Monday, December 28, 2009

1939 Gulliver's Travels at Plaza, XPT seeking applicants





As part of Plaza Theatre's 70th Anniversary Gala, they are showing Gulliver's Travels on 35mm!

Gulliver's Travels will be showing at Plaza on:

- Saturday, Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. and 9:30pm.
- Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m and 9:30pm.

Apply for Xperimental Puppet Theater!
- Project proposal deadline is February 1st, 2010
- Performance dates are May 13-16, 2010
- Receive funds to make your piece!
- Animation or puppetry welcome


The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA is calling for the submission of short puppet theater pieces ten minutes or less for the Xperimental Puppet Theater production.

Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT) is a program that offers the opportunity for professional and emerging artists to explore and experiment, creating original puppet theater geared to adult audiences.

You can apply as a Project Director with your own show, or as an Individual Member available to participate in the different pieces as performer, musician, puppet builder, etc.

Proposed pieces must be under ten minutes, and can feature any of the myriad styles of puppetry: shadows, marionettes, masks, automata, object theater, body puppets, rod puppets, etc

We also accept short puppet films. Proposed films must be under eight minutes, and can be stop-motion, claymation, live manipulation, collage, silhouette, or any other style of puppet film. Accepted films will be placed in the Center’s puppet film library.

We also accept puppetry themed installation art for display in our atrium during the production in May.

We are pleased to offer funding for new works. Project grants up to $400 may be awarded. In addition, rehearsal space, some technical, design, and manipulation assistance can be provided as available.

The deadline for project proposals is February 1st, 2010. Performance dates are May 13-16, 2010. For application and more info visit our website:

http://puppet.org/perform/xpt10.shtml

Feel free to email the XPT Program Director with any questions – michaelhaverty@hotmail.com

Monday, December 21, 2009

CCP Games seeking animators!

CCP (creators of EVE Online) is hiring here is Atlanta, but also for their office in Iceland. They are seeking animators, senior animators, animation director and animation programmers.

For more info, please email Cathy Montes at cmontes@ccpgames.com, or apply directly online at www.ccpgames.com. Please include a demo reel or link to your portfolio.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Thanks and Bizarro Sat Morn 4

Thanks so much to everyone who came to our art opening and benefit show at WonderRoot last night!! It was a huge success thanks to you!!

C. Martin Croker is doing another installment of Bizarro Sat Morn at Plaza:





Upcoming Animation Month events at WonderRoot:

International Animation Day Re-showing
Wednesday, December 9th
8pm at WonderRoot, $3

Animation Draw 8
Saturday, December 12th
3pm to 7pm at WonderRoot

Georiga Animation on my Mind Re-showing
Wednesday, December 16th
8pm at WonderRoot, $3

Animation Attack! Re-showing
Tuesday, December 22nd
8pm at WonderRoot, $3

Wednesday, December 2, 2009





We have an amazing collection of cartoon art hanging at WonderRoot! Thanks so much to everyone who submitted art!!

Please come check out the art opening / music show / benefit this Friday at WonderRoot, starting at 8pm. We're honored to have the following musical acts performing:

Performances (in order of appearance):
- Clementine Willowilde
- Christ Lord
- Jacques Cartier
- Omnipresent Toychest
- The Back Pockets

WonderRoot is located at 982 Memorial Dr, Atlanta, GA andwonderroot.org. We are extremely thankful to them for helping us so much with this show- Kristy Breneman especially.

Artists who participated get in for free, ASIFA-Atlanta members will get a discount of some kind, and everyone else will be asked for a $5 donation.

All proceeds will go towards keeping ASIFA-Atlanta running, including paying fees for acquiring nonprofit status.

This also kicks off Animation Month at WonderRoot! We have the following scheduled so far:

Art Opening Music Benefit Party
Friday, December 4th
8pm to late at WonderRoot, $5

Introduction to Flash Animation
Saturday, December 5th
2pm and 4:30pm at WonderRoot

International Animation Day Re-showing
Wednesday, December 9th
8pm at WonderRoot, $3

Animation Draw 8
Saturday, December 12th
3pm to 7pm at WonderRoot

Georiga Animation on my Mind Re-showing
Wednesday, December 16th
8pm at WonderRoot, $3

Animation Attack! Re-showing
Tuesday, December 22nd
8pm at WonderRoot, $3