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This week, Eric and Josh are joined by Spencer from the upcoming Animation Show n Tell event (which good news / bad news, is already sold out!). They discuss the animation industry, independent artistic projects, The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Across The Spider-Verse, Doctor Who, The Boy And The Heron, Hellboy, and more! They also mention the movies screening the week of Friday May 2 - Thursday May 8: Darkest Miriam, The Spoils, Tenebrae, Flow (in its record smashing 21st consecutive week!), and the aforementioned Animation Show n Tell! They neglect to mention The Ballad Of Wallis Island, which got booked after the podcast recording. You can always check mayfairtheatre.ca for showtimes, and information on upcoming movies.
Brad and Gus discuss the iconic monster film. During the What are you Watching? segment, Brad reviews the Ottawa International Animation Festival. follow us on Instagram: @a_movie_odyssey
Originally Streamed on YouTube Live June 16, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Aaron Augenblick, in his own production company was worked on: City Island (PBS KIDS) Headspace (Netflix), Losers (Netflix), The Jellies (Adult Swim), Ugly Americans (Comedy Central), Superjail! (Adult Swim), and Wonder Showzen (MTV), etc. Augenblick Studios' independent cartoons have been seen in film festivals throughout the world. Their short film Golden Age was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and won the grand prize for best film at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Augenblick Studios is one of the leading independent animation companies in the world, renowned for its unique brand of cartoon comedy. https://www.augenblickstudios.com/ https://www.instagram.com/augenblicks... https://www.instagram.com/cityislandpbs/ Watch City Island: • City Island | NEW... Interviewer Scott Wiser is currently supervising at Steamroller Studios and has written and directed for Spacestation Animation. He is the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches and counting. 3 of these are Kickstarted Books and one is a short film. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate
Emma has an update on their senior thesis short film and Adrian talks about his past few days working at Universal Orlando before the two of them talk about the former's visit to the 2022 Ottawa International Animation Festival in Canada, where Emma saw two notable films that form part of today's main segment: a feature, Unicorn Wars, and a short, Ice Merchants. Afterwards, Adrian recaps what has happened on The Owl House so far, and he and Emma offer up their initial thoughts about the program before its series finale on April 8 on Disney Channel. Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:17:48 - Emma's trip to OIAF 202200:59:56 - Something Completely Different and Outro Follow Adrian:DeviantArt: @AdrianMata26Instagram: @adrianmata26 and @sachlandhubTumblr: @adrianmata26YouTube: @Sachland (Adrian Mata // Sachland) Follow Emma:DeviantArt: @LocalPeachesYouTube: @localpeachesstudios8124 (LocalPeaches Studios)
In this video, I sit down with Pilar Newton to talk about her sustaining animation career in NYC and making it as a freelance animator. We also discuss her love for teaching an the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Pilar Newton Social Media https://www.pilartoons.com https://www.instagram.com/pilartoons https://www.twitter.com/pilartoons --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blkwmnanimator/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blkwmnanimator/support
The twins are back from the Ottawa International Animation Festival with tales to tell! Check out Fran Krause’s Deep Dark Fears!
I interviewed Fiorella Spitzer, an Animator in town from Budapest, at Ottawa International Animation Festival. (Sep 25, 2023) My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interviewed Uraguayan director Marco Caltieri at Ottawa International Animation Festival. (Sep 26, 2022) My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interview Lindsay Knowler, Animation Trainer & 2D Pipeline Consultant, at Ottawa International Animation Festival. (Sep 25, 2022) My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interview Nicolas Mayeur, VFX Artist & Director, based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, at Ottawa International Animation Festival. (Sep 24, 2022) My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interview Nikita Diakur, Russian-born filmmaker based in Mainz, Germany, at Ottawa International Animation Festival. (Sep 24, 2022) My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interview Simeon Kondev, Animator for The Land of Boggs and Ultimate Guy Pals on Buzzfeed, at Ottawa International Animation Festival #oiaf #oiaf22 @simeonkondev2041 @TheLandofBoggs @UltimateGuyPals @BuzzFeed @BuzzFeedVideo @OttawaIntlAnimationFestival --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
Film Director Britt Raes helps me interview Animator Natasha Armolavicius at Ottawa International Animation Festival on Sep 24, 2022. Brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
I interview Chris Robinson, Artistic Director of Ottawa International Animation Festival (Sep 24, 2022) Brought to you by:https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free!https://neo.cc/refer/G4K6B5Z9 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
Grace An, Toronto animator. I interviewed her at Ottawa International Animation Festival on Sep 24, 2022. #oiaf #oiaf22 My show is brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
