On February 3rd, 2015, ASIFA-East welcomed back Steven Zelin, The Singing CPA, for a rousing workshop centered around taxes for artists and freelancers. We hold this workshop every year and there’s always a variety of questions to be asked. Attendees come from all backgrounds, but mostly the arts and enjoy singing along to Steven’s funny…
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It was a cold winter evening on Thursday, February 5, 2015 as animators descended upon The Museum of the Moving Image to hear Glen Keane speak. He was in town to do a presentation on The Duet of Animation and Technology. He told us much about what it was like growing up, the middle of…
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As the event’s title suggests, Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama, Life in Hell) and Lynda Barry (Ernie Pook’s Comeek, The Good Times Are Killing Me, What It Is) took the stage of the historic BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on Thursday night to tell stories of creative inspiration, artistic struggle, and their decades-long friendship with…
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2015 ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival ASIFA-East is currently accepting entries for the 2015 ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival until February 27th, 2015. Awards will be given out across a variety of categories and craft from Student, Commissioned, and Independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation. Please visit https://asifaeast.com/festival/ to learn more about submission requirements…
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Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community. From 1980 until his untimely death last year, Michael Sporn’s studio produced many acclaimed television specials, most of them animated entirely here in New York. To commemorate the first anniversary of his passing, The School Of Visual Arts Film and Animation Department…
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BAM Presents: An Evening with Matt Groening & Lynda Barry Love, Hate & Comics – The Friendship That Would Not Die Legendary cartoonists and former college classmates Matt Groening and Lynda Barry talk about 40 years of love, hate, and comics and the perpetual joy of driving each other crazy. February 12, 2015 @ 8:00…
DetailsLong time ASIFA member, Animation Director and Creator of the Library of Special Visual Effects, Ed Darino is putting together a retrospective on the evolution of animation technology with a focus on New York. He is inviting all to contribute, so please read his request below and contact him with your short video story and…
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“Tonight the Tonight the kids are watching Tomm As he draws about the sea Yeah he draws for you and me.” On Saturday, December 20th, at the IFC Center in New York City, Tomm Moore attended a screening of the latest film he directed: Song of the Sea. This movie has been nominated for this year’s feature-animation Oscar…
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Tickets are now on sale for the 18th annual New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival! And we’re happy to announce that NYICFF is offering ASIFA-East members a special discount on all tickets purchased. This code will go out to all members via our newsletter, but if you would like the code emailed to you directly,…
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Listen up Animators and Enthusiasts!! Glen Keane is coming to town!! We are super excited to announce that The Museum of the Moving Image has generously offered ASIFA-East members 20% off tickets for his upcoming presentation. The discount code will go out in our email newsletter, or you can contact us for the code. Thank…
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