Viewseum: Katrina Villarreal
Free Spirit is a stop-motion animated short film, directed by Katrina Villarreal. Thematically, the short tackles some very dark and cerebral emotions, such as depression, isolation, disconnection, and suicide. M…
Animation Outlaws
“Animation Outlaws” tells the story of the festival that changed animation as we know it. With interviews from your favorite animators behind Beavis and Butthead, Wallace and Gromit, Happy Tree…
Isle of Dogs Masterclass with Andy Gent
When I arrived 20 minutes early to the Stop Motion Animation Masterclass with Andy Gent at Pratt Institute, every seat was already occupied by an eager animation student or professional,…
Queer Animation 2: From A to Z
Celebrate Pride month with “Queer Animation 2: From A to Z”! A sunset film screening of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Queers, Asexuals, Intersex, Questioning, even Demisexuals… they all make animations…
The 47th Annual ASIFA East Awards, Special Thanks!
This past Sunday, ASIFA-East hosted our 47th annual animated film awards at Parsons, The New School for Design, for a lively and excited audience. The films this year were…
Krakow: Study&Soul
The following is a new experiment in chronicling my recent trip to the Polish International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima. Please click on each page to expand and read, and feel free to…
Etiuda&Anima: Winners, Must-See, and Hippos.
In this section of the Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival Journals, we cover the winners of the animation competition, recommendations for Americans, and a discussion of the infamous Polish animation Hipopotamy. To…
LASS: Ladies Animated Shorts Screening
If you are a modern woman in the United States of America, you probably are being paid a salary that is 33% less than a man doing the same job.…
43rd ASIFA-East Animation Awards Photobooth!
April 29th, 2012 43rd ASIFA-East Animation Awards Reception Photobooth