Still from Paperman directed by David Borish. (Courtesy of the festival.)

The opening night screening was packed with goodies.

Pumpkin carving at the Animators' Picnic. 

It’s time for the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011.

Escape, 2010 by Li Songsong. Courtesy of The Pace Gallery, New York.

Chinese artist Li Songsong is showing new paintings at The Pace Gallery in New York until August 5, 2011.

Still image from The Main Complaint by William Kentridge. (Image courtesy of "Duckrabbit Speaks.) 

A grand show of early animation and current work by South African artist William Kentridge.

Still image from the animated short Diary 1 by Tsvika Oren.

Tsvika Oren has been deeply involved in animation for the better part of 30 years - creating, teaching, writing, judging, jurying…

Newly released documentary film !Women Art Revolution

A new film and a new book – women in art, women in animation

David Sonnenschein, professional sound designer and author of “Sound Design: the Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema” has invited me to co-host a free sound design webinar for animators (all filmmakers are welcome!) on March 17, 2011 at 9:00 am PST / noon EST.

Capturing clean sound

Ric Viers not only creates vast libraries of sound effects, he also shares his knowledge with anyone who wants to create their own sounds.

Screen shot of a DAW.

A professional sound designer offers a series of online webinars on designing sound for film. 

A still from Josh Bricker's video "Post-Newtonianism"

Josh Bricker’s video “Post Newtoniansim” runs real footage warfare (Iraq?) side-by-side with gaming warfare. But the viewer’s response is the real subject of this film.