Article by Heidi Marie Campbell. The 41st Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival was a wonderful display of talent, art and humor. The 29 films showcased on Sunday, May 9, 2010, were a mixture of industry veterans, studios, students and newcomers. The works of Bill Plympton (Plymptoons), Mo Willems (Weston Woods Studio), Elliot Cowan, and David B.…
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Article by Caresse Singh. Displayed above, Rob Yulfo’s “Devil and Mouse Boy” was one of the few real gems at Amnesia’s “Pop-Up Art” Exhibition on Friday, May 7th. This piece along with his two others on display, were created using scraps of cardboard, canvas and acrylic paint. Seen below, “Donny No Skins” is a recurring…
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I wasn’t sure what to expect for my first attendance at the ASIFA-East Animation Festival held on Sunday, May 9th at the Tishman Auditorium of The New School. I arrived just in time, barely escaping the Mother’s Day festivities mandated by my large family. The show ran smoothly, with only one technical glitch which most…
DetailsASIFA-East Animation Festival 2010 Signal Film by Elliot Cowan Article written by David Levy, ASIFA-East President. On Sunday May 9th, ASIFA-East presented is 41st annual Animation Festival, sharing the spotlight with mothers everywhere, it being Mother’s Day and all. Speaking of which, we had originally booked the venue for the Sunday before but we ended…
DetailsHere is the full list of winners from our 41st ASIFA-East Animation Festival!! If the film was on YouTube, I’ve embedded it to the list. Please let me know if I’ve missed any. Congratulations all!!! – Dayna 2010 OPENING FILM Elliot Cowan BEST IN SHOW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcyLVR85Ms Backwards Aaron Hughes & Lisa LaBracio INDEPENDENT FILMS 1st…
DetailsNew additions to the Events Calendar: May 1st/2nd & 8th/9th IFC & New York International Childrens Film Festival presents – Spirited Away May 4th, Tuesday 7pm School of Visual Arts presents – Dusty Film Festival: Animation Thesis Screening May 7th, Friday 6pm School of Visual Arts presents – Dusty Film Festival Winners Circle May 8th…
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Article by Emmett Goodman. It is good to know that there’s always room to start up a new animation festival. When you get right down to it, there aren’t as many as there are general film festivals. Animazing Spotlight appears to be a new festival, having had its first annual screening last November in Hollywood.…
DetailsTonight! 7pm ASIFA-East & ASIFA International presents – Winning Selections from the 1st annual AniMazing Spotlight Festival New additions to the Events Calendar: April 24th – May 1st Tribeca Film Festival presents – Metropia April 28th, Wednesday 7pm Graphic Artists Guild presents – An Evening with Bill Plympton May 3rd, Monday 7pm Brooklyn Academy of…
DetailsReporting done by Katie Cropper. This past Thursday I had the pleasure of attending a sequel to a similar event held this past fall. I have to say the second was better than the first! Held at West 3rd Common the turn out was good for the reasonably sized front section of the bar. As…
DetailsThis Wednesday April 21, at 7 PM, ASIFA-East and ASIFA International are delighted to present our ASIFA program of award-winning films from the 2009 Inaugural Animazing Spotlight Festival, held November 7-8 at Hollywood’s legendary Egyptian Theatre.This week’s hour-and-a-half program presents films from around the world (including work of fellow ASIFA-East members) and a varied selection…
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