5.05.2008

ASIFA East animation festival



Last night my girlfriend and I had the pleasure of attending the ASIFA East animation awards screening with our good friends Brian Haimes and David Cowles. David won two awards for the design on his work with They Might Be Giants. The finish and clean design of David's work stood out above much of the award-winning animations.

Overall it was very fun and an interesting look at the New York independent animation scene, as well as spotting some commercial and advertising work. The event was fairly small and hosted what looked like 200+ individuals. All age ranges were present and all animation approaches were visible (with the exception of 3d animation a la Pixar), from light comedy to dark and sexual.



We had the chance to grab a drink and a bite to eat after the show, where mingling ensued. My friend Brian has worked for Bill Plympton, so he reintroduced us. Bill took a peek at Rejects and reminisced about his caricature days and why he moved to animation. Overall it was a fun night. Be sure to look in to the animation and art groups in your area or your professional field. There is much to be learned from each other.

4 comments:

dan pinto said...

I thought that was you! I meant to stop by and say Hi and tell you how much I love the blog and your work in general.

My film "Hedgehug" played. I hope you enjoyed it.

David Cowles said...

Thanks for the plug, Joe, it was good to see you. Looking forward to seeing some of your stuff up there next year.

Anonymous said...

Oh my, oh my!
You just got one more fan!!!

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge on the internet... I got here watching "youtube"... THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I´m so delightful with your work!

Anonymous said...

hi joe!
i have to admit that i love your art, the live caricatures is the best. i would be happy to know what color u use for caricature, it's not regular pastels , right?