CAN: Cincinnati Animation Network

This is Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi of Tonko House- they did a short called The Dam Keeper and it was nominated for an Academy Award. So goalz. If you are working on your own project that you want some accountability help with then come show the group what you're working on at the Animation Directors Round Table- get advice if you need it and commiseration if you want it. August 2 2017, 7:00pm Brew House 1047 E McMillan St Cincinnati, OH 45206

Join us at Sitwell's Coffee House to talk animation and cartoons and to hang out. All are welcome! May 16 2017, 7:00pm Sitwell's Coffee House 324 Ludlow Ave Cincinnati OH 45220

The next Animation Directors Round Table is coming up this Wednesday April 5 2017! If you are working on your own project that you want some accountability help with then come show the group what you're working on, get advice if you need it and commiseration if you want it. April 5 2017, 7:00pm Brew House 1047 E McMillan St Cincinnati, OH 45206 Give me (Darcy) a call if you have any issues the day of: 513 304 9780. See you there!

For those of you who missed the Latin American Experimental Animation screening at Mini Microcinema yesterday, here are a bunch of my personal favorites from the show. Overall the tone of the show was creepy, a little dilapidated or decaying, a little scary, but with genuinely beautiful moments. Luis- Diluvio Animacion (Chile) Luis is the 2nd short video of the series “Lucía, Luis y el lobo” (”Lucía, Luis and the Wolf”), it is a follow-up to the short video Lucía. The video was shot frame by frame with a digital photo camera. Materials: charcoal, dirt, flowers, found objects and cardboard. LUIS from diluvio on Vimeo . Aedes- Quique Rivera (Puerto Rico)  (Adult themes) "Aedes" is a cyclic animation that explores the relationship between various small objects: a syringe needle, a bullet, and money. Violence, drug dependance and ambition are as transmissible as a disease on a mosquito bite. Lucia- Diluvio Animacion (Chile) Lucía is the 1st short v...

The RiverReel International Film Festival is coming up this weekend in Cincinnati. It's chock full of independent live action films from around the world. The thing I am hyperfocusing on, however, is the Saturday Brunch Fundraiser because it will feature the work of Robert Lyons, a NYC based experimental animator and optical fx artist: Enjoy free coffee and opt for yummy eats as you listen to live music and enjoy an exhibition of experimental animation at this relaxed brunch benefitting the Cincinnati Film Society. Delicious eats provided by our friends at A Catered Affair. The menu will include: Jumbo lump crab cakes with sweet corn and jalapeno; Shrimp po boy; Cheesy grits; Bread pudding with bourbon sauce, and Cajun chicken with a chicken broth based caper and lemon sauce. And of course, coffee. But, YOU MUST RESERVE IN ADVANCE. The spotlight is on Robert Lyons, an NYC-based animation artist with a history in photographic and optical special effects. His film and T...

Tonight March 17 is the Best of Ottawa Screening! I am going to be heading downtown from Hyde Park, I have 3 or 4 seats empty in my car if anyone wants to carpool down there (If so, email me-cincycan@gmail.com, my name is Darcy). We are then meeting at 8pm in the Washington Square Garage to try to further reduce the number of cars we are trying to park in OTR. Around 8:15 we will be at Lucy Blue Pizza for noms and drinks, then around 9:00pm we will head to Woodward Theater for seats. Lucy Blue Pizza is at 1126 Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Woodward Theater is at 1404 Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 And here is more info about the films that will be showing!

Check out Rafael Rosado's talk Monday, March 20th at 6:30 at Otto M. Budig Theater at NKU! This is a great chance to see how someone has managed to have a successful career in animation while living in Ohio. It's in the University Center, highlighted here  He is an amazing illustrator and animator. He has storyboarded shows as diverse as Scooby Doo, Transformers, The Batman, Looney Tunes, Curious George and many others. He also illustrates graphic novels!

Just wanted to post a reminder that this Friday the short independent animated films from the Ottawa International Animation Festival are playing in Cincinnati and it's FREE (which is amazing considering people in the industry spend hundreds to see it....) The details: Woodward Theater 1404 Main St Cincinnati, OH 45202 Friday Mar 17th, 9:00pm free admission! Arrive early to be sure that you get a seat, I don't know how busy it will be.  Also, if you are interested in meeting for a drink beforehand, like maybe at  16-bit , let me know ( cincycan@gmail.com ) and we can figure that out! Hope to see you there! Let's show these people that Cincinnati is interested in animation! Best of Ottawa 2016: International Tour Running Time:  67 minutes RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY OIAF 2016 Signal Film  |  Andreas Hykade and Theodore Ushev | Germany & Canada | 1:20 Begone Dull Care 2015  | Paul Johnson | Canada | 3:48 ...

