Rafael Rosado Talk at NKU Monday March 20th

Come see amazing animator and graphic novel illustrator at NKU on Monday, March 20th.

Should be an excellent talk; hope to see you there!

Animation Movie Night- Weds Nov 9 7pm

Cincinnati Animation Network's first monthly animation movie night in conjunction with the Cincinnati Film Society is coming up this Wednesday 11/9!  We will be screening The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead, a feature animated film made by Elliot Cowan, followed by a Q+A with the director.

The Mockbee

2260 Central Parkway

Cincinnati OH 45214

7:00pm

free admission

After their home is destroyed, Boxhead & Roundhead must head to the big city to battle red tape, rent, rats and the rat race to get it back. Art and industry, friendship and foul play are all in the mix in this, the first feature length Boxhead & Roundhead stressful adventure.

Elliot Cowan is an award winning animator, writer artist and educator.

He was born in Melbourne, Australia where he attended the Independent College of Art and Design and followed that up with a further post grad year at the Victorian College of the Arts.

He spent nearly 11 years in Tasmania writing, directing and editing low budget television commercials.

In 2006 he left for London where he worked for Uli Meyer Animation, working as a story artist and gag man on the feature film Monstermania!

He conceived the characters Boxhead and Roundhead who appeared in several award winning short films as well as an animated feature currently on the festival circuit.

His drawings and paintings have been displayed in Melbourne, Hobart, Launceston, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

In 2007 he moved to New York where he paints and draws, makes sculptures of of foam core and teaches.

He has completed animation, storyboarding, writing and story consultation for Sesame Workshop, Elizabeth Arden, Nathan Love, PBS, Ace and Son Moving Picture Company, The Logo Network, Uli Meyer Animation and Oscar nominated Irish studio Cartoon Saloon among others.

He teaches animation and story classes at The Pratt Institute, University of the Arts, Queens College and Mercy College.

Kubo and the Two Strings Screening 8/27

Behold. 

The beauty of Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings!  We are going to see this as a group this Saturday Aug 27th, the 10:15am show (Meet at 10:00am at the theater).

AMC Theater
Newport on the Levee
1 Levee Way #4100
Newport, KY 41071

Afterwards we'll ramble somewhere within walking distance for lunch/brunch.

Come one come all!

If you have any issues call me (Darcy) 513-304-9780 and I will guide you.  See you soon!

The Low-Down on Mo: A Conversation with Mo Willems and Hilary Price, Friday August 19th

Hey guys- on Friday there is an event in Columbus called THE LOW-DOWN ON MO: A CONVERSATION WITH MO WILLEMS AND HILARY PRICE 

Mo Willems is a children's book writer and illustrator, and also has a background in writing, directing, and creating art for animation. If you're able to get to the event it could be really interesting.

Mo Willems

Here is the info from the Wexner Center's website:

FREE for all audiences (No RSVP or ticket required) 

Hear from award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems, who discusses his life, career, and creative process with Hilary Price, the creator behind the internationally syndicated comic strip Rhymes with Orange. Parents, educators, librarians, and aspiring children’s book authors won’t want to miss this event! 

A number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, Willems has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. This year, Willems celebrates the 25th and final book in his long-running Elephant and Piggie series, which has twice won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal. Price has been awarded the “Best Newspaper Panel” four times by the National Cartoonists Society for Rhymes with Orange. Her work also appears in Parade Magazine, The Funny Times, People, and Glamour.

Copresented by Ohio State’s The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. 

Poster by Mo Willems for The Carle Museum

This is his IMDB Page if you want to know more about the TV he has been involved with.

Friday August 19th at 7 PM
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 N High St, Columbus, Ohio 43210

Animation Directors Round Table, Aug 3 @ 7pm

To all animation filmmakers:

 The first meeting of the Animation Director's Round Table will be this Wednesday August 3rd at 7pm at the Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge.

 Yes this is a bar modeled after The Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," how perfect is that. They also have fancy beef jerky and trail mixes in addition to booze and non-alcoholic drinks.

 Give the host either my name or tell them you're with the Cincinnati Animation Network- we should be in a big booth in the corner. Yay so excited! Bring your stuff!

If you haven't RSVP'd yet please do, just send me an email at cincycan@gmail.com

Overlook Lodge

6083 Montgomery Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45213

http://www.theoverlooklodgecincinnati.com

(513) 351-0035

Join Ussssssssss....

Animation Directors Round Table

Hi Illustrators ! The Cincinnati Animation Network is starting an Animation Director's Round Table meeting in Cincinnati that will recur regularly.

