This is a special message from one of our members in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, who is looking to reestablish a chapter of ASIFA. Please see below and contact Brian Mah if you are interested. Dear all ASIFA-East members, Do you live in the Washington DC/Baltimore area? Are you a member of ASIFA-East and can’t…
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Hello folks! Welcome back to another exciting season at ASIFA-East! We hope you had a great summer, and got to enjoy some much needed relaxation. The ASIFA-East team is back from our summer hiatus, and we’ve got a busy month of activities ahead that we hope you’ll join us for. Center for Visual Music and…
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From our friends at The Productive Studios! Hey Ladies! On November 6th, 2015 The Productive Studios will be hosting our second annual Ladies Animated Short Screening and once again, we’re writing with a call for submissions to help create the most unique and inspiring screening possible. Since November 2013 we’ve been hosting a monthly women’s…
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It’s my job to make great students greater, not make mediocre students less mediocre. – Dean Hardscrabble, SVA Film Chair (J/k!) Monsters University (2013) It’s the second annual “After School Special,” the School of Visual Art’s Alumni Film and Animation Festival. In a weekend of free public screenings ranging from premieres to classics to behind-the-scenes,…
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Our friends at the 10th Byron Bay International Film Festival are currently accepting entries in the Animation and Experimental Film categories. Please see below for all entry information and good luck!! [gview file=”https://asifaeast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BBFF2016-Call-for-Entries-animation-and-experimental.pdf”]
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Center for Visual Music and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, will present a Cecile Starr Tribute Celebration on Thursday, October 1, 6 pm, at Lincoln Center, New York. As a writer, educator, scholar, and film distributor, Cecile Starr (1921-2014) was a tireless champion of experimental…
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In celebration of International Animation Day ASIFA-East presents a documentary screening of The Disney of Duivendrecht a businessman’s idea of an artist Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 School of Visual Arts 209 East 23rd Street, NYC 7pm, 3rd Floor Amphitheater Over fifty years ago, the Netherlands had a professional film studio specializing in puppet animation: the…
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Once again, SVA is holding their annual After School Special 2015: SVA’s Alumni Film & Animation Festival! ASIFA-East is honored to be part of the amazing organizations that are promotional partners of this event. There are a number of wonderful animation screenings and Q&As being held, so make sure you save the dates and don’t…
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ASIFA East is turning to our membership to shake things up and add some new faces to our executive board. We meet monthly to plan future events, screenings, and our annual awards. ASIFA East greatly appreciates the time of our volunteers put in to make each ASIFA East season awesome. Check out the positions below: Open…
DetailsWe’ve been contacted by Animation Scholar Eliska Decka, who is looking to interview local independent animators in NYC. Please contact her if you are available to help her out! See below: I’m Eliska Decka, a 3rd year PhD candidate at the Film School (also called FAMU) at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech…
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