Let Brenda Chapman inspire us at this month's Animation Directors meeting! The purpose of the meeting is to get projects done by providing accountability, getting critiques from other indie animation filmmakers and creatives if you want them, showing your work, and getting assistance with any technical- or any other- issues you're having with your production from others that are going through the same thing. The meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each month. The Mockbee 2260 Central Pkwy Cincinnati, OH 45214 7pm If your GPS takes you to the entrance on West McMicken, you can park there and take the long stairway by the building down the hill and enter at the door on Central Parkway, on the other side of the building. We'll be right inside the door.  Let me know if you plan on coming! My cell is  (513) 304- 9780  if you have any questions or anything.

The first monthly animation movie night in conjunction with the Cincinnati Film Society is coming up this Wednesday!  We will be screening The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead , a feature animated film made by Elliot Cowan, followed by a Q+A with the director. The Mockbee 2260 Central Parkway Cincinnati OH 45214 7:00pm free admission After their home is destroyed, Boxhead & Roundhead must head to the big city to battle red tape, rent, rats and the rat race to get it back. Art and industry, friendship and foul play are all in the mix in this, the first feature length Boxhead & Roundhead stressful adventure. Elliot Cowan is an award winning animator, writer artist and educator. He was born in Melbourne, Australia where he attended the Independent College of Art and Design and followed that up with a further post grad year at the Victorian College of the Arts. He spent nearly 11 years in Tasmania writing, directing and editing lo...

The first stop on my journey to find animation employers in Cincinnati is Epipheo, which is possibly Cincinnati’s largest employer of animators. Epipheo has a simple goal- to give people epiphanies with their content, hence the name.   They do this through writing and producing both live action and animated commercials and explainer videos for a wide variety of clients. A cool space awaits Nestled in Longworth Hall, Epipheo has a space filled with staff creatives that feels very similar to a cabin in the woods… minus the cozy fur-covered couch needed for napping. However, the whiskey and moonshine were present. This is how they work: they get the assignment from a client, and their storytelling teams find the epiphany and write up the script. For the animated videos they then either assign the script to an animator to complete from start to finish, or they put together a team of creatives who are each skilled at one aspect of...

Walt Disney being confused in 1922. So we all feel better. The next Animation Directors Round Table is almost here! The purpose of the meeting is to get projects done by providing accountability, getting critiques from other indie animation filmmakers and creatives if you want them, showing your work, and getting assistance with any technical- or any other- issues you're having with your production from others that are going through the same thing. This time we will be meeting: Wednesday September 7th, 7:00pm Brew House 1047 East McMillan Cincinnati OH 45206 As always, email me (Darcy) with any questions or concerns!

Hey guys- on Friday there is an event in Columbus called  THE LOW-DOWN ON MO: A CONVERSATION WITH MO WILLEMS AND HILARY PRICE.   Mo Willems  is a children's book writer and illustrator, and also has a background in writing, directing, and creating art for animation. If you're able to get to the event it could be really interesting. Mo Willems Here is the info from the Wexner Center's website: FREE for all audiences (No RSVP or ticket required)   Hear from award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems, who discusses his life, career, and creative process with Hilary Price, the creator behind the internationally syndicated comic strip Rhymes with Orange. Parents, educators, librarians, and aspiring children’s book authors won’t want to miss this event!   A number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, Willems has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary T...

To all animation filmmakers:  The first meeting of the Animation Director's Round Table will be this Wednesday August 3rd at 7pm at the Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge.  Yes this is a bar modeled after The Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," how perfect is that. They also have fancy beef jerky and trail mixes in addition to booze and non-alcoholic drinks.  Give the host either my name or tell them you're with the Cincinnati Animation Network- we should be in a big booth in the corner. Yay so excited! Bring your stuff! If you haven't RSVP'd yet please do, just send me an email at cincycan@gmail.com Overlook Lodge 6083 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati, OH 45213 http://www.theoverlooklodgecincinnati.com (513) 351-0035 Join Ussssssssss....