The people who will want to attend this group are people who are making their own independent animated films who are in the Cincinnati area.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide accountability, get critiques from other filmmakers if you want them, show your work, and get assistance with any technical- or any other- issues you're having with your production from others that are going through the same thing. 

For example if you're getting an error in some program, someone may be able to help. if you're having trouble with motivation, we can help with that too. It's really a support group for indie animators. And hopefully we can learn from each other as well.

I have a couple of people who are interested already, myself included. Is anyone else working on their own indie project that would like to attend? 

Email me, Darcy, at Cincycan@gmail.com if you want to be included in the email notifications about the group.

Location to be decided with input from the attendees!

Reminder- Animator Event tonight!

H everyone, just a reminder about the meetup tonight!

1) Bring your portfolios for review and your questions for answering.
2) Win Anomalisa Stuff + get free Anomalisa stuff
3) Bring your art supplies that need to be re-homed

This is taking place at Essex Studios, Studio #268 (thank you to David Harz, it's his space) at 7:00 pm on Thursday Jan 28th

2511 Essex Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45206

The door to Essex is kept locked but we will be there to let people in at 7:00pm,. If you RSVP I will look out for you. If you're going to be late or if you arrive late you can also text or call me (Darcy) and I will come let you in- (513) 304-9780

Directions to the room: Once you're standing in front of the giant genie in the Essex parking lot, turn right and walk to the wooden steps.  Climb the steps and enter the door at the top of the steps. Once you're in the building, walk straight back til you hit a wall, then turn right and walk straight.  Studio #268 will be on the left side.  See you there!  Call or text with questions!

Anomalisa Advance Screening- free tickets!

Good news! Flaming Medusa Animation hooked us up with a cool deal that means you can get free advance screening tickets to the Academy Award nominated stop-motion feature "Anomalisa".

Where: The Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati OH

When: Tuesday Jan 19th, 7:30pm

Tip: Arrive 30-40 mins early, seats are not guaranteed and are first come first serve

Get free tickets

Synopsis:

Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of "How May I Help You Help Them?" is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he's scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life. A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK) and Duke Johnson ("Community" episode, Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis and a stirring strings-based score by Carter Burwell. The darkly comedic and surreal stop-motion journey of a man's long night of the soul, ANOMALISA confirms Charlie Kaufman's place amongst the most important of American filmmakers, and announces Duke Johnson as a major creative force. 

Hope to see you there!

Moonbeam City Premiere

Local animator Allison Craig is on the team from Titmouse that animated the new series on Comedy Central called Moonbeam City. It features the voices of Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Banks and Will Forte.

Check it out! See a full episode here: http://www.cc.com/shows/moonbeam-city

The Prophet- traditionally animated drama screening

Join us Sunday evening August 23rd to watch the traditionally animated film "The Prophet":

Kamila cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa, but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa's return home - but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion.

The film is traditionally animated drama and based on the book by poet Khalil Gibran that was first published in 1923 but has been read widely around the world since then.

Come see it!

Mariemont Theatre
6906 Wooster Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45227

Sunday August 23 2015
6:30pm showtime
Adult Evening - $9.75
Student - $7.50 every day and night (with student ID)

http://www.mariemonttheatre.com/index.asp

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/907669889304167/

Event Reminder- this is tonight Thursday 8/5/15!!

Just a reminder from your local animators!

Bill Plympton's indie animated feature "Cheatin" is happening in Cincinnati this Thursday evening 8/6/15

The feature will be followed by a Skype Q+A with Bill Plympton as well. This is a great opportunity to not only see a different type of feature but also to ask questions of a man who has produced multiple features on his own and has had a lot of really big clients too. He's basically the ultimate freelancer, which is why he's called the King of Independent Animation.

Cheatin' Still- Bill Plympton

We are also meeting up after for a drink! Look for a group in the lobby afterward and we'll walk from there.

Here are details:

Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati

7:30pm

tix: $9.75

Student tix: $7.50

http://www.esquiretheatre.com/events.asp#cheat

Email me at cincycan@gmail.com with any questions :)

Indie Animation Feature Screening "Cheatin'" and Filmmaker Q+A

Earlier this year Bill Plympton's indie feature "Cheatin" played in Columbus followed by a Q+A by Bill Plympton.

Well, the good news is that this event is happening again in Cincinnati this Thursday evening 8/6/15 in case you couldn't make it to the Columbus one!

The feature will be followed by a Skype Q+A with Bill Plympton as well. This is a great opportunity to not only see a different type of feature but also to ask questions of a man who has produced multiple features on his own and has had a lot of really big clients too. He's basically the ultimate freelancer, which is why he's called the King of Independent Animation.  Can you make it?

Cheatin' Still- Bill Plympton

We could also meet up after for a drink!

