Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community. From 1980 until his untimely death last year, Michael Sporn’s studio produced many acclaimed television specials, most of them animated entirely here in New York. To commemorate the first anniversary of his passing, The School Of Visual Arts Film and Animation Department…
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BAM Presents: An Evening with Matt Groening & Lynda Barry Love, Hate & Comics – The Friendship That Would Not Die Legendary cartoonists and former college classmates Matt Groening and Lynda Barry talk about 40 years of love, hate, and comics and the perpetual joy of driving each other crazy. February 12, 2015 @ 8:00…
DetailsLong time ASIFA member, Animation Director and Creator of the Library of Special Visual Effects, Ed Darino is putting together a retrospective on the evolution of animation technology with a focus on New York. He is inviting all to contribute, so please read his request below and contact him with your short video story and…
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“Tonight the Tonight the kids are watching Tomm As he draws about the sea Yeah he draws for you and me.” On Saturday, December 20th, at the IFC Center in New York City, Tomm Moore attended a screening of the latest film he directed: Song of the Sea. This movie has been nominated for this year’s feature-animation Oscar…
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Tickets are now on sale for the 18th annual New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival! And we’re happy to announce that NYICFF is offering ASIFA-East members a special discount on all tickets purchased. This code will go out to all members via our newsletter, but if you would like the code emailed to you directly,…
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Listen up Animators and Enthusiasts!! Glen Keane is coming to town!! We are super excited to announce that The Museum of the Moving Image has generously offered ASIFA-East members 20% off tickets for his upcoming presentation. The discount code will go out in our email newsletter, or you can contact us for the code. Thank…
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It’s tax time again! Please join ASIFA-East as we welcome Steven Zelin, The Singing CPA, to come speak with us on all things taxes. Steven’s done this workshop with us for a few years now, and it’s always a big hit. Bring all your tax questions – we know you have many – and come…
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Thanks for joining us last night at our Annual ASIFA-East Post Holiday Party at The Galway Hooker Downtown! Sub-zero temperatures couldn’t keep you away! What a turn-out! You all rock! Special thanks to David Langkamp, Masako Kanayama, our board volunteers, as well as the staff at The Galway Hooker for being such awesome hosts!
2015 ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival ASIFA-East is currently accepting entries for the 2015 ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival. Awards will be given out across a variety of categories and craft from Student, Commissioned, and Independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation. All films are due February 27th, 2015. Please visit https://asifaeast.com/festival/ to learn more…
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Happy New Year everyone!! Welcome to 2015! Here’s to a productive, exciting, and creative year. We’ve got a lot of events coming up this winter and spring. First you must join us for a drink at the Galway Hooker on Thursday, January 8th at 7pm for our Post-Holiday Party! We’ll be mixing and mingling, enjoying…
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