ASIFA-East

Funhouse, a New, Interactive Book Fair
2018-03-24 - 2018-03-25 | the drawing center, 35 Wooster Street, New York, NY, 10013
Presented by Desert Island and The Drawing Center
On the weekend of March 24-25, Desert Island and The Drawing Center will present FUNHOUSE, a new, interactive book fair at which guests can make their own books in collaboration with resident cartoonists and illustration artists. FUNHOUSE guests will interact with resident artists to create unique pages for one-of-a-kind books to be assembled at the fair. The resident artists will also have their own publications available for purchase at General Store within the FUNHOUSE fair, with games of chance, author signings, special activities, and giveaways of artists’ books. A Sideshow of talks, lectures, and presentations will be organized by FORGE. art magazine’s Matthew James-Wilson. Additional spectacles, like life-size interactive cut-outs and funhouse mirrors will provide wacky fun and photo-ops galore!FUNHOUSE artists include: Gabrielle Bell, Lilli Carré, Rob Corradetti, Joanna Fields, Laura Perez-Harris, Abby Jame, Jeff Ladouceur, Sarah Lammer, Gary Leib, Richard McGuire, Ben Passmore, Oskars Pavlovskis, Monica Ramos, Jim Schleussler, R. Sikoryak, Whit Taylor, Matthew Thurber, Thu Tran, Mark Wang, Kriota Wilberg, Kelsey Wroten, Gina Wynbrandt, and JooHee Yoon. FUNHOUSE is organized by Gabe Fowler of Desert Island and Molly Gross of The Drawing Center. The logo was created by Richard McGuire.

A selection of FUNHOUSE artists from L to R: Thu Tran, Rob Corradetti, JooHee Yoon, Monica Ramos, Jeff Ladouceur. Sarah Lammer, Oskars Pavlovskis, Whit Taylor, and R. Sikoryak. Go to our instagram feed @funhousebookfair to see work by all the FUNHOUSE artist.FUNHOUSE Book FairMarch 24–25, 201811am–5pmTickets $10 via Eventbrite here.Sideshow Talk SeriesSaturday, March 24 & Sunday, March 25at 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pmSideshow will be programmed by Matthew James-Wilson of FORGE. art magazine. Details to come. kuš! Magazine Comic Zine WorkshopsSaturday, March 24 & Sunday, March 25, 12:30–4:30pmTickets $40 via Eventbrite here.kuš! comic zine workshop, lead by artist Oskars Pavlovskis from Riga, Latvia, will be a collaborative comic drawing experience suited for participants of any age and skill level. The workshop will focus on the creation of short experimental comic stories based around the FUNHOUSE theme. Together the participants will take part in creating a unique self-published comic zine, which will be printed and assembled during the workshop and each participant will receive a copy.

Awards Judging Night - Independent 2
2018-03-22 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | SVA 3rd floor Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd, new york, ny, United States
We’ll be seeing you at the 3rd floor amphitheater!

