Now for the first time ever – we’re happy to announce THE BILL PLYMPTON SCHOOL OF ANIMATION! Yes, you can now learn the secrets of animation from the Master. Learn how you can make amazing films that can earn money. Learn the tricks of drawing, design, layouts, storyboards, writing, humor, directing, backgrounds and editing. Learn…
DetailsGet ready for the 4th screening of the Tom Stathes Cartoon Carnival. This unique installment not only features an array of early, obscure, raunchy & risque cartoons; the show will be followed by excellent live performances at NYC’s top Burlesque house: The Slipper Room! As always, the Cartoon Carnival presents cartoons from the 1910s to…
DetailsDate: Monday, August 10, 2009 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Plympton Studio 153 W27th St. #1005 (10th Floor) New York, NY 10001 Phone: 2127410322 Email: Plymptoons@aol.com Here is your chance to meet Bill Plympton at his studio and grab a copy of his new DVD “Dog Days” at a special discount price of $20.00. Featured…
DetailsReview by Charles Kenny (ASIFA-East’s civil engineer-in-residence). In true Irish fashion, better late than never. When I first thought about reviewing the film, I had no idea it would be so difficult, and, after seeing it, to be able to sum it up in more than one word is very difficult indeed. The Secret of…
DetailsDate: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Freddy’s Bar and Backroom Street: 485 Dean St. City/Town: Prospect Heights, NY You’re invited to the next installment of the Tom Stathes Cartoon Carnival presented by The Kings County Cinema Society! Come and see some classic cartoon characters you know and some ancient ones you’ve…
DetailsSaturday, August 1, 2009 Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm Location: North Bowl Lounge & Lanes Street: 909 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA Teams of filmmakers & animators have 21-Days to create an original short, and they need YOU to help them. Bring business cards, demos CDs, headshots, etc., and get involved! This is a FREE event,…
DetailsHope all of you are staying (somewhat) dry and enjoying the start of summer. ASIFA-East will be taking a short hiatus for the next two months, but we’ll be back in September with loads of fun events and drunken pub debates. There will be a drop in the number of postings here at The Exposure…
DetailsArticle written by Richard Gorey. To say From Inside, a partially-animated fable of nuclear devastation, is relentlessly bleak is meant more as an observation than criticism, since that feeling in the work is intentional. From Inside follows Cee, a young woman in a post-apocalyptic world whose journey on a rusting train to possible salvation is…
DetailsArticle written by Rich Gorey. I knew very little about Israeli animation when I attended last week’s ASIFA screening, and it seemed I am not alone: even the event’s host, Lisa LoBracio, admitted she was in the early stages of connecting with the films and artists profiled that night. My first assumption was that most…
DetailsDrinking and Drawing is coming to New York City once again. These events are always a lot of fun, and I’m glad it’s back. The event is being held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 7:30pm, at M1-5 Bar/Lounge at 52 Walker Street, NYC. Hope you can all make it! For more information, please visit…
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