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THE ASIFA-SF AWARDS PARTY

 THE ASIFA-SF AWARDS PARTY See the winning films, meet some of the winners and enjoy the potluck treats SUNDAY JULY 21 6:30 pm Socialize 8:00 pm Present Awards and Screen the Winners At Oddball Films 275 Capp, third floor free, … Continue reading

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Classic Animation at the SF Silent Film Festival

WINSOR MCCAY: HIS LIFE AND ART Showings Castro Theatre, Sat, 7/20 10:00 AM Accompanied by Stephen Horne Special presentation by John Canemaker General $15 / Member $13      buy tickets here John Canemaker’s acclaimed biography Winsor McCay: His Life and Art celebrates the … Continue reading

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                               ASIFA-SF 2nd ANNUAL SPRING SHOW SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1:30 PM At the Randall Jr. Museums’ Theatre free, public invited, lots of free parking Tentative Program … Continue reading

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PFA in Berkeley shows Anime from Studio Ghibli

June 16–August 25 Studio Ghibli’s stunning films—marked by exquisite artistry, emotionally resonant themes, and absolutely memorable flights of fantasy—have forever altered the animated feature. This series showcases the full range of the Japanese studio’s output, from films for the youngest … Continue reading

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The French animated feature The Painting (Le tableau) is currently playing in the bay area, it can be seen at Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley and Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco.  Seek it out because it is one of the … Continue reading

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Animated Performances at the New Exploratorium

The opening of the new Exploratorium will have two showcases of interest to animation fans.  Obscura Digital will be projecting science related and abstract images on the face of the new museum at Pier 15, this is free to watch, it should begin 8:30 or … Continue reading

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Robot Chicken Invades WDFM

Fans of the stop-motion animated comedy television series, Robot Chicken should cross the road to the Walt Disney Family Museum.  They will be hosting the crew of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios for a panel discussion about the making of the series on Saturday, April … Continue reading

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Disney Museum Educator Day

On April 20 the Walt Disney Family Museum will be hosting their first annual Educators Day event with free admission to the Museum and special activities for any teacher with an ID.  In the afternoon, SJSU Professor Alejandro Garcia, physics consultant at DreamWorks Animation … Continue reading

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Tom Sito at Cartoon Art Museum

The talented and endlessly fascinating Tom Sito (Ok, now do a get a free book, Tom?) will be at the Cartoon Art Museum on May 7.  Tom has just finished a book chronicling computer animation and it is sure to be enlightening.  He has worked on a wide variety … Continue reading

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Creepy Cartoons – The Dark Side of Animation

An interesting collection of oddball cartoons will be shown this Friday at, appropriately enough, Oddball film in San Francisco. Cartoons are from the 1930’s to the 1970’s. Creepy Cartoons – The Dark Side of Animation (Thanks to G man for alerting me to … Continue reading

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