Members Only: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Screening

ASIFA-Hollywood members and their families are cordially invited to a screening of...

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Monday, December 28, 2009 4:00 pm
The Ince Theater
Sony Pictures Animation
9050 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, Ca 90232

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, nominated for FOUR Annie Awards, a Golden Globe and a Broadcast Film Critics Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature, will be screened in 3D stereo.

RSVP required. ASIFA-Hollywood members, see your email box for RSVP instructions. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
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Princess and the Frog Members Only Screening

Walt Disney Animation Studios and ASIFA-Hollywood invite you and your family (maximum 4 total) to a special screening of...

Princess and the Frog
Sunday, December 13, 2009 11:00 am
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5230 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Q&A Immediately following the screening with directors, John Musker and Ron Clements.

RSVP Required. Members, see your email box for RSVP info. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Running time: 95 minutes
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A-HAA Fundraising Screenings of Secret of Kells

ASIFA-Hollywood, GKIDS and Cartoon Saloon invite you and a guest to a special screening of...

SECRET OF KELLS
December 4-10, 2009
AMC Burbank 8
201 E Magnolia Bl
Burbank, CA 91501

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Fundraiser Screenings

Friday, December 4, 2009 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 5, 2009 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:00 pm
Monday, December 7, 2009 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:00 pm

Admission - $12 Adult, $9 Children, $11 Senior
Order Tickets Online Now: www.gkids.tv/intheaters

Buy your tickets online and $4 per ticket will be donated to the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. To purchase tickets, please visit www.gkids.tv/intheaters. Select "ASIFA HOLLYWOOD" from the green pull down menu at top of the site labeled "select my school or organization", then buy the tickets for whatever screening you want to attend. Don't forget to bring the kids!

About The Secret of Kells

Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in this sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in the Abbey of Kells, a remote medieval outpost under siege from raiding barbarians. One day a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands, carrying an ancient--but unfinished--book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the faerie Aisling, a mysterious young wolf/girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarian hordes closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against barbarians?

Running time: 75 minutes

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Members Only: Secret of Kells Screening

ASIFA-Hollywood, GKIDS and Cartoon Saloon invite you and a guest to a special screening of...

SECRET OF KELLS
Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:00 pm
AMC Burbank 8
201 E Magnolia Bl
Burbank, CA 91501

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A with director Tomm Moore.

Seating is limited. RSVP required. Members, see your email box for reservation information.

About The Secret of Kells

Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in this sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Young Brendan lives in the Abbey of Kells, a remote medieval outpost under siege from raiding barbarians. One day a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands, carrying an ancient--but unfinished--book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the faerie Aisling, a mysterious young wolf/girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarian hordes closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against barbarians?

Running time: 75 minutes

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Members Only: Fantastic Mr Fox Screening

20th Century Fox and ASIFA-Hollywood invite members and a guest to a special screening of...

Fantastic Mr Fox
Friday, November 27th at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm
Harmony Gold Theater
7655 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Make your Friday FANTASTIC... Spend your Thanksgiving weekend with FANTASTIC MR FOX!

RSVP Required. Members, see your email box for reservation info. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Running time: 88 minutes

http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/

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Missing Lynx Screening at Woodbury

Kandor-Moon and ASIFA-Hollywood invite you and a guest to a special screening of...

THE MISSING LYNX: PAWS ON THE RUN
(EL LINCE PERDIDO)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:00 pm
Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium
Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91510

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A with with director Raul Garcia.

Admission is free. No reservations required. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About The Missing Lynx

Don't miss the Winner of the Goya Best Animated film! Felix the Lynx, an endangered feline prone to accidents, lives in the breathtaking landscapes of Southern Spain. Together with his motley crew of animal friends (featuring Gus the chameleon and Bea the wild goat) they're now fighting for their lives as they try to escape the blood thirsty Newmann, a world famous hunter hired by the eccentric millionaire Noah in his well meaning but dangerous plan to rescue every endangered species on earth. Co-produced by Antonio Banderas.

Running time: 97 minutes

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Members Only: 9 Screening and Panel

Focus Features and ASIFA-Hollywood invite you and a guest to a special screening of...

