SEE THE BEST OF ASIFA-EAST 37TH ANNUAL COMPETITION (2006)
FEATURING “FUMI’S BAD LUCK FOOT,” BEST OF SHOW AWARD WINNER,
PLUS NEW WORK BY BILL PLYMPTON, MICHAEL SPORN AND OTHER
NOTED ANIMATORS
Chris Albrecht, Acquisition Manager of Atom Entertainment, will say a few words about how to submit work (they actually pay you to show your work).
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 7:30 PM
The Exploratorium’s McBean Theatre, Free, public invited
This show was quite an honor for David Chai who teaches at San Jose State as Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot beat out Bill Plympton’s Guide Dog and other fine works by New York animators for the top prize. David not only won the top prize, his Stoopid Movie!!! came in 3rd in the independent film category. The ASIFA-East show is our nation’s premiere animation competition as it honors independent animators, professionals and students. This year several VIPs flew in from Los Angeles to attend the screening and to party after the main event. Heather Kenyon from Cartoon Network was there along with Ron Diamond from Acme and others from the coast. Linda Simensky (PBS Kids) came up from Washington, DC. People from the Rooftop Film Festival, Tribeca Underground Film Fest, Red Shift Festival, NY Television Film Festival and other events were there along with several distributors.
Come see the only Bay Area screening of this important event. After the show you can vote for your favorite films. $200 in cash prizes will be sent to the winners.
Program
BEST IN SHOW
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot -Thunderbean Animation/David Chai
INDEPENDENT FILMS
1st Place Guide Dog – Plymptoons
2nd Place Milch – Acme Filmworks/Kovalyov
3rd Place Stoopid Movie!!! – David Chai
Excellence in Experimental Techniques Urban Animals – Karl Staven
Excellence in Animation Crossing the Stream – Skip Battaglia
Excellence in Soundtrack Robot Dance Party – Will and Fran Krause
Excellence in Design Siniestro – Dancing Diablo
Excellence in Writing/Humor Tony Cartoons – Sean McBride
SPONSORED FILMS
Over 2min.’s 1st Place The Man Who Walked Between the Towers – Michael Sporn Animation
Over 2min.’s 2nd Place Art Faces – Magik
Over 2min.’s 3rd Place Baby Steps – Magik
Excellence in Education Pinky Dinky Doo: “The Legend of Twigfoot” Cartoon Pizza/Sesame Workshop
Over 2min.’s Excellence in Animation Dr. Seuss’ “The Sneetches” – DMA
Over 2min.’s Excellence in Design PBS Cheesybreadville – Dancing Diablo
COMMERCIALS
1st Place Ottawa Signal Film – Animation Cowboys
2nd Place Bacardi: “Limon” – PES
3rd Place United Airlines The Meeting – Acme Filmworks/Tilby & Forbis
Excellence in Humor Save The Republic – Flickerlab
Excellence in Animation Pass The Pinha – Elanna Allen/Nick Jr
Excellence in Design Oxygen Design – Dancing Diablo
STUDENT FILMS
1st Place Onnazuri or: Men, Women, and Capitalism – Yusuke Murakami
2nd Place Juxtaposer – Joanna Davidovich
3rd Place She She She She’s a Bombshell – Ben Levin
Honorable Mention Coqui -Nelson Diaz
