Event: Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts

OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS

Thursday March 6 - Thursday, March 13
Screens nightly at 10:00 PM Egyptian Theater
(3/6 in Rigler Theater; 3/7 - 3/13 in Spielberg Theater)
Magnolia Pictures. Total running time: 85 min.

Josh Raskin's "I Met The Walrus" (Canada, 5 min). In 1969, fourteen-year-old Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room with his tape recorder and persuaded him to do an interview. Chris Lavis' and Maciek Szczerbowski's "Madame Tutli-Putli" (Canada, 17 min). A timid woman boards a mysterious night train and has a series of frightening experiences. Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse's "Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis" ("Even Pigeons Go To Heaven"), (France, 9 min). A priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven. Alexander Petrov's "My Love" (Russia, 27 min). In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women. Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman's "Peter & The Wolf" (United Kingdom & Poland, 27 min). A young boy and his animal friends face a hungry wolf in Prokofiev's classic musical piece. (All films have English subtitles if in another language.)

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Tickets: $10 General / $8 Students & Seniors / $7
American Cinematheque Members
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Screening/Panel: Persepolis Jan 10th

Sony Pictures Classics & ASIFA-Hollywood
invite members and a guest to a special screening of...


Sony Pictures Classics
PERSEPOLIS

Nominated for Four Annie Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Music Score)

Thursday, January 10th at 7:30 PM
Laemmle Sunset Five Theaters
8000 Sunset Blvd. (at Crescent Heights)
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Note: please Park underneath the building.

Q/A after screening with co-writers and co-directors
Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud.

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.

Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, presented at the 2007 Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, and the Closing Night Film at this years upcoming New York Film Festival, Persepolis is the poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-year-old Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands; follow her as she cleverly outsmarts the social guardians and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war; then on to Austria as a teenager, where ! her parents send her to school in fear for her safety and, she has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape.

Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe but finds herself alone and horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud co-wrote and co-directed the film, which is produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault of 2.4.7. Films, and executive produced by Kathleen Kennedy of The Kennedy/Marshall Company in co-production with France 3 Cinema, Franche Connection Animations and Diaphana Distribution; in association with Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Classics, Sofica Soficinema and Sofica Europacorp. Rated PG -13. 95 minutes.

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Screening: TMNT TIME CHANGE

Warner Bros. Pictures, Imagi Animation Studios
and ASIFA-Hollywood Invite Members And A Guest
To A Special Screening Of

TMNT
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
1 p.m.
AMC Burbank 16
125 East Palm Avenue
Burbank, California

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

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.

This invitation is for ASIFA-Hollywood members only and space is limited. Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis.
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Beowulf Members Only Screening

Paramount Pictures and ASIFA-Hollywood
Invite Members And A Guest
To A Special Screening of

BEOWULF


LOS ANGELES *
Tuesday, November 13th 7:30pm
AMC Burbank 16
125 East Palm Avenue

SAN FRANCISCO
Thursday, November 15 7:30pm
CNMK Century 9
835 Market Street

* The L.A. screening will be immediately followed by a Q&A with
Sr. Visual Effects Supervisor Jerome Chen, Animation Supervisor Kenn McDonald & Stereographer and 3D Digital Effects Supervisor Rob Engle.

See your email for RSVP instructions. If you did not recieve 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.

This invitation is for ASIFA-Hollywood members only and space is limited. Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis.

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Screening: SIMPSONS MOVIE November 6th

Twentieth Century Fox
Invites ASIFA-Hollywood Members
To a Special Screening of


Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Directors' Guild of America Theatre 1
7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California
6:30 p.m. Pre-Screening Reception
7:30 p.m. Screening
Post-screening Q&A and Panel Discussion with the filmmakers to follow

Starring in THE SIMPSONS MOVIE are series regulars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille. Albert Brooks also stars. Producers are "The Simpsons" series executive producer James L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening, current showrunner Al Jean, as well as Mike Scully and Richard Sakai, who has been with the series since its inception. The script is written by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti-all series veterans. David Silverman, the series' supervising animation director, helmed the feature.

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.

This invitation is for ASIFA-Hollywood members only and space is limited. Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis.
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Screening: Raggedy Ann & Andy Reunion Nov 17th

Raggedy Ann & Andy Reunion
November 17th at 3pm
Mark Goodsen Auditorium
American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Bl
Hollywood, CA

ASIFA-Hollywood is planning a special screening and panel discussion in honor of the 30th Anniversary of Richard Williams' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. This event will take place on Saturday November 17th in the Mark Goodson Auditorium at the American Film Institute in Hollywood. At 3pm, a rare CinemaScope 35mm print will be screened, followed by a panel discussion at 5pm with a large group of production personnel. Light refreshments will be available.

