ASIFA-East’s Evening of Calendars and Films
By Justin Simonich What do PBS, NPR, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and ASIFA-East all have in common? They all survive on donations in order to survive. Last week ASIFA-East…
DetailsQueens International Film Festival Founder subject of numerous fraud allegations
Following my lousy time at the Queens International Film Festival, it’s come to light, via news sources, that the founder, Marie Castaldo, is the subject of numerous fraud allegations, stemming…
DetailsASIFA-East presents – An Evening with John Dilworth
December 8th, Tuesday 7pm ASIFA-East presents – An Evening with John Dilworth Join us for an unforgettable evening of films, conversation, and surprises, including the ASIFA-East premiere of Oscar-nominated filmmaker…
DetailsIce Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs: An Evening with Director Carlos Saldanha
According to Wikipedia, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is “the second highest grossing animated film of all time with $874.5 million worldwide.” Which also means, Ice Age 3 has…
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November 18th – April 26th The Museum of Modern Art presents – Tim Burton Retrospective This major career retrospective on Tim Burton, consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film…
DetailsHenry Selick brings Coraline to New York City
Article written by Emmett Goodman. On November 17, a private screening of Coraline in 3D took place in New York. Taking place with the film, director Henry Selick made an…
DetailsQueens International Film Festival Largely Disappoints
Article by Dayna Gonzalez. UPDATE: Shortly after writing this, I came across this article, “Film Festival Fraud”, purporting the festival to be a major scam operation. Not surprising, given the…
DetailsASIFA-East presents – An Evening of Calendars and Films
Holiday Fundraiser November 12th, Thursday 7pm Join us as we screen films by Bill Plympton, John Dilworth, Michael Sporn, Mo Willems, Kristy Caracas, Candy Kugel, George Griffin, Emily Hubley, Debra…
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Article written by Linda Beck. If you didn’t make it to Ron Diamond’s Animation Show of Shows, here’s the program of animated shorts you missed: “Photograph of Jesus” –…
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Article written by Josh Weisbrod. Being an animator, and finding myself in the company of other animators more often than not, I tend to see a wide range of social…
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