ASIFA-East will be on summer break from June through August. We will return with regular programming in September 2014. Figure drawing classes are planned to continue throughout the summer but please stay tuned to our Events Calendar and Blog, in case any vacation breaks do come up. A few possible summer socials may be in…
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ASIFA-East members were treated to an intimate conversation with the curators of The Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Exhibition, Loreen Williamson and Pamela Thomas on June 7th, 2014. Thomas and Williamson have amassed over 300 pieces of animation art from 1970s Saturday morning cartoons, presented online at The Museum of Uncut Funk. Each piece…
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The Society of Illustrators has put together a wonderful exhibition featuring original illustrations from four iconic artists working in the field of animation. The work of Peter De Seve (Ice Age, Mulan, A Bug’s Life), Bill Plympton (I Married a Strange Person, Hair High, Idiots and Angels), William Joyce (Epic, Robots, Rise of the Guardians),…
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What does ASIFA mean to you? Your design could be used for our next membership card! ASIFA-East is holding a members-exclusive contest to design our new membership card! ASIFA-East is a volunteer run organization made up of animation enthusiasts who care deeply about the art of animation and the community we serve. We welcome your…
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On Sunday, May 18th 2014, ASIFA-East held its 45th Annual ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival Awards Ceremony. It was a big year for us as we ushered in the crowd to The New School’s absolutely stunning new Tishman Auditorium, introduced our first comedienne host Liz Miele, and debuted the Peggy Award statuette! Congratulations again to all…
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Our friends at the New York Children’s International Children’s Film Festival have announced their annual call for entries for the 2015 March Festival. Get your films in to this Oscar-qualifying festival that brought you US premieres of such outstanding films as Ernest & Celestine and The Secret of Kells. The NYCIFF prides itself on seeking…
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Our friends at The Society of Illustrators want you to know about their upcoming exhibit and film screening, Icons of Animation. This looks like a wonderful exhibit, be sure to check it out. Please see below for more information. ICONS OF ANIMATION June 4th — August 16th Opening Reception: Friday, June 6th 6:30pm Film Screening:…
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Join ASIFA-East on a curator led tour of The Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Exhibition at the Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture in New York City. A retrospective of 1970′s Saturday morning animation art featuring black characters, the exhibition includes 60 pieces of original animation art representative of a bygone era of…
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Calling all students! NYC ACM SIGGRAPH wants you to know that MetroCAF 2014 is accepting entries NOW! Submit your work at http://www.metrocaf.org/2014 The 12th edition of MetroCAF is now open to all students who attend college and who have produced any type of computer generated sequential imagery (animation, visualization, visual effects, research work, etc). Entries…
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ASIFA-East is happy to present video from “An Evening with Perpetual Motion Pictures. On October 12, 2012 ASIFA-East and the School of Visual Arts presented an exciting evening focusing on the work of the New York City animation studio, Perpetual Motion Pictures (1970-1982) along with the artists who were there at the time. Perpetual Motion…
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