We owe a heap of thanks to many people for helping to put this Festival, Awards Ceremony, and Reception together: Thanks again to Tracy Gromek and the New School’s Caitlin Hickey, and Anezka Sebek for having us. Our Festival Co-Chairs were Nancy Keegan Lennert and Linda Simensky. The 43rd ASIFA-East Signal Film was created by…
DetailsApril 29th, 2012 43rd ASIFA-East Animation Awards Reception Photobooth
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Pratt Show 2012 Industry Night Monday, May 7, 2012. 6-9 pm. The event will be held at the Manhattan Center, 311 W. 34th street. The best work from Pratt will be on display! Please RSVP today! http://www.pratt.edu/student_life/pratt_show/tickets/ _____________________________________ 2012 NYU Spring Animation Showcase Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:00pm until 9:00pm ANIMATION and FREE FOOD, the…
DetailsLast night, ASIFA-East held its 43rd Annual ASIFA-East Awards Ceremony, a culmination of our 2012 Animated Film Festival in which films are screened throughout the month of March. The event was held at The New School, in their wonderful Tishman Auditorium, which was followed by a reception upstairs. Films are entered into the festival…
DetailsThe 43rd Annual ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival Awards were held this evening. Congratulations to all the winners!!! Expect more posts in the following days documenting the evening but for now, without further adieu, here are the winners!!! BEST IN SHOW John and Joe StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM 1st Place Taxonomy Karen Aqua – Director…
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Interview by Richard Gorey Last month I spoke with New York Animator Chris Conforti, whose work I first saw when I guest-lectured in Dave Levy’s “Careers in Animation” class at SVA. At that time Chris was in the throes of finishing his thesis film, and he was zonked for much of my endlessly fascinating…
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It’s going to be a busy weekend! This Saturday and Sunday, be sure to stop by Mocca Fest! The festival is a fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, whose purpose is the collection, preservation, study, education, and display of comic and cartoon art. So far, we know these ASIFA-East members will be…
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Morning all! We’ve just received word that Blue Sky has expanded its summer internship program to include all of its departments. The deadline to apply is April 30th. I have confirmed that this internship is indeed a paid one. Kudos to Blue Sky! It looks like a great program. So get your applications in before…
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Music videos still haven’t gone out of fashion yet. The possibilities of combining of music and art are still endless. That said, here is Bryan Brinkman’s animated music video for Dot Dot Dot’s “Around The World (And Back).” The animation style of the video doesn’t have a label yet, although we’re sure Bryan might have…
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Warning: or just a suggestion, we insist you watch the film before reading on. Really take in the effect of the film. Life In Transition is John R. Dilworth’s opus. Described as “…a visual and symbolic journey depicting the continual transformations of life from birth to death to re-birth”, Life is a personal film that…
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