• NYU Tisch 2017 Spring Animation Showcase!

    NYU Tisch School of the Arts 721 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    "Each Spring, the NYU Animation Area students, faculty, friends and family come together to celebrate the films and work created throughout the year!  Please join us in enjoying this year's Showcase, complete with a screening of animated films, galleries of physical art, and wonderful company and refreshments! The 2017 NYU Spring Animation Showcase will take place on Thursday,…

    Free
  • “This is What We Mean By Short Films” Rooftop Films Screening

    The Old American Can Factory 232 Third St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    "Rooftop turns 21 this year. We’re legal, but not playing it safe. On opening night, we’re celebrating with our favorite stories from the moral grey zone: a mushroom of colorful balloons kills two before escaping to Canada, an unnatural presence enters a tickle fight, a subversive dance number takes down the patriarchy, and a Russian…

    $15
  • ASIFA-East Awards Show 2017

    Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 5th Ave (at 13th street), New York, NY, United States

    Stop working and come to the 48th Annual ASIFA East Animation Awards Ceremony! Awards will be presented, bashful thank you's recorded, winning films screened, and a lively reception will follow. This event is organized by ASIFA East in collaboration with New School's Parson's School of Art Media and Technology.   Admission, Free and Open to…

    Free
  • Make Love Not War! Erotic Animation From the Heart

    Nitehawk Cinema 136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Nitehawk Cinema presents Make Love Not War! Erotic Animation from the Heart. Join curator Willy Hartland and his sexually liberated friends, for this raunchy and historic program of animation. https://vimeo.com/218184519 Run Time: 57 min. Format: Digital Rating: NR Language: English and French   PROGRAM 1. George Griffin’s “The Club,” 1975 (4 min) 2. Michaela Pavlátová’s…

    $16
  • Queer Animation: From A to Z

    Metropolitan Bar 559 LORIMER ST, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Queers, Asexuals, Intersex, Questioning, even Demisexuals... they all make films too!   Celebrate Pride month with "Queer Animation: From A to Z"! A selection of short films from the last 5 years and from more than 5 different countries, curated by Tristian Goik. Grab a Happy Hour drink at the bar,…

    Free
  • Animation Screening Fundraiser for Puerto Rico

    Nitehawk Cinema 136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Participate in a fundraiser organized by local filmmakers Jaime Ekkens, Alba Garcia-Rivas, Dayna Gonzalez, and Stephen Sues! "As everyone knows by now, on Sept. 20 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico leaving the island with no power and little resources in the way of food, water and basic medial care. This is a benefit for:  The…

    $10
  • New Fest: Drawn This Way: Queer Animation (10/21)

    SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, United States

    #NewFest2017 is coming to #NYC this October 19th-24th! Check out their official film slate here: http://bit.ly/2h6HLro Drawn This Way -   "This bold and inventive series of formally adventurous and engaging shorts highlights animation’s varied capacity to capture self-expression, identity, and communication. Beauty encompasses the fluidity of everyday life, whether going for a swim, cooking your…

    $16
  • Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

    Museum of Moving Image 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY

    "Dirs. Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey. 2016, 94 mins. DCP. Hired by Walt Disney in 1956, Floyd Norman was the first African-American animator to work for the studio. He has been called the “Forrest Gump” of animation, because he worked on such timeless classics as The Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, and The Jungle Book, as well as the Hanna…

    $15
  • Loving Vincent @ Sunshine Cinema

    Sunshine Cinema 143 E Houston St, New York, NY, United States

    *This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*   Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully oil painted feature film, brings the artwork of Vincent van Gogh to vibrant life in an exploration of the complicated life and controversial death of one of history’s most celebrated artists. More than six years in the making with the help…

  • The Breadwinner @ IFC Center

    IFC Center 323 6th avenue, New York, NY, United States

      *This event is not hosted by ASIFA East* From executive producer Angelina Jolie and the creators of Oscar-nominees The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, this is the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. After her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as…

    $11 – $15