By Justin Simonich What do PBS, NPR, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and ASIFA-East all have in common? They all survive on donations in order to survive. Last week ASIFA-East held the first ever calendar fundraiser event featuring art from a number of NYC animation superstars. On hand to sign the calendars and share their…
DetailsFollowing my lousy time at the Queens International Film Festival, it’s come to light, via news sources, that the founder, Marie Castaldo, is the subject of numerous fraud allegations, stemming from unpaid debts from Queens, to upstate NY, to California. The Queens Chronicle has an in-depth look on the story. And last night, Fox 5…
DetailsDecember 8th, Tuesday 7pm ASIFA-East presents – An Evening with John Dilworth Join us for an unforgettable evening of films, conversation, and surprises, including the ASIFA-East premiere of Oscar-nominated filmmaker John R. Dilworth’s new short, “Rinky Dink.” * ASIFA-East calendars will be on sale at the event ($10 each), as well as Dilworth merchandise. SVA…
DetailsAccording to Wikipedia, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is “the second highest grossing animated film of all time with $874.5 million worldwide.” Which also means, Ice Age 3 has bested every Pixar production at the box office. Quite an achievement for director Carlos Saldanha, a 1993 School of Visual Arts graduate from Brazil, who…
DetailsNovember 18th – April 26th The Museum of Modern Art presents – Tim Burton Retrospective This major career retrospective on Tim Burton, consisting of a gallery exhibition and a film series, considers Burton’s career as a director, producer, writer, and concept artist for live-action and animated films, along with his work as a fiction writer,…
DetailsArticle written by Emmett Goodman. On November 17, a private screening of Coraline in 3D took place in New York. Taking place with the film, director Henry Selick made an appearance for a Q&A. I have known Henry Selick’s name since The Nightmare Before Christmas (directed by Selick, produced and conceived by Tim Burton). He…
DetailsArticle by Dayna Gonzalez. UPDATE: Shortly after writing this, I came across this article, “Film Festival Fraud”, purporting the festival to be a major scam operation. Not surprising, given the experience I and others had. Fair warning. I’m not really sure where to start with this review. All I can think, is that the festival…
DetailsHoliday Fundraiser November 12th, Thursday 7pm Join us as we screen films by Bill Plympton, John Dilworth, Michael Sporn, Mo Willems, Kristy Caracas, Candy Kugel, George Griffin, Emily Hubley, Debra Solomon, Signe Baumane, Jennifer Oxley, and Xeth Feinberg, and sell our first-ever ASIFA-East 12-month calendar featuring art from these same superstars of NY Animation. The…
DetailsArticle written by Linda Beck. If you didn’t make it to Ron Diamond’s Animation Show of Shows, here’s the program of animated shorts you missed: “Photograph of Jesus” – Laurie Hill/Basil Stephens “The Da Vinci Time Code” – Gil Alkabetz “Volgens de Vogels (According to Birds)” – Linde Fass “Santa: The Fascist Years” –…
DetailsArticle written by Josh Weisbrod. Being an animator, and finding myself in the company of other animators more often than not, I tend to see a wide range of social quirks and eccentricities. Living in New York in and of itself is basically akin to plunging oneself into a social experiment– there are so many…
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