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Friday, October 31, 2008

Today At The Archive: UPA's Bert and Harry Piels Commercials

Bert and Harry Piels
Today at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive...
Bert and Harry Piels Commercials (UPA/1955-57)
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Screenings: Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar 2 Members Screenings

Paramount Awards Office cordially invites ASIFA-Hollywood members and their guests to the following DreamWorks Animation screenings of KUNG FU PANDA and MADAGASCAR: BACK 2 AFRICA. Members only. Reservations required. Please see your email box for RSVP instructions.

Please Note: It's important for members to keep their email addresses current on our mailing list. Most correspondence between ASIFA-Hollywood and its members goes out via email. To update your contact info, please email membership@asifa-hollywood.org.

We are unable to update your contact info by phone.



KUNG FU PANDA

Kung Fu Panda

LOS ANGELES

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 7:00PM
DreamWorks Campanile Theater
1000 Flower Street
Glendale

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2:00PM
Clarity Theater
100 North Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 7:00PM
AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City

NEW YORK

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 3:00pm
Magno Review 1
729 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor
(between 48th and 49th streets)
New York

SAN FRANCISCO

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2:00PM
Variety Club Screening Room
582 Market Street, Suite 101
San Francisco

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2:00PM
Dolby Laboratories Screening Room
100 Potrero Street
San Francisco

LONDON

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 7:00PM
Soho Screening Room 2
14 D'Arblay Street
London



MADAGASCAR: BACK 2 AFRICA

Madagascar 2

LOS ANGELES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:30PM
DreamWorks Campanile Theater
1000 Flower Street
Glendale

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 11:00AM
Clarity Theater
100 North Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 7:00PM
ICM Screening Room 1
10250 Constellation Boulevard
Los Angeles


NEW YORK

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 6:00PM
Magno Review 1
729 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor
(between 48th and 49th streets)
New York


SAN FRANCISCO

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 3:00pm
Delancey Street Screening Room
600 Embarcadero
San Francisco


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 7:00PM
Delancey Street Screening Room
600 Embarcadero
San Francisco


LONDON

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 7:00PM
Soho Hotel
4 Richmond Mews
Dean Street
London
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Event: Innovative Images- Experimental Animation At Woodbury

ASIFA-Hollywood and Woodbury University invite you to the opening reception for INNOVATIVE IMAGES, an Experimental Animation exhibition curated by Angela Diamos, Asst. Professor in Animation at Woodbury University. A graduate of Cal Arts, Ms. Diamos currently exhibits as a hybrid animation artist.

This exhibition will take place Monday, Oct. 27th starting at 6PM on Woodbury University's Burbank campus located at 7500 Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank, 91510. The opening reception will start at 6PM, at the Malburg Atrium. The opening night screenings will take place from 7PM-8:30PM inside the Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium.

INNOVATIVE IMAGES

Innovative images is a fresh look at experimental animation focusing on the lesser known artists and filmmakers working in the medium of animation. This brief survey will offer historical references and include contemporary visual artists. This show is a broad view of the possibilities of animation.

Experimental Animation artists in this exhibition include:

Devin Bell, Chris Casady, Audri Phillips, Norman McLaren, Faith Hubley, Georges Schwizgebel, Chel White, Barbel Neubauer, Nancy Herman, Eclectic Method, Mary Ellen Bute, Duan Jia, Bauhouse, Georges Melies

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Screening; $9.99

ASIFA-Hollywood cordially invites
members and a guest to an advanced screening of

999

$9.99
Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 2:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211


See your email box for RSVP instructions. If you did not receive an email, you can check your member status and address on file with membership@asifa-hollywood.org. We are unable to help you with membership inquiries by phone.

ABOUT THE FILM

Based on the Short Stories of Etgar Keret, $9.99 is a stop motion animated feature which offers slightly less than $10 worth about the meaning of life.

Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.

This is the ad that alters the life of the unemployed 28 year old who still lives at home, Dave Peck. In his struggle to share his find with the world, Dave's surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbours: an old man and his disgruntled guardian angel, a magician in debt, a bewitching woman who likes her men extra smooth, a broken hearted man who befriends a group of hard partying two inch tall students, and a little boy who sets his piggy bank free. Their stories are woven together, examining the post-modern meaning of hope.

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Screening Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

DreamWorks Animation and ASIFA-Hollywood
invite ASIFA-Hollywood members to a special screening of

MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

Madagascar 2
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. Screening

AMC Lincoln Square IMAX
1998 Broadway
New York, NY 10023

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. Screening

AMC CityWalk IMAX
1000 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

AMC Matreon IMAX
101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103


*Immediately following the Universal City and San Francisco screenings will be a filmmaker Q&A.

