Friday, August 12, 2022 - ANIMATION BLOCK OPENING NIGHT!
10pm - Friday, August 12 at Union Hall, located at 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215.
Comedy hosted by Samantha Ruddy, with Clare O'Kane, DeAnne Smith, Courtney Maginnis & Mara Wiles.
Animation by Jason Chatfield, Bryan Brinkman, Chrissy Fellmeth, Christina Ogbotiti & Dan Pinto.
This is a FREE event with RSVP*
Poster illustration by Robert Bohn.
2pm: Animation Block Summer Mix – Volume One (2022):
Animation Block Truck Drop (Adam Ansorge / Jersey City / 15 sec)
Roadwork word play in this year’s festival introduction.
Power Records (Emily Zullo / SVA Animation / 3 min)
It’s closing time at Power Records.
Vegeversary (Sarah Schmidt / Columbus, OH / 4 min)
Bunny's friends take her on a night-on-the-town to celebrate her Vegan-Anniversary.
Boys Clap, Girls Dance (Dena Springer / Chicago / 9:25 min)
A pre-teen who exists in an artificially constructed world is aware that something is changing.
Poppy “Her” (Chris Ullens / London / 3:44 min)
Somewhere in an enigmatic dystopian future, a queen is entertained by her brutal talent show.
Menagerie (Jack Gray / Philadelphia / 4:25 min)
Day after day, inhabitants of the Menagerie play out their daily lives like clockwork.
Choker (Chia-Hsuan Ho / National University Tainan / 5:39 min)
The big elf and the small elf live in a little cabin in the woods.
Manchmal weiss ich nicht wo die Sonne (Samantha Aquilino / Lucerne / 4 min)
A lobster, a cat and a deer. Dangerous rebels. A human, sometimes here and sometimes there.
Nature Calls (Nikolas Protopapas / Pratt / 42 seconds)
Chill bathroom break in the forest.
click! (Alistair Inkwell / Rochester Institute of Technology / 2:45 min)
Rotoscope style music video mimics the energy of the creative process where the idea “clicks.”
Level One (Christopher Bennett / Syracuse / 3:53 min)
Three friends play a video game, each player chooses a character representing their inner self.
Housecat (Katelyn Costello / Brooklyn / 4:51 min)
Cat by circumstance, house cat by choice.
Buzzkill (Peter Ahern / Brooklyn / 5:21 min)
The blind date woes of Rick and Becky (who has something in her eye and her closet).
The Heist (Maya Moes / State University of New York at Fredonia / 1:27 min)
A spunky thief sneaks into a jewelry museum to steal a huge diamond.
Achroma (Sarah Steidle / Pratt / 3:48 min)
Amidst a colorful world, a young woman in shades of gray fears of spreading it to others.
The Forbidden Zone (Zach Tolchinsky / Cal Arts / 11:21 min)
A botanist quarantined in an abandoned train station spends his days fighting to survive.
Can You See Me? (Anthony Senatore / SVA Animation / 3:40 min)
An invisible man wants to become famous so he can finally be seen.
L’abattu des vents (Félix-Antoine Garneau-Chouinard / Université Laval / 5 min)
The foghorn blows. A lighthouse keeper is alone on the quay.
4pm: Malt Adult Presents Barber Westchester (2022):
Barber Westchester by Jonni Phillips centers on Barber navigating family life, a cult preacher dad, and complicated friendships while getting an internship at NASA only to find out that space is fake.
6pm: Animation Block Summer Mix – Volume Two (2002):
Out of Pasture (Jared D. Weiss / Los Angeles, CA / 1 min)
A beast at sea yearns for more.
This Is My Suitcase – Memories (Robert Bohn / Jersey City / 2:35 min)
An exploration of one mans life through distant memories of his cat.
Angelo Saves The Cinema (Thomas Gambardella / SVA Computer Art 4:34 min)
A boy needs to save his local movie theatre from going out of business.
Vegan On The Weekends (Faith ShaKira Chamblee / MICA / 4:36 min)
A self proclaimed vegan gets put to work as a butcher on her first day of work at a local store.
A Priceless Proposal (Mars Marshall / SCAD / 4:05 min)
A rookie jewelry thief tries to steal a ring to propose to her girlfriend but a rival has other plans.