9
Thursday, November 19th 7:30 pm
Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A with Director Shane Acker, Cinematographer and Art Director Kevin Adams and Supervising Animator Kristin Solid.

RSVP required. Members, please see your email box for RSVP instructions. Entrance to hosted parking is on Homewood Avenue. This invitation is non-transferable. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About 9

Shane Acker won a Student Academy Award for his original short film "9." He now directs the animated fantasy epic feature 9, produced by directors Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. When #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a community of other small beings like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the landscape intent on doing them harm. Despite being the neophyte of the group, #9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are ever to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

A Focus Features presentation in association with Relativity Media of a Jim Lemley/Tim Burton/Timur Bekmambetov production, 9's voice cast includes Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, and Fred Tatasciore. The film is produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, and Dana Ginsburg. The story is by Shane Acker, and the screenplay is by Pamela Pettler (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Monster House). The film is directed by Shane Acker.

MPAA-rated PG-13 (for violence and scary images)
Running time: 79 minutes

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Members Only: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Screening

DisneyToon Studios and ASIFA-Hollywood invite you and your family (limit 5) to a special screening of...

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Saturday, November 7, 2009 11:00 am
Mann Chinese 6 Theatre
6801 Hollywood Bl,Hollywood

Members only. RSVP required. Members, see your email box for instructions. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

The world's most beloved fairy is back! Journey with Tinker Bell beyond Pixie Hollow on an all-new adventure.

This year's Autumn Revelry promises to be something special. A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree - the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right. With some help from her friend Terence - and a charming, rascally firefly named Blaze - Tink braves an astonishing new world and discovers the greatest treasure of all.

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Members Only: Up Screening With Pete Docter

Walt Disney Studios, Pixar Animation and ASIFA-Hollywood cordially invite you and a guest to a special screening of...

UP
Tuesday, October 27th 7:00pm
Mann Chinese 6 Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A with director/writer Pete Docter, moderated by Jerry Beck

Members only. Reservations required. Members, see your email box for RSVP info. This invitation is non-transferable. Space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About UP

From Disney Pixar comes UP, a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. From the Academy Award-nominated director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.), Disney Pixar's UP invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth.

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Members Only Screening: Coraline

Focus Features and ASIFA-Hollywood cordially invite members and their family (limit of 4) to celebrate Halloween at a special 3D Screening of...

CORALINE
Wednesday, October 28th 7:30 pm
ArcLight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A and light reception with writer/director Henry Selick.

Reservations required. Members, see your email box for RSVP info. Members only. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

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Ponyo Members Only Screening

Walt Disney Pictures and ASIFA-Hollywood invite members and a guest to a screening of...

PONYO
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5230 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Reservations are required. To RSVP please see your email box.
This invitation is non-transferable. Space is limited.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

About Ponyo

From the Academy Award-winning director and world-renowned Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki comes PONYO, a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid." Already a box-office success in Japan, the story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by NOAH CYRUS) and her quest to become human features an outstanding roster of voice talent, including CATE BLANCHETT, MATT DAMON, TINA FEY, FRANKIE JONAS, CLORIS LEACHMAN, LIAM NEESON, LILY TOMLIN and BETTY WHITE.

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Screening: 11th Annual Animation Show Of Shows

ASIFA-Hollywood invites members and a guest to a special screening of...

The 11th Annual Animation Show of Shows
October 9, 2009 7:00 pm
DreamWorks Animation Campanile Theater
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA 91201

Members Only. RSVP Required. Seating is limited. See your email box for RSVP instructions. The deadline to RSVP is October 7, 2009. All guests will receive a reservation confirmation, via email.

Photo ID is required, to be admitted onto the DreamWorks Campus. DVDs of past Animation Show of Shows films will be available at the screening for sale for $5. www.filmporium.com

This screening is generously sponsored by DreamWorks Animation. The program is sponsored by AWN.com and Acme Filmworks. Curated and presented by Ron Diamond.

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OCT 11: Coraline San Francisco Screening

Focus Features, ASIFA-Hollywood & ASIFA-SF cordially invite members and their family (limit of 4) to a special 3D Screening of...

