New Community Blogger!
ASIFA-East warmly thanks Elliot Cowan for all his hard work these past two years! He will be sorely missed here, but I’m sure you will all see him around. Please…
Spinning Animation for the Web
As we all know, people have been making commercial animation for the Web for more than a decade. At the beginning, Web animation was a shaky speculation. Some companies tried to use it to create a sort of TV channel-style destination, speculating with …
Battling The Non-Spontaneous Side of Animation
*drawing above from my new indie film in-progress. The busier I get, the more determined I get to jam in some time to work on personal projects. I mentioned a few posts ago that for the short films I’m making for Sesame’s Word on the Street series, the…
MST3K and Me
*above images from MST3KWhen I first saw this Mystery Science Theatre 3000 in 1995, it had already been on air for five or so years. In 1995 I was still living at home and since we never had cable TV I had missed out on the quirky series, until my bos…
Virtual Animation Studio 101
*above image from a series of six shorts I directed for the wine-themed cable series “Uncorked” in 2006 & 07, which laid the groundwork for my virtual studio. Storyboard and design by my pal Jason McDonald.I didn’t set out to work this way, but it’s be…
ASIFA-East on Hiatus
ASIFA-East is officially on hiatus for the summer. We’ll be doing updates and maintenance over the summer so please excuse the appearance if you notice anything fishy. We’ll be back…
Animazing Festival Award Winning Films Screening
This Wednesday April 21, at 7 PM, ASIFA-East and ASIFA International are delighted to present our ASIFA program of award-winning films from the 2009 Inaugural Animazing Spotlight Festival, held November…
March 31 Deadline for Poznan Festival
ANIMATOR 2010 International Competition of Animated Films in Poznan, Poland, celebrating its third year, reminds ASIFA members that the final entry deadline is looming for entries!The festival, which will occur…
The Tom Stathes CARTOON CARNIVAL #5
Cinebeasts and Vaudeville Park are quaking with excitement to present The Tom Stathes Cartoon Carnival for your viewing pleasure! On Saturday, March 20th, the Cartoon Carnival will overrun Vaudeville Park…
“Waking Sleeping Beauty” review, by Emmett Goodman
“WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY” Movie review by Emmett Goodman I was lucky enough to attend a preview of Don Hahn’s new documentary, “Waking Sleeping Beauty”. The Dolby Screening Room is a…