by admin | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last Saturday, about 60 people came to hear Michel Gagne speak at The Art Institute of Portland. The event was presented by ASIFA Portland and the Art Institute’s Inkwell Animation Club, and Mr. Gagne shared insights from his career in art and animation. He...
by admin | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to everyone who’s film was selected for Annecy! Bill Plympton and I will be hosting Annecy + again this year so if your film was not selected you have a second chance by submitting it to the ANNECY + selection committee. e-mail me at:...
by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Coming up this week… The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (aka POWFest): http://powfest.com/ The fest runs Thursday through Sunday (March 7-10) at the Hollywood Theatre, spotlighting the work of women directors and strengthening the community of...
by admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
The clock is ticking on getting your submissions in for the 2013 NW Animation Fest. This year the Northwest Animation Festival will become the largest animation show west of the Mississippi! Organizers plan to screen nearly 150 short films on May 17-19 at the historic...
by admin | Jan 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
His films always leave me with mixed feelings, but they all have moments that really get to me; moments that evoke the nightmarish spectre of seeing commonplace things coming unexpectedly to life. – Terry Gilliam Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer began making a body of...
by admin | Nov 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two exceptionally good podcast interviews here about the making of LAIKA’s second feature, first with lead animator/producer Travis Knight , next with co-directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell. They’re presented back-to-back and are a must-listen for anyone...
