The Importance of Being Signe
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On Wednesday, Feb 20th, I noticed an intriguing Facebook News Feed item that wasn’t a meme, paid-ad, or desperate-cry-for-help. Signe Baumane invited people to hob knob with animators in a […]
The Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
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August 23, 2012, SVA Theater Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith are two spearheads of independent animation, especially within New York’s own animation scene. Their films are some of the most […]
In Memoriam: Tissa David (1921-2012)
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TISSA DAVID (1921-2012) Tissa David circa 1980 at the ASIFA-East Awards (Photo extracted from footage shot by Howard Beckerman) Animation said goodbye to an animation legend last night in Tissa […]
Summer Bummer by Bill Plympton
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As ASIFA-East goes on its summer hiatus, the Viewseum wraps its first full (ASIFA-East) year on the aNYmator. And here, we have both a good way to wrap up the […]
43rd ASIFA-East Animation Awards Photobooth!
April 29th, 2012 43rd ASIFA-East Animation Awards Reception Photobooth
Monthly Interview featuring Biljana Labovic
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Interview by Dave Levy. Longtime ASIFA-East member, Biljana Labovic, the subject of our February interview, originally comes from Yugoslavia, where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of […]
New York Animation In Germany!
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This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Signe Baumane who sent along scans from the DOK International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated catalog. This years program has […]
Plympton Talks Idiots and Angels
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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of sitting down with the very awesome Bill Plympton who needs little introduction. His 5th feature film to date, Idiots and Angels , […]
Independent Exposure
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A Worldwide Showcase of International Short Films, Videos, and Digital Works Curated by Microcinema International and Bill Plympton Presented by Panasonic Broadcast Independent Exposure 2010 is the 14th annual showcase […]