment
The big themes amongst the commissioned work category this year were kids films, educational films, and public works. Most conspicuous on the list were the TED-Ed animations. (same client, different animators) TED-Ed is part of TED-Talks, and the group matches…
ASIFA-East Jury Screening – Student Night
by Katie • • 0 Comments
Wednesday was the first night of jury screenings for this year’s ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival. First up: student films! It was not so long ago that I was an animation student myself, and I vividly remember the stressful days and…