Make Pictures Hosted by GIPHY Arts and bitforms gallery nyc
2018-03-21 - 2018-03-25 | bitforms gallery, 131 Allen Street, New York, NY, United States
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/225305618027375/
Make Pictures: Wednesday March 21 – Sunday March 25
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM & Sunday 12 – 6 PM
bitforms gallery, 131 Allen St., New York, NY 10002
Opening Reception: Wednesday March 21, 6 – 8 PM
Casey Reas and Jeffrey Alan Scudder in Conversation: Saturday March 24, 2:30 PM
bitforms gallery is pleased to present Make Pictures, featuring four web-based drawing and animation tools commissioned by GIPHY Arts and curated by artist Jeffrey Alan Scudder. Works on view and available to use include Sketch Machine by Casey Reas, Extinctr by Harm van den Dorpel, Eyemall by Withering Systems, and Boopy by Andrew Benson. Pictures created by gallery visitors using the tools will be displayed in the gallery for the duration of the show.
Sketch Machine by Casey Reas is an open source software for creating freehand animations in real time or frame by frame. The user can draw with different colored points, lines, and planes and modify qualities of the animation such as jitter, speed, and playback. Animations can be exported as GIFs and circulated online. Sketch Machine is created within the tradition of direct animation works by Len Lye and Stan Brakhage and exploratory drawing software like Kid Pix and TURUX.
Extinctr is a pixel sorting algorithm and web tool by Harm van den Dorpel that accepts any image as input, and outputs an animated vertical decomposition of that image into a pixelated mound. The user can control the speed of the dismantling procedure (scatter) and record any duration of the process to export as a GIF.
The Eyemall is a toy by Withering Systems for creating an exquisite corpse from a curated, tagged selection of human body-part GIFs in GIPHY’s database. Hands, eyes, noses, sweaters, shorts, knees, lips, and other body parts come together to form an interactive marionette-like figure; a single body made from disparate GIF parts.
Boopy is a drawing tool by Andrew Benson developed in response to the question “What would it be like if, as you are drawing, the canvas was looping?” Boopy allows the user to build complex, layered, repeating patterns from different textured brushes. It also includes a webcam feature that allows a user to reveal their image by erasing a layer with animated strokes.
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Casey REAS writes software to explore emergent systems. His work brings together conceptualism, systems theory, experimental film and animation, and drawing. While software is at the core of his practice, his work spans installation, works on paper, and live performance. Reas has been featured in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, SF; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Eyebeam, New York, NY; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria; Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, and others. Reas is the co-creator, with Ben Fry, of Processing, an open source programming language and environment. The project was initiated in 2001.
Harm van den Dorpel lives and works in Berlin. Selected (group) exhibitions include the New Museum in New York, MoMa PS1 in New York, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Museum Kurhaus Kleve, ZKM Karlsruhe, and the Netherlands Media Art Institute in Amsterdam. In 2015, Van den Dorpel started Left Gallery, an online gallery that commissions, produces, and sells downloadable files.
Withering Systems is a small software label and umbrella for the collaborative projects of Katie Rose Pipkin and Loren Schmidt, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They aim to bring quiet and unusual digital experiences to the public in unlikely places, such as on social media, in printed material, or on the street. Past work includes inflorescence.city, the moth generator, luminous corridor, as well as many other small games, print projects, and plant-growth simulations.
Andrew Benson lives in Los Angeles, formerly San Francisco, and works primarily in time-based (often realtime) digital media. His practice incorporates 3D animation, experimental and process-driven video, software development, interactive technologies, web programming. He comes from a painting and music background and started working with experimental graphics and video as an outgrowth of performing at noise shows.
Jeffrey Alan Scudder, born in 1989, lives and works in Berkeley, CA where he spends his time programming and making pictures. Since 2017 he has presented 18 Radical Digital Painting lectures often in collaboration with other artists, at various venues including ZKM Karlsruhe, RISD, Harvard, Yale, Temple University, Rutgers, and UMASS. He has taught at UCLA and Parsons School for Design and worked at the design studio Linked by Air. Scudder received an MFA in sculpture from Yale University School of Art in 2013.
GIPHY Arts is a subsidiary of GIPHY, the GIF search engine. GIPHY Arts expands the prominence of the GIF as an artistic medium and format by directly engaging and commissioning artists, creating new distribution possibilities, and pioneering new technology. You can learn more by following @giphyarts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Awards Judging Night - Independent 1
2018-03-20 19:00 - 22:00 | SVA 3rd floor Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd, new york, ny, United States

Womanimation! MassArt Encore Edition
2018-03-17 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/2119663338266987/
What is Womanimation? As the name implies, it’s a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world, a celebration of the story-telling power of animation, particularly in the short form.
A special edition comes to Massachusetts College of Art and Design on Saturday March 17th at 3:00 pm in the Design and Media Center (DMC) Lecture Hall, on 621 Huntington Avenue in Boston. The event is free and open to students and the general public.
The special MassArt Encore Edition of Womanimation! features ten films from the 2017 festival along with the two award-winning films from the 2016 festival.
The program is diverse in its subjects, visuals, and geography. Nine countries are represented, in styles from traditional 2-D to stop-motion to computer animation, with themes from comic documentary to bittersweet personal drama to forays into the surreal. The festival features something for every taste.
A slideshow introducing the filmmakers will precede the program, and audience members will be given ballots to select their favorite films of the program. DJ Madame B will weave soundscapes created by women across the globe before and after the screening.

