The Animation Archivist
Read this article on SVA faculty member Tommy José Stathes in the Visual Arts Journal by John Canemaker.
Patrick Smith’s Billion Person Theater
By Robby Gilbert Patrick Smith began his animation career in 1994, honing his talents in the studios of New York. This was an interesting time for animation; a point of inflection whereby the last vestiges of the traditional studio systems were drying up like cel vinyl, and the digital juggernaut sparked a race to determine…
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Portrait of Signe Baumane
Note: All quotes are paraphrased because I don’t know how to record audio and my handwriting is illegible. I’ve never met Signe before but of course I knew about her work in animation.. She made 3 shorts in her native Latvia before emigrating to the US where she found work at Bill Plympton’s studio. While…
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Winners of the 53rd ASIFA-East Animation Festival!
Best In Show The Peggy Award My Dear Mr. Whitman Jeremiah Dickey Craft Awards Craft Award: Excellence in Animation Pour Games Patrick Smith Craft Award: Excellence in Design Tangent 61 Dan McHale Craft Award: Excellence in Writing The Late Show Presents: A Very Cold War Christmas Bruce Knapp, Late Night Cartoons, Inc. Craft Award: Excellence…
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The 53rd ASIFA-East Animation Jury Screenings
Welcome to another edition of the ASIFA East Animation Film Festival. It is our 53rd festival, and we are keeping it virtual! Four nights of animated short films, free and open to the public, ready for member-voting. Help us spread the word and invite your friends! Jury Screening Schedule Screenings Begin here at 7 PM EST Tuesday, April 18 – Student 1Thursday,…
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ASIFA-East in 2023!
Hello, and welcome to the year 2023! It’s me! Your friendly neighborhood ASIFA-East President, Tristian Goik! We are looking forward to a new year of bringing together amazing animation and talented animators. Last year, our 52nd annual Animated Film Festival adapted to new virtual screenings and concluded with a lovely in-person gathering at the Museum…
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The ASIFA-East Animation Fest 2023 is Open!
The ASIFA-East Animation Festival is now open for entries! Submissions Open: December 2022. Final Deadline is February 20th, 2023. Films produced before July 1, 2021 are not eligible. FESTIVAL OPEN! Attention Members: check your email inboxes for an exclusive discount code! READ MORE about our Festival rules and how to submit! Debuting in 1969, the…
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52nd ASIFA East Animation Awards
Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s 52nd ASIFA-East Animation Festival! Thank you to our board for all their hard work, and the Museum of Moving Image for having us for the Awards Ceremony. Stay tooned for photos! Independent Films3rd Place, The Waltz – Yulia Ruditskaya2nd Place, Buzzkill – Peter Ahern1st Place, Pour 668…
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Celebrate Pride Month with Queer Animation!
A sunset film screening of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender People, Queers, Asexuals, Intersex, Questioning, even Demisexuals… they all make animations too! Brought to you by ASIFA-East, an international community of animators, and in partnership with Metropolitan Bar in Brooklyn. RSVP on Facebook! Thursday June 23th 2022, 7-10 PM EST, Metropolitan 559 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY…
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