Queens International Film Festival Largely Disappoints

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 [...]

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Queens International Film Festival

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 [...]

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ASIFA-East Festival Highlights 2009

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!

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MetroCAF 2009 wants you!

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 [...]

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Happy Birthday, ASIFA!

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 [...]

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Be Film Festival

Thoughts on the Be Film Festival, by Adam Ansorge
I had to do work on the opening night, but every night since has been a really, really great show.  Laurence Asseraf and Dimitris Anthos, the festival curators, have put together an amazing week of short indie films and animations that are a wonderful mix in just [...]

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ASIFA-East Presents – The 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival!

May 3rd, Sunday  6pm
ASIFA-East Presents – The 40th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival!
Yes, that’s right – 40 years!  Please join us in celebrating our most anticipated and exciting night of the year.  We have a lot in store for you this year.  Open to all, free admission and reception to follow!  Flyer design by Elliot Cowan.
The [...]

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