The Animation Show is a showcase for some of the world’s greatest independent animated short films.  They currently license animated short films for a variety of programs including theatrical and DVD collections, iTunes and web channels and for television (via MTV). Launched in 2003, the Show is the first festival of animation created and produced with actual animators at the helm. A sister series of high quality Animation Show DVDs now supplement the theatrical tour with additional insights and brand new lineups of films–while the main Show remains a unique and unforgettable annual program that is usually gone forever once it is out of theaters.

Every year the Show works diligently to put animated shorts into more theaters than any festival in American history: giving these filmmakers the wide exposure their work deserves and sharing their short masterpieces on the big screen, where they belong. The Animation Show was started as an annual feature-length theatrical compilation of short films from
around the world, originally curated by Mike Judge and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt.

And now it’s coming to the Bay Area for one week only. Starting July 4, the Lumiere in San Francisco and the Shattuck in Berkeley will be running the Show; filmmakers are rumored to be in attendance on Saturday July 5. Films include the U.S. premiere of shorts from the prestigious French animation college Gobelins, animation great Bill Plympton premiering Hot Dog, stop-motion superstar PES with instructional cooking treat Western Spaghetti, Corky Quakenbush with his irreverent Yompi, Georges Schizgebel with the gorgeous Jeu–and more!

For the full story, check out www.animationshow.com