Here are details:

Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati

7:30pm

tix: $9.75

Student tix: $7.50

http://www.esquiretheatre.com/events.asp#cheat

Email me at cincycan@gmail.com with any questions :)

Great New Animation from Flaming Medusa Studios about Coney Island

Darcy Vorhees and her team at Flaming Medusa Studios have continued their Queen City Chronicles series with this one about Coney Island.

Motion Meetup in Cincinnati!

Guys! Motion Meetup with Animators and Motion Artists in Cincinnati is this Thursday 5/14/15 at 6pm! Come and meet people and network! Find out where they work and what they know! Debate the superior cartoons of the day! 

Halfcut

1126 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

(513) 381-1952

New Short from Allison Craig

Allison Craig says: "I got to work on this Menehunes short for Nickelodeon with Edward Artinian and the talented folks at Titmouse! Check eet owt!"

http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/short-toons-menehunes.html

King of Indie Animation Bill Plympton in Columbus!

Join us April 27th at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus for an evening with the King of Indie Animation -- the only person to hand draw an entire animated feature film--  Bill Plympton.

Schedule of Events:

7 p.m. Screening of Cheatin', his latest feature

8:30 p.m. Q & A with Bill Plympton in the theater

Buy tickets online: http://gatewayfilmcenter.com/bill-plympton-visits-gfc/

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.

Local Animator Releases Short Film Online

Barko, is free to see online for the first time ever!  

 

Allison Craig, local animator, is premiering it on Vimeo starting today. 

 

Produced by Titmouse Inc (famous for Turbo F.A.S.T on Netflix, Motorcity on Disney XD, and several shows on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim), Barko is the story of a lonely circus dog with a vigorous fear of hot dogs. The short screened at several festivals in 2010 and won a few awards (Austin Film Festival, Los Angeles Animation Festival and Red Rock Film Festival among others).

 

Barko from Allison Craig on Vimeo.

Allison will also be showing works and animation at the Slam Bam Comic Jam at the Art Academy opening Friday.

Ruff Ruffman in Cincinnati

We are very happy to announce that a project we have been working on with WGBH Boston, for PBS KIDS, has launched!

Ruff Ruffman stars in these YouTube-friendly, animated comedy shorts called Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius, in which he shares information about media and technology. This brand new resource from PBS also provides families and teachers with important information for our ever-changing digital lives.

The series has been spearheaded by Senior Executive Producer, Bill Shribman and EMMY-winning writer Gentry Menzel, has been funded as a pilot project by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and was produced by Cincinnati's Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.

Watch them Here! And share some pretty art here :)

Indie Animation Feature Screening in Cincinnati TONIGHT only!

“Rocks In My Pockets” is a story of mystery and redemption. The film is based on true events involving the women of my family, including myself, and our battles with madness...

This is nuts how cool is this image

Tonight is the last night of screenings in Cincinnati for the independent feature "Rocks in my Pockets" by Signe Bauman. You guys NEED TO GO TODAY.

Why? It's an indie feature and we need to support each other, But aside from that this is an animated film that deals with topics like depression and sanity which means it is definitely interesting and worth watching- this is the kind of film we need more of!

What is even going on here I am dying to find out!!!??

It is Playing at the Mariemont Theatre and it ends TODAY- there are several showtimes throughout the day, You can find times on the Mariemont Theatre website  and there is more info, art, and trailers on the film's website www.rocksinmypocketsmovie.com

"'Rocks In My Pockets' is a story of mystery and redemption. The film is based on true events involving the women of my family, including myself, and our battles with madness. It raises questions of how much family genetics determine who we are and if it is possible to outsmart one’s own DNA. The film is packed with visual metaphors, surreal images and my twisted sense of humor. It is an animated tale full of art, women, strange daring stories, Latvian accents, history, nature, adventure and more.
The idea for 'Rocks In My Pockets’ came from my stream of consciousness. Like most people I think about a wide variety of things, some fantastical, some mundane, but my mind keeps coming back to thoughts of “ending it all” and the ways I could go about doing it. Why? Why do I think this way? And why I am still alive despite such thoughts? I find the fragility of our minds fascinating. Life is strange, unpredictable, sometimes absurd and I try to see the humor in it all." - Signe Bauman

I would love to hear what you guys think after you see it- since I am out of town I can't see it until next week so  I'd love to hear your reviews!

Animation Movie Night: Boxtrolls

If anyone is interested, we are meeting at the Cinemark in Oakley to see Laika's new animated film The Boxtrolls on Tuesday, September 30th at 7:05.

The movies are $5.50 on Tuesdays.

http://www.cinemark.com/theatre-detail.aspx?node_id=93379&#9/30/2014