Awards Judging Night - Students 2
2018-03-15 19:00 - 22:00 | SVA 3rd floor Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd, new york, ny, United States

Figure Drawing @ The Productive
2018-03-15 08:00 - 17:00 | The Productive, 40 W 38th Street, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Free for ASIFA East members $10 at the door otherwise.

Awards Judging Night - Students 1
2018-03-13 19:00 - 22:00 | SVA 3rd floor Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd, new york, ny, United States

New York International Children's Film Festival
2018-02-23 08:00 - 2018-03-18 17:00 | NY
During four weekends in the month of March, the Festival invites families to explore the world without leaving NYC — and over 25,000 parents, children, and filmmakers are treated to the best new films for ages 3-18 at venues throughout NYC. Each year, we scour the globe to present a highly selective slate of the best animation, live action, documentary, and experimental film from over 2,500 international submissions.

Program at a Glance

100 new films from around the world, representing 30+ countries in 15+ languages
Programs for ages 3-18
75 film screenings
20 feature films
6 unique short film programs (our most popular!)
Premieres, parties, red carpet events

Engagement

Interactive Q&As with visiting filmmakers
Hands-on filmmaking workshops
Audience voting to determine the Festival Award winners
Film-Education field trip program for public school students

Quality
Since 1997, 35 Festival films have been recognized with Academy Awards® and nominations, and in 2011 New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival became an Oscar®qualifying event. As such, winners of our juried prizes are eligible for Academy consideration in the Best Live Action and Best Animated Short Film categories.

Illustrators 60 Opening Reception: Part 2: Book and Editorial Categories @ SOI
2018-02-02 18:30 - 21:30 | Society of Illustrators, 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065, United States
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*
The Society of Illustrators presents
Illustrators 60: Book and Editorial Categories
Opening Reception and Awards Presentation
6:00pm Cocktails
7:00pm Awards Ceremony
Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
between Lexington and Park Avenue
Tickets
Members $30 | Non-Members $40 | Seniors/students $20 (Undergraduate with valid ID)
2 Complimentary ticket will be held at the door for each illustrator with work on exhibit.
1 complimentary ticket will be held at the door for each art director with work on display.
Exhibit Dates
January 31 – February 24, 2018
Learn more about the exhibit

ASIFA East's Post Holiday Party! *DATE CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER*
2018-01-18 19:00 - 22:00 | M 1-5 Bar, 52 Walker Street, New York, NY, United States

Call For Entries! ASIFA East Festival and Awards
2018-01-08 - 2018-02-16 | NY

Illustrators 60 Opening Reception: Part 1: Advertising, Institutional, Surface/ Product Design, Uncommissioned Categories @SOI
2018-01-05 18:30 - 21:30 | Society of Illustrators, 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065, United States
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*
The Society of Illustrators presents
Illustrators 60: Advertising, Institutional, Surface/ Product Design, Uncommissioned Categories
Opening Reception and Awards Presentation
6:00pm Cocktails
7:00pm Awards Ceremony
Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
between Lexington and Park Avenue
Tickets
Members $30 | Non-Members $40 | Seniors/students $20 (Undergraduate with valid ID)
2 Complimentary ticket will be held at the door for each illustrator with work on exhibit.
1 complimentary ticket will be held at the door for each art director with work on display.
Exhibit Dates
January 2 – January 27, 2018
Learn more about the exhibit

Figure Drawing @ The Productive 7pm to 9:30pm
2017-12-21 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-12-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2017-11-30 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-11-16 19:00 - 21:30 | The Productive, 40 W 38th Street, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Quick nude gesture poses. 1 min to 10 min poses.

Free for members of ASIFA East and The Productive Coworking Studio. $10 for non-members.