Announcement! We are starting an Animation   Director's Round Table meeting in Cincinnati that will recur regularly. The people who will want to attend this group are people who are making their own independent animated films who are in the Cincinnati area. The purpose of the meeting is to provide accountability, get critiques from other filmmakers if you want them, show your work, and get assistance with any technical- or any other- issues you're having with your production from others that are going through the same thing.  For example if you're getting an error in some program, someone may be able to help. if you're having trouble with motivation, we can help with that too. It's really a support group for indie animators. And hopefully we can learn from each other as well. I have a couple of people who are interested already, myself included. Is anyone else working on their own indie project that would like to attend?  We are d...

***Important-directions to the room we're in!  When you get to Essex Studios, and you're standing in front of the genie in the parking lot- turn right and walk to the wooden steps. Climb them, and enter the building at the door at the top of the steps. Once inside, walk straight back until you reach the back wall, then turn right and walk straight. Studio 268 will be on the left side!  See you tonight!***** We are having a meetup! Important facts: 1) Bring your portfolios for review and your questions for answering. 2) Win Stuff + get free stuff 3) Bring your art supplies that need to be re-homed This is taking place at Essex Studios, Studio #268 (thank you to David Harz, it's his space) at 7:00 pm on Thursday Jan 28th aka in a couple of days. 2511 Essex Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45206 The door to Essex is kept locked but we will be there to let people in at 7:00pm,. If you RSVP I will look out for you. If you're going to be late or if you arrive late you can also t...

Earlier this year Bill Plympton's indie feature "Cheatin" played in Columbus followed by a Q+A by Bill Plympton. Well, the good news is that this event is happening again in Cincinnati this Thursday evening 8/6/15 in case you couldn't make it to the Columbus one! The feature will be followed by a Skype Q+A with Bill Plympton as well. This is a great opportunity to not only see a different type of feature but also to ask questions of a man who has produced multiple features on his own and has had a lot of really big clients too. He's basically the ultimate freelancer, which is why he's called the King of Independent Animation.  Can you make it? Cheatin' Still- Bill Plympton We could also meet up after for a drink! Here are details: Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati 7:30pm tix: $9.75 Student tix: $7.50 http://www.esquiretheatre.com/ events.asp#cheat Email me at cincycan@gmail.com with any questions :)

Join us  April 27th at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus  for an evening with the King of Indie Animation -- the only person to hand draw an entire animated feature film--  Bill Plympton. Schedule of Events: 7 p.m. Screening of Cheatin', his latest feature 8:30 p.m. Q & A with Bill Plympton in the theater Buy tickets online:  http://gatewayfilmcenter.com/bill-plympton-visits-gfc/ Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from Portland State University in Graphic Design. Bill Plympton moved to New York City in 1968. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy and Screw. In 1987 he was nominated for an Oscar® for his animated short “Your Face”. In 2005, Bill received another Oscar® nomination, this time for a short film “Guard Dog”. “Push Comes to Shove” another short film, won the prestigious Cannes 1991 Palme d’Or. After producing many short...

Hey guys I had the fortunate opportunity to check out some films from Paris production companies at the London International Film Festival at the Barbican Center yesterday. These are some of the films that I enjoyed the most- it's always good to see what other people are doing don't you think? Some of the links are to teasers but the full films will hopefully be released soon. I will keep an eye out for them- you get a dose of style and mood from the teasers. The full films I found are here too:) Man On The Chair- Dir. Dahee Jeong Invasion- Dirs Hugo Ramirez & Olivier Patte Unicorn Blood- Dir Alberto Vasquez Walking Grainy- Dir Francois Vogel I can't find anything from this film, but this short music video trailer from the same director gives you an idea of the insanity that is watching this film The Chant- Dir Ines Sedan

YOU GUYS.  Go see Marjane Satrapi while she's in Columbus!! Tuesday October 21, 2014 Columbus College of Art and Design 60 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43215 The facebook page should have more information as the date approaches:  https://www.facebook.com/events/253385198201862/ Marjane Satrapi in two different dimensions- 3d and 2d She is an author, comic artist, and animation director, here is her bio: Still from Persepolis Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris, where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. During an interview about Persepolis the feature She is also the author of several children’s books, Embroideries, and the internationally best-selling and award-winning comic book autobiography in two parts, Persepolis and Persepolis 2. Persepolis was made into an animated feature film, co-written and co-directed...