Podcast appearances and mentions of signe baumane

Tas tiešām ir noticis – "Oskara" nominācijas, ar ko daudzi puspajokam flirtēja jau kopš Ginta Zilbaloža animācijas filmas "Straumes" spožās pirmizrādes Kannu kinofestivālā, ir kļuvušas par realitāti. Turklāt nevis viena, bet divas nominācijas – gan animācijas, gan starptautisko filmu kategorijā. Kolēģe Māra Rozenberga "Straumes" panākumiem sekojusi jau no pirmsākumiem un turpina to darīt. Šiem panākumiem ir palīdzējis ne vien tas, ka „Straume” pati par sevi ir izcila filma, bet arī tas, ka tā jau līdz šim bija spējusi savākt ļoti daudz balvu, ko, protams, pamana un no kā ietekmējas arī ASV Kinoakadēmijas balsotāji. Liela nozīme bija arī tam, ka filmu pamanīja un ļoti atzinīgi novērtēja ASV profesionālā prese – gan lielie laikraksti, gan nozarē respektēti izdevumi, ko arī lasa šie vairāk nekā deviņi tūkstoši ASV Kinoakadēmijas biedru. Un viņu vidū jau 20 gadus ir arī ASV dzīvojošā latviešu animatore Signe Baumane, kura pati ar savu izcilo animācijas filmu „Mans laulību projekts” bija pagājušā gada „Oskaru” „garajā sarakstā”. Šobrīd režisore strādā pie savas nākamās filmas „Karmas mezgls”. Ar viņu sazinājāmies, lai uzklausītu emocijas par „Straumes” triumfu un jautāju par kinoakadēmijas aizkulisēm. Signe Baumane atzīst, ka ir priecīga un gandarīta par "Straumes" panākumiem un ļoti gaidījusi nomināciju sarakstu. "Man tiešām bija milzīgs, milzīgs prieks, es no laimes apraudājos. Laba, laba sajūta ir," atzīst Signe Baumane.  "Man prieks ir vairākos līmeņos; man ir prieks par Latviju, par Latvijas filmas panākumiem, par filmas komandu, par Gintu Zilbalodi un par mums visiem man prieks. Bet arī man ir milzīgs prieks par visiem neatkarīgajiem animatoriem. Tā taču ir mazā budžeta filma - tikai trīs miljoni, kur viņa sacentās ar filmām, kurām 200 miljonu budžeti bijuši. Un arī, kā atzīmēja sociālajos tīklos, vienīgā filma, kas ir uztaisīta ar brīvi pieejamo programmu. Šīs filmas panākumi iedvesmos ļoti daudzus jaunus cilvēkus, un es ceru, ka būs mums vairāk neatkarīgo filmu un vairāk tādu mākslinieku un vizuālā integritāte filmās. Ļoti, ļoti, ļoti, ļoti laimīga es esmu." Signe Baumane skaidro, kā noris balsošana par "Oskaram" nominētajām filmām "īsajā sarakstā", un atklāj, ka gan daudzi viņas draugi, gan viņa pati pieteikusies vērtēt starptautiskajā kategorijā darbus tieši tāpēc, lai balsotu par "Straumi". Jautāta, kādas ir viņas prognozes, vai Gintam Zilbalodim un "Straumei" ir iespēja iegūt "Oskaru", Signe Baumane atzīst, ka viņai šķiet, ka ir liela iespēja. "Es tiešām domāju, ka iespēja ir daudz lielāka, nekā mēs to pašu varam pat iedomāties. Es domāju, ka ļoti liela iespēja," uzskata Signe Baumane. "Bieži vien ir tā bijis, ka viena izcila animācijas filma ir parādījusies un tikusi nominēta, un viņa nesaņem šo galveno balvu, bet lielā studijas filma saņem balvu, jo lielā studija ir ieguldījusi milzīgus līdzekļus šajā kampaņā un pārliecinājusi akadēmijas biedrus vienā veidā vai otrā veidā, ka jābalso noteikti par to studijas filmu. Cik tas ir iespējams šinī gadā ar visām šīm milzīgajām izmaiņām un ugunsgrēkiem Losandželosā, es īsti nezinu, kā var to pārliecināt. Man pašai liekas, ka izredzes ir 99,99%. Bet es esmu optimists. Tā, kā es ļoti ceru. Varbūt nevienam neko nesakām, sakām, ka ir jau labi, ka nominēta, ka labāk vairs nevar. Tas jau arī ir milzīgs gods. Tad, kad saņemsim "Oskaru", tad dziedāsim." Janvāra sākumā, kad „Straume” saņēma „Zelta globusu”, Māra Rozenberga arī viesojās Jaņa Rozentāla Mākslas skolā, kuru savulaik absolvējis Gints Zilbalodis.

