Howard Beckerman: In Remembrance
Animator, father, devoted husband and partner, historian, writer, and friend, Howard Beckerman touched the lives of so many for so long that no words can encapsulate the love felt for…
Amy Kravitz: Monochrome Monarch
by Keltie Duncan This article about ASIFA-East member Amy Kravitz is reprinted with permission from the ASIFA International website. “Many films are ‘about’ a topic, and have a message to…
Remembering Dick Rauh
By Ray Kosarin This past year, ASIFA–East lost a beloved leader and friend. On October 9, Dick Rauh, oursecond and longest-serving president, died at the age of 98.Our ASIFA–East Animation…
54th Animation Festival Results
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Jacob Kafka: Rough Animator and Cozy Mysteries
by Robby Gilbert Jacob Kafka is one of the ‘quiet ones’ to keep an eye on. His work is thoughtful and sweet, and he embodies the spirit if the quintessential…
The Passion and Persistence of Animator Dean Lennert
A conversation with Doug Vitarelli Surrounded by the tobacco fields that for decades produced Topstones, one of the world’s greatest cigars, is Dean Lennert’s animation studio which for decades has…
Annastacia Henry-Ramos: ‘If You Shoot for the Stars, You’ll Reach the Moon’
by Robby Gilbert President’s Note:I’ve had the pleasure to teach animation to hundreds of students at some world class art schools for over 20 years. Many have gone on to…
Snozzlewinks!… and the Zip-Bang-Zap World of Cartoon Animator Pilar Newton-Katz
by Robby Gilbert High-energy and exuberant in all the best ways, Pilar Newton-Katz exudes excitement, positivity, and passion for her work and the world of animation. A cartoonist, painter, illustrator,…
Eli Noyes – multi-talented animation, film, and media creator, dies at 81.
The film community has lost a talented documentary filmmaker, animator, and interactive media creatoras we announce the passing of Eli Noyes at age 81 from cancer in San Francisco, surrounded…
Beauty in the Grime: An Interview with Independent Animator John Morena
by Robby Gilbert John Morena is the quintessential New York independent animator. Born and raised in the Bronx and currently working out of Brooklyn, he finds inspiration in the everyday…