ASIFA-Atlanta is having its local showcase of locally-made commercial animation Blowin’ Smoke this Sunday, June 28th, at 8pm. we have our annual showcase of locally-made commercial animation, at the Five Spot. This free screening is an opportunity to see what’s happening in the local animation industry. ASIFA-Atlanta president Brett W. Thompson writes: We’re proud to [...]
Entries from June 26th, 2009
Iranian Elections: Marjane Satrapi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf Speak Out
June 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Filmmakers, French cinema, Iranian cinema, Politics
In following the events that are happening in Iran, it occurred to me that Marjane Satrapi, the creator of Persopolis, would certainly not be shy about speaking out on the situation. A quick search found that she, along with filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Kandahar), a representative for opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi abroad, spoke out in [...]
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SAS/ASIFA-Atlanta/High Museum Free Screening of Peachtree State Animation
June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Animation conferences, Screenings
As part of the 21st Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference being held July 10-12, ASIFA-Atlanta is putting on a screening of independent and commercial animation, “Georgia Animation on Our Mind: A Screening of Peachtree State Animation,” which is being hosted by the High Museum of Art at the Rich Theatre of the Woodruff Arts [...]
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An Interview with Gary Kurtz
June 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Producers
The following story was originally published in issue 49 of Animatoon (2004), the Korean animation magazine, and was based on an interview I conducted in at the Café Nero in the Pimlico section of London on April 30, 2004. As I noted in the story, I knew Gary when we were both students at the [...]
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Animation Studio Links Discontinued
June 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Animation studios, harvey @ deneroff.com website
It is with some regret that the Animation Studio Links portion of this site is being discontinued. These links were initiated when the site was first started under the name Animation Consultants International in 2001. It was something of a labor of love, which has become increasingly hard for me to keep up. I appreciate [...]
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