On the April 19 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests chat about: Signe Baumane's film and appearance at the Ross Media Arts Center; NWU's Big Sing!; Daniel Simon's events at Francie and Finch and UNL; Philip Daniel's concerts in Hastings and Omaha; Constellation 13; and the Nebraska Rep's production of "Big Fish. Also, poetry by Siwar Masannat.

On the April 19 Friday LIVE, host Genevieve Randall and guests chat about: Signe Baumane's film and appearance at the Ross Media Arts Center; NWU's Big Sing!; Daniel Simon's events at Francie and Finch and UNL; Philip Daniel's concerts in Hastings and Omaha; Constellation 13; and the Nebraska Rep's production of "Big Fish. Also, poetry by Siwar Masannat.

Signe Baumane is a Latvian born, Brooklyn-based independent filmmaker, artist, writer, and animator. She has made 17 award-winning animated shorts. Her first animated feature Rocks In My Pockets premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2014 where it received a FIPRESCI Prize. The film went on to over 130 international festivals. It opened theatrically in the U.S. through Zeitgeist Films.  Signe's new animated feature My Love Affair With Marriage (2022) tells the story of a spirited young woman's quest for perfect love and lasting marriage. It premiered in June 2022 at Tribeca and has screened at over 90 festivals winning twenty awards. It was nominated by European Film Academy as Best Animated Feature. The film was released in the United States on October 6th, 2023, and stars an international cast notably including Matthew Modine, Dagmara Dominczyk, Cameron Monaghan, and Emma Kenney. The film, a Latvian - USA - Luxembourg co-production, took seven years to make and was financed with the help of 1,685 individual donors along with grants from many arts and cultural institutions. Signe is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow in Film for New York Foundation for the Arts. She has a degree in Philosophy from Moscow State University.   http://www.signebaumane.com/ https://www.myloveaffairwithmarriagemovie.com/ https://www.bam.org/film/2024/my-love-affair-with-marriage @signebaumane

From Signe Baumane, director of Rocks in My Pockets, comes a new award-winning animated feature about a spirited young woman determined to find love in the bewildering world. MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE follows Zelma on her 23-year quest for perfect love and lasting marriage set against a backdrop of historic events in Eastern Europe. From an early age, songs and fairy tales convince Zelma that Love would solve all her problems as long as she abides by societal expectations of how a girl should act. But as she grows older, something doesn't seem right with this concept of love: the more she tries to conform, the more her body resists. A story of inner-female rebellion. Told from a woman's point of view, the film blends historical, biological, societal, and emotional arcs with a lively sense of humor and musical numbers. This animated film for adults tackles the issues of love, gender norms, domestic violence, fantasies and toxic relationships to propel a woman's journey toward independence and liberation. Director Signe Baumane (Rocks in My Pockets) joins us for a lively conversation on love, identity, marriage, her unique journey to becoming an artist / animator and the joy of having artistic and commercial control over her work. For more go to: myloveaffairwithmarriagemovie.com Opening 10/12 Laemmle Royal in LA & 10/13 Laemmle Glendale Signe Baumane - film screens at Laemmle Royal on Oct 12 (she'll be there for Q&A), and then film opens for a full week run at Laemmle Glendale on Oct 13 (Signe will do Q&A Oct 13-15).

Discussion of the Ahsoka season finale and episodes 1-4 of Loki Season 2. Plus an interview with director Signe Baumane's indie animated feature film My Love Affair with Marriage. 

The animator/filmmaker Signe Baumane makes her first appearance on FIlmwax with her latest feature film, "My Love Affair With Marriage". Her film opens at the Quad Cinema in NYC on Friday, October 6th.

