Daily post 25 Apr 2009 07:55 am
We Got Shorts
New York is in Festival mode. The Tribeca Film Festival is here with all the flashiness that it’s offered in the past. I have to assume that there are some animated shorts playing in their festival, but I’ve had a hell of a time trying to find any via their website. Two or three titles included “Shrek”!!! Sorry.
I do know that George Griffin has a film, The Bather, playing as part of the Shorts in Competition: Documentary.
- The Festival guide includes this description: A woman is observed showering behind a translucent curtain. Gradually the view is obscured by a superimposed flipbook: a sequence of drawings of a dancing woman. As a harpsichord prelude interrupts the environment of natural sounds, the dancer is freed from the pages and cavorts in a multiplicity of erotic gestures as if propelled by the throbbing contrapuntal tempo. Moving through the overlapping images a string of words suggests sources, motives, and memories.
The schedule for this short is:
4/23 9:45pm AMC Village VII 4
4/30 4:15pm AMC Village VII 7
5/2 6:15pm AMC Village VII 7
5/3 5:30pm Tribeca Cinemas theater 1
At the same time, the BEFilm Underground Film Festival graces what few theaters are left in the city. Here’s the schedule for shorts playing about town. I’ve highlighted some films by local stars.
- Tuesday April 28, 7- 9PM
The Dolby Screening Room / 1350 Ave. of the Americas
The Lost Tribes of New York City (2mn), Animation, Carolyn & Andy London
You’re Outa Here (3mn), Animation, Dir. Georges Griffin
Majken (28mn), Narrative,
Dir. Andrea Ostlund
Unnatural History of Wall Street (1mn) Animation, Dir.Gary Lieb
Waste (11mn), Narrative, Dir. Bragi Thor Hinrikson
Test (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Marta Aledo & Natalia Mateo
Birth (12mn), Animation, Dir. Signe Baumane
This is Her (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Katie Wolfe
Spore 3D (2min), Spec, Dir. Isaiah Saxon and Sean Hellfritsch
Mandala 3D (4 min), Experimental, Dir. Paul Aaron Johnson
Bjork – Wanderlust (6 min), Music film, Dir. Isaiah Saxon and Sean
Hellfritsch
Wednesday April 29, 7- 9PM
The Disney Screening Room / 500 Park Ave (SW Corner of 59th St)
Mother’s Day (2mn), Animation, Dir. David Lobser
Tony Zoreill (20mn), Narrative, Dir. Valentin Potier
Missed Aches (4mn), Animation, Dir. Joanna Priestley
The Nail (15mn), Narrative, Dir. Benedikt Eslingsson
Procrastination (4mn), Animation, Dir. John Kelly
Success (10mn), Narrative, Dir. Diederik Ebbinge
This Way Up (9mn), Animation, Dir. Smith & Foulkes
Life is Hard (20mn), Narrative, Dir. Gabriel Sirbu
Life On A Limb (6mn), Animation, Dir. David Chai
Come Coco 3D (5 min), animation/live action, Dir. Santiago Caicedo
Thursday April 30, 7- 9PM
The Disney Screening Room / 500 Park Ave (SW Corner of 59th St)
Photo (10mn), Animation, Dir. Maryam Kalilzade
Mutt (7mn), Animation, Dir. Glen Hunwick
Out of The Blue (10mn), Narrative, Dir. Michael Lavelle
Just In Case (5mn), Animation, Dir. Joshua Frankel
The C in Allah (5mn), Documentary, Dir. Eileen White
Brothers in Arms (4mn), Animation, Dir. Elliot Cowan
On The Road To Tel-Aviv (19mn), Narrative, Dir. Khen Shalem
Dany Cohen’s Bengay (1mn), Spec, Dir. Willy Hartland
Les Vulnerables (14mn), Narrative, Dir. Bent – Jorgen Perlmutt
Global Warming (2mn), Animation, Dir. Igor Coric
Skylight (5mn), Animation,Dir. David Baas
Remember My Name (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Bo Duffy
Thursday April 30, 7- 9PM
The Gershwin Hotel Screening Room / 7 East 27th St.