CORALINE
Sunday, October 11, 2009 5:30 pm
AMC Metreon 16 & IMAX
101 4th Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco

Immediately following the screening, please join us for a Q&A and light reception with director Henry Selick.

Members: See your email box for RSVP information.

Members only. RSVP required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

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FREE Screening Friday At Woodbury

FREE SUMMER SCREENING AT WOODBURY!


W. C. Fields, the comedian who broke all the rules to create one of the most vivid comic personas of the 20th century.
Pop Cultural Literacy 102
A Series of Summer Screenings
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Short Subjects Start At 7pm, The Feature Film Starts At 8:30.
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)


Lester Young
So far, we've screened some of the greatest musical performances of the 20th century, the granddaddy of all adventure films and the most anarchic comedy film ever made. This month we have a program featuring one of the most unique and under-appreciated film comics of them all. We'll be screening my personal choice for best comedy movie of all time. Don't miss it.

For more about the Pop Cultural Literacy programs at Woodbury, see...

Pop Culture 101: Famous Comedians

Pop Culture 101: Great Musicians

Pop Culture 101: Experimental Live Video Feed
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Members Only Screening: Mary and Max

SUNDANCE SELECTS and ASIFA-Hollywood invites members and a guest to...

Mary and Max
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:30 pm
DreamWorks Animation Campanile Theater
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA 91201

Following the screening will be a Q&A with director Adam Elliot.

Seating is limited. The deadline to RSVP is September 28, 2009. Members, see your email box for RSVP information. All guests will receive a reservation confirmation, via email.

Photo ID is required, to be admitted onto the DreamWorks Campus.

About Mary And Max

MARY AND MAX is a clayography feature film from Academy Award(r) winning writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs, featuring the voice talents of Toni Collette, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries and Eric Bana.

Spanning 20 years and 2 continents, MARY AND MAX tells of a pen-pal relationship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle (Collette), a chubby, lonely 8-year-old living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and Max Horovitz (Hoffman),a 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in the chaos of New York City.

As MARY AND MAX chronicles Mary's trip from adolescence to adulthood, and Max's passage from middle to old age, it explores a bond that survives much more than the average friendship's ups-and-downs. Like Elliot and Coombs' Oscar(r) winning animated short HARVIE KRUMPET, MARY AND MAX is both hilarious and poignant as it takes us on a journey that explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, where babies come from, obesity, kleptomania, sexual differences, trust, copulating dogs, religious differences, agoraphobia and many more of life's surprises.

92 MINUTES
Not Rated

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Screening: Fleischer Features / Secret of Kells

The American Cinematheque invites ASIFA-Hollywood members to...

MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN (aka HOPPITY GOES TO TOWN) and GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Friday, September 25, 2009 7:30pm
The Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028

Admission - $10.00
Members, see your email box for discount information

MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN (aka HOPPITY GOES TO TOWN), 1941, Paramount, 78 min. Dir. Dave Fleischer. The residents of Bugville have enough trouble dealing with the villainous C. Bagley Beetle, but their problems increase when they learn a skyscraper is to be built on the vacant lot they inhabit. Together the bugs try to find a way to save their homes in this delightful animated musical.

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, 1939, Paramount, 74 min. A pioneering animated classic from brothers Max and Dave Fleischer (who created Betty Boop and brought Popeye to the screen.) GULLIVER'S TRAVELS was a brave attempt to match the phenomenal popularity of Walt Disney's SNOW WHITE. Adapted from the first part of Jonathan Swift's satirical fantasy, the story follows Gulliver as he lands in the miniaturized land of Lilliput and finds that prejudices come in all sizes. Plus, some surprise short films.

Animation historian Jerry Beck will introduce the screening.

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THE SECRET OF KELLS
Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:00 PM
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Admission - $10.00
Members, see your email box for discount information.

THE SECRET OF KELLS, 2009, Buena Vista Films, 75 min. Dirs. Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey. Adventure, action and danger await 12-year-old Brendan, who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells in this acclaimed animated film. Featuring the voices of Brendan Gleeson (IN BRUGES) and Mick Lally ("Ballykissangel"). Winner of 2009 Audience Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

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Event: ASIFA Discount to the CTN Animation Expo

Mark the date and make reservations now for the...