Musical Movies @ MoMA
2017-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, United States
Log Jam KJFG No. 5. 2007. Hungary. Directed by Alexei Alexeev. 2 min.
Three “professional” musicians—a bear, a rabbit, and a wolf—are practicing their art in the forest, but suddenly a hunter turns up on the scene . . .
Kuumba. 1978. USA. Directed by Bob Bloomberg and Jane Aaron. 8 min.
Using cutouts created by children, which were animated by adults, this is an origins tale from the island of Trinidad. Set on the evening of Carnival, which is known elsewhere as Mardi Gras, the film tells a delightful story of problem-solving and discovery.
Musical Max. 1993. USA. Directed by Virginia Wilkos. 9 min.
Based on the book by Robert Kraus, this film features a young hippopotamus who happens to be very musically inclined. Max can play any instrument and loves to practice. He likes to practice so much that his blowing, plinking, and banging annoys his father (and the neighbors too!). See what happens when Max decides to give up practicing.
The Day I Beat the Sky. 2016. France. Directed by Hughes Valin. 3 min.
While he is fascinated by every resonating thing, a boy must face his greatest fear: a storm. He’s then going to use his gift for rhythms and sounds to beat his phobia.
Begone Dull Care. 1949. Canada. Directed by Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren. 8 min.
This masterpiece of hand drawn animation features colors, shapes, and patterns painted directly onto clear 35mm film stock and set to the jazz music of the Oscar Peterson Trio.
Enjoy new and classic family-friendly short films, engaging discussions, and suggestions for follow-up activities in the Museum’s galleries. This program is for individual families of up to two adults and up to three kids.

View more Family Programs.
Tickets: Free tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the program at the information desk in the Education and Research Building, at 4 West 54 Street.
Contact: (212) 708-9805 or familyprograms@moma.org
Accessibility: Sound amplification devices are available for all programs. All theaters are equipped with loop systems and are wheelchair accessible.

Figure Drawing @ The Productive 7pm to 9:30pm
2017-12-14 19:00 - 21:30 | NY

How To Read Nancy : The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels by Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden @ SOI
2017-12-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Society of Illustrators, 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065, United States
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*

Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden will introduce their new work, a unique meditation on the elements of comics as seen through the molecular deconstruction of the August 8, 1959 daily episode of Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy. Columbia University comics librarian Karen Green, will chat with Mark and Paul about the genesis of this decade-long project and the author’s quest to isolate the blood, sweat and tears that go into the making of a single comic strip.
How To Read Nancy is part encyclopedia, part history, part biography, part treatise, part humor theory, and part how-to-be-a-cartoonist-in-43-easy-lessons-sorry-folks-no-refunds!
A book singing and reception will follow the presentation.
Tickets
$15 Non-Members | $10 Members | $7 Seniors/students (Undergrad with valid I.D.)
“As one of the members of the first graduating class of How to Read Nancy, I can insure that anyone who wants to understand the mechanics of comics should snap up this thorough (and thoroughly entertaining) extended autopsy of Bushmiller’s genius. I learned more about reading pictures from it than I did from seven years of art school.” – Chris Ware
“A stirring examination of the perfect comic strip and a touching love letter to its creator.” -Dan Clowes
“Anyone who can come away from this book not understanding the complex thought that inhabits handcrafted objects, minimal abstraction, formalism, the hidden value of orchestration or Nancy should just give up on art as inscrutable and imponderable.” -Gary Panter
“How to Read Nancy details the agony involved in making comic strips. It is also a very funny book.” -Ben Katchor
“Professors Karasik and Newgarden want to take you to school. They throw down an inky gauntlet, and then back it up with almost absurd levels of elucidation. Filled with valuable lessons, this book is a tribute to the art of the simple, as exemplified by a master cartoonist.” -David Mazzucchelli
“A crazy idea for a book.” -R. Crumb
Paul Karasik
Paul Karasik is the co-author (with David Mazzucchelli) of the graphic novel City of Glass, adapted from the book by Paul Auster and chosen by The Comics Journal as one of the “100 Best Comics of the 20th Century”. His cartoons appear in the New Yorker. Paul teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Mark Newgarden
Mark Newgarden is a cartoonist and author of the book We All Die Alone, the co-creator of “Garbage Pail Kids”, and the co-author (with Megan Montague Cash) of the award-winning Bow-Wow series of children’s books. Mark teaches at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design at The New School, and The School of Visual Arts.
Ernie Bushmiller
Ernie Bushmiller, the creator of Nancy, began working as a copy boy at The New York World at the age of 14. His career spanned the better part of the 20th century, paralleling the rise and fall of the American newspaper comic strip. At its height, Nancy was published daily in more than 900 newspapers worldwide. Bushmiller died in 1982.
Karen Green
Karen Green is Columbia University’s first Curator for Comics and Cartoons. She has served as a judge for the Eisner Awards, been a Pulitzer Prize juror, and is a member of the Society of Illustrators’ board of directors, while also speaking at universities and comics events across the country and around the world. She teaches a summer course at Columbia on “Comics as Literature,” which features the original “How to Read Nancy” essay.

