Copper Pot Pictures has paired with the Picture Book Project and Schools for Salone to hold an online art auction to benefit the schools featured in its documentary, BROWNSTONES TO RED DIRT.  The auction includes over 150 pieces created by some of the top names in animation as well as children’s book, graphic novel and comic illustration, including Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge, Toy Story 3 Art Director Daisuke Tsutsumi, renowned illustrator Peter DeSeve and legendary Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney.

Each artist was given a birchwood postcard and asked to create a unique work based on the theme, “PEN PALS.” The completed pieces will be available from March 6-13 on eBay.  All proceeds will be used to build a school for war orphans in Freetown, Sierra Leone and to develop a library for at-risk youth in Brooklyn.

BROWNSTONES TO RED DIRT follows the growth of the children in Sierra Leone and New York when they are paired together as pen pals.  Fundraising efforts inspired by the film have raised $24,000 of the $100,000 needed for the two schools.

Visionary is not an adjective I predicate often. But Q. Hayashida’s vision disturbingly invigorates our optical senses.

Calling all Graphic Artists, Animators and gamers...bring the character of Bayou Savage to life!

Bayou Savage Guitar Ghost Fighter
Art Contest

Cash Prize! No Fee to Enter!

Winning entry will receive $150 Visa Gift Card and inclusion in all future
marketing media for the Bayou Savage series of paranormal tall tales.

Entries should be submitted in a hi-res jpeg format
Entries Due: April 30th, 2010

Visit website to pre-register by email.
http://www.bayousavage.com

FLORIDA SUPERCON: South Florida's Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Convention returns June 18-20, 2010 to the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Convention Center in Miami, FL.

Florida Supercon is a 3 day festival dedicated to Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Video Games, Fantasy and Sci-Fi featuring celebrity guests, comic book creators, voice actors, industry guests, cosplayers, artists, writers, panels, Q&A's, films & shorts, costume & cosplay contests, vendors, parties, anime, workshops, video gaming and more! 2010 is the 5th annual Florida Supercon.

 

The Florida Supercon Film Festival is a festival dedicated to films that would be appreciated by our diverse genre audience. We are looking for Animation, Horror, Horror Comedy, Documentary (about genre subjects), Comedies with a genre twist, Fantasy, Magic Realism, Science Fiction and Spoof. American films will be screened side by side with international entries the weekend of June 18-20, 2010 in Miami, FL. at Florida Supercon: South Florida's festival of Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi and Video Games.

Films will be judged in the following specific categories:
1)  Feature Films (over 50 minutes)
2)  Short Films (under 50 minutes)
3) Internet / Web Based Short (Short Made for Internet distribution and exhibition)
4) Documentary Film (Full Length or Short Format Documentary Film)
5)  Student Competition (Films made by students who are either enrolled in a school, or were enrolled during the films’ production.)
 This section will be broken into the following categories
(a)  High School: Films directed by students attending high school, generally stretching from ages 15-18
(b) Undergraduate: Films directed by students enrolled in a college level program
Graduate students may enter in the regular Feature Film or Short Film categories

Chinese animator Te Wei died of respiratory failure at the age of 95 in Shanghai, according to WIKINEWS.

On May 4th 2010, the anime version of Shungiku Nakamura’s best-selling yaoi (boy’s love) manga will be available. This DVD collection contains the entire 12-episode first season, video extras, and a 24-page booklet with character bios and artwork.

Dubbed a “sci-fi manga,” Bokurano initiates the tale of fifteen kids whose lives are altered by a chance meeting. A strange man in a seaside cave invites them to play a cutting-edge video game that pits giant robots against alien invaders. But they have to sign a contract first. And when the purpose of their agreement is revealed, the game stops being fun.

Michael Carbonaro presents:

The New York Comic Book Marketplace

Special one-day event!

Saturday, February 27th, 10:30AM – 7:00 PM

69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave. (between 25th and 26th St.), NY, NY 10010

COMIC BOOKS RETURN TO PENN PLAZA

THE NY COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE UNITES FANS, ARTISTS, DEALERS

On Saturday, February 27th, Michael Carbonaro’s New York Comic Book Marketplace comes to the 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave., bringing scores of famous comic books, publishers, and dealers to the thousands of fans who will be attending.

DATE: Saturday February 27th, 10:30 am - 7:00 pm

PLACE: 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave. (between 25th and 26th St.), NY, NY 10010

TICKETS: $10

With its low cost (only $10 admission at the door) and intimate atmosphere, this convention will be a great opportunity for fans to meet favorite hot contemporary artists and comic book legends like Gene Colan, Billy Tucci, Mike Golden, Irwin Hasen, Jim Starlin, J H Williams III, Mark Texiera, Herb Trimpe, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Claremont, Sean Chen, Larry Hama, Rudy Nebres, Dick Ayers, Rodney Ramos, Steve Manion, Dan Slott, Guy Dorian, Ian Dorian, Scott Roberts, Renee Witterstaetter, Janet Jackson, Stu Suchet, John Cebollaro, Jorge Gonzalez, Cliff Chiang, and many more. All of the artists are happy to meet and greet comic book lovers, sign autographs, and many will even draw sketches of their favorite characters.

Also on hand will be actor David Roya, famous for his role as Bernard Posner in the cult classic film “Billy Jack.”

New York City has always been at the forefront of cutting edge and experimental comic and cartoon art, and the New York Comic Book Marketplace will be a great opportunity to meet with and see the work of exciting local independent artists and publishers.

Over 100 dealer tables will be filled with comics old and new, toys, posters, trading cards, videos, and related pop-culture collectibles. This is an opportunity no true fan should miss!

Michael Carbonaro has produced the longest-running comic book convention in New York City for the past 13 years. That convention has grown by leaps and bounds to being one of the largest public events in the city. This show will be a return to his roots: an exciting, affordable show at the Penn Plaza Pavilion with famous artists, wonderful dealers, and devoted fans all in the same building, and the love for a true American art form, the comic book.

For more information and updates, and to sign up for the mailing list, go to the website at:

http:www.nycbm.com

You can also RSVP at the following sites:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=ny+comic+book+marketplace&init=quick#!/event.php?eid=315039380448&ref=ts

Myspace: http://tinyurl.com/y8exhx9

Going: http://newyork.going.com/event-715787;New_York_Comic_Book_Marketplace

Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/events/manhattan-new-york-comic-book-marketplace

INFORMATION: Press Contact: Zorikh Lequidre captainbigapple@yahoo.com 917-865-1214

 

I recently witnessed a conversation where a young fine artist told a Flame artist to his face that he did not consider him an “artist.” Obviously things heated up. As films employ hundreds of creative contributors, who among them do we really consider an “Artist?”

During the past few weeks, there has been no dearth of animation activity.