In the ninth episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we welcome back Signe Baumane to discuss her latest indie animated feature film 'My Love Affair with Marriage', which is about to embark on its US theatrical run following a multi-award-winning festival journey. My Love Affair With Marriage is an independent animated feature film by Signe Baumane created for an adult audience. The film, a Latvian - USA - Luxembourg co-production, took seven years to make and was financed with the help of 1,685 individual donors along with grants from many arts and cultural institutions. This fall, My Love Affair With Marriage will have its North American theatrical release opening at Quad Cinema in New York City October 6, 2023. The following week the film will open on the West Coast in Los Angeles October 13, 2023. From October through December - and beyond - the film will screen at cinemas, educational and community settings around the country. Written, presented and produced by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell Learn more about the film at https://www.myloveaffairwithmarriagemovie.com/

Emocijas un komentāri pēc Lielā Kristapa; redzētais un pārdomātais pēc Berlīnes kinofestivāla. Kultūras rondo studijā producente Inese Boka-Grūbe un kino vērotāji - Dārta Ceriņa un Žulijens Kulibali. Svētdienas, 26. februāra, vakarā aizvadīta nacionālās kino balvas "Lielais Kristaps" ceremonija. Visvairāk balvu šogad saņēma Viestura Kairiša filma "Janvāris", savukārt par mūža ieguldījumu filmu mākslā godināja kinodramaturgu Alvi Lapiņu. Balvu par mūža ieguldījumu filmu mākslā pasniedza kinodramaturgam Alvim Lapiņam. Visvairāk balvu saņēma lente "Janvāris", kas godalgota kā gada labākā pilnmetrāžas spēlfilma. "Lielā Kristapa" statuetes saņēma arī filmas montāžas režisors Armands Začs, filmas kostīmu māksliniece Rūta Lečaite, filmas māksliniece Ieva Jurjāne un filmas galvenās lomas attēlotājs – aktieris Kārlis Arnolds Avots. Par labāko animācijas filmu žūrija atzina filmu "Mans laulību projekts", savukārt filmas autore Signe Baumane saņēma balvas arī kā labākā animācijas filmas režisore un labākā animācijas filmas māksliniece. Filma "Māsas" saņēma divas balvas – statuetes ieguva filmas režisore Linda Olte un labākā aktrise otrā plāna lomā – Iveta Pole. Daudzsēriju filmu konkurencē uzvarēja "Krimināllieta iesācējam", kas apbalvota arī par labāko scenāriju. Divas balvas ieguva arī filma "Neona pavasaris". Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis apbalvots kā labākais skaņu režisors. Marijai Luīzei Meļķei piešķīra balvu kā labākajai aktrisei galvenajā lomā, taču viņa paziņoja, ka to nepieņems, kamēr netiks pieņemts Dzīvesbiedru likums. Divas "Lielā Kristapa" statuetes aizceļoja arī pie filmas "Nemierīgie prāti" veidotājiem – labākā komponista balvu saņēma Platons Buravickis un Huans Ernandezs, bet par labāko aktieri otrā plāna lomā atzīts Toms Auniņš. Dokumentālo filmu kategorijās laurus plūca labākais dokumentālās filmas operators Gints Bērziņš par filmu "Mājas" un labākais dokumentālās filmas režisors Ivars Seleckis par filmu "Zemnieki". Par labāko īsmetrāžas dokumentālo filmu atzīta "81 metrs", bet par labāko pilnmetrāžas dokumentālo filmu – "Mana māte valsts". Arī debijas filmu kategorijā šogad uzvarēja dokumentālais kino – balvu saņēma režisores Elzas Gaujas filma "Tikmēr Lucavsalā". Savukārt par labāko īsmetrāžas filmu šogad atzīta režisora Paula Ķestera "Pirmie soļi". Balvas ieguva arī filmas "Sema ceļojumi" grima māksliniece Maija Gundare un filmas "Ūdens garša" operators Aleksandrs Grebņevs. "Lielā Kristapa lukturi" labākajai studentu filmai šogad saņēma režisors Reinis Ūbelis par darbu "Mans kaimiņš nosita manu kaķi". Pasniedza arī vairākas specbalvas, tai skaitā portāla LSM.lv skatītāju balvu, kuru ieguva seriāls "Viss norm".

V ZDA živeča latvijska režiserka Signe Baumane je navdušila že s svojim avtobiografskim celovečernim filmom Kamenje v mojih žepih (predstavljen je bil tudi na Animateki); v njem ob pomoči vizualnih metafor obravnava duševno zdravje žensk, odkrito govori tudi o depresiji. Njen novi celovečerni film Moja romanca z zakonom nadaljuje črnohumorno seciranje ženskih življenj v patriarhalni družbi, pripoveduje o fantaziji in realnosti zakonske zveze, kot jo je avtorica doživela sama. Signe Baumane se je Tini Poglajen oglasila iz svojega studia v newyorškem Brooklynu.

