Internet/Blogs

Matinee At The Bijou blog

My old pal Ron Hall has started writing a blog in conjunction with a revival of Matinee at the Bijou. Apparently new episodes of this …

Events

THIS WEEKEND: Michael Sporn at MoMA

Starting today and continuing through the weekend, New Yorkers will be treated to a three-part Museum of Modern Art retrospective of the …

Events

Animation in Columbus Ohio

Coming up in November is a series of unique animation programs at the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the campus of The Ohio State …

Events

Ottawa 2007 is here!

The 2007 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival kicks off today, and as always, Ottawa’s artistic director Chris Robinson …

Events

Mid-Atlantic Comic Con

Just a reminder that for those of you on the east coast, The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention is the end of this week, September 13 …

Events

Aurora In The UK

After Annecy and Platform, I figured I’d had my fill of animation festivals for the year, but I’m rethinking that stance after hearing …

Events

Animation Around the World in NYC

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is hosting a series of three screenings starting tonight and continuing through the end of July. “Animation …

Events

Amid@Platform

I’m still recovering from Annecy but the Platform Festival is coming up in Portland in a few days and it promises to be another intense …

Shorts

New Gobelins Shorts

The latest batch of six student shorts from the French animation school Gobelins have been posted online HERE. All these films debuted on …

Ideas/Commentary

The Bigger Picture

As an ex-theatrical film distributor myself, I’m always following trends in the industry as it evolves due to new technologies and …

Classic

More Classic Animation on DVD

Not to be overlooked in this year of great classic cartoon DVD releases (the The Little King and Cultoons collection is subtitled …

Disney

Disney at PhillyFest

A ‘heads up’ on some Disney Programs at the upcoming 16th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival, April 5th through 18th. Friday, April 6 …

Cartoon Culture

A Coffeeshop for Animators

Finally, somebody has combined two of my passions: coffee and cartoons. Flip Cafe is a coffeeshop in Bangkok that, according to their …

Old Brew

Prescott Wright (1935-2006)

Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-San Francisco) reports that Prescott Wright, a co-founder of the Ottawa International Animation Festival …

Old Brew

Amid’s Notes from Ottawa 2006

The 2006 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival marked my fourth straight year that I’ve attended the festival. Instead …

Old Brew

JERRY IN OTTAWA

Today’s a travel day. I’m on my way to Ottawa to attend the International Animation Festival, this time as a spectator. Last year I was a …

Old Brew

VIETNAM ERA ANIMATION

Coming up later this year from McFarland & Company Publishers is a new book which examines 1960s cartoons from the perspective of the …

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