ASIFA-East

ASIFA East Figure Drawing
2017-06-29 08:00 - 17:00, 2017-06-22 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-06-15 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-06-08 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-06-01 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-05-25 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-05-18 19:00 - 21:30, 2017-05-11 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | The Productive, 40 W 38th Street, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Nude figure drawing is held at The Productive every Thursday from 7pm-9:30pm. Sessions are free to all current ASIFA East members ($10 for non-members) and are hosted by Dan Pinto and David Langkamp.

Make Love Not War! Erotic Animation From the Heart
2017-05-30 19:30 - 20:30 | Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11249, 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.

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 “Carnival of Animals,” 2006 (9 min)
3. Lisa Craft’s “Desire Pie,” 1976 (5 min)
4. Signe Baumane’s “ Five Fucking Fables,” 2002 (7 min)
5. Willy Hartland’s “Mister Smoothy,” 1998 (2 min)
6. Bill Plympton “How to Make Love to a Woman,” 1996 (5 min)
7. Leah Shore’s “Boobatry,” 2010 (3 min)
8.) Mike Sullivan’s “Sex Life of Robots” trailer, 2006 (2 min)
9.) Pez’s “Roofsex,” 2002 (1:30 min)
10.) Jun Cen’s “Mutual Tunnels,” 2013 (5 min)
11.) Brett thompson’s “One Minute Fluidtoons on Paper Four,” 2013 (1:30 min)
12.) Laurence Arcadias & Juliette Marchand’s “Tempest in the Bedroom,” 2011 (11:30 min)

ASIFA-East Awards Show 2017
2017-05-21 18:00 - 22:30 | Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 5th Ave (at 13th street), New York, NY, 10003, 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 All! Doors at 6pm.
After 10:30 PM: Party at FiddleSticks Pub & Grill, 56 Greenwich Ave!

"This is What We Mean By Short Films" Rooftop Films Screening
2017-05-19 20:00 - 23:00 | The Old American Can Factory, 232 Third St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, 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 circus meltdown is played in reverse. Like they say in our story of a robbery gone not-quite-wrong, but more just ok, “‘precitate ya!” See you at the after party!”

EVENT DETAILS

8:00 PM
Doors Open

8:30 PM
Live Music

9:00 PM
Films Begin

10:30 PM
After party sponsored by Corona, Tanqueray and Fever Tree

No Refunds. In the event of rain this show will be rescheduled. Seating is first come first served. No outside alcohol permitted.

VENUE
THE OLD AMERICAN CAN FACTORY
232 Third St., Brooklyn, NY 11215

BALLOONFEST
Nathan Truesdell | USA | 6
Cleveland attempts to overcome its nickname, ‘The Mistake by the Lake’ by launching a bunch of balloons.

BLIND SEX
Sarah Santamaria-Mertens | France | 31
At the end of the summer holidays Louise a 20 years old blind girl is stuck with her mother and sister. Lost in a forest she reaches a nudist campsite where an unexpected encounter will shake up her habits.

BOSS BITCH
Winona Regan | U.S.A. | 2
A mom, a judge, and a firefighter each battle sexism in this animated music video created by Winona Regan. Each woman is a boss bitch in her own way, twerking and shooting lasers as they take on the patriarchy to a rap by PTAF.

FLOWERS
Nikyatu Jusu, Yvonne (Michelle) Shirley | USA | 19
Brooklyn teens Mya and Erin are thrust into a revenge scheme that threatens an irrevocable domino effect. The two girls navigate a Brooklyn summer they will never forget.

HI STRANGER
Kirsten Lepore | USA | 3
I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.

LENINGRAD-KOLISHIK
Ilya Naishuller | Russia | 4
A circus of destruction, played in reverse.

THE ROBBERY
Jim Cummings, Dustin Hahn | USA | 10
Crystal robs a liquor store – it goes pretty ok.

THE TALE OF HILLBELLY
Daren Rabinovitch, Isaiah Saxon, Sean Hellfritsch | USA | 9
In high alpine pastures, a rural young man performs advanced yoga. He meets a fragile fox andcommunes with it. He journeys to high peaks and through deep meditation, attempts to reach further enlightenment. However, his own physical hunger prevents this and drives him deeperinto nature than he could have ever wished for.

TICKLE MONSTER
Remi Weekes | UK | 5
When Natalie learns that Elliott is ticklish, things get bad. And then they get worse.

