a conversation with Doug Vitarelli Peter Ahern is a multi-award winning filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. During his career, he’s worked as a 2D animator and supervisor/director for clients such as Pokémon, the NBA, Sony, Eminem & Snoop Dogg, Netflix, Showtime, Disney and the X-Games. In addition, his independent short films…
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Susan Godfrey is a seasoned production manager, producer, and advocate with over 15 years of experience in creative project management across animation, live-action, and digital content. She is the founder of The Productive Studios and has led the successful execution of a wide range of independent and studio-based productions, including network series, branded content, and…
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by Richard O’Connor There’s a sequence in Drawn From Memory in which a young Paul Fierlinger sits in a bar with his former classmates Václav Havel, Milos Foreman, and the actor Pavel Landovský. They tell the story of a man who slipped through the Iron Curtain by posing as a marker painter along the road…
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Jennifer Oxley was born in Hollywood, California and caught the filmmaking bug early – she made her first film at the age of seven. Since then she’s created loads of short films with her production company SNOWFLAKE FILMS NYC, including segments for Sesame Street and an adaptation of Spike Lee’s children’s book, Please, Baby, Please.…
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ASIFA-East is mostly comprised of 2D animators and, being pirmarily a 3D animator, I’ve always wondered why there aren’t more of us in our organization. Steve Mann is also a 3D computer artist and has been working the staff/permalance/freelance circuit in NYC for over 20 years. While we never crossed paths at a studio, he’s…
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Anna Samo is a NYC-based animator, teacher and one of the founders of Animation Speak/Easy. Anna’s films have been screened and won awards at highly acclaimed festivals around the globe such as Berlin Film Festival – Berlinale, Annecy Film Festival, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films, Animafest Zagreb, Aspen Shortsfest, Sundance and Palm Springs, among…
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A conversation with Doug Vitarelli A few years back Evens was a student of mine, and a classmate of Annastacia Henry-Ramos who we interviewed in May 2024, at SUNY Fredonia. He stood out because he had a desire to have his own animated series and, 7 years later, has finished the pilot, Untainted. It was…
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Julian Glander is a 3D computer animator from Pittsburg who has just completed his first feature film, “Boys Go to Jupiter”, which had its premiere at The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. In conversation with Doug Vitarelli Nice to meet you. Thanks for reaching out and then following up. We’ve been spread very thin this year…
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Curious About the Process a conversation with Doug Vitarelli I learned of Matthias, a modern day Norman McLaren living in Brooklyn, because, not surprisingly, an experimental animator’s account from Brooklyn found its way into my Instagram feed. He regularly posts work that is both handmade and digital and can be appreciated not only for aesthetics…
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A conversation with Siz Wang Between 2022 and 2023, words spread in town about a mysterious speakeasy event for animation lovers. I cannot recall how the message was passed on to me, but the mystery alone was enough to incentivize me to take the train to a specific bar in Brooklyn on a windy Wednesday…
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