ASIFA-East is mostly comprised of 2D animators and, being pirmarily a 3D animator, I’ve always wondered why there aren’t more of us in our organization. Steve Mann is also a 3D computer artist and has been working the staff/permalance/freelance circuit in NYC for over 20 years. While we never crossed paths at a studio, he’s…
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Anna Samo is a NYC-based animator, teacher and one of the founders of Animation Speak/Easy. Anna’s films have been screened and won awards at highly acclaimed festivals around the globe such as Berlin Film Festival – Berlinale, Annecy Film Festival, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films, Animafest Zagreb, Aspen Shortsfest, Sundance and Palm Springs, among…
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A conversation with Doug Vitarelli A few years back Evens was a student of mine, and a classmate of Annastacia Henry-Ramos who we interviewed in May 2024, at SUNY Fredonia. He stood out because he had a desire to have his own animated series and, 7 years later, has finished the pilot, Untainted. It was…
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Julian Glander is a 3D computer animator from Pittsburg who has just completed his first feature film, “Boys Go to Jupiter”, which had its premiere at The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. In conversation with Doug Vitarelli Nice to meet you. Thanks for reaching out and then following up. We’ve been spread very thin this year…
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Curious About the Process a conversation with Doug Vitarelli I learned of Matthias, a modern day Norman McLaren living in Brooklyn, because, not surprisingly, an experimental animator’s account from Brooklyn found its way into my Instagram feed. He regularly posts work that is both handmade and digital and can be appreciated not only for aesthetics…
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A conversation with Siz Wang Between 2022 and 2023, words spread in town about a mysterious speakeasy event for animation lovers. I cannot recall how the message was passed on to me, but the mystery alone was enough to incentivize me to take the train to a specific bar in Brooklyn on a windy Wednesday…
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This is the archive of our newsletter, the aNYmator, for animation fans and historians. Issues contain such content as the President’s Message, interviews, articles, film festival reviews, and more. This page will be updated biannually. Only members receive the aNYmator the first week of every month. Click on the cove image to open the PDF…
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#NYCAnimWknd ASIFA-East presents NYC Animation Weekend, an event where NYC’s most prestigious animation organizations come together to present programs and offer a place for animators and animation fans to meet, be inspired and enjoy animation. Beginning in Brooklyn on Friday, October 25th, Animation Speak/Easy will invite three artists to each share an animated short that…
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A conversation with Siz Wang Every school has a talented upperclassman who is told as a legend over lunch breaks. Mulan Fu is that legend in the 2020s at the NYU Animation Area. I started college in the year of the pandemic, so I never met her when she was still in school. I couldn’t…
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A conversation between Exit 73 Studios co owner Chris Burns and Doug Vitarelli with ASIFA-East intern Katelynn Duarte If you need a coffee while you’re traveling to Montauk to meet up with NY State’s easternmost based animator, there’s a little cafe on Main St. in Riverhead that serves a nice cup. Just get off exit…
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