See your email box for RSVP instructions. If you did not receive an email, you can check your member status and address on file with membership@asifa-hollywood.org. We are unable to help you with membership inquiries by phone.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Event Report: Don Hahn's Alchemy of Animation

Don Hahn Event
The panelists and event coordinators gather for a photo after the show. Left to Right: Alexis Block, Nik Ranieri, Don Hahn, Mike Belzer, Danny Young, James Baxter, Michael Woodside and Alex Vassilev.

Last night at Woodbury University a fundraiser was held for the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Producer Don Hahn hosted a panel discussion and multimedia presentation on the art of animation for a packed house of animation professionals and fans. The event was a great success and enough money was raised to be able to purchase two 1.5 terabyte hard drives for the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Many thanks to Dori Littell-Herrick and Woodbury University for sponsoring the event, to Don Hahn, Nik Ranieri, Mike Belzer and James Baxter for putting on such an informative show, and to the dedicated crew of volunteers who made sure the whole event ran smoothly.

Don Hahn Event
The Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater was packed to the gills.

Don Hahn Event
Don Hahn (Beauty & the Beast, Lion King) was signing copies of his newly released book "The Alchemy of Animation".

Don Hahn Event
Mike Belzer (Nightmare Before Christmas, Bolt) and Nik Ranieri (Beauty & the Beast, Bolt) sign autographs for the crowd.

Don Hahn Event
Nik and James Baxer (Beauty & the Beast, Enchanted) visit with the crowd.

Don Hahn Event
The volunteers who coordinated the event pose with a copy of Don's book. Left to Right: Danny Young, Alexis Block and Michael Woodside. He's not pictured here, but Alex Vassilev, the Archive's resident tech-guru, handled the technical aspects of the presentation.

A good time was had by all!
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Screening WALL-E

Disney/Pixar and ASIFA-Hollywood Cordially Invite You And Your Family (limit 4) to a screening of...

WALL E

WALL-E
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:00 pm
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Theatre
5230 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
RSVP Required (see your email box for information)


Q&A with Director/Writer Andrew Stanton immediately following the
screening.

Seating is limited. See your email box for RSVP instructions. Most of the communication between ASIFA-Hollywood and its members is via email. If you did not receive a notice on this screening, please contact membership@asifa-hollywood.org to check your status on our mailing list.

Free Parking in the structure only.
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Screening: 10th SHOW OF SHOWS

ASIFA-Hollywood invites you and a guest to a special screening of...

Show of Shows

10th Animation Show of Shows
October 30, 2008 7:00 p.m.
DreamWorks Animation Campanile Theater
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA 91201
Members Only
RSVP Required (see your email box for information)


Seating is limited. See your email box for RSVP instructions. The deadline to RSVP is October 28, 2008. Most of the communication between ASIFA-Hollywood and its members is via email. If you did not receive a notice on this screening, please contact membership@asifa-hollywood.org to check your status on our mailing list.

Photo ID is required, to be admitted onto the DreamWorks Campus. DVDs of past Animation Show of Shows films will be available at the screening for sale for $5. www.filmporium.com

This screening is generously sponsored by DreamWorks Animation. The program is sponsored by AWN.com and Acme Filmworks. Curated and presented by Ron Diamond.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators' Forum presents...ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival

The ASIFA-Hollywood
Student Animation Festival

October 18th, 2008
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510

(Click for printable map)

Festival Schedule:

Animation Salon
  • Animation Salon: What Is An Animated Film?
    10am to 12 noon
    Stephen Worth, Director of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive presents a screening of animated films that show the diversity of styles and techniques from the past century of animation.

  • Portfolio Review
    12pm to 5pm
    Professional reviewers will be on hand in the following areas of expertise: Character Animation, Production Design, Character Design, Story, Storyboards, Color Styling, Animatics, Layout, Effects Animation, Lighting, Rigging and Texturing for CGI. You do not have to have a film in competition to take part in the portfolio reviews.

