ASIFA-SF’s Summer Screening and Party
This Saturday, August 2, Fun starts at 8 pm
 
ASIFA-SF’s annual summer bash mixes good food, crazy cartoons and great people—and you’re invited! We’ll provide the basics (wine and cheese) but your pot luck contributions and especially—your films—are welcome to add spice to the mix. Films already scheduled range from Tony Claar’’s Clownin’’ Around (above) to Dennis Tupicoff’’s Chain Saw, a powerful work that just won the Grand Prize at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival, and has been shown by several other international festivals (Sydney, Stuttgart, etc.). The Annecy program guide said “"Romance is like a chainsaw: a very dangerous beast indeed."”

The lineup continues with Richard Williams’’ promo for his new DVD The Animation Masterclass. based on his book The Animator’’s Survival Kit. Signe Baumane’’s The Veterinarian is a nice G-rated film that has been seen in festivals in NYC, Cannes, Melbourne, Stuttgart, etc. It has won the best-animated short awards at the Staten Island Film Festival and the Arizona FF, the Excellence in Animation award from ASIFA-East Annual Festival 2008, etc. You can also see the Sikoryak Bros.’ Cartoon Adventures of Major Mars, a parody of ’40s Rocket Man serials dressed up as an homage to ’60s Hanna-Barbera shorts. You won’t get the theme song out of your head for days.

We also plan to show a few short pieces from San Francisco State and from Animation Mentor.com, The Online Animation School and whatever surprises are brought in unannounced.  Everyone, not just members, is welcome to bring work as long as it is animated. This is a great chance to meet folks at ASIFA and consider joining the Bay Area’s leading animation society!

Oddball Films can show DVDs, VHS tape and 16mm film. Oddball Films is located at 275 Capp St. between 17th and 18th Street. It is a giant 3rd floor warehouse loft full of rare 16mm films. Stephen Parr provides historic footage to filmmakers and runs a great underground film series in this space. Capp runs parallel to and between Mission and Van Ness. The warehouse is near the 16th St. Bart Station and the Victoria Theatre.

Stephen Parr’s Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street (3rd fl.) (415) 558-8117  www.oddballfilm.com