Oglašamo se z 19. Animateke, ki v tem tednu poteka v Ljubljani in na spletu. Iz Brooklyna v New Yorku se nam je oglasila Signe Baumane, latvijska animatorka, ki je na festivalu že večkrat gostovala s svojimi filmi, tudi s filmom Kamenje v mojih žepih, tokrat pa predstavlja celovečerni animirani film Moja romanca z zakonom, v katerem nadaljuje kritično in ironično seciranje vloge ženske v patriarhalni družbi. Spremljamo tudi sklop animiranih dokumentarnih filmov, ki so v svetu vse bolj priljubljeni in uveljavljeni, ter program animiranih filmov za otroke. Pozabili nismo niti na redni spored v kinu, kjer smo si ogledali Zločine prihodnosti Davida Cronenberga in prvi domači božični film Kapa Slobodana Maksimovića.

Viņas filmas ir “reportāžas no iekšpuses” – pētījumi par to, ko nozīmē būt cilvēkam. Godalgotā animācijas māksliniece Signe Baumane Rīgas Starptautiskajā kino festivālā svin savas jaunākās filmas “Mans laulību projekts” (2022) nacionālo pirmizrādi un dažas dienas pirms tam ciemojas pie mums. Filma kinoteātros!

Šīs nedēļas lielais kultūras notikums ir Rīgas starptautiskā kinofestivāla atklāšana. Kultūras rondo saruna ar Ņujorkā dzīvojošo animatori, režisori un scenāristi Signi Baumani, kuras pilnmetrāžas animācijas filma „Mans laulību projekts” 13. oktobra vakarā piedzīvos Latvijas pirmizrādi kā festivāla atklāšanas filma. Signe Baumane stāsta gan to, cik tuvu ir animācija un filozofija, kādās tehnikās filma tapusi un kāpēc joprojām filmas būtu jāskatās kinoteātros kopā ar daudziem citiem cilvēkiem. "Šī filma ir vienīgā, kas pārstāv noteiktu žanru – bioloģiskais trilleris," bilst Signe Baumane un piebilst, ka žanru pati izdomājusi. "Ja gribi noskaidrot, uzzināt, kas nogalināja, nokāva tavas iepriekšējas attiecības, šī ir filma, kas jānoskatās." Signe Baumane atzīst, ka jaunākā filma "Mans laulību projekts" ir filmas "Akmeņi manās kabatās" turpinājums.  "Es esmu teikusi, ka šī būs triloģija," bilst Signe Baumane, atzīstot, ka filmas nav tik cieši saistītas, lai būtu pirmā, otrā un trešā daļa, bet saistītas tās ir. "Trešā filma manā galvā lēnām vārās, jāskatās, kas notiks." Cik daudz filmā ir autobiogrāfisku faktu? "Šī nav dokumentāla filma, nav arī tīri autobiogrāfiska. Tā ir filma, kuru ir iedvesmojuši notikumi manā dzīvē. Daudzi tēli ir salikti kopā no vairākiem, vai arī fakti vienkāršoti, vai salikti kopā. Ja sāc stāstīt īsto dzīvi, ir ļoti garlaicīgi. Ja mēģini pastāstīt patiesību, kā redzi, kā jūti dzīvi, tad šie fakti jāsakārto tā, ka tie vairs nav fakti, bet patiesība. Tas ir mans princips." Kā no filozofijas studijām Maskavā nonāca līdz animācijas filmām? "Ar vienu soli. Filozofija un animācija ir brālēns un māsīca, māsīcas, nē, brālis un māsa, ļoti tuvu stāv. Jo filozofija arī rīkojas ar abstraktiem terminiem un animācija ir abstrakcija, katrs zīmējums ir abstrakcija," atzīst Signe Baumane. "Tāpēc bieži vien cilvēki nespēj skatīties animāciju, jo tavām smadzenēm ir daudz vairāk jāstrādā, lai to uztvertu un pārstrādātu. Tie tēli vairāk ir simboli, nevis īsti."

