Greece’s Financial Follies

Wings of the Sea

This is a film project that I contributed 3D models and animation for the Auklet.  This was part of a grant to help inform and shed light on the sea birds of the pacific.  It is currently being screened at the San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay

http://www.wingsofthesea.com/birdathlon/index.htm

“Contexting” makes its premiere in NY

http://animationblock.com/summerfest2011/

My latest animation will be playing at the Animation Block Party event at BAM (Brooklyn Art Museum) . A great venue in a great city!

 

“My Pal Geo” is awarded 2011 Excellence at the Canadian Intl Film Fest

My Pal Geo was honored with the Excellence Award for this year’s Canada International Film Festival

Political Animations

In addition to my political cartoons I am now producing animations based on current events.  Though things come and go real fast so animation has to be timely and you have to be willing to spend more hours and less payoff if a subject material has passed its freshness date.  I was a few days late with the Egyptian uprising, but I hope this has captured the mood and sentiment in Egypt…

Happy Holidays

This is an animated video I did as part of CNN’s 12 days of Christmas.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.  For some reason, animation and holidays go together pretty naturally.  Maybe because there are not too many partridges in pear trees in the real world.  My colleague Bruno DeGazio did the music and we both sang (very badly) in his recording studio.

Atlanta Shorts on PBS

Appalachian Dreams will be on the air in Atlanta Shorts this weekend…

Atlanta Shorts

Saturdays at 1:00am and Sundays at 12:00 midnight

PBA 30 is showcasing the work of Atlanta independent filmmakers with a great half-hour, weekly series. Hosted by Atlanta actress-singer Debra McDavid, Atlanta Shorts features several one- to 10-minute films in each program.

12 Days of Christmas on CNN

CNN will be doing a special 12 days of christmas video.  I was happy to participate and one of my animations…”3 French Hens” aired on CNN Thursday morning.  We’ll see what the final video actually looks like!

http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer/ireport_embed.swf?player=embed&configPath=http://ireport.cnn.com&playlistId=523938&contentId=523938/0&

How to Draw John Boehner on CNN

My political video, “How to Draw John Boehner” has been vetted on CNN’s i-reports!

Following Aristotle: Ballard High’s storytellers

From KPLU Seattle

A great article that focuses on the importance of story within the art of Cinema.

My Pal Geo to screen at the Bloor Cinema

The Bloor Cinema is a true Toronto landmark and one of the longest running independent theatres in Canada.  My pal Geo Pal lives near the theatre and has been involved with many events there!  It’s a great place to see classics as well as independent films you usually don’t see at the Megaplexes.  I look forward to this Saturday, Nov 6th at 7pm to see my short film up on the big silver screen!

Why I Vote video

It’s that time of year where politics are ripe.  One thing that is playing a prominent role are videos…whether they are attack ads, satire, funding pleas, or pundits debating the minutiae, I wanted to chime in on this phenomenon.  This video is a response to the NY Times invite to produce short videos on why are we going to vote this year.

The film was published in the NY TIMES…

Greenville History Museum and Columbia’s Nickelodeon Theater

SOUTH CAROLINA STORIES
SCREENING OF FILM FUND SHORTS IN COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE
NOVEMBER 11 & NOVEMBER 17

 

The South Carolina Film Commission will screen five of the films produced
through the first two years of their Production Grant program on November 11
in Columbia, SC, at the Nickelodeon Theater, and November 17 in Greenville
at the Upcountry History Museum.

Fresh off successful runs on the international film festival circuit, this
will be the first chance to see all of these short films as one collection.
The screenings are free and open to the public.

"These films really show the filmmaking talent that is in South Carolina,
and the type of enriching, dynamic stories our state holds," said Tom Clark
with the Film Commission.  "And what better audience to appreciate these
stories then South Carolinians themselves."

According to Clark, the program - titled South Carolina Stories -  is made
up of films that tell their tales with distinctive style and creativity, and
includes renowned acting talent such as Patty Duke, Mackenzie Astin, and
Keir O'Donnell (Wedding Crashers, The Runaways).  

The short films include Civil, a breathtaking Civil War story with a twist;
Cannon Street Boys, the true story of the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little
League team in Charleston; Appalachian Dreams, an animation/live-action
hybrid based on the traditional crafts and music of southern Appalachia;
Song of Pumpkin Brown, a narrative account of the Jenkins Orphanage's
celebrated music program and its influence on jazz; and a segment from the
feature-film The Four Children of Tander Welch, the first-time teaming of
actress Patty Duke and her son Mackenzie Astin.

All films were produced through the Film Commission's Production Grant
program, the first-ever of its type in the nation.

The screenings will include question and answer sessions with the
filmmakers.  Following are details for each program:

NOVEMBER 11

Nickelodeon Theater
937 Main Street
Columbia, SC  29201
Starts at 8 pm

NOVEMBER 17
Upcountry History Museum
540 Buncombe Street
Greenville, SC, 29601
Starts at 7 pm

For more information, contact Brad Jayne at
brad@creativeforgeproductions.com.

Thursday on ETV/PBS

Appy Dreams will air again on ETV/PBS this Thursday Oct 21 at 10pm.

http://www.scetv.org/index.php/southern_lens/show/bonecrusher_and_appalachian_dreams/

U of Toronto Concert Screening

"May Pal Geo" will have a special screening at UT Music in house concert.

Tuesday October 19, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music 
Free Admission
http://www.utoronto.ca/maps.html