#NYCAnimWknd ASIFA-East presents NYC Animation Weekend, an event where NYC’s most prestigious animation organizations come together to present programs and offer a place for animators and animation fans to meet,…
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A conversation with Siz Wang Every school has a talented upperclassman who is told as a legend over lunch breaks. Mulan Fu is that legend in the 2020s at the…
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A conversation between Exit 73 Studios co owner Chris Burns and Doug Vitarelli with ASIFA-East intern Katelynn Duarte If you need a coffee while you’re traveling to Montauk to meet…
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Animator, father, devoted husband and partner, historian, writer, and friend, Howard Beckerman touched the lives of so many for so long that no words can encapsulate the love felt for…
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by Keltie Duncan This article about ASIFA-East member Amy Kravitz is reprinted with permission from the ASIFA International website. “Many films are ‘about’ a topic, and have a message to…
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By Ray Kosarin This past year, ASIFA–East lost a beloved leader and friend. On October 9, Dick Rauh, oursecond and longest-serving president, died at the age of 98.Our ASIFA–East Animation…
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A conversation with Robby Gilbert Jacob Kafka is one of the ‘quiet ones’ to keep an eye on. His work is thoughtful and sweet, and he embodies the spirit if…
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A conversation with Doug Vitarelli Surrounded by the tobacco fields that for decades produced Topstones, one of the world’s greatest cigars, is Dean Lennert’s animation studio which for decades has…
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A conversation with Robby Gilbert President’s Note:I’ve had the pleasure to teach animation to hundreds of students at some world class art schools for over 20 years. Many have gone…
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