a conversation with Doug Vitarelli Peter Ahern is a multi-award winning filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. During his career, he’s worked as a 2D animator and…
On October 11, 2025, ASIFA-East hosted a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence at the Hudson Park Library.Our amazing panelists, Creative Director Daniel Garcia, Educator Mattia Casalegno, Animators Aaron Augenblick and…
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On September 13, 2025 at the Hudson Park Public Library, we held a panel discussion on Social Media and Animation. Our incredible panelists, Pat Smith, Staci (Missink Toons) Henry-Ramos, Peter…
Susan Godfrey is a seasoned production manager, producer, and advocate with over 15 years of experience in creative project management across animation, live-action, and digital content. She is the founder…
by Richard O’Connor There’s a sequence in Drawn From Memory in which a young Paul Fierlinger sits in a bar with his former classmates Václav Havel, Milos Foreman, and the…
Jennifer Oxley was born in Hollywood, California and caught the filmmaking bug early – she made her first film at the age of seven. Since then she’s created loads of…
ASIFA-East is mostly comprised of 2D animators and, being pirmarily a 3D animator, I’ve always wondered why there aren’t more of us in our organization. Steve Mann is also a…
Anna Samo is a NYC-based animator, teacher and one of the founders of Animation Speak/Easy. Anna’s films have been screened and won awards at highly acclaimed festivals around the globe…
A conversation with Doug Vitarelli A few years back Evens was a student of mine, and a classmate of Annastacia Henry-Ramos who we interviewed in May 2024, at SUNY Fredonia.…
