It would be a missed opportunity not to use this space to announce that my new book, Directing Animation (Allworth Press) finally drops this week on Tuesday November 2nd! To celebrate the occasion, I’m moderating a panel on the subject of directing ani…
DetailsNovember 4th, Thursday 7pm Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art presents – Discussion on Directing Animation Featuring David B. Levy, Dave Palmer, Dan Meth and Bill Plympton – Followed by…
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This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Signe Baumane who sent along scans from the DOK International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated catalog. This years program has…
DetailsASIFA-East was pleased once again, on October 26, to celebrate International Animation Day and the 50th anniversary of ASIFA with a program of classic animated shorts curated specially for International…
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Article written by Emmett Goodman. International Animation Days occurs every year during the last week of October. The date is marked by the anniversary of the first public showing of…
DetailsArticle written by Linda Beck. If you’ve not yet been to the annual ASIFA East open screening, it’s a crying shame. This event celebrates the professional and the amateur, the…
DetailsOctober 26th, Tuesday 7pm ASIFA-East presents – International Animation Day Screening ASIFA International and ASIFA-East are thrilled to present ASIFA’s 50th Anniversary and 2010 International Animation Day Program : A…
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I just finished up a big gig that encompassed all my virtual animation studio phillosphies in one. The job was directing an eleven minute film for a Southwestern state’s conservation division. Now, bear in mind that I have no agent or rep, nor do I loo…
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Call it a symptom of being part of the New York animation scene that I have always gravitated towards the animation heroes that develop their own unique approach to the art form and carve out a singular career. Our town, maybe more than any other anima…
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In some ways this week’s post is a good companion to my recent piece on the new NY studio Titmouse East and its co-owner Chris Prynoski. Much like Chris Prynoski, animation directors Jennifer Oxley (Little Bill, The Wonder Pets, 3rd and Bird) and David…
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