Michael Sporn Tribute Reel
Article by Masako Kanayama On March 2, 2015, The School of Visual Arts and ASIFA-East co-hosted an evening to honor the late Michael Sporn on the first anniversary of his…
Tinker Tailor Cobbler Thief
On Saturday, September 24th, animation historian John Canemaker sat down with animator Richard Williams to discuss the Museum of Modern Art’s new release of his classic film, The Thief and…
David Daniels Strata-Cuts New York
“Well, if they don’t want you as an animator, you can always be a camera man.” And with this bit of encouragement, David Daniels started his NY career at the…
2017 Call for Entries
2017 ASIFA East Animated Film Festival Film Call! INSTRUCTIONS Starting Jan 3rd, visit our festival website and submit your film in a two-part submission form. PART ONE outlines your entry…
Animation Nights NY: Best of the Fest
Once upon a time there was a glass tower, standing at the edge of a metal forest, looking over the River of East. Its mighty walls were fortified with the…
Dirty Morning Cartoons
“Salt… I feel like you should eat less salt,” Leah said as she caressed my hand, underneath a towel in the heat of a Brooklyn summer night. We were at…
Kubo and the Two Strings with Director Knight
by David Howard On Wednesday, August 17th, ASIFA-East members were invited to a screening of Laika’s latest stop-motion masterpiece, Kubo and the Two Strings. After the film, audience members took…
LAST MINUTE LAIKA MENTORSHIP
Film Independent Project Involve Program Announces the LAIKA Animation Fellowship for Emerging Filmmakers Apply by Friday, August 19, 2016 [editor’s note: this program appears to be in California] Emerging filmmakers…
NY Animated Pop Up Parties
“That’s the first time I ever heard the 1950’s called a renaissance,” J.J. Sedelmaier wondered out loud, in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was Friday, July 29th, 2016, at…
Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival Discount!
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s leading animation film festival, is pleased to announce a special offer for our partners! One of the world’s leading animation events, the…