CTN Animation Expo
November 20-22, 2009
Burbank Convention Center

The Creative Talent Network Animation Expo (CTN-X) announces a host of special events for professional artists, art students and industry executives. Attendees will enjoy: Portfolio Reviews, "Raising the Bar" recruiting, Talent Mixers, Breakfast with the Pros, Art Contests judged by industry leaders, live demonstrations, prizes and more. After hours, the fun continues with "CTN-X @ Nite" networking mixers and VIP Receptions. CTN-X takes place at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center with ample discounted parking, conveniently located across the street from the Burbank Airport and Amtrak Station. Register today online to receive early bird prices of $25 for the exhibit floor only, $40 for a day pass and $100 for a 3-day pass. Discounted rates are available to students, active military and professional industry organizations. Space limited so sign up today. For more information and to register, please visit:

www.ctnanimationexpo.com

...or call, (800) 604-2238 and mention the special ASIFA-Hollywood discount code "ASIFAX09" to obtain an extra 10% off any 1 day or 3 day professional/general passport.

To Register Online:

One Day Admission Signup Page

Three Day Admission Signup Page
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Members Only Screening: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

Sony Pictures Animation Cordially invites ASIFA members and a guest to a special advance 3-D screening of...

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:30 p.m.
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
8949 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Q&A with Filmmakers to follow screening

Members Only / RSVP Required

See your email for RSVP instructions. If you did not receive the email announcement, contact membership@asifa-hollywood.org to have your email address added to the list. Most ASIFA-Hollywood communications go out via email. It is vital that you keep your address on our list up to date.
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Comic Con: ASIFA Program Schedule

ASIFA-Hollywood invites you to join us at...



COMIC-CON 2009
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California
July 23 -26, 2009


Visit us at Booth #5334 (To the right of the main entrance, against the lobby side wall) to get information on ASIFA-Hollywood membership, upcoming programs, the Annie Awards and the Animation Archive. The entire ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Database, which includes over 5,000 animated films and 15,000 images will be on hand for you to browse and enjoy. Stop by and see all the treasures!

ASIFA-Hollywood will also be presenting the following programs at Comic- Con:

Friday, July 24, 2009

2:30 pm -3:30 pm: State of the Animation Industry-- ASIFA-Hollywood's annual overview of trends in the animation industry. In this turbulent economy, how is the animation industry faring? Can games take up the slack? Is 2D coming back? Moderated by Tom Sito (Shrek, The Lion King). Panelists include Raul Garcia (The Missing Lynx), Frank Gladstone (producer, Starz Media, Dreamworks), Jun Falkenstein (The Tigger Movie, Mulan II), Helen Jen (Games), and Stephen Silver (Kim Possible) Room 10

Friday, July 24, 2009

9:00 pm -10:00 pm: Worst Cartoons Ever-- Animation historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Brew) returns with an all new program of some of the worst cartoons ever made, including the Phys Ed super-hero Mighty Mr. Titan, space cadet Johnny Cypher and that crimefighting commander-in-chief, Super President. Have a ball with the best/bad animation ever! Room 6BCF

Saturday, July 25, 2009

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm What Is an Animated Film?-- Many people view animation as a genre. Like "westerns" and "science fiction," animation has come to follow a few tightly defined sets of conventions—anime, funny animal, and fairy tales form the basis of most animated cartoons. But animation is much more than just that. It is a medium capable of expressing a wide range of styles and stories. In this screening and talk, Stephen Worth, director of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, presents examples of animated films that don't follow the established formulas—films that experiment with technique and storytelling to push the envelope of the definition of animation. Room 3

Hope to see you at the Con!

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Screening: Pop Cultural Literacy 101

FREE SUMMER SCREENING AT WOODBURY FRIDAY NIGHT!