The Secret of Kells @ MoMI
2017-12-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY, 11106
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*
Screening & Live Event
The Secret of Kells
Part of Family Matinees
Saturday, December 9, 11:00 a.m.
Museum of the Moving Image – Bartos Screening Room

Presented in collaboration with the Irish Arts Center
Dirs. Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey. 2009, 75 mins. 35mm. With the voices of Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally. The Secret of Kells is a beautiful and colorful Oscar-nominated animated film set in medieval Ireland on the eve of a Viking invasion. A young boy, Brendan, becomes swept into an adventure when a master illuminator arrives asking for his help with a book filled with secret powers. Recommended for ages 9 and up.
Prior to the screening, which begins at 11:30 a.m., members of Darrah Carr Dance will present a fun, interactive Irish dance demonstration.
Tickets: $15 ($11 seniors and students / $7 youth (ages 3–17) / free for children under 3 and Museum members at the Film Lover and Kids Premium levels and above). Order tickets online. (Members may contact members@movingimage.us with questions regarding online reservations.)

Children's Media Association Holiday Party
2017-12-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Society of Illustrators, 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065, United States
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East but by a proud promotional partner CMA*
Save the date for our 2017 CMA Holiday Party! More information and event registration to come.

Contact: CMA Events Team, events@childrensmediaassociation.org

Animated Films by People of Color @ SVA Amphitheater
2017-11-28 19:00 - 22:00 | SVA 3rd floor Amphitheater, 209 E. 23rd, new york, ny, United States
Curated by Carrie Hawks (Filmmaker) and Pilar Newton (Filmmaker & Animation Professor)

ANNY: November Nabe! @ The Gutter
2017-11-21 20:00 - 22:00 | The Gutter, 200 N 14th St, Brooklyn, 11211
ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East but by a proud promotional partner, Animation Nights New York*

Animation Nights New York presents 2017 November Nabe!
Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a monthly curated animation screening event and annual festival held in New York City. We show animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world.
Approx. run time is 81 minutes. Admission to this event is free. Refreshments are available for purchase at the venue.
Animated Short Film Program:

TAKE IT EASY – MARIA. Leonor Pacheco. Portugal, 1:08.
THE D IN DAVID. Michelle Yi, Yaron Farkash. United States, 2:06.
AMARILLO. Ana Perez Lopez. United States, 3:45.
STRETCH. Çağıl Harmandar. Turkey, 2:16.
IMMERSION. Lalita Brunner. Switzerland, 3:17.
BABY OWL’S HOUSE OF TERRORS. Stephen Picher. United States, 4:06.
CARROTS, CROWN & ROLLERBLADES. Shawy. United Kingdom, 3:25.
WILDLIFE CROSSING!. Noro Držiak, Anthony Wong. Czech Republic, 6:31.
EGO. Pei Hsin Cho. Taiwan, 4:30.
ICKY. Parastoo Cardgar. Iran, Islamic Republic of, 5:55.
BEHIND THE BARS. Neely Goniodsky. United States, 4:00.
AN ANGEL’S TALE. Sara Boix Grau. Canada, 2:43.
IZZY DELA CRUZE ON SPIRIT KEEPING. Gracie Rothey. United States, 2:14.
TIMIDSUCTION. Kadesha Drija. United Kingdom, 4:20.
NON & EEN. Alex Zajicek. United States, 1:21.
BEAR HUGS. Masha Zarnitsa. United States, 2:09.
MANFRED THE MONKEY. Amanda Nedermeijer, Odylle. Netherlands, 1:35.
INVISIBLE. Michael Trikosko, Andrew Wilson. United States, 3:14.
ONE LAST DANCE. Will Rowson. United Kingdom, 3:45.
MELTING POP. Alexandre Dubosc. France, 1:23.
DAMN THOSE CROWS. Inbal Grossman, Rotem Hermoni, Shay Blumenkranz, Roy Tsour. Israel, 5:28.
LETTERS. David Mussel. Brazil, 4:48.
PRINCESS. Andre Quek, Abdul Hadi Bin Abdul Wahab, Vivien Tan. Singapore, 7:07.

