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Animation Show of Shows
Local Screenings
ASIFA Seattle forums

Animation Show of Shows

Sunday October 25th
5:00–7:00 PM
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle WA 98122
206-329-2629
Located on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine
click for directions and parking information

Ron Diamond is returning to the northwest with his Animation Show of Shows. Ron travels to the best festivals around the globe and selects the best work for his screenings.

This year we are screening a 35mm print at the Northwest Film Forum.

The 2009 program features films in a variety of styles from all over the world, most of which have won awards at major festivals.

Highlights include:

The Spine - The stunning new CGI film from Oscar® winner Chris Landreth (Ryan) continues the director’s explorations into the dark side of human psychology with a harrowing portrait of a co-dependent couple. At once deeply disturbing and revelatory The Spine pushes the boundaries of both subject matter and computer-generated character design.

Santa: The Fascist Years - Another satirical masterwork from veteran crowd pleaser Bill Plympton, Santa uncovers and explores a dark chapter in St. Nick’s history. Featuring Plympton’s trademark frenetic energy, eccentric characters, and in-your-face humor, the film ensures that no one will ever think of Santa in quite the same way again.

Chick - Michal Socha’s graphically stunning film is a design tour de force that casts a jaundiced eye at male-female relations, all set to an irresistible neo-Klezmer score. Featuring enough visual imagination for half a dozen films, this compulsively watchable short demonstrates Socha’s complete control of his medium.

Runaway, Cordell Barker, Canada, 9:15
Two-time Oscar® nominee (The Cat Came Back, 1988, Strange Invaders, 2001) Cordell Barker’s new film about class war aboard an out-of-control train once again demonstrates the director’s crisp, rhythmic style, talent for rapid-fire gag sequences and love of traditional animation. With an extraordinary score by Benoît Charest (The Triplets of Belleville), Runaway is both a pointed moral tale and a thoroughly engaging and very funny chronicle of love and death on the tracks.

Click here or on the poster for complete program details

Don't miss the opportunity to see this outstanding collection of animated shorts.

Local Screenings

ANIMATED JAZZ EXPERIMENTS

Presented by Northwest Film Forum and Earshot Jazz
Tuesday October 20th
6:00–9:00 PM
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Experimental animator Sarah Jane Lapp presents her dreamy hand-drawn films with live accompaniment from Jazz bassist Mark Dresser. Lapp will show a number of her films, including the Seattle premiere of her newest Chronicles of A Professional Eulogist.

Animation at the Pacific Science Center

Now through January 3rd, 2010.

Pacific Science Center has teamed up with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Cartoon Network for this hands-on exhibit about animation. The history covers everything from Muybridge to Scooby-Doo, and techniques from stop-motion to modern digital production.

Current Releases

Where the Wild Things Are is showing at the Pacific Science Center's IMAX Theater and around town.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is showing at several local theaters.

2D OR Not 2D Animation Festival

December 5th, 2009–Mark your calendars. The Festival returns to the Pacific Science Center's Eames IMAX Theater

www.2dornot2d.org

ASIFA Seattle Web Forums

Catch up with the forums and get the best animation info first. The forums are a great place to share information about screenings and events with animation professionals in the Puget Sound area. Get together with your peers!

Recent Threads:

October Movie Night

Seattle Flash Users Group

2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival 2009

The forums are for you to express yourself, spread news, talk about upcoming events, ask for help, contribute tips and techniques, and anything else you want to share with the local animation community!

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