Režisores un mākslinieces Signes Baumanes filma "Mans laulību projekts", kas tapusi studijā "Lokomotīve" saņēmusi balvu nozīmīgos festivālos  Ņujorkā, Ansī un Gvadalahāras festivālā Meksikā, kurā  filmu pārstāvēja un balvu saņēma producents Roberts Vinovskis. Par festivālā gūtajiem iespaidiem un topošajām filmām studijā „Lokomotīve” Kultūras Rondo saruna ar Robertu Vinovski. Režisores un mākslinieces Signes Baumanes jaunā animācijas pilnmetrāžas filma pieaugušajiem "Mans laulību projekts" tūlīt pēc pasaules pirmizrādes Traibekas kinofestivālā Ņujorkā izpelnījusies īpašu uzmanību arī citur pasaulē. Gandrīz vienlaikus tā piedzīvoja Eiropas pirmizrādi pasaules svarīgākajā animācijas festivālā Ansī, Francijā, un Latīņamerikas pirmizrādi Gvadalahārā (Meksikā), kur notiek viens no būtiskākajiem festivāliem visā Amerikas kontinentā. Abos festivālos filma izcelta ar īpašām žūrijas atzinības balvām. Gvadalahāras festivālā Meksikā filmu pārstāvēja un balvu saņēma producents Roberts Vinovskis. "Filmu labi uztver un saprot dažādas auditorijas," atzīst Roberts Vinovskis. Latvijā filmas "Mans laulību projekts" pirmizrāde būs rudenī, iespējams, oktobrī. Domājams, tad arī Latvijā ieradīsies režisore Signe Baumane.

Presenting the fifth episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 4, 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 this episode we welcome back Lori Malépart-Traversy, who has followed up her enormously successful student film 'Le Clitoris' with 'Magical Caresses' ('Caresses magiques'), a five-film series of animated documentaries that humorously present a range of testimonials and historical facts that demystify the subject of masturbation. Based on intimate accounts from Sarah Gagnon-Piché and Sara Hébert's 'Caresses magiques' book series, the series will be represented at this year's Annecy festival with episode 3 ('Sweet Jesus') playing in competition, on the heels of episode 5 ('Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo')'s recent win at Sommets du cinéma d'animation for Best Educational Film. Also discussed in this episode: The upcoming premiere of previous podcast guest Signe Baumane's new independent feature 'My Love Affair With Marriage', the quiet UK return of Lisa Hanawalt's 'Tuca and Bertie', a look at Netflix's 'Big Mouth' spinoff series 'Human Resources' and Sam O'Leary's animated segments for the 'Inside No. 9' episode 'Wise Owl'. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

From the first moving drawings that appeared on screens back in the 1930s to the highly imaginative, emotionally resonant filmmaking of today – animation has come a long way. It is no longer considered a pleasant cinematic distraction for kids. In fact, some of the boldest, most creative and slyly subversive filmmaking can be found in animation. Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women responsible for bringing animated characters to life. María Cecilia Botero is an actor from Colombia whose career spans five decades. She has experience in everything from performing musical theater, to being a news anchor, to starring in popular telenovelas, to dubbing commercials and most recently voicing the character of the Abuela in the Oscar-Winning Disney film Encanto. Signe Baumane is a Latvian animator based in Brooklyn. Her first of many short stories was published in a local newspaper when she was 14. She went on to illustrate children's books and create sets for puppet theaters. Since she moved to the United States to further pursue animation, Signe has written, directed and animated 15 shorts and two animated films. Her work has been showcased at over 300 film festivals. She uses animation to confront difficult, adult topics, like “Rocks In my Pockets”, which she also voiced, which covers the 100 year history of her family in Latvia. Produced by Emily Naylor. (Image: (L), María Cecilia Botero , courtesy of María Cecilia Botero. (R), Signe Baumane, courtesy of Signe Baumane.)

