‘Behind the Eyes the World’: An Evocative Group Portrait of Animation Filmmakers
Timo Viljakainen’s book of photographs is a testament to the inner world of the artist and a celebration of the international animation community.
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‘Demi’s Panic’ Encourages Moving Past PTSD… Even in a Pandemic
For Daniel and Lorena Hernández Leonard, braving the terrifying ordeal of taking their sick daughter to the hospital during the height of COVID-19 led to their first animated short about dealing with traumatic anxiety; legendary indie animator Bill Plympton directs, providing just the right pencil sketch style to illustrate such distress.
Bill Plympton and Rock Farm Launch Kickstarter for ‘Demi’s Panic’
Indie animation legend teams with Danny Leonard and Lorena Hernandez Leonard on animated short about a young Latina professional living in NYC whose nightmares foreshadow the coming storm.
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See Bill Plympton’s New ‘The Simpsons’ Couch Gag
To celebrate the show’s 700th episode airing March 21, the indie animation legend lends his unique, hand-drawn 2D flair to the ‘Homer’s Family’ intro.
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Bill Plympton’s ‘Slide’ Feature Film Kickstarter Ends December 17
Indie legend hoping to speed up production on his new film about a guitar-playing cowboy who finds himself in a shady Oregon logging town run by a pair of evil twins.
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‘Trump Bites’ Series 2 Returns Deep Inside the U.S. President’s Mind
New set of viral, satirical shorts once again dives into Trump’s fevered psyche; animated by Bill Plympton and Leah Shore, the Webby-winning series, produced by Billy Shebar and David Roberts, riffs on actual audio clips.
Anima 2021 Announces Official Short Film Selections
169 films are chosen to compete at 40th edition of the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, taking place February 12-21, 2021.
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Bill Plympton Launches Kickstarter for ‘Slide’
Indie legend looking to speed up his production on new animated feature about a guitar-playing cowboy who finds himself in a shady Oregon logging town run by a pair of evil twins.
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Huge ‘Peter Pan’ Artwork Collection Being Auctioned June 19-21
73 lots of featured art includes collections of rare production cels, animation drawings, and concept artwork, David Hall and Mary Blair pieces, and a variety of memorabilia signed by Walt Disney.
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Book Review: On Animation: The Director’s Perspective Volumes 1 and 2
Bill Kroyer, Tom Sito and Ron Diamond’s expansive anthology is an intimate and comprehensive record of firsthand experiences from a ‘Who’s Who’ of top industry directors.
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Bill Plympton Finally Gets Some Distribution Muscle with Shout! Factory Deal
The acclaimed animator celebrates his deal with the multi-platform media company, talks about his latest work, and tells a very scary horror story.
Shout! Factory Acquires Bill Plympton Library
The multi-platform media company will begin launching Plympton titles on various platforms later in 2019.
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TRAILER: Documentary Feature ‘Hand Drawn’ Explores the Art of 2D Animation
Documentary film features interviews with Jorge R. Gutierrez, Eric Goldberg, Nancy Beiman, Bill Plympton and many other hand-drawn animators from all different corners of the industry.
‘Changyou’s Journey’: Perry Chen’s Tribute to a Dad’s Determination
Starting an animated short film at age 12 forced a young director to face his grief while continuing to learn from a father who’d passed away far too soon.
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Animation Nights New York Celebrates Third Annual ‘Best of the Fest’
AWN’s resident Miscweant shares his conference report on the cutting-edge XR Showcase and presentation by indie legend Bill Plympton.
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ANNY Best of Fest 2018 Coming to NYC Seaport District October 6-7
Third annual Animation Nights New York conference offers animation screenings of top films, VR workshop presentations, industry panels and networking events.
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KLIK Announces 2018 Short Film Selections
The 2018 KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival unveils a diverse competition program including acclaimed filmmakers and relative newcomers alike.
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Plympton’s ‘Revengeance’ Screening in NY & LA
Latest animated feature from indie king Bill Plympton and Jim Lujan playing at the IFC Center in New York August 3-9 followed by a one-week engagement at the Laemmle Monica in Los Angeles.
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Bill Plympton Takes A Bite Out of Trump with New Web Series
New York Times debuts ‘Trump Bites’ web series using real audio clips as the basis of surreal animations that capture Trump's paranoia, narcissism, and xenophobia.
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L.A. Animation Festival Relaunches in North Hollywood
Submissions now being accepted for the event, set for Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Mayflower Club.
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Plympton-Directed 'The Modern Lives' Wins USA Fest Honor
Collaboration with Americana musician Jackie Greene screens this week at Cannes and at an upcoming special event May 22 in Brooklyn.
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63 Titles Qualify for Animated Short Oscar Race
Under Academy rules, all films will be reviewed with 10 advancing to the short list at the end of November.
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The Denver Nickel + Dime Animation Extravaganza
Begins: December 9, 2017
The Denver Nickel + Dime Animation Extravaganza returns to The Bug Theatre December 9th at 7:00 PM! Tickets Available: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3129532
If you missed it the first time around, you'll have one more chance to see 32 independent animated shorts from around the globe with appearances by 15 directors in the show! And it's all hosted by universally beloved cartoon character (citation needed) Bearver C. Rogers!
SVA Sets Free Screening of Plympton’s ‘Revengeance’
Free screening and Q&A with directors Bill Plympton and Jim Lujan hosted by the School of Visual Arts BFA Animation department to be held on September 13.
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Anima Fest Announces 2017 Program Highlights
Italian and Portuguese animation in the spotlight at the 2017 edition of the Brussels International Animation Festival; feature programming includes Ann Marie Fleming’s ‘Window Horses,’ Bill Plympton’s ‘Revengeance’ and Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson’s ‘Snowtime!’
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