Crossing The Line: Signe Baumane and Lasse Persson
Article by Emmett Goodman. Latvian-born indie Signe Baumane has curated many animation screenings in New York, and always looks to put on not only a good show, but a very…
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Animation Goggles
Just over ten years ago I sat on my first animation festival jury outside of ASIFA-East’s annual jury screenings. It was The New York Expo, a now-defunct film festival that had been around for decades. I’ve since sat on a few other juries, most notably…
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ASIFA-East Interview: Howard Beckerman
Introducing a new continuing monthly feature of ASIFA-East’s online Exposure Sheet, The ASIFA-East Interview. It’s no secret that the New York area contains some of the richest talent working in…
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Animation Hiatus Survival Guide
A still from Andy Kennedy’s amazing new indie short, “Accumulonimbus.”Recently the animation crew behind Nick Jr’s Team Umizoomi, a production at New York’s Curious Pictures, began a year long hiatus between seasons. Some of this talented bunch instan…
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The Right Pitch, The Right Way
Joel Moss Levinson donned as a Penguin in one of his previous video projects. Sorry for the very late post this week. Our place was down with the flu, which we became “the flew” as we traveled by plane to visit family. If you’ve never travelled sick, y…
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Kodak on Film
Article by Caresse Singh. The night started off with Bill Plympton’s experiment in international collaboration “Guard Dog Global Jam.” Based on Plympton’s own “Guard Dog” (which earned him an Oscar…
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Museum of the Moving Image Reopens to the Public
Article written by Tristian K. Goik. A few days ago, the Museum of Moving Image reopened its doors to the public, after an extensive renovation. It would be easiest to…
DetailsKodak Focus on Film: January 12
Here’s a new event for this week: Join Kodak for the annual Focus On Animation Event. The animated shorts will include a sneak preview of “Grandpa Looked Like William Powell”…
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My Year with Plympton
I’m far from alone in being fascinated with Bill Plympton’s films and career. Trying to describe his impact, John R. Dilworth once said, “Is he not our God?” But, since I’ve got a whole blog post to fill, I’ll try and say it in more words than that. Wh…
DetailsOur party was a blast!
Just a quick note to say THANKS for coming out on Wednesday night to our Post Holiday Party!! It was a huge success and we had an amazing turnout. I’m…
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