MUSIC
INNOV GNAWA
Innov Gnawa is a young musical collective dedicated to exploring Morocco’s venerable gnawa music tradition in the heart of New York City. Formed in the summer of 2014 by Moroccan expat Samir LanGus, the group draws on the considerable talents and expertise of Hassan Ben Jaafer, a Maâlem, or master gnawa musician, originally from Fes, Morocco. Under the guidance of Ben Jaafer, Innov has delved deep into the roots and rituals of gnawa music, and made a big splash in NYC, playing some of the city’s most prestigious rooms including Lincoln Center, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl and the storied backroom of Brooklyn’s Barbès. For the uninitiated, gnawa music is the ritual trance music of Morocco’s black communities, originally descended from slaves and soldiers once brought to Morocco from Northern Mali and Mauritania. Often called “The Moroccan Blues”, gnawa music has a raw, hypnotic power that’s fascinated outsiders as diverse as writer/composer Paul Bowles, jazz giant Randy Weston and rock god Jimi Hendrix. The music is utterly singular, played on an array of unique instruments — from the lute-like sintir that the Maâlem uses to call the tune, to the metal qarqaba (castinets) with which the kouyos (chorus) keep time and pound out clattering, hypnotic rhythms. Hailed by Brooklyn Magazine as one of the “”5 Bands You Need to Know in Brooklyn’s Arabic Music Scene””, Innov Gnawa make great use of this traditional repertoire, and add their own, contemporary spin with additional African and Latin percussion. Taken as a whole, this exciting new outfit works hard to fuse a centuries old North African tradition with the pulse and attitude of New York City.

NYU Tisch 2017 Spring Animation Showcase!
2017-05-11 16:00 - 21:00 | NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003, 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, May 11th in the basement of Tisch, 721 Broadway!
There will be two screenings at 4pm and 7pm.”

Animation Nights NY: Animated Spirits 2017
2017-05-10 20:00 - 22:00 | ANNY, 180 Maiden Lane, NY, NY, 10038, United States
Animated Spirits 3rd Edition 2017
New Animation from Europe
“Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a monthly animation event held in the South Street Seaport District of New York City. Our program consists of select animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world.
This month we are proud to host day two of the Animated Spirits 3rd Edition 2017: New Animation from Europe.

Initiated and powered by the Balassi Institute, Hungarian Cultural Center, NY.
Organized by Balassi Institute, Hungarian Cultural Center, NY in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum NY. A European National Institutes of Culture Project (EUNIC) – New York City Cluster event.
Animated Spirits 2017 is made possible by Austrian Cultural Forum, NY; Balassi Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center, NY; Bonobo Studio Croatia; Consulate General of Estonia in New York; Consulate General of Slovakia in New York; Czech Center New York; Dutch Culture USA Program of the Consulate General in New York; Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Washington; Flanders House New York; Polish Cultural Institute New York.
Admission is FREE. Beer and wine are on offer. We hope to see you there. Support Independent Animation!”
Online program:
http://www.animationnights.com/screening21/
FAQs
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
No
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Parking is available. Take the J,Z,2,3,A,C to Fulton
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
info@animationnights.com

Inside Out: Sunset Park Cinema Club
2017-05-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Industry City, 274 36th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
The first ever Sunset Park Cinema Club for Kids! Join us for an afternoon of activities with Sunset Spark, and a screening of Disney/Pixar’s heartwarming Inside Out!

INSIDE OUT (Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen | USA | 96 min.)
Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Riley’s emotions — led by Joy (Amy Poehler) — try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event. However, the stress of the move brings Sadness (Phyllis Smith) to the forefront. When Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley’s mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters are Anger, Fear and Disgust.

10:00AM
Doors Open

10:30AM
Activity led by Sunset Spark

11:45AM
Film Begins

Dusty Film & Animation Festival
2017-05-05 - 2017-05-08 | School of Visual Arts Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street , New York, NY, 10011, United States
School of Visual Arts
8th Dusty Film & Animation Festival
May 5 – 8, 2017

ANNOUNCING
2017 Dusty Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
Shannon Prynoski
(BFA 1994 Film & Video)
Producer and Founder of Titmouse
The Venture Bros., Nico and the Sword of Light, Nerdland
Chris Prynoski
(BFA 1994 Animation)
Director/Producer and Founder of Titmouse
Motorcity, Nerdland, Metalocalypse
Michael Giacchino
(BFA 1990 Film & Video)
Academy Award-winning Composer
Up, Lost, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Since 1990, the School of Visual Arts’ Dusty Film & Animation Festival has become one of the country’s foremost events to discover exceptional new talent in film and animation. The Dusty Film & Animation Festival gives BFA Film and BFA Animation thesis students the unique opportunity to exhibit their work to industry professionals, family and friends. The festival culminates in our eminent Dusty Awards, attended by luminaries and distinguished guests from the film and animation industries.