Jau 17.reizi notiek kinolektorijs „Tas, ko Tu nedrīksti nezināt”. Šoreiz pazīstami vārdi, kas saistīti ar Latviju – Teuvo Tulio, Signe Baumane un Roza fon Praunheims, kā arī jauatklājami, jo skatītāji varēs iepazīt  filmas, ko ārzemēs veidojuši Latvijā dzimuši vai latviešu izcelsmes kino darbinieki. Par kinolektoriju stāsta Rīgas kino muzeja Kinomuzeja vadītāja Agnese Logina un muzeja kuratore Dace Čaure. No 6. aprīļa līdz 15. jūnijam jau 17. reizi norisināsies LKA Rīgas Kino muzeja un kinoteātra "Splendid Palace" rīkotais kinolektorijs "Tas, ko tu nedrīksti nezināt", kas šoreiz skatītājus aicinās iepazīties ar filmām, ko ārzemēs veidojuši Latvijā dzimuši vai latviešu izcelsmes kino darbinieki. Sešos seansos tiks izrādītas dažādu periodu un žanru filmas, kas dos iespēju runāt gan par Latvijas, gan par kino vēsturi. 2022. gada kinolektorija programmā ir darbi, ko veidojuši latviešu izcelsmes vai Latvijā dzimuši kino režisori, scenāristi un producenti, kuru darbība pamatā saistīta ar ārvalstīm. Viņu dzīvesstāsti un darbi atšķir vairākas, iespējams, nezināmas Latvijas vēstures lapaspuses. Programmas veidošanā ir saglabāts līdzsvars starp autoriem, kas kino skatītājiem Rīgā jau varētu būt zināmi, un tiem, kas daudziem būs jaunatklājums. Pirms katra seansa ar filmu iepazīstinās kāda pazīstama lektora ievadvārdi. Kinolektorija jauno sezonu trešdien, 6. aprīlī, plkst. 19:00 kinoteātrī "Splendid Palace atklās Johannesa (jeb Jāņa) Gūtera mēmā filma "Klusuma tornis" (1925), kas tapusi Veimāras republikā. Gūters savu profesionālo dzīvi iesācis Latvijā, taču ir labāk pazīstams Vācijā, kur ieskaitīts Vācijas kino pamatlicēju kārtā. "Klusuma tornis" ir mēmā melodrāma par sievieti, kuru tēvs tur ieslēgtu augstā tornī. Viņa izglābj tuvumā avarējušu dēkaini, un šis notikums izmaina viņu abu dzīves. Šī ir pagaidām vienīgā Gūtera režisētā filma, kas ir restaurēta. Filmu ievadīs kino teorētiķa un režisora Dāvja Sīmaņa lekcija.

Evan Vernon interviews Signe Baumane, director of MOTHER'S SONG, a 3 minute clip from My Love Affair With Marriage. Much of the work at Signe Baumane Studio in Brooklyn is practical, meaning non-digital. Signe draws most of the animation herself, pencil on paper, Sturgis builds sets out of wood and their Team of artists covers them in paper-mâché and paint. The sets are lit and photographed, the Team pencil shadows the drawings then scans and organizes them into digital files before passing them on to the Latvian Team. MOTHER'S SONG was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. MOTHER'S SONG On the night of a full moon, Zelma, age 13, discovers blood on her bed sheets. Her mother and three Mythology Sirens rush to educate her about what it means to be a woman. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/329002938 Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.

Signe Baumane, lettische Animatorin und Jurymitglied am Internationalen Festival für Animationsfilm in Baden, erzählt... The post Fantoche 2021 – Interview mit Signe Baumane appeared first on Kanal K.

Recorded on the eve of International Women's Day, this episode of Pulling Focus puts women directors in the foreground and features interviews with Laris Kreslins, programmer of the Women's Animation Festival, and animators Emily Hubley and Signe Baumane. For more info about the festival go to http://moore.edu/calendar/moore-women-artists-film-festival-women-in-animation.

Welcome to Season 2! On this episode I have the great pleasure to talk to Signe Baumane. Signe, is a Latvian-born independent filmmaker, artist and animator based in New York. She is currently making her second animated feature "My Love Affair With Marriage". Her first, "Rocks In My Pockets", premiered at Karlovy Vary in 2014, went to over 160 film festivals and had its U.S. release through Zeitgeist Films. Her 16 animated shorts have screened collectively at over 400 film festivals.

In the fourth episode of Independent Animation, our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book "Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films" (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we explore the daunting world of taking on feature-length indie animation with several auteurs who've taken the plunge. Building on the book's explorations of major case studies including well-established artists such as Bill Plympton, Signe Baumane and Nina Paley, in this podcast we meet several relative newcomers in the animation world to learn more about the challenges they faced when both taking on and releasing such mammoth endeavours without a pre-existing fanbase or substantial crew. These include: •Joel Benjamin ("Where It Floods") •Nicholas De Fina ("LeSeurdmin") •Dan Ekis ("Grey Island") Also in this episode we speak with Natasha Price of Engine House, a Cornwall-based studio who are embarking on their own indie feature Back From The Dead Red thanks to the support of blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV.

