Author Archives: Dan Steves

DAVID WACHTENHEIM AND ROBERT MARIANETTI IN-PERSON At SF State

FROM NEW YORK INDIES TO HOLLYWOOD SUCCESS! DAVID WACHTENHEIM AND ROBERT MARIANETTI IN-PERSON Wednesday, September 10, 7 PM SF State, Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts Bldg. room 101, free They are heads of story on Sony’s HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2. They will show some of their great animated SATURDAY … Continue reading

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ANIMATED SHORTS FOR ADULTS AT BY THE SFFILM FEST

DON’T MISS AN EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM OF ANIMATED SHORTS FOR ADULTS PRESENTED BY THE SF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL by Karl Cohen  Their not-to-be-missed show goes under a boring name “Shorts 3 – Animation,” but boring it isn’t!  This is an excellent selection of … Continue reading

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Persistence of Vision

Striving to make the best animated film of all time, visionary and acclaimed animator Richard Williams (three-time Oscar-winning animation director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit) spent nearly three decades of his life toiling away on his masterpiece, The Thief and the Cobbler — only … Continue reading

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Our own Karl Cohen will be presenting a talk and screening of WWII Propaganda

THURS OCT. 10, NOON – 1:50 PM, WORLD WAR TWO PROPAGNDA: HOW ANIMATED SHORTS AND DOCUMENTARIES MADE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE WAR TAUGHT US WHAT TO THINK A presentation by Karl Cohen, SF State, Coppola Theatre, Fine Arts building, … Continue reading

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Another screening coming up for International Animation Day

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like this is the season for animation screenings.  We’ve recently gotten word of another screening coming up at the Exploratorium for International Animation Day.  You’ll find details at the Exploratorium’s site: http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/cinema/october-30-2013 Share on … Continue reading

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Animation Show of Shows coming up soon…

The Animation Show of Shows screening is Monday, September 23 at 7:00 at Dolby Labs in San Francisco.  The address is 100 Potrero Avenue.  This is always a great show, and is open to members only.  The flyer below will … Continue reading

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BUFS Cartoon Carnival and Stop Motion Sideshow

I know this is last minute, but if anyone is available tonight it looks like a great screening available through the Berkeley Underground Film Society: http://berkeleyundergroundfilms.blogspot.com 708 Gilman St. @ The Tannery All Ages – Wheelchair Accessible Free Parking – … Continue reading

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Featured Article from this month’s newsletter – Tips for landing a career in Animation

This month’s ASIFA-SF newsletter features a lengthy article by Karl Cohen on the topic of learning animation and landing a job.  It pulls together information from the recent panel discussion at SFSU on the subject, as well as other news and … Continue reading

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The Bray Animation Project

Thanks to the folks at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival for pointing out this site. Historian Thomas J. Stathes has some great information up on the history of the Bray Studios and some of their animation work during the … Continue reading

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