The 2016 Dusty Awards presenters were: Academy Award-winning screenwriter Josh Singer (Spotlight, The Fifth Estate, The West Wing), actress/producer/director Trudie Styler (American Honey – Official Selection for the Festival de Cannes 2016, Freak Show, The Seagull), director/writer/producer Mark Osborne (The Little Prince, Kung Fu Panda, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), Academy Award-winning production sound mixer Chris Newman (The Godfather, The Exorcist, Amadeus), Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Laurens Grant (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Freedom Riders), writer/director Ti West (The House of the Devil, Wayward Pines, VHS), editor Aaron Yanes(Tyson, You Don’t Know Jack, Europa Report), director of photography Michael Simmonds (Nerve, White Girl, Vice Principals), animator Howard Beckerman (Boop-Beep), producer and New York Women in Film & Television president Alexis Alexanian, IFP program manager and producer Zach Mandinach and filmmaker Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist, Divergent, Billions).
Producer/Director: Annie Flocco
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Little Cinema No. 30 SECRET IMMERSIVE SCREENING
2017-05-03 - 2017-05-06 | Little Cinema, 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11237, United States
“We love color, we love whimsy and we love venturing into a new world we’ve never ventured into – ANIMATION!
Little Cinema is celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary in an explosion of music, color, psychedelia, fun and ridiculousness.

And if you love us the way we love you, you’ll trust us with our new ticket class.

‘Little Secret’ – $20
(Price goes up once movie is announced)

GET TICKETS NOW
A 2nd show added Sat May 6!

Love,
Jay & Team Litte Cinema x”

Best of Pratt DDA: The Animation Show
2017-05-01 17:30 - 22:30 | Alamo Draft House, 445 Albee Square West #4, Brooklyn, 11201
“Pratt Department of Digital Arts invites you to join us for BEST OF DDA 2017 at Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn May 1!
BEST OF DDA is a juried film festival featuring the best senior project and thesis animation work of students in the Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute. This work was selected by a jury made of DDA Faculty members.
We will be featuring two screenings of the same program, one at 6:00pm and one at 9:00pm.
Please only reserve tickets for one screening.
Doors will open for the first screening at 5:30pm (6:00pm showtime)
Doors will open for the second screening at 8:30pm (9:00pm showtime)
Please be advised that we will be enforcing ticket type and show time using different colored stamps. Alamo Drafthouse features a great bar should you decide to arrive early or stay late.

Share this event on Facebook and Twitter
We hope you can make it!
Cheers,
Department of Digital Arts, Pratt Institute”

black enuf* premiere screening
2017-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Verso Books, 20 Jay Street, Suite 1010, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, United States
World premiere of black enuf*, an animated documentary about the quest for acceptance
Is it cool for black people to ski—or like Depeche Mode? The quest for a Black Card (undeniable acceptance of blackness) skips from Missouri, to New York, and halfway around the world in this animated documentary. black enuf* interweaves stories from my great-grandmother’s autobiography, interviews of family & friends, and illustrated memories.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
The film is geared towards adults and teenagers.
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
F train to York stop is the closest subway. The venue is on Jay St between Plymouth and John Street.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
email questions to: blackenuf.film@gmail.com

LoopdeLoop - NYC - Chicken
2017-04-26 20:00 - 22:00 | GIPHY, 416 W 13th St, Suite 207, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Well, it’s been a while, but LoopdeLoop NYC is BACK
celebrating all things Chicken. Whether it be Funky, Spring, or Grilled.

What is LoopdeLoop? It’s a bi-monthly international looping animation challenge based around a theme. Come hang out, watch some animations, and make some memories that will last a little while!
For more info visit www.loopdeloop.org
FREE ADMISSION
Topic: Chicken
Time: Wednesday April 26th 8:00PM
Location: GIPHY HQ — 416 W 13th St, Suite 207

Norwegian Animation Spotlight!
2017-04-23 21:00 - 2017-04-24 01:00 | M1-5 Lounge, 52 Walker Street, New York, NY, 10013, United States
ASIFA-East and the Norwegian Consulate General are proud to present a spotlight on Norwegian Animation!
This year Odd Is An Egg by Kristin Ulseth is being screened as part of the TriBeCa Film Festival, and is produced through Norway’s largest and most prominent animation studio, Qvisten Animation. It is just one of several international “Animated Shorts: Curated by Whoopi Goldberg,” a program that is being screened 3 times this month, starting Saturday 4/22/17. Odd Is An Egg joins Norway’s great animations, such as Angry Man (2010), The Danish Poet (2006), and One Day a Man Bought a House (1998).