Oscar Wilde/Company of Thieves (5mn), Music Video, Dir. Jason Hinkie
People Are Animals (2mn), Animation, Dir. Chris Papa
The Japanese Sandman (11mn), Narrative, Dir. Ed Buhr
Little Face (10mn), Narrative, Dir. Matthew Walker & Benjamin Lole
Feast (3mn), Animation, Dir. Jihyun Ahn & Adel Kerpely
Spacemen Three (13mn), Narrative, Dir. Hugh O¹Conor
Dog With Electric Collar (6mn), Animation, Dir. Steve Baker
6.5 Minutes in Tel Aviv (6.5mn), Narrative, Dir. Mirie Baraness
Dany Cohen’s Rhinestones (1mn), Spec, Dir. Willy Hartland
Coal Spell (8mn), Animation, Dir. Sun Xun
Jukka (12mn), Experimental, Dir. Emmanuel Trousse
Hope Springs Eternal (7mn), Animation, Dir. Ron Noble
Orange Juice (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Ronan Moucheboeuf
Galaxy 3D (3 min), animation, Dir. Santiago Caicedo
A Sign(6mn), Narrative, Dir. Josephine Mackerras
Friday May 1, 7- 9PM
The Disney Screening Room / 500 Park Ave (SW Corner of 59th St)
Glory To The Conquerors of Space 3D (7mn), Animation, Dir. Ryan Suits
Breaking and Entering 3D (3mn), Experimental, Dir. Korinna McRobert
Breath (2mn), Experimental, Dir. John Thompson
Lost & Found (5mn), Narrative, Dir. Catherine Bolliet & Jerry Chen
CU@ED’S (13mn), Narrative, Dir. Casey Stangl
Santa: The Fascist Years (4mn), Animation, Dir. Bill Plympton
Kate Wakes (17mn), Narrative, Dir. Jasmine Kosovic
Sleeping World (30 s), Spec, Dir. George Kyrtsis
Caught In The Net (10mn), Narrative, Dir. Stephanie Kleinhenz
Couch Therapy (1mn), Spec, Dir. Jen McGowan
Vandalen (16mn), Narrative, Dir. Simon Steuri
Red Rabbit (8mn), Animation, Dir. Egmont Mayer
Side Effects (9mn), Narrative, Dir. Chuck Rose
Animated American (15mn), Narrative, Dir. Joe Haidar
Surprise (18mn), Narrative, Dir. Fabrice Maruca
Saturday May 2, 7- 9PM
The Dolby Screening Room / 1350 Ave. of the Americas
AWARDS CEREMONY
Bonaroo 3D (2min), Spec, Dir. Elliot Jokelson
Downlove 3D (7 min), narrative/experimental, Dir. Euripides Laskarides
Porque Hay Cosas (12mn), Narrative, Dir. Lucas Figueroa
Descendants (10mn), Animation, Dir. Helko Van Der Scher
The Thaw (6.5mn), Narrative, Dir. Jean Francois Nadeau
KJFG #5 (2mn), Animation, Dir. Alexei Alexeev
Struck (7mn), Narrative, Dir. Taron Lexton
That Hand Film(1mn), Animation, Dir. Adam Ansorge
Uncovered (15mn), Narrative, Dir. Matthew Linnell
Germans In The Woods (3mn), Animation, Dir. Rauch Brothers
Made In Japan (5mn), Narrative, Dir. Ciro Altabas
Poker (.5mn), Spec, Dir. Irene Borrego
Pal/Secam (15mn), Narrative, Dir. Dmitri Povolotsky
The Royal Nightmare (4mn), Animation, Dir. Alex Budovsky
INTERMISSION
Awards Ceremony
My favorite post of the day comes from one of my favorite blogs, Blather from Brooklyn by Annulla. Take a look at the little gems she has posted.
on 01 May 2009 at 10:17 pm 1.Elliot Cowan said …
A star?
Thanks!
on 09 May 2009 at 8:04 pm 2.Chris Papa said …
Great posts, keeping us all up-to-date. Chris Papa’s short animation People Are Animals premiered at the BeFilm Fest and it went over great, thanks to the wonderful hosts at BeFilm and the spirited crowd.
Everyone, Check out http://www.PeopleAreAnimals.com and see for yourself.
Go New York Animation!
Go People Are Animals !