Sitaara Sisters (Nikki Sharma / Pratt / 4:46 min)
In a mystical palace, two sisters create stars in the form of magical orbs.
Olive and Otis (James Holston / Cal Arts Experimental / 5:20 min)
A horror movie about dysphoria, gender transition, and the self.
OrHoDa (tigris alt sakda / Université Laval / 11:26 min)
Along the Amur River, mountains abound with mysterious lively treasures.
Recurring Dreams (Hyung Jin Lee / Brown University / 2:21 min)
A series of nightmares that have returned again and again over the years, haunting…
Swan Lake (Daeyoung Kim / NYU / 2:18 min)
A determined hunter chases after a swan through a snowy vista where the supernatural is afoot.
The Surface Bell (Daniel Chase and Joseph Nunnink / Queens, NY / 8:40 min)
Sequestered in a smoky wood, an aging man attempts to escape a supernatural force.
Restless Is the Night (Xiaoxue Meng and Yuehan Tan / USC / 4:18 min)
Exploring the unwanted situations women find themselves navigating everyday urban life.
The Waltz (Yulia Ruditskaya / Brooklyn / 5 min)
Shadows from an interwar Yiddish poem by A. Lutzky waltz at the edge of a modern world.
Running Late (Kamila Tlemissova / FIT / 3:44 min)
A student is late for an important exam, soon they start seeing strange things happening.
Chamoe (Coleen Baik / NYC / 2:34 min)
An old woman on a mysterious journey to fulfill the cravings of her pregnant granddaughter.
Jingo Ball (Dana Sink / Harrisburg, Pennsylvania / 3:40 min)
An analogy on the evils that we try to protect our children from, only to become part of them.
The Journal (Gemma Hill / SVA Animation / 2:49 min)
A young writer gets discouraged by her parents.
abuelito (Vivian Vazquez / Pratt / 2:29 min)
Stories about Gonzalo Neri Vazquez as told through his wife, daughter, and granddaughter.
Chicago 10 is an animated documentary about the Chicago Eight, who were charged by the federal government with various charges related to anti-war and countercultural protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Submit your animated short film, GIF or loop to ABP 2022
Top Three Student Films win $500 cash prizes!
Audience Award and Best Student Film winner receive Dragonframe software!
Animation Block Party is open for entries from June 1st through June 30th.
2022 film lineup to be announced on July 8th!
The Animation Block Party festival returns August 12-13, 2022 in Brooklyn!
Summer program highlights at BAM Film include Malt Adult Presents Barber Westchester and the fifteenth anniversary of the animated documentary Chicago 10.
Opening night party drops on the evening of Friday, August 12th, featuring live animated comedy from Picture This at Union Hall, located at 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Festival screenings will take place all day on Saturday, August 13th at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music, located at 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
The nineteenth annual Animation Block Party festival opens for festival submissions on June 1, 2022 at the animationblock.com website with a special focus on student films.
The Animation Block Halloween Special featured four exclusive prize categories…
And here are the official festival winners!
Student Film: Devil's in the Details / Anna Owenson / Chapman University
Animated Loop: Dice / Spencer Sherk / Brooklyn
Minute Movie: Home Sweet Home / Elliot Lobell / Jersey City
Audience Award: Posted No Hunting / Alisa Stern / Brooklyn
ALL award winners will receive a license of DigiCel FlipBook and a special $420 cash prize for extra animated Halloween excellence!
The Audience Award and Student Film winners will also receive Dragonframe software.
A very special Halloween nighttime edition of spooky comedy drawn live via Picture This!
Comedy: Ian Fidance, Jamie Loftus, Nick Naney, Clare O'Kane, Shalewa Sharpe & Jes Tom.
Animation: Jason Chatfield, Mike Hollingsworth, Jenny Fine, Christina Ogbotiti, Jamie Loftus & Bryan Brinkman.
Union Hall is located at 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Animation Block Party returns to BAM FIlm Brooklyn on October 29-30, 2021 with a Halloween treat featuring the world's best independent, professional and student animators.
Friday, October 29, 2021.