Event Details: Tues, November 21, 2017, 8pm — The Gutter Spare Room, 200 N 14th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Getting to ANNY: Take the L to Bedford Ave or the G to Nassau Ave
RSVP: Website, Eventbrite, Facebook, and Meetup
Please RSVP. OPEN SEATING. Space is limited!

TAKE IT EASY – MARIA
BY LEONOR PACHECO. PORTUGAL, 1:08.

THE D IN DAVID
BY MICHELLE YI, YARON FARKASH. UNITED STATES, 2:06.

AMARILLO
BY ANA PEREZ LOPEZ. UNITED STATES, 3:45.

STRETCH
BY ÇAĞIL HARMANDAR. TURKEY, 2:16.

IMMERSION
BY LALITA BRUNNER. SWITZERLAND, 3:17.

BABY OWL’S HOUSE OF TERRORS
BY STEPHEN PICHER. UNITED STATES, 4:06.

CARROTS, CROWN, & ROLLERBLADES
BY SHAWY. UNITED KINGDOM, 3:25.

WILDLIFE CROSSING!
BY NORO DRŽIAK, ANTHONY WONG. CZECH REPUBLIC, 6:31.

EGO
BY PEI HSIN CHO. TAIWAN, 4:30.

ICKY
BY PARASTOO CARDGAR. IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF, 5:55.

BEHIND THE BARS
BY NEELY GONIODSKY. UNITED STATES, 4:00.

AN ANGEL’S TALE
BY SARA BOIX GRAU. CANADA, 2:43.

IZZY DELA CRUZE ON SPIRIT KEEPING
BY GRACIE ROTHEY. UNITED STATES, 2:14.

TIMIDSUCTION
BY KADESHA DRIJA. UNITED KINGDOM, 4:20.

NON & EEN
BY ALEX ZAJICEK. UNITED STATES, 1:21.

BEAR HUGS
BY MASHA ZARNITSA. UNITED STATES, 2:09.

MANFRED THE MONKEY
BY AMANDA NEDERMEIJER, ODYLLE. NETHERLANDS, 1:35.

INVISIBLE
BY MICHAEL TRIKOSKO, ANDREW WILSON. UNITED STATES, 3:14.

ONE LAST DANCE
BY WILL ROWSON. UNITED KINGDOM, 3:45.

MELTING POP
BY ALEXANDRE DUBOSC. FRANCE, 1:23.

DAMN THOSE CROWS
BY INBAL GROSSMAN, ROTEM HERMONI, SHAY BLUMENKRANZ, ROY TSOUR. ISRAEL, 5:28.

LETTERS
BY DAVID MUSSEL. BRAZIL, 4:48.

PRINCESS
BY ANDRE QUEK, ABDUL HADI BIN ABDUL WAHAB, VIVIEN TAN. SINGAPORE, 7:07.

The Dark Crystal @ MOMI
2017-11-18 12:30 - 2017-11-19 14:30 | Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY, 11106
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*
Introduced by Caseen Gaines, author The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History and with performer Kathy Mullen in person.

Followed by book signing.
Dirs. Jim Henson, Frank Oz. 1982, 93 mins. 35mm. With Kathy Mullen, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire. On a remote planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, to restore order to his world. Using a mix of puppetry, animatronics, modern special effects, and more, The Dark Crystal creates a sense of visual astonishment rarely equaled in fantasy filmmaking.
Tickets: $15 (Free for members at the Film Lover level and MoMI Kids Premium levels and above). Order tickets online. (Members may contact members@movingimage.us with questions regarding online reservations.)
Ticket purchase includes same-day admission to the Museum (see gallery hours). View the Museum’s ticketing policy here. For more information on membership and to join online, visit our membership page.

