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August 27 2012

Sony Pictures Animation Celebrates 10th Anniversary

In partnership with ASIFA-Hollywood and Animation Magazine, Sony Puts a Spotlight on Its First Decade of Productions; Screenings include Filmmaker Reunions, Rare Footage and Giveaways

The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) will be a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films. Each screening will feature filmmakers participating in Q & A sessions, rare materials from the SPA Archives and giveaways. The series will finish in grand style with an exclusive screening of the highly-anticipated Hotel Transylvania,

The series’ initial four screenings will be hosted in Sony Pictures Animation’s revered Ray Harryhausen Theater, and will feature exhibitions of SPA production artwork in and around its facilities.

On September 5, SPA will present Open Season, including a presentation of the Oscar®-winning short, The Chubbchubbs, and a panel discussion with Michelle Murdocca (producer), Steve Moore (executive producer) and William Haller (character animator).
The Academy Award®-nominated feature film Surf’s Up will screen on September 13, followed by a Q & A with Oscar® nominees Ash Brannon (director) and Chris Buck (director), Chris Jenkins (producer) and Rob Bredow (VFX supervisor).
Breakout directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord (21 Jump Street) return to their animation roots to present Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs on September 20. The directors will be joined by producer Pam Marsden and VFX Supervisor Rob Bredow for a discussion of the film.
SPA’s international sensation, The Smurfs, will screen on September 27. A Q & A will feature filmmakers and key artists.
The Screening Series will close its summer run with a Saturday, September 29 screening of Hotel Transylvania – during its opening weekend in theaters – at a public venue in order to accommodate ASIFA family members. Two-time Emmy Award winning Director Genndy Tartakosky and Producer Michelle Murdocca will lead the festivities.

To read the entire Sony Pictures press release, click here.

Times and RSVP information will be forthcoming, so be sure to look for our emails, Facebook and Twitter pages for event details!

May 21 2012

Annecy Animation Festival 2012

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998. It is one of the four international animated film festivals sponsored by ASIFA International. The festival is scheduled for June 4th through 9th, 2012.

At the festival, be sure to check out the latest animated gems, get more information on current and future trends, meet your favorite film directors and up-and-coming talents, and track down new associates and partners in the fun and friendly atmosphere.

The festival is a competition between cartoon films of various techniques (animated drawings, cut out papers, modelling clay, etc) classified in various categories:

Feature films
Short films
Films produced for television and advertising
Student films
Films made for the internet (since 2002)

For information, visit the official website at www.annecy.org.

May 19 2012

10˚ MUMIA Animation Festival

The piece in the video below was created by Diego Akel to encourage filmmakers to submit to the MUMIA Underground World Animation Festival. The festival, which is celebrating its 10th year this fall, screens in various Brazilian cities including Belo Horizonte, Betim and Nova Lima. If you’re interested in showing your film at MUMIA, go here for submission details. Entries need to be postmarked by May 31.

MUMIA aims to broaden the spaces of imagination and possibilities of anew speech on art, of a new way of sensing the world and also a new way of expression, amid giving support to the brazilian cinematography culture bycreating room to the emerging of new audiences, producers and directors.

Films and vídeos produced without any kind of support, no money at all or even those which caused loss to its producers and other ones made with very low budgets are very well accepted too.

MUMIA, a competitive festival, is an initiative of Brazilian animators in cooperation with Betim City Hall, Belo Horizonte’s Incentive Law of Culture, ABCA, SESC Palladium, Leite Filmes, Pimenta Filmes, Sinpro Minas and IT Films, Comunication and Entertainment, UNA Universitarian Center, Oficina de Imagens, Mucury Cultural, Casa Fora do Eixo.

The purpose of MUMIA is to promote the cultural production of animation films and videos, contributing to its development as an artistic language, specific format and production method. The Festival also aims to offer the local audience the access to the national and international animation production beyond what is currently available through commercial outlets, traditional production houses or film institutions.

You can view their blog at mumiainternational.blogspot.com

May 11 2012

Award Recipients Announced at ASIFA-East Animation Festival

ASIFA-East handed out prizes for its 43rd annual Animation Festival. The Rauch Brothers took home the Best in Show for their 9/11-themed short John and Joe. Leonardo De Luzio’s Apt. 5A won for best student film, Karen Aqua’s Taxonomy won for best experimental film, and David B. Levy’s Turning A Corner won for best independent film. The event was held last Sunday, April 29 at the Tishman Auditorium in New York.

For a complete list of award recipients click here.

May 11 2012

The Development of the Digital Animator

Monday, May 21, 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Ticketed seating is unreserved

Tickets are on sale online, in person at the Academy Box Office and by mail.

When “Toy Story” burst onto the scene in 1995, its computer-generated imagery was, for many, a bold new technique in animation. However, the development of computer-generated motion picture animation was a lengthy and meticulous process that had its first public exposure with the mesmerizing swirls of the opening titles for “Vertigo” (1958). Of equal importance to the technical developments were the influential animators and designers who devised artistic uses for engineering advances. Join the panel of some of the pioneers of digital animation as they revisit the long path from laboratory to cineplex.

The panel will be moderated by animator and historian Tom Sito

For more event information and tickets go to http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2012/05/animator.html

March 24 2012

NW Animation Festival: 2012 Call for Submissions

The NW Animation Festival is now accepting entries. Showcasing the breadth of the animation world, all methods will be represented: hand-drawn, computer-generated, stop-motion, pixilation, and experimental hybrids. All styles are welcome: hilarious, heart-warming, dark, cerebral, or abstract.

Films may come from anywhere in the world.
Films may be of any length, short or long.
You may submit films made at any time during your life.
You may show your work at other festivals simultaneously.
You may show as much of your work online as you like.

This is a festival created by animators, for animators, and all lovers of animation. The festival will bring together and inspire a community of artists, and expand audiences’ understanding of what can be done with the art form.

The event will be held on May 18-19 at the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The final deadline for submissions is April 1.

For more information visit them at their website at www.nwanimationfest.com