Snozzlewinks!… and the Zip-Bang-Zap World of Cartoon Animator Pilar Newton-Katz
A conversation with 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, […]
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
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 goings […]
The Animation Archivist
Read this article on SVA faculty member Tommy José Stathes in the Visual Arts Journal by John Canemaker.
Patrick Smith’s Billion Person Theater
By Robby Gilbert Patrick Smith began his animation career in 1994, honing his talents in the studios of New York. This was an interesting time for animation; a point of […]
Portrait of Signe Baumane
Note: All quotes are paraphrased because I don’t know how to record audio and my handwriting is illegible. I’ve never met Signe before but of course I knew about her […]
Winners of the 53rd ASIFA-East Animation Festival!
Best In Show The Peggy Award My Dear Mr. Whitman Jeremiah Dickey Craft Awards Craft Award: Excellence in Animation Pour Games Patrick Smith Craft Award: Excellence in Design Tangent 61 […]
The 53rd ASIFA-East Animation Jury Screenings
Welcome to another edition of the ASIFA East Animation Film Festival. It is our 53rd festival, and we are keeping it virtual! Four nights of animated short films, free and open to […]
ASIFA-East in 2023!
Hello, and welcome to the year 2023! It’s me! Your friendly neighborhood ASIFA-East President, Tristian Goik! We are looking forward to a new year of bringing together amazing animation and […]
