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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Saturday Morning Cartoons at the Hollywood

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:29:31 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Saturday Morning Cartoons at the Hollywood Saturday Morning Cartoons at Night is exactly what it sounds like. This Monday, January 23rd, the Hollywood Theater presents ninety minutes of retro (1940s-1980s) cartoon goodness on the big screen, complete with bizarre commercials for the Mattel toys that you wish your mom hadn't yard-saled. This promises to be a mighty fun time. The Hollywood sells [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: An Evening with Joanna Priestley

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:25:03 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: An Evening with Joanna Priestley

That last weekend in January is a busy one... On Saturday, January 28, the Northwest Film Center hosts an evening with Portland's queen of independent animation, Joanna Priestley . Starting at 7pm at the Whitsell Auditorium, the program includes three world premieres, an interactive animation and three new short films. Joanna herself will be presenting an Exposé Slideshow and [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Collaborative Stop-Mo Night at the Radio Room

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:33:59 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Collaborative Stop-Mo Night at the Radio Room

On Saturday, January 28th, Grand Detour is hosting a collaborative stop-motion animation event at the Radio Room. Bring your friends and your friends' friends-- they aim to make this collaborative animation project as big as possible. Animator/teacher Ben Popp ( http://www.benpoppfilms.com) will be there to walk everyone through the art of stop motion. The organizers say, "Come down to [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Don Hertzfeldt in Person

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:55:47 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Don Hertzfeldt in Person On Saturday Feb. 4th at 7:00pm, the Academy Award-nominated, computer-eschewing independent animation icon Don Hertzfeldt brings his films and his generous Q&A skills to the Hollywood Theater. He'll screen a selection of his work on 35mm, culminating in the exclusive regional premiere of It’s Such A Beautiful Day , the third and final chapter in a trilogy about [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Portland Animation Now!

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:45:22 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Portland Animation Now! Coming up on January 27 and 28, Portland Animation Now! showcases 20+ short films from local independent animators. Including both masters and remarkable amateurs, this is a line-up of new works and seldom-seen gems you won’t find anywhere else. Highlights include:

Eyeliner by Joanna Priestley (dubbed “the queen of independent animation” by Bill Plympton): A playful exploration of the organic [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Barton Damer Demos Cinema4D

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:27:58 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Barton Damer Demos Cinema4D At 6pm on January 26, 3DPDX and AEPDX welcome digital artist Barton Damer to the PCC Moriarty Arts & Humanities Building. Damer will show you what Maxon Cinema4D can do. There's refreshments and a raffle-- check the flyer here.

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Darlyn Wendlandt became a registered member

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:59:47 +0000

Darlyn Wendlandt became a registered member

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: NW Animation Fest 2012: Call For Entries

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:33:57 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: NW Animation Fest 2012: Call For Entries After a successful launch this past spring, the NW Animation Festival is now accepting entries for 2012. Films from anywhere in the world are welcome. The fest will be held here in Portland on the weekend of May 18-19. Early deadline for submissions is December 15, final deadline April 1. See website for details: http://www.nwanimationfest.com

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Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: Floating World Animation Festival presents DMTV2

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:35:33 +0000

Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: Floating World Animation Festival presents DMTV2 DMTV2 is a collection of experimental and psychedelic animation from around the world. The emphasis is on non-commercial work; we seek pure vision. Some of the films push visual noise and glitch to the limit while others reach a peak of ambient degaussed bliss. Highlights include David O’Reilly’s latest award winning film, The External World, [...]

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Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: Northwest Filmmakers' Festival next weekend!

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:01:22 +0000

Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: Northwest Filmmakers' Festival next weekend! Next weekend is the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival, and the Northwest Film Center has a whole weekend of screenings, discussions, parties, and more! On Saturday, they'll be hosting a filmmaking barcamp. For those of you that have attended BeTween PDX, the format will be familiar, and it's a great way to connect with local filmmakers. And on [...]

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Temris Ridge created the link ASIFADrinkNDrawOct2011.mov

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:11:09 +0000

Temris Ridge created the link ASIFADrinkNDrawOct2011.mov ASIFA Drink And Draw session, which took place Oct 29th at The Peculiarium. Thanks to all who took part, it was a blast!

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Shania Lee became a registered member

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:19:53 +0000

Shania Lee became a registered member

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Chris Tegethoff posted an update: Free event at the Hollywood Theatre at 6:30pm Oct 19th featuring Harry Frank, Software raffle

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:24:09 +0000

Chris Tegethoff posted an update: Free event at the Hollywood Theatre at 6:30pm Oct 19th featuring Harry Frank, Software raffle

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Chico & Rita

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:01:28 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Chico & Rita On October 23rd, ASIFA Portland is proud to co-sponsor a screening of the 2010 animated feature Chico & Rita . Directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, the movie is critically praised, award-winning, and packed to the gills with Cuban jazz. The screening starts at 5pm at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum. For more information and to [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Halloween Drink & Draw

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:42:49 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Halloween Drink & Draw Save the date and brace yourself. On Friday, October 28, we're combining International Animation Day, Halloween, Drinking & Drawing, and the unabashed oddity of The Peculiarium for an evening of animation-making strangeness. Costumes encouraged. Details to follow. Get spooky.

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Derek Stewart became a registered member

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:04:36 +0000

Derek Stewart became a registered member

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: The Animation Show of Shows

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:59:33 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: The Animation Show of Shows It's that time of year-- Ron Diamond (Acme Filmworks, AWN) returns to Portland with an expertly curated sampling of the year's best new animated shorts. Free to ASIFA Portland members and our non-member friends, the show is at Cinema 21 (NW 21st and Hoyt) at noon on Saturday, October 15. It is not to be missed. Afterwards, [...]

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Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: October Animation-o-Rama!

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:57:12 +0000

Rebekah Villon wrote a new blog post: October Animation-o-Rama! Get out your calendars, because October is a full month! September 23-30th: Spike and Mike's New Generation Animation Festival is screening nightly at Cinema 21. October 2nd: ASIFA Portland is proud to partner with Fashionbuddha, AEPDX, 3DPDX, and the OMPA to bring you Tron Legacy: Byte by Byte. GMUNK takes apart the VFX of Tron [...]

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Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Tron Legacy: Byte by Byte

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:39:52 +0000

Mike A. Smith wrote a new blog post: Tron Legacy: Byte by Byte On Sunday, October 2, come out to the Mission Theater for an exclusive, inside look at the visual effects work that went into the making of Tron Legacy. Bradley " GMUNK" Munkowitz presents case studies of the team’s major graphic sequences and shares the immense design process of each task. Brought to you by AEPDX, 3DPX, OMPA, and [...]

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