The 45th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Awards Ceremony was held last night, May 18th, in NYC. BEST IN SHOW PEGBAR (PEGGY) AWARD: Arthur Metcalf “In the Beginning” INDEPENDENT FILMS: 1st prize: Eye in Tuna Care John Walter Lustig 2nd prize: Monkey Rag Joanna Davidovich 3rd prize: My Kingdom Debra Solomon CRAFT AWARDS: Excellence in Writing: A Life with Asperger’s Jaime Ekkens Excellence in…
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What does ASIFA mean to you? Your design could be used for our next membership card! ASIFA-East is holding a members-exclusive contest to design our new membership card! ASIFA-East is a volunteer run organization made up of animation enthusiasts who care deeply about the art of animation and the community we serve. We welcome your…
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ASIFA-East is very happy to announce that Liz Miele, Star Comedianne and Creator of the hit web series Damaged, will host the 45th Annual ASIFA-East Festival Awards Ceremony! Liz Miele made her debut in the New York comedy scene as a determined and precocious 16 year old. By 18 she was turning heads with a…
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On the last day of April, Brooklyn had a desperate last minute shower, getting ready for whatever hipster flowers might bloom in May. Left-turning SUVs scattered light over sheets of water and uneven asphalt in front of Legion bar, the last outpost before the edge of ‘East Williamsburg.’ Obscured by rain and norm-core style, the bar was…
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Join ASIFA-East on a curator led tour of The Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Exhibition at the Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture in New York City. A retrospective of 1970′s Saturday morning animation art featuring black characters, the exhibition includes 60 pieces of original animation art representative of a bygone era of…
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Don’t miss John Hubley: Two Centennial Tributes at the Film Forum coming up later this month! From the Film Forum website: Tuesday, May 20 & Tuesday, May 27 An up-and-coming art director at Disney, where he worked on Snow White, Bambi, and Fantasia, John Hubley (1914-1977) left the studio following a bitter animator’s strike. In…
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On March 29th, at the Scholastic Theatre in SoHo, NY, Mark Shapiro (director of entertainment brand marketing for LAIKA) gave a special presentation of the movie Coraline. It was “LAIKA: Behind the Magic,” part of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. The movie Coraline is a 24 FPS stop-motion animated feature, based on a…
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You are cordially invited to The 45th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival Awards Ceremony! Awards will be presented, bashful thank-you’s recorded, winning films screened, and a lively reception will follow. Sunday, May 18th, 2014 6:00pm – 11:00pm Tishman Auditorium at The New School 63 5th Avenue, NYC (NE corner of 13th Street & 5th Ave) Reception…
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On Thursday, March 13, ASIFA-East held its annual judging of student films for the ASIFA-East International Animation festival. In the past, these screenings show student thesis work from the previous year, student works-in-progress, and (in the case of both) debuts for up and coming animators. These screenings also, unofficially, have served as an observation in…
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Continuing the tradition of Experimental Mixed Media Animator John Gati, ASIFA-East once again is putting on a screening devoted to the art of stop-motion animation. However, this year we are adding a feminine touch. All of our panel members will be women, so that perhaps we can learn a little bit more about what it’s…
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