Williams' Raggedy Ann was the subject of John Canemaker's first book, and the film was unique at the time, as it was based in New York (with satellite studios in L.A. and London). Veteran animators, such as Art Babbit, Grim Natwick, Emery Hawkins, Tissa David, Gerry Chiniquy, Willis Pyle, Corny Cole, Irv Spence and Williams himself, were joined by a who's who of talented newcomers including Michael Sporn, Eric Goldberg, Tom Sito and Dan Haskett. This event is a benefit for the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Admission will be $15 for ASIFA members, $20 for non-members.

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Bee Movie Members Screening October 30th

DreamWorks Animation and ASIFA-Hollywood
Invite Members And Their Family (limit 4 tickets)
To A Special Screening of

BEE MOVIE

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
7:30pm

LOS ANGELES *
GRAUMAN'S CHINESE
6925 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028

SAN FRANCISCO
AMC METREON
101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

NEW YORK
AMC LINCOLN SQUARE 12
1998 Broadway (@ 68th st.)
New York, NY 10023

* The L.A. screening will be immediately followed by a Q&A with directors Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner.

See your email for RSVP instructions. If you did not recieve 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.

This invitation is for ASIFA-Hollywood members only and space is limited. Reservations are taken on a first come, first serve basis.

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OCT 9th: Members Only Persepolis Screening

Sony Pictures Classics presents
PERSEPOLIS
Tuesday, October 9th at 7:30 PM
Mann's Chinese Theatre
Hollywood, CA
RSVP Required: Members, see your email box for details

Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, presented at the 2007 Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals, and the Closing Night Film at this year's upcoming New York Film Festival, "Persepolis" is the poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-year-old Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power- forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands; follow her as she cleverly outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war; then on to Austria as a teenager, where h er parents send her to school in fear for her safety and, she has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape.

Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe but finds herself alone and horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud co-wrote and co-directed the film, which is produced by Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault of 2.4.7. Films, and executive produced by Kathleen Kennedy of The Kennedy/Marshall Company in co-production with France 3 Cinema, Franche Connection Animations and Diaphana Distribution; in association with Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Classics, Sofica Soficinema and Sofica Europacorp. Rated PG -13. 95 minutes.

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Event Oct 21: Archive Treasures Screening in Hollywood

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood is embarked on an ambitious project-- building a library, museum and digital archive dedicated to the art of animation. On Sunday October 21st at 2.00 pm, ASIFA-Hollywood will be presenting a screening at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax as part of LAAF 2007, the Los Angeles Animation Festival. The program is titled "Treasures of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive", and it will include rarely seen cartoons covering a wide spectrum of animation's rich history.


"Hollywood was the place animation reached its absolute peak" says ASIFA-Hollywood President, Antran Manoogian, "and it's still the place to be for an artist looking to break into the business. Technological advances and an upsurge in interest in the medium indicate that cartoons will be even be even more a part of our lives as time goes on. The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is making that happen by providing much needed resources to students and artists working in the field."


"The goal of our project is to help artists build on the accomplishments of the past, rather than reinventing the wheel." says Stephen Worth, Director of the ASIFA-Hollywood Archive. "There's no better resource for doing that than our archive." Located on Burbank Bl. in Burbank, ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Archive is open to the public four days a week, with thousands of animated cartoons and images available for viewing in an interactive computer database. "Something like this has never been attempted before." says Worth. "Our archive is like the Library of Alexandria or the Louvre- just for cartoons!"


The program of animated films will include classic cartoons by many of the most famous names in animation. It will also put the spotlight on artists you might not have ever heard of, but who were responsible for creating the cartoon characters you know and love. After the program, there will be a reception in the Silent Movie Theater's beautiful Spanish Patio with special guests. Proceeds from this event will be going to support the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive project.