Join us Sunday night at 9pm, April 23rd, for a sneak peak of Odd Is An Egg at M1-5 Bar & Lounge, and for the chance to meet the filmmakers from TriBeCa’s animated shorts program! Industry professionals, local animation artists, and more are invited, (including celebrities and Academy members!). Meet new friends and reconnect with old ones at our private open bar and kitchen, with plenty of space to chat, eat, or dance with our ASIFA DJ!
+1 guest for ASIFA members and VIP only, otherwise EventBrite for door list
Odd Is An Egg will reveal behind-the-scenes with posters and giveaways!
“Odd is An Egg” by Kristen Ulseth
M1-5 Bar is just a few minutes walk from the TriBeCa Film Festival’s Shorts Film Party at the Harley-Davidson Store, and is the perfect after-party! We can’t wait to see you there!
Facebook Event
This event is brought to you by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General New York, and ASIFA East.

Spring Animation League Party - The Good School
2017-04-22 18:00 - 21:00 | 1002 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11211-2607
Spring has sprung and we are thrilled to offer a spring Animation League party this Earth Day!
Animation League is an open workshop space where adults can try their hands at using professional grade software: DragonFrame Stop Motion with the support of on-site Teaching Artists.

You can experiment with a prefabricated set up or work on your own projects using supplies from our studio to create sets and characters. Afterwards, we send you links to your work in its raw, unedited form as well as a compilation of all the films created together with sound and music for sharing and posting online.
Please join us for our Spring Party on Saturday April 22th from 6-9 pm.
BYOB Welcome!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/animation-league-earth-day-spring-theme-tickets-33063864910

Wall-E Earth Day Event
2017-04-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Industry City, 274 36th St, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
Rooftop Films and the Sunset Park Cinema Club for Kids invite you to celebrate Earth Day with a free screening of WALL-E at Industry City. This event is free with an RSVP

Food options available from Industry City tenants. Family-friendly activities available!
*Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming! RSVP is not required, and does not guarantee entry. This event is free and open to the public, and seating is first come, first served for all.*
10:00 AM Doors Open
11:00 AM Free Screening

THE FILMS

WALL-E (Andrew Stanton | USA | 98 min.)
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

My Entire High School is Sinking Into the Sea
2017-04-18 - 2017-04-20 | Metrograph, No.7 Ludlow Street , New York, NY, 10002, United States
“Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read school newspaper, edited by their friend Verti (Maya Rudolph). But just when a blossoming relationship between Assaf and Verti threatens to destroy the boys’ friendship, Dash learns of a cover-up by the administration that puts all the students in danger. As disaster erupts and the friends race to escape through the roof of the school, they are joined by a popular know-it-all (Lena Dunham) and a lunch lady (Susan Sarandon) who is much more than meets the eye. But even as the film piles on brilliant details like a post-apocalyptic cult formed by jocks, video game homages, and an infectious synth soundtrack, it never loses sight of the characters at the heart of the story.

2016 / 77min / DCP
DIRECTOR: DASH SHAW
CAST: JASON SCHWARTZMAN, LENA DUNHAM, REGGIE WATTS, MAYA RUDOLPH, SUSAN SARANDON

John Cameron Mitchell moderates a Q&A with Dash Shaw, Jane Samborski and Kyle Martin at the 7pm show on Saturday, April 15.
Q&As with Dash Shaw, Jane Samborski and Kyle Martin at the 7pm shows on Friday & Sunday, April 14 & 16.
A Gkids release”

Animation Nights NY: April
2017-04-12 20:00 - 22:00 | ANNY, 180 Maiden Lane, NY, NY, 10038, United States
Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a monthly curated screening event held in the Seaport District of NYC. We show animated short films and virtual reality animated experiences from all around the world. Admission is FREE. Beer and wine are on offer. We hope to see you there. Support Independent Animation!

Online program:
http://www.animationnights.com/upcomingscreening/
FAQs
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
No
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Parking is available. Take the J,Z,2,3,A,C to Fulton
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
info@animationnights.com

Set Sail with "Moana"
2017-04-10 - 2017-04-17 | Museum of Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY, 11106
During spring recess, Museum of the Moving Image will present family programs featuring big-screen matinees of Moana, the latest animated movie from Disney. Families can also participate in the Heroic Odyssey Workshop, a related drop-in program inspired by Moana, which blends symbol design, animation, origami, and clay projects.

Recommended for ages 6+ and their adult companions