This month for Obscure Animation we dive into the mental health history of Signe Baumane in her unique film Rocks in My Pockets To follow Signe's kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1055277857/my-love-affair-with-marriage To follow Signe on twitter https://twitter.com/signeanimated To watch Rocks in My Pockets https://vimeo.com/ondemand/rocksinmypockets To see the rest of Obscure Animation watch this playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7wz447AgL4zf8PPl2jzEX05WdA9GKeLy Follow Rachel's Reviews on Itunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 Follow Stanford on twitter- https://twitter.com/StanfordClark Follow Stanford's blog https://moviespastandpresent.com Follow my blog at https://54disneyreviews.com Follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/smilingldsgirl Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews/

CHECK OUT SIGNE'S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR HER NEW FILM (ending Friday, Feb 24th @10:01am ET)   Support this podcast on Patreon and get exclusive and early content! Please Rate & Review us on iTunes INTERVIEW! Signe Baumane is an Indie Animator/Filmmaker from Latvia and based right here in New York City who has a brand new project called "My Love Affair With Marriage." Her Kickstarter campaign ends this Friday, February 24th at 10:01am ET  and we discussed the process of getting an independent animated film made, Kickstarter campaigns, using art to express emotions and philosophy, and making films from a woman's perspective. If you remember, we talked about "Rocks In My Pockets" in episode 45 and, spoiler alert, we loved it! So it was great to get a chance to talk with her and her partner Sturgis Warner about her career and future. Enjoy and don't forget to follow here (links below) and support her project on Kickstarter! Check out Signe around the internet: "My Love Affair With Marriage" Kickstarter Website TwitterInstagram FacebookVimeo YouTube And you can now listen to us on SoundCloud! Topics & Timestamps (3:38) Introvert vs Extrovert (7:06) Who Is: Signe Bauman & Sturgis Warner (12:16) Funding, Kickstarter & Mathew Modine (16:25) Music (28:47) Kickstarter and Mixed Media, what was learned from "Rocks in My Pockets" (35:51) Audience Question: "How did [you] take care of [your] mental health while making a film about depression" ~Elizabeth Honer (40:55) Making "My Love Affair with Marriage" (48:11) When did you know you were an artist? (57:27) On letting someone adapt her work (1:00:58) On making personal films (1:04:27) Being a Woman Director in Indie Animation (1:14:35) Favorite Tiers in "My Love Affair with Marriage" Kickstarter campaign  Check out more of your hosts Stephen Brooks @RubberOnion Rob Yulfo @RobYulfo Order Stephen's tutorial book

Presenting the first episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 2, 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 our first episode of 2017 we give a long overdue welcome to New York-based Latvian animation director Signe Baumane (with producer Sturgis Warner) whose long-established gift for animation that takes on notably adult social themes spanning love, sex and mental health includes the shorts 'Teat Beat of Sex' and the independent feature 'Rocks In My Pockets'. Signe's latest project is 'My Love Affair With Marriage' is presently seeking funds through crowdfunding and will tell the story of young Zelma’s developing understanding of her place in society as a woman by mimicking other girls she perceives to be perfect themselves, unaware of the damage this will cause to her relationships later in life. Along the way she is accompanied by four singing Mythology Sirens – who put pressure on her to conform to society’s expectations – Biology, a character who ‘kindles the chemical processes in Zelma’s brain’. Learn more about how you can contribute to the project at http://kickstartmarriagefilm.com/ Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell

These are our last two episodes! Bonnie & Maude is ceasing as a podcast for now, but keep up with our future endeavors at bonnieandmaude.com.In Part 1, we interview the Latvian-born animator and filmmaker Signe Baumane. Her feature film Rocks In My Pockets chronicles three generations of her family's experience with mental illness, and Signe talks about how dedicating herself to her art has helped her live with depression. Find the trailer, rent, or buy the film at rocksinmypocketsmovie.com, and watch her hilarious and provocative short film collection Teat Beat of Sex at teatbeat.com.This episode includes frank discussion of mental illness, depression and suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

We sit down with the brilliant animator Signe Baumane and her voiceover director/co-producer Sturgis Warner to discuss her new feature film "Rocks in My Pockets". Available for pre-order at rocksinmypocketsmovie.com

Signe Baumane, animācijas filmu režisore. Viņa skolojusies Latvijā, šeit izveidojusi savas pirmās īsfilmas. Pirms gadiem 20 Signe aizceļoja – uz Ņujorku.  Kopš tā laika viņas iedvesmas avots ir arī Amerikas kultūra. Signe kļuvusi par ASV Kinoakadēmijas locekli. Kad Signe Baumane pabeidz filmu, viņa brauc uz Latviju to parādīt šīs puses ļaudīm. Tikko Latvijā aizvadīta pirmizrāde viņas pirmajai pilnmetrāžas animācijas filmai Akmeņi manās kabatās. Un jau pavisam drīz – septembra pirmajās dienās, sāksies filmas Amerikas tūre. Akmeņi manās kabatās ir vēstījums par pašu Signi, viņas dzimtu un Latviju.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Signe Baumane, Filmmaker, Rocks in my Pocket. Festival Section: Official Selection – Competition. FRED meets filmmaker Signe Baumane, whose animated feature film ROCKS IN MY POCKET had its world premiere at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Latvia, the 1920s. Anna, a pretty and educated young woman, falls in [...] The post Signe Baumane – Rocks in my Pocket #KarlovyVaryFF appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

