Toon Boom will be offering exceptional prizes to the eight winners of the 15th annual Animation Block Party in July of 2018!
In celebration of 15 years of Animation Block Party, all fest jury award winners will receive Harmony Essentials licenses AND Storyboard Pro licenses from Toon Boom!
Toon Boom users have produced some of the most memorable productions ever made. Toon Boom software helps artists worldwide to tell their stories in any style of animation, and efficiently publish them from the big screen to mobile.
Best In Show: My Man (Octopus) by Stéphanie Cadoret (France)
Original Design: Running Lights – Gediminas Siaulys (Lithuania)
Experimental Film: NSFWhale – Nathan Campbell (San Francisco)
Narrative Short: Outside Hearing In – Dylan Reitz & Savannah Winchester (NYC)
Student Film: Nueva Vida – Jonathan Seligson (CalArts)
Minute Movie: disillusionment of 10 point font – Greg Condon (NYC)
Animation For Kids: DAM! The Story of Kit the Beaver – Kjell Boersma (Toronto)
Audience Award: Bluehilda - James Sugrue (Titmouse)
The 14th annual Animation Block Party is July 27-July 30 2017 at Rooftop Films & BAMcinématek. Brooklyn NY.
ABP 2017 - SATURDAY PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
1030am - Doors open to public...
1045am - Taylor Armstrong hosts conversation w/animators: James Sugrue, Louis Morton, Rebecca Moy, Dylan Reitz & Savannah Winchester.
1115am - software demo with Jamie Caliri from Dragonframe.
12pm - Tommy Stathes talks early animation studio history with David Gerstein, Charlie Judkins, Thad Komorowski and Steve Stanchfield.
1230pm - Animation in modern advertising with Joe Burrascano from Aardman Nathan Love, Tom Brown from Psyop, Barbara Benas from Exit 73 Studios & Sarah Schmidt from Malt Adult hosted by Leah Shore.
ABP 2017 - SUNDAY PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
1030am - doors open to public...
1045am - conversation with animators: Ty Primosch, K-J Mathieson, Rogerio Boechat, Brian Giovanni and Alisa Stern.
1115am - conversation with animators: Marcel Saleta, Caroline Torres and Emily Friend Roberts.
12pm - conversation with animators: James Turner, Tess Martin, Steve West and Julian Glander.
1230pm - Live "Rubber Onion Podcast" with Lizzi Akana, Noelle Melody & Joy Buran.
Free at the Brooklyn Downtown Holiday Inn
Located at 300 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th only**
Late Night Work Club returns to Brooklyn this July...
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children is coming to Animation Block Party!
Directed by Alberto Vázquez & Pedro Rivero.
Based on the graphic novel Psiconautas*
Animation Block Party highlights Cartoon Network’s prolific shorts program with an end of July showcase that includes: Legendary Place, Infinity Train, Victor & Valentino and Welcome To My Life. This special screening will also feature the NYC premiere of The Fancies, created by ABP 2009 Audience Award winner, Stephen Neary!
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