Last night, ASIFA-East held its 43rd Annual ASIFA-East Awards Ceremony, a culmination of our 2012 Animated Film Festival in which films are screened throughout the month of March. The event was held at The New School, in their wonderful Tishman Auditorium, which was followed by a reception upstairs. Films are entered into the festival…
DetailsThe 43rd Annual ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival Awards were held this evening. Congratulations to all the winners!!! Expect more posts in the following days documenting the evening but for now, without further adieu, here are the winners!!! BEST IN SHOW John and Joe StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM 1st Place Taxonomy Karen Aqua – Director…
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Interview by Richard Gorey Last month I spoke with New York Animator Chris Conforti, whose work I first saw when I guest-lectured in Dave Levy’s “Careers in Animation” class at SVA. At that time Chris was in the throes of finishing his thesis film, and he was zonked for much of my endlessly fascinating…
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It’s going to be a busy weekend! This Saturday and Sunday, be sure to stop by Mocca Fest! The festival is a fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, whose purpose is the collection, preservation, study, education, and display of comic and cartoon art. So far, we know these ASIFA-East members will be…
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Morning all! We’ve just received word that Blue Sky has expanded its summer internship program to include all of its departments. The deadline to apply is April 30th. I have confirmed that this internship is indeed a paid one. Kudos to Blue Sky! It looks like a great program. So get your applications in before…
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Music videos still haven’t gone out of fashion yet. The possibilities of combining of music and art are still endless. That said, here is Bryan Brinkman’s animated music video for Dot Dot Dot’s “Around The World (And Back).” The animation style of the video doesn’t have a label yet, although we’re sure Bryan might have…
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Warning: or just a suggestion, we insist you watch the film before reading on. Really take in the effect of the film. Life In Transition is John R. Dilworth’s opus. Described as “…a visual and symbolic journey depicting the continual transformations of life from birth to death to re-birth”, Life is a personal film that…
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From our good friends at Project Twenty1! Philadelphia…April 25, 2012. Project Twenty1, a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization, has opened its call for entries for live-action and animated shorts, features, and music videos for the annual international Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival. Judges for this year’s Festival have not yet been released, but past judges include…
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The Athens Animation Festival is now taking submissions! Deadline to submit is July 1st 2012. From their site: The Athens Animation Festival is a first year festival that will screen animations that thematically speak to the human condition. In a time when animation is often created primarily to serve commercial needs or presented strictly…
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If there is an animated short that should keep one’s eyes on it through every frame, Andy Kennedy’s Accumulonimbus is that film. An experimental stop-motion piece, every frame is part of some movement that should keep even the most casual stop-motion viewer mesmerized. Andy refers to the film as a meditation of motion and the…
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