7pm - Night Terrors! (2021)
A devilish mix of award-winning animators, top student filmmakers and prolific international artists in this Halloween weekend launch event. Super loaded with ghouls, ghosts, zombies galore, and so much more.
Animation Block Zombie Bumper (Ben Li / Los Angeles / 15 sec)
Zombie attack at the burger spot.
Doug Crane Tribute (1:30 min)
Interview footage and highlights in memory of the longtime Animation Block poster illustrator.
Moon River (Andrew Zimbelman / NY / 3:46 min)
Experimental short film that tells a story of heartbreak, loss and love.
My Friend, Ghost (Will Kim / California / 1:27 min)
A gecko and a ghost become best friends.
Lone (Kiana Caines / SVA Animation / 6 min)
Novice space explorer stranded without her crew on an alien planet.
GRIFFURE (Julien Piau / France / 6:09 min)
Separation, loneliness and a deadly smell tarnish the lives of the occupants of the forest.
Dice (Spencer Sherk / Brooklyn / 47 sec)
An unfortunate boy finds himself stuck in a box.
Vacuidad (Emptiness) (Eduardo Gallardo / Mexico / 9:13 min)
Surrounded by the dark, A man experiences visions about the inside and outside of his being.
Z.O.I. (Rich Ragsdale / California / 2 min)
Social Media in the age of zombies.
Brainless (Jack Quincey / Minnesota / 4:30 min)
Jack and Jordan are best friends who find themselves in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
Cautionary Tales for Wayward Children (Scott Farrell / NY / 1:36 min)
Warning for the kiddies.
Mother Knows (Julia Chien / RISD / 6:40 min)
A knowing mother watches over her careless son.
HYBRID (Steven Lapcevic / Ohio / 4:24 min)
Time and Recollection Officer D51 patrols his route for irregular memories.
Posted No Hunting (Alisa Stern / Brooklyn / 2:37 min)
An encounter in the woods is captured on a trail cam.
8Bit Slammers (Taylor Armstrong / CA / 42 sec)
A brand-new universe of animated wrestler NFTs.
The Lava Log Ep 1: Dark Living Room (Kieran O’Hare / Brooklyn / 1:55 min)
Everybody just relax and chill as the world burns.
Comin' to Life: A Zombee Gees Music Parody (Justin J Bowen / New Jersey / 3 min)
A hilarious stop motion Halloween music video.
BS (Ben Meinhardt / Canada / 2 min)
See if you can spot the subtle use of metaphor.
Sink or Swim (Joey Ahlbum / NYC / 1:55 min)
"Super Sam and Spot in Sink or Swim!"
NFT Loop (Rob Bohn / NY / 59 sec)
Digital hand drawn frame by frame animation inspired by 80s/90s cartoons and culture.\
Skeeter’s Bad Trip (Celia Kaye / SVA Computer Art / 2:46 min)
Inspired by surrealistic works, having fun with the environments.
Animation Block Zombie Outro (Adam Ansorge / New Jersey / 30 sec)
BAM zombie chomp props to the theatrical audience.
Saturday, October 30, 2021.
2pm – Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988)
The gang from Looney Tunes makes a special Halloween appearance at Animation Block Party in this Saturday matinee! Quackbusters is inspired by the Hollywood hit Ghostbusters and is Mel Blanc's final theatrical production as a Looney Tunes voice legend.
4pm – Malt Adult and Hellavision Television Mega Mashup (2021)
A superb combination of animation talent from Malt Adult in Columbus, Ohio and the Hellavision Television Network in Minneapolis, MN. The Hella spider and MadDog Pluto from Malt escort the viewer through a mash of cartoon mischief.
Cylinders Episode (condensed) from Hellavision Television
Malt Adult Shorts** Cockpera (Kata Gugic)
The Wind (Miranda Javid)
God Sends a Sign (Felipe Di Poi Tamargo)
Blue Fear (Marie Jacotey & Lola Halifa-Legrand)
Black Square (Peter Burr)
Compositions for Understanding Relationships (David Delafuente)
630pm - Animation Blood Party (2021)
The haunted show goes on with a bloody kaleidoscope of animated horror shorts, featuring scary world premieres, genre-based music videos and all the Halloween themed cartoon loops.