The Marx Brothers
"I was teaching my animation history class and I overheard one of the students telling his friend about this great anti-war film he had just discovered... Duck Soup!" --Tom Sito overheard at an ASIFA meeting

Pop Cultural Literacy 101
A Series of Summer Screenings
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Friday, August 14th, 2009
September Date To Be Announced
Short Subjects Start At 7pm, The Feature Film Starts At 8:30.
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)


The Three Stooges
Music is the life force of great animation, and last week I posted a teaser about some of the great music we'd be featuring in the series of screenings at Woodbury University that begins this coming Friday. Today, I'm going to talk a little bit about the comedians we'll be seeing.


Harold Lloyd
That image up there is one of the most iconic in all of silent comedy, but I bet you have never seen the film it comes from, nor any of Harold Lloyd's other films for that matter. It's not your fault. The downright lousy programming on cable TV over the past decade or so has cheated a whole generation of cartoonists out of the opportunity to explore the world of the incredibly talented comedians of the past. I'm going to take a stab at rectifying that wrong at Woodbury University this summer with a series of screenings designed to give young animators a random sampling of great stuff that will amaze and inspire them.


W. C. Fields
Obviously, it's impossible to pack everything that was good in the 20th century into a few short hours, but my goal is to drop bread crumbs like in Hansel and Gretel which can act as a trail for artists taking their own trip of discovery through some of the best entertainment ever created.


Laurel & Hardy
You've probably seen caricatures of most of these famous faces in old cartoons. The animators didn't just caricature them because they liked their films, they analyzed and broke down their technique to refine their own comic staging and timing. Although the subject matter of these films may be dated, the techniques are not. These films are an encyclopedia of ideas for creating comedy.


Our Gang
There will be assorted musical and comedy shorts beginning at 7pm, and a classic feature at 8:30. Even if you've seen some of this before, it won't matter, because these are the kinds of films that you can watch over and over and still find new things in them.


Buster Keaton
This screening is presented FREE to the creative community by the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, Woodbury University and the Walter Lantz Foundation. Come on out and bring your friends. No RSVP is needed. Parking is free. Try to find a better way to spend a Friday night... You can't!

Pop Cultural Literacy 101
A Series of Summer Screenings
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Friday, August 14th, 2009
September Date To Be Announced
Short Subjects Start At 7pm, The Feature Film Starts At 8:30.
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)

See you at Woodbury this Summer!

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

Many thanks to Dr. Macro's High Quality Movie Scans for the wonderful photos that illustrate this post.
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Pop Cultural Literacy 101: Summer Screening Series At Woodbury

Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver
Spike Jones: Clink, Clink Another Drink
Spike Jones: Pass The Biscuits Mirandy
Doodles Weaver: A Day With Doodles
I've written before about the creative explosion in the arts that occurred around the first half of the 20th century. It always surprises me when I meet a college student who is studying animation who doesn't know anything about the music that came before the Beatles or movies before Star Wars. This Summer, thanks to Woodbury University and the Walter Lantz Foundation, I have a chance to share the work of some of the most amazing entertainers who ever lived with a new generation of artists.


Maria Callas
Maria Callas: Habanera From Bizet's Carmen
The Golden Age animators knew and loved these performers. They studied them and incorporated elements of their style and caricatures of them into their cartoons. There is a lot to learn from this old stuff. The first thing you will learn is that it is surprisingly skillful and entertaining. Isn't that something you want your animation to be?


Buck Owens
Buck Owens: I've Got A Tiger By The Tail
Buck Owens: Foolin' Around
Another thing you'll discover is that the music of the 20th century is unbelievably diverse. Today, we have a million names to describe basically the same type of music. Back then, the names defined a myriad of sounds... country, opera, jazz, folk, blues, rock and roll... more kinds of music than existed in any other time period. We'll sample a little bit of this ocean of great stuff in a series of screenings this Summer at Woodbury.


Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway: The Reefer Man
Cab Calloway: Minnie the Moocher
In this post, I've given you an idea of the musical performers you'll discover at these screenings, but there's much more... rare examples of dance, comedy, drama... all kinds of entertainment that directly applies to your work as an animator... up on the big screen the way they were intended to be seen. I'll tell you more as the time gets nearer. Mark these dates down on your calendar, and plan to attend. It's FREE to students, the animation community and the general public courtesy of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, Woodbury University and the Walter Lantz Foundation.


Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters: Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters: I Can't Be Satisfied
Pop Cultural Literacy 101
A Series of Summer Screenings
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Friday, August 14th, 2009
September Date To Be Announced
Short Subjects Start At 7pm, The Feature Film Starts At 8:30.
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)


Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck: Take The A Train
Dave Brubeck: It's A Raggy Waltz

See you at Woodbury this Summer!

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

Many thanks to Dr. Macro's High Quality Movie Scans for the wonderful photos that illustrate this post.
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Screening: Battle for Terra

ASIFA-Hollywood invites members and a guest to a special screening of...

BATTLE FOR TERRA
Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:30pm
Arclight Hollywood Cinema
6360 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

MEMBERS ONLY. Q & A with Director Aristomenis Tsirbas immediately following the screening. The deadline to RSVP is Monday, April 27, 2009. Members, see your email box for RSVP info.

ABOUT THE FILM

When the peaceful inhabitants of the beautiful planet Terra come under attack from the last surviving members of humanity adrift in an aging spaceship, the stage is set for an all-out war between the two races for control of the planet. But will an unlikely friendship between a rebellious young Terrian (voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) somehow convince their leaders that war is not the answer?

A CG-animated science fiction action adventure, Battle for Terra is directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas (The Freak, Terra) from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Jungle Book 2) and Tsirbas. The film is voiced by an all-star cast including Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Brian Cox, David Cross, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, Dennis Quaid, Chris Evans, James Garner, Danny Glover and more. The film is produced by Keith Calder, Ryan Colucci, Dane Allan Smith and Jessica Wu, with original music by Abel Korzeniowski. The film's editors are J. Kathleen Gibson and Jim May.

Living in perfect harmony in gravity-defying cities above the clouds, the inhabitants of the planet Terra are complete strangers to war. So when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, many of the Terrians at first welcome the invaders as gods. Only the feisty young Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) fights back, luring one of the invading spacecrafts to destruction after her father is abducted, then rescuing its pilot- a human named Jim (Luke Wilson).

In return for saving his life, Jim promises to help Mala find her father, taking her on a perilous journey to the Ark- the humans' aging mother ship. Along the way, Mala and Jim learn that their people really aren't so different from one another. But with the Earthforce army poised to invade Terra and render it uninhabitable for Terrians, Mala and Jim must find a way to help the two races coexist- before it's too late.

85 min. / PG / In RealD 3D
http://www.battleforterra.com
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Animation Salon: SAY SOMETHING DAMMIT! March 21

Woodbury University has graciously invited ASIFA-Hollywood to host events at their newly opened Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium. These events are free and open to the animation community.

AN ANIMATION SALON
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 7:30pm
Admission FREE
Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510


Jean Francois de Troy, "Reading from Moliere" 1728
On Saturday, March 21st at 7:30pm, we will be holding an Animation Salon to encourage animated filmmakers to...

SAY SOMETHING, DAMMIT!
Yesterday at Animation Nation, Don Bluth asked, "How did traditional animation come to be viewed by almost every American household as children's entertainment?"

It's a good question... one that we will be discussing this Saturday March 21st at 7:30pm at Woodbury University.

Animation didn't start out as a vehicle for fairy tales and trite moral platitudes. Pioneers like Winsor McCay saw animation as an outgrowth of print cartooning, a powerful medium for challenging social comment going all the way back to Thomas Nast.

In the years since McCay, animation has proven itself to be effective for education and persuasion. Animated propaganda films helped to win World War II, and animated commercials have sold billions of dollars worth of products.


In some countries, animation is a powerful tool of persuasion and enlightenment. Even though animation is by its very nature collaborative, some filmmakers have been able to use it as a medium of personal expression.

Why has it come to be perceived as children's entertainment then?

Not that children's entertainment is necessarily a bad thing. There have been animators who have pushed the envelope to create kids' TV that not only entertains, but has something interesting to say as well. But on the whole, animation that has a point is the exception, not the rule.

This Saturday, we will be screening some examples of animated films that successfully merge entertainment with meaningful comment on life and the world around us.

Some of them take a wide ranging view, tackling immense subjects...

...Others take the opposite approach, using a small scale to make a large point. Both are valid.