It's Rob's Birthday!! It was Pat's Birthday last week!! And I still make them talk to me about cartoons! This week, we actually start the discussion with the Angry Video Game Nerd movie, because as Indie creators ourselves we're happy when one of our own (same medium or not) breaks ground on a huge development like this. And you know what? It doesn't stop there, Signe Baumane is another Indie creator who is making her first feature length animated film, "Rocks in my Pockets" and it's got a trailer! Ari Folman is making a jump to a western screen wide release with his hybrid movie and it's got a trailer too... and "Bojack Horseman" is the first original adult animated programming on Netflix and it's got a trailer. Oh and Rocky & Bullwinkle disappoint us. But before all of that... we must sing to you one of the great 90s cartoon anthems. Behold. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (19:18)   James Rolfe to tour screenings of AVGN: The Movie starting July 21st (25:24)   Bill Watterson returns to cartooning for 3 weeks, secretly (34:12)   DreamWorks' version of Rocky & Bullwinkle make their first appearance on a GEICO commercial (44:26)   Ari Folman's "The Congress" trailer (52:06)   Signe Baumane's "Rocks in my Pocket" trailer (1:00:28)   Julian Petschek's "Butta Yourself" music video (1:04:49)   "Bojack Horseman" trailer (1:21:37)   Question posed: "Is it 'Animation' or 'Animations'? (1:25:21)   10 Best Words "The Simpsons" Created Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're at it (=

The ninth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell Guest interviewer: Pete Gallagher Special guests: Will Becher, director of "Weatherman" & "Off-Beat", nominated for an Annie award for his animation work on the Aardman feature "The Pirates!" Bill Plympton, Oscar-nominated independent animator, director of the upcoming feature "Cheatin'" Signe Baumane, award-winning animator and director of the upcoming feature "Rocks In My Pockets" Music by Wesley Allard and Ben Mitchell Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell

Signe Baumane was born and raised in Latvia, graduating from Moscow University in 1989 with a B.A. in Philosophy. She started work at Dauka Animation Studio in Riga as an animator and cel painter. Since 1995, she has lived in NYC, having worked on I Married a Strange Person with Bill Plympton and animation inserts for XX/XY among many other projects. Her animation ranges from her 1991 debut The Witch and the Cow to more recent works including The Teat Beat of Sex, and Veterinarian, about the circle of life and death. Her Womanimation! short film Birth is about Amina, a seventeen year old girl who is pregnant and afraid to give birth who goes to older women for consolation and advice, and finds that their stories scare her even more. Signe is continually screening her many animated shorts in the major film festivals like Sundance and Berlin; she also screens in major animation festivals like Annecy. In addition to animation, Signe has illustrated books, worked in puppet theater design, taught animation at Pratt Institute, and is periodically publishing parts of a novel about her adventures in New York in Una, a Latvian women’s magazine. She is a Fellow in Film of the New York Foundation for the Arts, the recipient of an individual artist grant from The Jerome Foundation, and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences.

Spoiler Alert Radio interviewed renowned animator and sex expert, Signe Baumane. Signe Baumane was born and raised in Latvia, graduating from Moscow University in 1989 with a B.A. in Philosophy. She started work at Dauka Animation Studio in Riga as an animator and cel painter. Her animation ranges from her 1991 debut The Witch and the Cow to more recent works including The Teat Beat of Sex,  one of few animated films accepted into both Sundance and Berlin, and Veterinarian, about the circle of life and death. Since 1995, she has lived in NYC, having worked on I Married a Strange Person with Bill Plympton and animation inserts for XX/XY among many other projects. In addition to animation, Signe has illustrated books, worked in puppet theater design, taught animation at Pratt Institute, and is periodically publishing parts of a novel about her adventures in New York in Una, a Latvian women’s magazine. She is a 2005 Fellow in Film of the New York Foundation for the Arts, the recipient of an individual artist grant from The Jerome Foundation, a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences.

Signe Baumane, Alex Weil and Bill Plympton share insights into the world of animators and their animations.