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Frenzer Foreman
Animation Forum #2: …

Today on the Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum, Bill Plympton’s
producer Desiree Stavracos visits the program. She talks about what …

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Comics

This Weekend in NYC: MoCCA Arts Festival
by Amid Amidi   Friday April 5, 2013   1:21 am
The annual MoCCA Arts Festival, presented by the Society of
Illustrators and Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, takes place this …
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Ideas/Commentary

How Old Animation Directors Were When They Made Their First Film
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 28, 2013   12:32 pm
“Animation is a young man’s game,” Chuck Jones once said.
There’s no question that animation is a labor-intensive art that …
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TV

Watch Bill Plympton’s New Film Noir-Inspired “Simpsons” Couch Gag
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 8, 2013   11:52 pm
Bill Plympton made a new Simpsons couch gag, titled “Film Noir,”
that will premiere on this Sunday’s episode of the perennial …
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Business

What is the Biggest Animation Project on Kickstarter Right Now?
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 26, 2013   6:26 am
The answer may surprise you.
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Events

Friday Feb. 1 in LA: An Evening With Bill Plympton
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday January 23, 2013   12:10 am
Plympton is coming west, making one of his rare West Coast appearances at The Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood.
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“Adventures in Plymptoons!” Released
by Chris Arrant   Thursday September 27, 2012   1:19 pm
When it comes to independent animators, Bill Plympton is the
undisputed King. His illustrations have been featured in The New …
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Events

THIS THURSDAY IN NYC: Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
by Amid Amidi   Monday August 20, 2012   11:31 am
New York animation filmmakers Bill Plympton and Pat Smith will
present a screening of recent hand-drawn animation this …
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“Magnum Farce” Independent Animated Feature Hits Production Milestone
by Chris Arrant   Monday June 4, 2012   3:45 pm
Los Angeles, CA, June 03, 2012 — Magnum Farce is an
independently produced spoof of Dirty Harry-style films which …
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Animators

Animated Wine Labels
by Jerry Beck   Monday June 4, 2012   12:05 am
If you can’t make it to Annecy this week – you can always stay
home with a case of wine, with labels drawn by an …
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Call For Entries: The Woodstock Film Festival Animation Program Curated by Bill Plympton Seeks Entries, $2000 Prize
by Chris Arrant   Wednesday May 23, 2012   3:05 pm
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Bill Plympton Announces Bi-Monthly Video Blogs Following Production Of “Cheatin’”
by Chris Arrant   Tuesday May 1, 2012   3:52 am
From Bill Plympton’s blog: I’m happy to announce a great new
added feature to Scribble Junkies! As you all know, I’m …
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TV

Bill Plympton Animates “The Simpsons” Opening
by Amid Amidi   Sunday April 15, 2012   7:09 pm
Quintessential New York indie animator Bill Plympton animated
tonight’s opening of The Simpsons. If you saw the piece, share …
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Events

TONIGHT IN NYC: Bill Plympton and Winsor McCay
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 8, 2012   5:05 am
Tonight at 6:30, the Society of Illustrators (128 East 63rd
Street, between Park and Lexington Ave.) presents a special …
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Feature Film

“The Prophet”
by Jerry Beck   Saturday January 14, 2012   1:00 pm
Yesterday, Deadline Hollywood posted about Salma Hayek’s
Ventanarosa Productions signing animation director Roger Allers …
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