But when it comes to feature animation, films with something to say are as rare as hen's teeth. Sprinkled in amongst the talking dogs and fairy tale princesses are occasional sparks of life. But often those sparks are extinguished before the film even reaches the theater.

For instance, do you know about the hidden link between Disney's Fox and the Hound...

...and Ralph Bakshi's Coonskin?

You'll find out the secret if you attend ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Salon at Woodbury this Saturday night!

Don't miss it!

Here as a little sneak peek is a clip from Bakshi's Coonskin. This sequence was designed by Mark Kausler and animated by Charlie Downs and John Walker. Here is a bit of Mark Kausler's storyboard for the sequence...


And here is the sequence as it appears in the film...

Malcolm the Cockroach
from Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" (1975)
(Quicktime 7 / 6.5 MB)

PLEASE NOTE The text and media files on the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Blog are not to be duplicated, redistributed or hosted on other websites without the prior written permission of the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood.

We'll be discussing and screening examples related to these and many more topics at Woodbury University on March 21st. I hope you can join us.

Animation Salon: SAY SOMETHING, DAMMIT!
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 7:30pm
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)

Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
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Animation Salon: Acting For Animation Feb 21st

Woodbury University has graciously invited ASIFA-Hollywood to host events at their newly opened Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium. For the next several months, the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will be hosting Animation Salons on the third Saturday evening of every month. These events are free and open to the animation community.

AN ANIMATION SALON


Jean Francois de Troy, "Reading from Moliere" 1728
On Saturday, February 21st at 8pm, we will be holding an Animation Salon on the subject of...

Acting For Animation
What is "acting"? What constitutes a well acted performance?



What are the differences between acting for animation and acting in live action?



Are there things that can be done in live action that can't be done effectively in animation?



Are there are other ways to convey mood, emotion and personality besides acting?



What sort of inspiration did golden age animators look to for creating an animated performance? What do these models of pantomime acting have to inform modern animation?

Who was the greatest actor of all time? Was it John Barrymore who received acclaim for his performances in Hamlet and Richard III?



...Or was it the "wascaly wabbit", Bugs Bunny?






Acting For Animation
John Barrymore "Twentieth Century (1934)
Bugs Bunny in "Tortoise Wins By A Hare" (1943)
(Quicktime 7 / 6.7 MB)

PLEASE NOTE The text and media files on the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Blog are not to be duplicated, redistributed or hosted on other websites without the prior written permission of the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood.

We'll be discussing and screening examples related to these and many more topics at Woodbury University on February 21st. I hope you can join us.

SPECIAL GUEST: EDDIE FITZGERALD


Joining us for this Animation Salon will be cartoonist/story artist Eddie Fitzgerald, the creator of Uncle Eddie's Theory Corner and story artist on Ren & Stimpy. Eddie will be screening one of his favorite films and sharing his theories on acting and building a characterful performance.

Don't miss it!

Animation Salon: Acting For Animation
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 8pm
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510
(Click for printable map)

Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
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Screening: Dragon Hunters

Futurikon Films and ASIFA-Hollywood invite members and a guest to a screening of



DRAGON HUNTERS
Monday, January 5, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Raleigh Studios Hollywood - Chaplin Theatre
5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038

Members only. See your email box for RSVP instructions. The deadline to RSVP is January 8, 2009.

Please Note: It's important for members to keep their email addresses current on our mailing list. Most correspondence between ASIFA-Hollywood and its members goes out via email. To update your contact info, please email membership@asifa-hollywood.org.

ABOUT THE FILM

DRAGON HUNTERS is a family feature film in animation, starring Academy Award winner Forest WHITAKER. Music by Klaus BADELT (Pirates of the Caribbean, Miami Vice)

Zoe is a little girl who believes in fairy tales. Not because she is naive, but because she likes fairy tales. So in order to help her uncle Lord Arnold get rid of a terrible dragon, Zoe decides she has to find some heroes. And when she meets Gwizdo and Lian-Chu- a couple of two-bit, fly-by-night dragon hunters ñ well what the heck, she decides that she's going to believe in them anyway!

82 min. / In English
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