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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!

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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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Plympton’s ‘Loneliest Stoplight’ is Lonely, and Now You Can Be Lonely Together at NYCC

‘The Loneliest Stoplight’ gets a limited edition Blu-ray release for New York Comic Con with ‘BILL PLYMPTON IN HD’; release includes indie animator’s Oscar-nominated shorts remastered for the first time in HD.

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Plympton Unveils New Trailer & Poster for ‘Hitler’s Folly’

New mockumentary feature film from Academy Award-nominated ‘king of indie animation’ to premiere at SVA on June 1; ‘Hitler’s Folly’ available for free download on June 3.

Television Headline News

Michal Socha Animates New Couch Gag for ‘The Simpsons’

New Couch Gag sequence for the opening credits of the season finale from the award-winning director of ‘Chick’ offers a stripped-down aesthetic focused solely on lines.

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Bill Plympton to Release ‘Hitler’s Folly’ Mockumentary on Digital

New mockumentary feature film from Academy Award-nominated king of indie animation to premiere at SVA on June 1; ‘Hitler’s Folly’ available for free download on June 3.

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Eric Goldberg Animates New ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag

Disney homage created by veteran animator known for his work on classic animated features such as ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Pocahontas’ and ‘Hercules’ pays tribute to ‘Snow White,’ ‘Fantasia,’ ‘Cinderella’ and Mickey Mouse.

Animation Events

Bill Plympton Master Class Presentation

By Clan | Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 8:41am
Begins: April 2, 2016

Bill Plympton Master Class Presentation

ANNY: Animation Nights New York is pleased to announce Bill Plympton's Master Class Presentation at the South Street Seaport Third Annual Out to See Festival sponsored byLittle Water Radio with generous support by the Howard Hughes Corporation

Saturday, April 2, 5:00pm-7:00pm, 192 Front St, New York, NY 10038

Free Admission

#outtosee

Bill Plympton

Mr. Plympton is considered the King of Indie Animation and is the only person to hand draw an entire animated feature film.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from Portland State University in Graphic Design. Bill Plympton moved to New York City in 1968. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy and Screw.

In 1987 he was nominated for an Oscar® for his animated short "Your Face". In 2005, Bill received another Oscar® nomination, this time for a short film "Guard Dog". "Push Comes to Shove" another short film, won the prestigious Cannes 1991 Palme d'Or.

After producing many shorts that appeared on MTV and Spike and Mike's, he turned his talent to feature films. Since 1991 he's made 9 feature films, 6 of them, "The Tune", "Mondo Plympton", "I Married A Strange Person", "Mutant Aliens", "Hair High" and "Idiots and Angels" are all animated features.

 

WHEN

Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar

WHERE

Third Annual Out to See Festival - 192 Front Street , New York, NY 10038 - View Map

Animation Events

ANNY: Animation Nights New York announces a Master Class Presentation by Bill Plympton

By yritag | Friday, March 18, 2016 at 12:33pm
Begins: April 2, 2016

ANNY: Animation Nights New York is pleased to announce Bill Plympton's Master Class Presentation at the South Street Seaport Third Annual Out to See Festival sponsored by Little Water Radio with generous support by the Howard Hughes Corporation

 

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15th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Selections

Animated shorts program curated by Whoopi Goldberg includes ‘The Orchestra,’ directed by Mikey Hill; ‘Lucens,’ directed and written by Marcel Barelli; ‘Fear,’ directed by Dawn Dreyer and Andrea Love; ‘Violet,’ directed by Maurice Joyce; ‘Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse,’ directed and written by Camille Chaix, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier and Kevin Roger; ‘I am a Pencil’ (Je suis un Crayon), directed and written by Joe D’Arcy; and the U.S. premiere of Bill Plympton's ‘The Loneliest Stoplight.’

Television Headline News

WATCH: John Kricfalusi Directs Halloween Couch Gag Segment for ‘The Simpsons’

‘Ren and Stimpy’ creator joins illustrious list of guest animators including ‘World of Tomorrow’ director Don Hertzfeldt, Guillermo Del Toro, Bill Plympton, Sylvain Chomet and Michal Socha.

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Plympton’s ‘Cheatin’ Available on Blu-ray

Plympton recently contributed to the new compilation animated feature, ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,’ based on the world-famous book by the Lebanese poet; his latest short, ‘The Loneliest Stoplight,’ is also now in theaters.

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Review: ‘Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Opens Annecy 2015

The new animated feature written and directed by ‘The Lion King’s Roger Allers, which includes work from nine of the biggest names in animation, wows the opening night audience at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

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‘The Prophet’ to Open Annecy 2015

Including work from nine of the biggest names in animation, The Prophet,’ directed by Roger Allers, is set to premiere as the opening film at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

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