ASIFA-East presents an evening with the creators of Adult Swim’s Super Jail! Join us for this special panel discussion moderated by animator Dan Meth – Q & A with audience to follow. Admission: FREE! SVA School Of Visual Arts 209 East 23rd Street (Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave) 3rd Fl, Amphitheater NYC
DetailsAttention all Friends of ASIFA-East! We have joined the masses at Facebook, and created our own Facebook group online. We are so cool!! Won’t you join our group? http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61591879512 On the group’s page, you’ll find a handy little calendar of events in animation (not just ours), plus you can even rsvp for said events and…
DetailsThere’s a really cool screening program coming up featuring dance in animation. It’s on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, with the Kinetic Cinema program at Chez Bushwick in Brooklyn, New York. There’s a great multimedia guide to the program here: http://greatdance.com/thekineticinterface/2009/01/dance-animation-program/ Let us know how it went if you make it out there!
DetailsThe 2009 New York International Children’s Film Festival is running from February 27 to March 15 in theatres across New York City. I’ve gone two years in a row now, and am looking forward to it. A number of animated features are shown, as well as screenings of animated shorts, Q & A’s with the…
DetailsATTENTION STUDENT FILMMAKERS! The Purple Violet Student Film Festival at Kean University is accepting short film submissions! The Purple Violet Student Film Festival at Kean University is dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of emerging filmmakers. The one-day Festival features the screening of student short films in four unique categories (Comedic, Animation, Dramatic and Documentary)…
DetailsEntry forms for the 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival are now available on our web site. Click here for entry form. ASIFA-East invites all members to judge the entries at our jury screenings: March 10th – 19th 6:30pm ASIFA-East Presents – Jury Screenings for ASIFA-East’s 40th Annual Animation Festival! Only up-to-date ASIFA-East members may vote…
DetailsBlue Sky Studios cut the ribbon on their fresh new digs in Greenwich, Connecticut. In a year of studio closings and layoffs throughout the animation industry, Blue Sky’s expansion is a positive and exciting development. Governor Rell was on hand for the ceremony, and his support for building a Hollywood here on the East Coast…
DetailsASIFA lost a dear and devoted friend when ASIFA-UK President and animation journalist and festival programmer Pat Raine Webb died Friday, December 5, from a sudden heart attack.ASIFA thanks Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-SF) for the following article, and Vivien Halas for the accompanying photo.-Ray KosarinASIFA-East International RepresentativePAT RAINE WEBB, PRESIDENT OF ASIFA-UKby Karl CohenPat…
DetailsOur friend Stephanie Yuhas, Exective Producer of Project Twenty1 in Philidelphia, brings you a Shorts fest. Get yourself over to Philly and represent! SHOW US YOUR SHORTS! Proudly Sponsored by Marathon Grill Presented by Project Twenty1 & FirstGlance Film Festivals Show off your short film (and short pants!) at this FREE open mic-style screening event,…
DetailsFrom January 20 – February 28, The Westchester Arts Council will be featuring an exciting exhibition on New York’s 103 year relationship with the Animation Industry. The NY Times wrote an excellent article on the exhibition and the accompanying programs throughout Westchester County, which include not only original artwork and animation clips from various projects…
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