Following my lousy time at the Queens International Film Festival, it’s come to light, via news sources, that the founder, Marie Castaldo, is the subject of numerous fraud allegations, stemming from unpaid debts from Queens, to upstate NY, to California. The Queens Chronicle has an in-depth look on the story. And last night, Fox 5 [...]
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Queens International Film Festival Founder subject of numerous fraud allegations
Posted in festivals, tagged queens international film festival on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Queens International Film Festival Largely Disappoints
Posted in festivals, industry events, tagged festival on November 14, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Article by Dayna Gonzalez.
UPDATE: Shortly after writing this, I came across this article, “Film Festival Fraud”, purporting the festival to be a major scam operation. Not surprising, given the experience I and others had. Fair warning.
I’m not really sure where to start with this review. All I can think, is that the festival must have [...]
Queens International Film Festival
Posted in festivals, tagged festival, screening, shorts on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Queens International Film Festival is in two weeks and will feature a number of New York Animators. So far, I’ve noticed our own Communications guy Elliot Cowan, David Sheahan, and Don Hertzfeldt. I’m sure I missed a few, so be sure to let us know in the comments area. Most of the animation is [...]
ASIFA-East Festival Highlights 2009
Posted in asifa event, festivals, tagged asifa festival, festival, video on May 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
more about “ASIFA East Festival on Vimeo“, posted with vodpod
Justin Simonich and Linda Beck of Camping Trip Productions present to you their first festival highlights reel of the 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. It was an amazing night and now here it is, all caught on tape for prosperity! Enjoy!
MetroCAF 2009 wants you!
Posted in festivals, industry events, tagged computer animation, festival, siggraph on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our friends from Siggraph passed this along.
MetroCAF 2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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DEADLINE: June 1st, 2009 (postmarked)
http://www.metrocaf.org/2009
MetroCAF is the annual NYC Metropolitan Area College Computer
Animation Festival organized by the New York City chapter of ACM
SIGGRAPH. Started in 2003, MetroCAF has grown into the most important
local festival of its kind. It provides an exciting [...]
Happy Birthday, ASIFA!
Posted in asifa event, festivals, tagged asifa festival, festival on May 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Impressions on our screening by Rich Gorey.
Forty years of creativity, imagination and animation. It’s quite an accomplishment, and on May 3rd, ASIFA East threw itself quite a party, to celebrate the fortieth running of its’ annual festival.
Over five hundred fans, filmmakers, and industry professional – a record number of guests for an ASIFA function, attended [...]
ASIFA-East Animation Festival Awards Announced!
Posted in asifa event, festivals, tagged asifa festival on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Many thanks to all who showed up and helped celebrate our 40th Birthday last night, at the 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. It was a packed house and tons of fun as always!! Congratulations to all our festival winners!! A full list of winners is now up on our web site. Stayed tuned for a [...]
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