Past Events :: Screenings

Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad

admin — Wed, 03 May 2000 11:00:00 -0700

After 6 years, the organizers of the Oslo Animation Festival have moved operations to Fredrikstad. Even with a new name, the Festival invites both animators and spectators to take part in five days of animated fun to promote the screening and better understanding of animation. The festival presents: Nordic and Baltic films in competition, Nordic and Baltic Panorama, International highlights, a Focus on Canadian animation, Paul Driessan as Guest of Honor, Animated Special Effects, a Celebration of Oskar Fischinger, Jury Progams, Exhibitions and even more.

Fr

admin — Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The Montpelier Cultural Arts Center is presenting a retrospective of the drawings and award winning animated films of Fr

First Bristol Animated Encounters

admin — Fri, 19 May 2000 11:00:00 -0700

A weekend of animation is coming to Bristol and the home town toon house Aardman Animations' will open the first Bristol Animated Encounters with a sneak peak of the animated feature film, CHICKEN RUN. Animated Encounters is supported by DreamWorks SKG, Torribles, Aardman Animations, WESTEC, BBC Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Tourism and Conference Bureau, A for Animation and Farrington Lewis.

The 5th International Festival of New Film

admin — Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The 5th International Festival of New Film celebrates new, creative, innovative, personal, radical, subversive work in film, video and new media. All works must have been completed after January 1, 1999. Entries must be sent on VHS tape or CD-Rom. An Art Film Market will take place during the Festival, concentrating on the growing South European Market area.

Nantucket Film Festival 2000

admin — Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The Nantucket Film Festival is dedicated to screenwriters. The event will feature film screenings, staged readings, morning chats with writers, panel discussions, forums and an awards ceremony for best writer, feature and short. This year screenwriter Paul Schrader (TAXI DRIVER, MISHIMA) will be honored. The sponsors for the event are Entertainment Weekly, NBC, Showtime, iCast and Listerine.

VES 2000: A Festival of Visual Effects

admin — Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The Visual Effects Society (VES), in conjunction with CreativePlanet's VFX.Pro, will present VES 2000: A Festival of Visual Effects. This year's event will feature presentations and discussions by the award-winning VFX teams from some of the current outstanding visual effects film and television productions, including GLADIATOR, DINOSAUR and the TV mini-series ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Speakers will include visual effects professionals from ILM, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Secret Lab and Mill Film. Friday evening's discussion of THE PERFECT STORM will be followed by a screening of the film.

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation

admin — Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:00:00 -0700

Friday, July 28 - Saturday, August 26, 2000. Santa Monica & Pasadena, California, U.S.A.

Friday, August 25 - Thursday, August 31, 2000. San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Friday, September 1 - Saturday, December 16, 2000. West Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

Friday, September 1 - Saturday, November 18, 2000. La Jolla, California, U.S.A.

Friday, September 1 - Saturday, November 18, 2000. Riverside, California, U.S.A.

Atomic Sushi

admin — Fri, 01 Sep 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The Silicon Pulp Animation Gallery will present Atomic Sushi, a major exhibition of artworks from Japanese animated films and TV series. The exhibition will include pre-production illustrations, storyboards, original hand-painted cels and backgrounds. A comprehensive catalogue covering the history, themes and artists will also be published to coincide with the exhibition. Also, the Dendy Cinemas are holding a "Japanime Festival" from Wednesday, September 6 - Sunday, September 10 as part of the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival.

Plympton's Mutant Aliens Screening

admin — Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:00:00 -0700

Bill Plympton's newest film "Mutant Aliens" will be screened as part of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The event will take place at 1 pm at the National Arts Centre. The film version being screened is a work-in-progress.
Learn more about the irreverent animator's work and get a hold of the MUTANT ALIENS storyboard in the AWN "Plyptoons" section at http://www.awn.com/plympton

NFB Open House

admin — Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:00:00 -0700

The National Film Board of Canada is holding an open house of their new facilities. The event gives the public a chance to meet the filmmakers and staff. The NFB will feature screenings, studio tours and receptions on Monday from 2-6 pm and on Tuesday from 10 am - 5 pm. Screening facilities will be available for visitors to screen their own work as well.