Because of the limited number of seats available, it is suggested that you purchase admission in advance. Any remaining tickets will go on sale one hour prior to showtime. Advance tickets are exclusively available online. (Click on Program 5.)

http://www.ticketalternative.com/VenueDetail.aspx?facility=542

Treasures of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
Sunday October 21st at 2.00 pm
Tickets $10 (includes after party)
Silent Movie Theatre
611 N Fairfax Av
Los Angeles, CA 90036


For the full schedule of the Los Angeles Animation Festival 2007, visit...
www.laafest.org/

For more information on the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, contact...
Stephen Worth, sworth@animationarchive.org
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Event Oct 20-21: The Los Angeles Animation Festival

The Los Angeles Animation Festival 2007 Oct. 20th-21st 2007
A festival run by animators for animators.

For 2 days in October 2007 Hollywood gets its first animation festival in over 5 years- The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) at the beautifully renovated art deco "Silent Movie Theatre" (611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles).

With world premiere screenings (FANTASTIC LALOUX), gala tributes (FANTASTIC PLANET) and guest speakers including Sean Lennon and director Michele Civetta, LAAF promises to be a fabulous weekend. Every screening is followed by a catered networking party in the theatre's Spanish patio. Volunteers will formally introduce everyone, so bring your business cards.

LAAF's unique competitions (GHOST STORY/ROCKIN' ANIMATION), network parties and career workshops are designed to give budding talent its first major step on the ladder of success. Its tribute screenings help promote the continuing art and craft of animation.

For full details, ticket sales and a complete schedule of events/competitions, please visit:
www.laafest.org

TICKETS on sale now:
http://www.ticketalternative.com/VenueDetail.aspx?facility=542


COMPETITION UPDATE

LAAF 2007 and KA-CHEW! Present the "Rockin Animation Contest"- putting animation back in Music Videos.

Add your animation to a video by Atlantic recording Artist TALLY HALL and/or British upstarts LEATHER HANDS. Any style and any technique. We'll cut animated music videos out of the best segments.

Sponsored by the Los Angeles Animation Festival and ka-chew! Hollywood. The results will be featured in a special screening at the festival on October 21 at the Silent Movie Theatre in L.A. You'll have a chance to win a cash prize and loads of great software.

For full details and downloads, go to:
http://www.kachew.com/clients/rockinanimation
Deadline October 10.


SPONSORS

Titmouse Inc., S4 Studios, Z-Animation, Parallax Studioworks Inc., Toon Boom, Sprecher Brewing Co., Stop Motion Pro, Animator DV, Ka-Chew!, ASIFA-Hollywood

If you wish to be a sponsor, email info@laafest.org

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July 5th: RATATOUILLE SCREENING

ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD and DISNEY - PIXAR
Invite You and Your Guests to a Special Screening of



RATATOUILLE

WHEN: Thursday, July 5, 2007 @ 7:30PM

WHERE: Writer's Guild of America Screening Room
135 South Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
MEMBERS ONLY: RSVP REQUIRED
(See your email box for the reservation phone number)

The information on making a reservation for this screening was sent to the email address on file for all members. If you did not receive an invitation, please email membership@asifa-hollywood.org
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Screening: TEKKONKINKREET July 1st

ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD and DESTINATION PICTURES
Invite You and Your Guests to a Special Screening of



TEKKONKINKREET
Q&A with Director Michael Arias following the screening

Sunday, July 1 @ 2:00 pm
Mann's Chinese 6
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
(Parking at Hollywood & Highland)
MEMBERS ONLY: RSVP REQUIRED
(See your email box for the reservation phone number)

TEKKONKINKREET is the first feature-length Anime film written and directed by American filmmakers. Directed by Michael Arias (producer of The Animatrix) from a screenplay by Anthony Weintraub, TEKKONKINKREET is a riveting tale about brotherhood, love lost and the kindness of the human heart amidst the corruption of modern day society. With astounding visual effects including a hybrid of 3D CGI and traditional Japanese anime, TEKKONKINKREET is in a league of its own combining dynamic action, masterful visuals, and heart rendering tragedy. The voice cast includes Letters from Iwo Jima's Kazunari Ninomiya, and an electrifying original soundtrack from UK techno innovators Plaid (Bjork). TEKKONKINKREET will be released on July 13th in Los Angeles and New York City. The film is rated R and has a running time of 100 minutes.

The information on making a reservation for this screening was sent to the email address on file for all members. If you did not receive an invitation, please email membership@asifa-hollywood.org
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Event July 11: Woody Woodpecker Screening

"Guess Who?"

Here's an early heads up on a free event being planned with Universal Pictures. To celebrate the DVD release of WOODY WOODPECKER AND FRIENDS on July 24th a special screening with special guests in person is being scheduled at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood for July 11th.

More details to come (and will be posted here when available), but mark your calender now!

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