Children’s Books Happy Hour: A Behind-the-Scenes Discussion & Exhibit Viewing @ SOI
2017-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Society of Illustrators, 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065, United States
*this event is not hosted by ASIFA East but by the Society of Illustrators*
Join children’s book professionals Lesa Cline-Ransome (author), Kendra Levin(Associate Editorial Director, Viking Children’s Books, author), Laurent Linn (Art Director, Simon & Schuster BFYR, author/illustrator), and Christopher Silas Neal(author/illustrator) for an in-depth panel discussion about the behind-the-scenes process of creating beautifully illustrated picture books. You’ll have an opportunity to view The Original Art exhibit, and the evening will end with a happy hour and networking opportunity upstairs in The 128 Bar & Bistro.
Tickets
$20 Non-members | $15 Members | $10 Seniors/students (Undergraduate students with valid ID)

The Breadwinner @ IFC Center
2017-11-17 08:00 - 2017-11-23 17:00 | IFC Center, 323 6th avenue, New York, NY, 10014, 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 a boy to save her family, finding strength in her memories of the tales her father used to tell her.

Running Time 94 minutes
Website http://www.gkids.com/films/the-breadwinner/
Director Nora Twomey

PICTOPLASMA CONFERENCE NYC 2017 @ Parsons
2017-11-17 | Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 5th Ave (at 13th street), New York, NY, 10003, United States
*This event is not hosted by ASIFA East*
PICTOPLASMA RETURNS TO NYC with a dense program of inspiring artist talks, state of the art animation screenings and lively panel discussions to celebrate the next generation of character design and art!
Taking place November 17 at The Auditorium of renown Parsons School of Design at The New School, the conference invites all creatives and producers, trailblazing the face of tomorrow’s visual culture, to network and exchange strategies for tomorrow’s figurative representation.

Loving Vincent @ Sunshine Cinema
2017-11-16 - 2017-11-23 | Sunshine Cinema, 143 E Houston St, New York, NY, 10004, 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 of 125 specially trained painters, Loving Vincent is a uniquely animated film composed of 65,000 painted frames. Drawn from meticulous research and inspired by van Gogh’s masterpieces, subjects, and 800 personal letters, the film captures the world of van Gogh in a cinematic experience like no other. The story begins a year after van Gogh’s death, when Armand Roulin (voice of Douglas Booth), the postmaster’s son, is tasked with delivering Vincent’s last letter, and ends up interviewing all those who knew him in his troubled last days, trying to understand Vincent’s character and what happened. With the voice talent of Saoirse Ronan, Chris O’Dowd, Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jerome Flynn and Robert Gulaczyk.
Landmark Presents an Exclusive Filmmaker Letter from co-writer/co-director Hugh Welchman

Window Horses
2017-11-10 | NY
“An entertaining, educational, and poignant tale about identity and imagination that is filled with stories and poetry.” – Alissa Simon, Variety

“This is not just a visual treat, it’s a rewarding and unexpectedly engrossing piece of female-led storytelling.” – Wendy Ide, Screen International

“We are pleased to announce the animated feature WINDOW HORSES is being released in NY on November 10.

The film is about Chinese/Iranian girl, Rose Ming (voice by Sandra Oh) who is disconnected from her Iranian side of her family but becomes reconnected when travels there to perform at a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran.

WINDOW HORSES is voiced by Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy, SIDEWAYS), Oscar nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, 24) and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress Ellen Page (JUNO, INCEPTION) and is directed by award-winning filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming (THE FRENCH GUY) and

WINDOW HORSES has received much praise for it’s powerful message of love—love of family, poetry, history and culture.

Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather go to Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians who tell her stories that force her to confront her past: the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of poetry itself. The film is about building bridges between cultural and generational divides. It’s about being curious. Staying open. And finding your own voice through the magic of poetry.
The film’s voice actors include Sandra Oh (Rosie), Ellen Page (Kelly, Rosie’s best friend), Don McKellar (a young poet named Dietmar), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Mehrnaz, a professor at the University of Tehran) and Nancy Kwan (Gloria, Rosie’s overprotective grandmother). More than a dozen animators, including Kevin Langdale, Janet Perlman, Bahram Javaheri and Jody Kramer, worked on the film with Fleming.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016

BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM and BEST CANADIAN FILM
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016

JURY PRIZE-FEATURE FILM
BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2016

AUDIENCE AWARD
ANIMASYROS-INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL AND FORUM 2016

CENTENNIAL BEST CANADIAN FILM AWARD
REEL ASIAN 2016
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