  • Screening of Student Festival Films:
    1pm to 2pm

  • State of the Animation Industry Panel:
    2pm to 3pm

  • Breaking Into Animation Panel
    3pm to 4pm

  • Screening of Student Films
    4pm to 5pm

  • Meet the Filmmakers Reception and Party
    Hosted by Creative Talent Network
    5pm to 6pm

  • Awards Ceremony and Screening
    6pm to 7:30pm

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

ASIFA Hollywood and the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators' Forum would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of this festival...
Woodbury UniversityWoodbury University


Woodbury University
DigiCel Flipbook 2DDigiCel Flipbook 2D


DigiCel Flipbook 2D
Cvis Autodesk Academic SolutionsAutodesk Academic Solutions


Autodesk Academic Solutions
Creative Talent NetworkCreative Talent Network

Creative Talent Network

FESTIVAL RULES

PLEASE NOTE: THE ENTRY DEADLINE HAS PASSED FOR THE 2008 FESTIVAL. NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. It has been decided that there will be no maximum film length for the 2008 competition. We fully expect to institute a maximum film length starting in 2009.

CATEGORIES AND PRIZES

All Entry Films will be evaluated in the following categories:

Best Visual Storytelling
Award Plaque
$200.00
FlipBook Lite* ($99 Value)
Choice of Maya or 3D Studio Max Educational ($500 Value)
= $799 Total Value of Prize Package

Best Character
Award Plaque
$200.00
FlipBook Lite* ($99 Value)
Choice of Maya or 3D Studio Max Educational ($500 Value)
= $799 Total Value of Prize Package

Best Technical Achievement
Award Plaque
$200.00
FlipBook Lite* ($99 Value)
Choice of Maya or 3D Studio Max Educational ($500 Value)
= $799 Total Value of Prize Package

Judges' Choice
Award Plaque
$500.00
FlipBook Studio* ($419 Value)
Choice of Maya or 3D Studio Max Educational ($500 Value)
Choice of Motion Builder ($295 Value) or Combustion ($100 Value)
= $1,519 or $1714 Total Value of Prize Package

Emile Cohl Award for the Best Animated Short
Award Plaque
$1,000.00
FlipBook Pro* ($799 Value)
Maya, 3D Studio Max, Motion Builder & Combustion Educational ($1395 value)
= $3,194 Total Value of Prize Package

* FlipBook comes in either Windows or OS X Operating Systems

JUDGING

The Judging Committee consists of:

Jorge R. Gutierrez
Creator / Executive Producer. El Tigre

Robin Brigstocke
Director / Storyboard Supervisor, King of the Hill

Floyd Norman
Story Artist / Disney Legend

Tim Johnson
Director, Over the Hedge

Aki Umemoto
Creative Director, Mattel

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

For a film to be eligible for competition, the principal animation in the film must have been completed during the 2007 - 2008 school year. The student filmmaker must have been enrolled in a college or adult level program for at least 6 credit units during the majority of the time in which the principal animation was created (acceptable programs: College, University, For-Profit School, Adult Education Program, adult students from Occupational Program, and Online Programs. All students submitting films into the competition need to be members of ASIFA-Hollywood. Student membership to ASIFA-Hollywood is $30 per year and comes with a large number of other privileges and benefits. Students may join at the time of film submittal.

FEES AND ANIMATION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

There are no entrance fees for students or schools to submit films to the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival. All students submitting films and at lest one school representative need to be members of ASIFA-Hollywood. All films must be submitted through the student's educational program. Each animation program constitutes the first level of evacuation for the festival and must have a designated festival contact person who is a member of ASIFA-Hollywood. Student Membership in ASIFA-Hollywood is $30 per year and General membership in ASIFA-Hollywood is $75 per year. The Festival Contact Person will need to join ASIFA-Hollywood by the May 8th, 2008 film in progress deadline date. Students will need to join ASIFA-Hollywood by the August 29th 2008 film entry deadline.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Each animation department will select and submit the best student films to represent the program. There will be no limit to the number of films that may be submitted from each program for the 2008 festival, but we fully expect that we will have to ration the number of submissions per program in future (possibly as soon as the 2009 festival).

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

10 copies of a Prejudging DVD from each animation program with all of the submitted animation accessible from an opening menu, 1 editing copy of all of the uncompressed files for all of the animations being submitted from each animation program. (DVDs or portable hard drive - hard drives will be returned to schools after the festival)

All submitted Student films must be free of any copyright infringement and each filmmaker must submit copies of release forms for music, voice actors and any other contributor to the film. NOTE: Sample fill-in-the-blank release forms and work-for- hire contracts will be shipped to all animation programs with the call for entire package (Hopefully by the end of February 2008) Filmmakers will be asked to sign a state declaring that they have clear title to all of the elements of their film.

