Article by Masako Kanayama On March 2, 2015, The School of Visual Arts and ASIFA-East co-hosted an evening to honor the late Michael Sporn on the first anniversary of his passing. On the third anniversary this year, we are very pleased to finally present the tribute reel screened at the event. We…
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On Saturday, September 24th, animation historian John Canemaker sat down with animator Richard Williams to discuss the Museum of Modern Art’s new release of his classic film, The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time. An animated masterpiece that was started in 1964, worked on for decades, it was never really finished and had…
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“Well, if they don’t want you as an animator, you can always be a camera man.” And with this bit of encouragement, David Daniels started his NY career at the Broadcast Arts animation studio. Daniels had just screened Buzz Box as part of his interview, and it was met with mixed results. Buzz Box (Daniels,…
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2017 ASIFA East Animated Film Festival Film Call! INSTRUCTIONS Starting Jan 3rd, visit our festival website and submit your film in a two-part submission form. PART ONE outlines your entry information and a link to your (private) film. PART TWO submits your payment options. Entries missing payment will be disqualified. Each film submission requires a…
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NY studio looking for Animated Series Director with experience running a CG animated preschool television series, leading a writing team, heading up pre-production team and working with outsource studios. Current project is a pilot animatic production. Please email artists@moodystudios.com with a cover letter, resume and link to reel or portfolio. Website: http://www.moodystudios.com/
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Pratt Institute, Department of Digital Arts: 2D Animation Job Postings for Spring 2017 The Department of Digital Arts in the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute seeks qualified, artistically minded 2D animation instructors who address the creation and use of traditional and digital animation for artistic expression as well as commercial production.…
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The New School Job Post link Applicants for faculty positions must apply on-line using the streamlined faculty application on The New School human resources website http://careers.newschool.edu. Applicants may be contacted at the discretion of the search committee for additional materials, such as digital work samples. The New School does not discriminate on the basis…
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Once upon a time there was a glass tower, standing at the edge of a metal forest, looking over the River of East. Its mighty walls were fortified with the cleverest of pyramids and its hall were bathed in golden globes of light. Visitors to this strange place could rest their weary feet on grass…
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“Salt… I feel like you should eat less salt,” Leah said as she caressed my hand, underneath a towel in the heat of a Brooklyn summer night. We were at Dirty Morning Cartoons presented by Cartuna on Friday Aug 5th, 2016, as part of the Brooklyn Fire Proof Summer Series. I had just arrived in…
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by David Howard On Wednesday, August 17th, ASIFA-East members were invited to a screening of Laika’s latest stop-motion masterpiece, Kubo and the Two Strings. After the film, audience members took part in a Q & A with director and CEO of Laika, Travis Knight. Here are some notes taken from that night to give you…
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