Don Duga Remembrance (1:30 min)
Words of wisdom from the legendary animator and artist.
Terms of Surrender by Conditioner (Cady Buche & Travis Barron / Minnesota / 3:34)
Short sci-fi music video about a distorted reality.
Home Sweet Home (Elliot Lobell / Jersey City / 42 sec)
A big purple monster has a surprise guest for dinner.
Big Mug (Cody Millett / Boston / 9 min)
A coffee addict meets their favorite internet celebrity, a mutant named The Coffee Freak.
…and cut (Rusty Eveland / Philadelphia / 23 sec)
Some pumpkins don't wanna be carved.
No Symphonies by d00dbuffet (Willy Wonkers / NYC / 1 min)
It's a cool Halloween video with a cool song.
Everyday Ghosts (Rory McBrady / SVA Animation / 6:20 min)
Dale and Simon are two lazy ghosts who live in a haunted house with Madam Waffles.
Evil Demon Puppers (Chelsea Manifold / NY / 36 sec)
There’s a demon in Chef Barry’s kitchen, voiced by Dane Smith.
A Birthday Surprise On Halloween (Zachary Hunsinger / Rhode Island / 1:52 min)
A birthday girl is home alone on a dark and stormy night enjoying horror movie marathons...
Boo Bop Loop (Alisa Stern / Brooklyn / 16 sec)
A flying skull transforms into a pumpkin and back. Music by Scott Ampleford.
Devil's in the Details (Anna Owenson / Chapman University / 4:14 min)
Monsters, a witch, and a residential real estate agent.
Draculily (Miranda Jacoby / NY / 58 sec)
A bit that flips the script on a vampire and a vampire hunter.
Between The Buried & Me, Fix The Error (Anthony Celano / CA / 5 min)
The king is overthrown, the error is fixed, and the red guy rampages throughout the kingdom.
Re-Animal (Ruben Garcera / Spain / 13 min)
Mr. and Ms. Mendoza are murdered, their family hires the best private consultant in the city.
TRICHOTILLOMANIA! (Kelly Schiesswohl / Pratt / 4 min)
Bombarded by stress, one girl is driven to pluck out an eyebrow hair with her bare hand.
Port (Andrew Lehman / Pennsylvania / 1:30 min)
A kid washes up on the shore of an island. He starts looking for anyone to help him.
Face Recognition (Martinus Klemet / Estonia / 6:45 min)
In a world where nothing or no one escapes the law, the only loophole is to get drunk.
The Candy Compromise (Alex Shammas / Georgia / 1 min)
A spooky tale featuring a trick-or-treater and an apathetic woman.
Ghosts Caught On Camera (Abigail Brunzell / SVA Animation / 4:08 min)
A ghost hunter breaks into an "abandoned" house, the ghosts inside try to get her attention.
Don’t Invite Wolfman to Tea (John T. Hill / Alabama / 57 sec)
Never a good idea to invite the wolfman to tea.
8:30pm - Cartoons On Film: Halloween Haunts!
Macabre silent and early sound cartoons that have been newly restored! Some of the creepiest and most suspenseful scenarios created by pioneer animators Max Fleischer, Walter Lantz, Ub Iwerks, and others.
The Haunted Hotel (J. Stuart Blackton / 5 min) 1907
Dinky Doodle in Just Spooks (Walter Lantz / 7 min) 1925
Koko Sees Spooks (Max Fleischer / 7 min) 1925
Mutt & Jeff in Slick Sleuths (Dick Huemer / 7 min) 1926
Pete's Haunted House (Walter Lantz / 7 min) 1926
Alice's Mysterious Mystery (Ub Iwerks / 7 min) 1926
Sure-Locked Homes (Otto Messmer / 8 min) 1928
The Witch's Cat (Kinex Studios / 3 min) 1929
The Fresh Lobster (unknown / 8 min) ca1920s
The Haunted Ship (Van Beuren Productions / 7 min) 1931
Skulls and Sculls (Otto Messmer / 7 min) 1930
Bold King Cole (Van Beuren Productions / 7 min) 1936
Animation Block Halloween at BAM special programs for October 29-30!!!
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters!
Malt Adult & Hellavision Television Mashup!
Cartoons On Film: Halloween Haunts!
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