Aryana Alnajjar, Scene Planner and Assembly Artist at Mercury Filmworks. I interviewed her at Ottawa International Animation Festival on Sep 24, 2022. #oiaf #oiaf22 Brought to you by: https://amazon.com/shop/sparkthegenius Please click there before every time you shop on Amazon, to support me for free! https://go.sparkthegenius.com/neo50 Canadians get $50 for signing up for the free Neo cash back credit card and free high interest money account at that special link. Follow my Instagram. For a free gift card, sign up for TikTok here then follow my TikTok. Subscribe to my YouTube. Click follow at my Amazon page. SHOP MY MERCH: Buy my shirts at my Amazon Merch. DEALS FROM MY SPONSORS: Free trial of Amazon Prime. Free online speed dating --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message
Barber is a child like any other. His passion is astronomy. He is about to get his dream internship at NASA. An experience that quickly turns into a nightmare when he learns that space is a conspiracy created by NASA. A revelation that will plunge Barber into a total questioning about themself.Ottawa International Animation Festival 2022 : Official CompetitionFeature on DVD :The show that introduces the universe of Barber : Secrets and Lies in a Town of SinnersVO EnglishFrench and English subtitlesDVD Pal Zone 2 (Europe) - Some DVD players in North America can't read the DVD
Act One Podcast - Episode 23 - Interview with Filmmaker, Kirby Atkins.Kirby Atkins has written feature film scripts for Robert De Niro, MIRAMAX, and 20th CENTURY FOX. He has worked with some of the most recognizable names in cinema across animation and visual effects such as Sony Animation, Weta Digital, and Steven Spielberg. His short film "Mutt" won BEST ANIMATED SHORT at the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL and he has directed the TV show "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius" for NICKELODEON. In 2019 Kirby wrote and directed the first New Zealand/China Film Group co-production of MOSLEY which was nominated for “Best Animated Feature Film” at the 2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, The Burbank International Film Festival, The Festival of Cinema, NYC, and the 2020 Ottawa International Animation Festival. MOSLEY won the Golden Dolphin Award for Best Animated Feature Film at China's 13th Xiamen International Animation Festival. The film will be released worldwide 2021. Kirby wrote the screenplay and plays the title role, starring with the all Kiwi cast of John Rhys-Davies (LOTR), Lucy Lawless (Xena, Warrior Princess), Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), and Termuera Morrison (Star Wars).The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration on the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.Support the show (https://actoneprogram.com/donate/)
Korea24 - 2020.12.22 (Tuesday) News Briefing : South Korea reported 869 new COVID-19 cases throughout Monday, the daily figure remaining below 1,000 for the second straight day. The government, however, has announced that it would tighten quarantine protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus, banning gatherings of five or more people at restaurants nationwide, and closing nearly 180 winter sports facilities and major tourist destinations. (Robert Koehler) In-Depth News Analysis : The South Korean government has officially approved the controversial bill banning anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns on Tuesday, with backlash from both within and outside of Korea citing concerns of infringing upon the freedom of expression. Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, and Choi Ji-eun, International Spokesperson for the ruling Democratic Party join the show to discuss both sides of the argument. (대북전단금지법 논란-국제 인권단체 휴먼라이츠워치 필 로버트슨 아시아 부지부장/더불어민주당 최지은 국제대변인) Korea Trending with Lee Juyoung : Rapper Jung Il-hoon from Kpop group BtoB’s alleged drug charges surfaced(정일훈 상습 대마초 흡입 혐의), Apple announced plans to develop self-driving cars by 2024(애플 자율주행 전기차), and singer Naul released a new song, his first single in nearly three years(나얼 신곡 “서로를 위한 것” 공개). Touch Base in Seoul : Filmmaker Kim Kang-min, whose short film “KKUM” won the Grand Prize and the Public Prize at the 44th Ottawa International Animation Festival earlier this year, shares his experience of winning the prestigious awards and his process of making an animated film. (단편영화 “꿈”으로 한국인 최초 오타와국제애니메이션영화제 대상 수상한 김강민 감독 인터뷰)
It's time for the Animanicast! Discussing the Animaniacs Reboot Panel from the Ottawa Animation Festival Recently the Animaniacs reboot production team sat down to talk at the Ottawa International Animation Festival about the upcoming show! Join Joey as he shares clips from the panel, shares his opinion on what was said and hear from some other animators who share some of their thoughts and concerns over the upcoming reboot. Animaniacs at the Ottawa International Animation Festival Animaniacs Reboot showrunner Wellesley Wild and co-executive producer Gabe Swarr were joined by Supervising Character Designer Genevieve Tsai and Art Director Roman Laney to talk about how they came about creating new designs for the Warners and what the process was like for writing the show and creating new music. The panel showcased lots of great concept art and some new backgrounds of the Warner lot and ACME Labs. While some of the information on the panel sounds promising, Joey does share some reservations about how the show producers were picked. Especially when one of them states that he was never really a fan of the original show. After the panel clips, some feedback from animators not involved in the production is shared. They offer up some reservations on how the show is being developed. Today's episode is more visually dependent than most. Because of this, you might want to watch our YouTube video of today's episode. Support The Animanicast Join the party! Head on over to Discord.Animanicast.com today to join our RetroZap discussion group. You'll get to chat with the hosts of this show as well as the hosts of other RetroZap podcasts! If you'd like to support out show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. By going to Amazon.Animanicast.com you can find some of the newest Animaniacs merchandise including clothing, toys, videos, and even books written by some of the original writers of the show. Get some great stuff and help support our show! You can even use Amazon.Animanicast.com as your portal to Amazon on your next shopping trip and you'll still be supporting our show with any purchase you make. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey at Decals.Animanicast.com Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours at Teepublic.Animanicast.com
Struggling to understand his childhood friend's suicide, an Ottawa filmmaker combines his love of animation and ice carving to illustrate his friend's strength and fragility. We get a preview of the NFB short film, screening at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Ottawa International Animation Festival is the largest and oldest animation festival in North America and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016. In addition to his role at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Chris regularly contributes to Animation World Network. Chris has written several books including: Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy, Unsung Heroes of Animation, Great Left Wingers of Hockey's Golden Era, Ballad of a Thin Man: In Search of Ryan Larkin, Japanese Animation: Time out of Mind, and The Animation Pimp. Chris is currently working on a magic realist memoir called My Balls are Killing Me along with a book about the classic Canadian hockey animation short film, The Sweater.
Presenting the final episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 1, brought to you by the online animation magazine skwigly.com Join Skwigly's Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley as they explore, discuss and interview the talents behind animation that deals with adult themes of love, relationships and sexuality. In episode 6 we meet Andreas Hykade of Studio Film Bilder, director of the hallucinatory, sexually-charged Western opus 'Ring of Fire'. The film, originally released in 2000, would go on to win major awards at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Zagreb, Avanca, Filmfest Dresden, Black Nights Festival, Sitges, I Castelli Animati and Short Film Festival Hamburg among others. Visit Andreas Hykade online at hykade.de and find out more about Studio Film Bilder at filmbilder.de Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell Thanks to Miriam Antwerpes and Jette Jördis Wölk
On this episode we discuss the first animated series produced exclusively in Latin America by Netflix, the announcement of an Ace Attorney anime, notable winners at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and more. Our featured anime are Naruto Shippuden Part 22, and The Comic Artist and His Assistants.
The official video trailer for the 2009 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Edited by Matt Rosen. Enjoy!
The official video trailer for the 2009 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Edited by Matt Rosen. Enjoy!
Michael Langan grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where he began his artistic career as a professional stage actor. He returned to his New England birthplace in 2003 to attend the animation program at Rhode Island School of Design, completing Doxology as his thesis film. Doxology has since won 12 awards and screened at over 50 film festivals worldwide including the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Crossroads Film Festival, ASIFA-East Animation Festival, and the Animation Block Party. Michael is currently the director of video and animation at Upper Playground in San Francisco, where he has directed over 400 short promotional films and documentaries. He continues to produce experimental animations independently. His latest film titled Dahlia is a fast paced, visually and musically charged live action animation that debuted at Slamdance.
Born in St Petersburg, Russia and having lived in New York City since the mid 1990s, Alex Budovsky is well known for his distinctive style of animated music videos. These include Bathtime in Clerkenwell for The Real Tuesday Weld and Return I Will to Old Brazil from Geoff Muldaur. His videos have won a number of awards including from the KROK International Animated Film Festival in Ukraine in addition to Sundance Online and the Ottawa International Animation Festival.He has also worked on a number of other commercial and educational animation projects for Sesame Street and Greenpeace.
At this year's Ottawa International Animation Festival, animator Yuichi Ito and his manager Hiroko Kamata sat down to talk about his series of short stop-motion films, Norabbit's Minutes. Created for Shochiku's 110th anniversary, Norabbits' Minutes features two young rabbit brothers who live together in the forest and have endearing adventures together... though not without some absurd twists. As a bonus, we are also presenting the first episode of Norabbits' Minutes in its entirety on the website.
Eight short animated films made by students during the December Toon Apprentice Workshop presented by Ottawa animator Dan Sokolowski, the Arts Court, SAW Video and the Ottawa International Animation Festival.