MORE INFO AND CONTACTS

ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival Press Release

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators' Forum Homepage

Email: aef@asifa-hollywood.org

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators' Forum Yahoo Group
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Students League

I have been charged by the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood to organize and provide services to the student members of ASIFA-Hollywood. There are currently over 200 student members of the organization. Let's begin a dialogue over what ASIFA can do for its student members, and what its student members can do for ASIFA-Hollywood.

AN ANIMATION SALON

Salon
Jean Francois de Troy, "Reading from Moliere" 1728

To get the ball rolling, I am instituting a series of screenings at Woodbury University in Burbank, the first of which will take place as part of the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival. This series will be aimed at professionals and students of the medium, and will consist of informal discussions on topics related to animation filmmaking. We'll have guest speakers, rare films from the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, panel discussions, audience participation and networking sessions. The goal is to create an animation salon to bring together the creative spirit of the animation community and foster the interaction of the student membership of ASIFA-Hollywood.

The first program, which will take place on October 18th at 10 am will address a fundamental question...

What is an animated film?

For an idea of what this program will deal with, see my current post on the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive site...

An Animation Salon: What Is An Animated Film?

Animation Salon
  • Animation Salon: What Is An Animated Film?
    10am to 12 noon
    Stephen Worth, Director of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive presents a screening of animated films and discussion about the diversity of styles and techniques from the past century of animation. If you are interested in the art of animation, you won't want to miss it.
ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival
The ASIFA-Hollywood
Student Animation Festival

October 18th, 2008
Screening starts at 10am
Admission FREE to the animation community
Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510

(Click for printable map)

If you can, please print out this info or forward it via email to other animation students you may know. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be panel discussions, portfolio reviews and other activities throughout the day.

ASIFA-Hollywood is committed to supporting our student members. If you have any ideas for what we can be doing as a sub-group of the membership of ASIFA, email me at sworth@animationarchive.org, and I will pass your suggestions along to the Animation Students' League and the Board of ASIFA-Hollywood.

Thanks!
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Event: Don Hahn's Alchemy of Animation

In celebration of the release of Don Hahn's latest book, The Alchemy of Animation, Woodbury University and ASIFA-Hollywood invite you to attend a panel discussion hosted by Author/Producer Don Hahn

Featuring several of the most influential animators working today...
  • James Baxter ("Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," "Shrek 2", "Enchanted")

  • Mike Belzer ("The Nightmare Before Christmas," "James and the Giant Peach," "Meet the Robinsons," the upcoming "Bolt")

  • Nik Ranieri ("Beauty and the Beast," "Hercules," "Meet the Robinsons," the upcoming "The Princess and the Frog")
Don Hahn and his panel of colleagues from the past 20 years will share their insights into the highly creative and involved process of making animated films across a variety of mediums - traditional, computer and stop-motion animation - as reflected in The Alchemy of Animation. The varied experience and talent among this group will serve students and fans of animation well through this educational yet entertaining gathering.

Monday, October 20, 2008, 7:00 p.m
Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium
Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91510
ASIFA-Hollywood Members and their Guests Only
RSVP Required


Following the panel discussion, Don Hahn will sign copies of his book, The Alchemy of Animation. A limited number of copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds from the sale of books to benefit the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive.
Alchemy of Animation
ABOUT THE ALCHEMY OF ANIMATION

The swift stroke of a pencil, the delicate positioning of a puppet, and the intricate process of building a 3D-render: these are but a few of the magical elements presented by Academy Award nominated producer Don Hahn in his book The Alchemy of Animation. This overview of the animation process across three mediums- hand-drawn, stop-motion and computer-generated- provides an entertaining and informed look at the sorcery behind the creation of such diverse Disney classics as Dumbo, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Toy Story, among others. Fans will appreciate the rarely seen artwork ranging from Snow White to the upcoming Bolt, and students of animation will relish the insider's look at the many steps involved in making such masterpieces.

Alchemy of Animation
ABOUT DON HAHN

One of the most successful producers working in Hollywood today, Don Hahn has been working creatively as a filmmaker at The Walt Disney Studios for over 30 years. In the realm of animation, Hahn produced the classic "Beauty and the Beast," which became the first animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination from the Motion Picture Academy. His next film, "The Lion King," broke box-office records around the world to become the top-grossing traditionally animated film in Disney history as well as a long-running blockbuster Broadway musical. Hahn's other animated films include "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Atlantis: The Lost Empire," and the 2006 short "The Little Matchgirl" which earned Hahn his second Oscar nomination. He is currently developing the stop-motion animated feature "Frankenweenie" with director Tim Burton. Hahn has authored three books on the art of animation, including The Alchemy of Animation.

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