http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com blog for San Francisco chapter of ASIFA-SF Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:50:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Mr. Fox Comes to the Cartoon Art Museum The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents original works of art from Twentieth Century Fox’s feature film FANTASTIC MR. FOX  This exhibit features two sets from the stop motion animated film, “Flint Mine – We Took Everything” and “Farmer Scale Yellow Door,” which ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/12/02/fur-freakin-tastic/  ASIFA-SF & Cartoon Art Museum PresentBooksigning and presentation Tuesday, Dec. 8 The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes author Darrell Van Citters for a special presentation on the creation of Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol, the first animated Christmas special. Van Citters will sign copies of his new book following his presentation. Mr. Magoo and ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/11/21/merry-christmas-everyone/   The San Francisco International Animation FestivalWednesday Nov. 11 thru Sunday Nov. 15 The news of the week / month is the SFIFF’s fourth annual animation festival—which keeps getting bigger and better every year. Long time fans of the form will remember how we used to have to wait all year for ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/11/10/five-days-of-animania/   Best of ASIFA-East Screens Friday, Nov. 67pm • San Francisco Exploratorium  It’s another busy month for animation fans and we’re kicking off the local events with a FREE screening of the winners of the 40th annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The longest running animation competition in the US, is predictably, a strong ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/11/04/west-meets-east/ Spend the day at Pixar Animation StudiosFor the Sixth Annual Cartoon Art Museum Benefit!Saturday November 14, 2009   The Cartoon Art Museum, the only museum in the western United States dedicated to all forms of cartoons and comics, is delighted to host its sixth annual benefit onSaturday, November 14, 2009 at Pixar Animation Studios. ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/10/30/cartoon-art-museum-benefit-at-pixar-animation-studios-1114/ New from the National Film Board of Canada As of October 8, 2009, NFB.ca will feature exclusive programming as part of Get Animated!, with new shorts joining over 150 NFB animation productions already online. New titles include The Brainwashers and Subservience, puppet-animated films from two-time Jutra award-winner Patrick Bouchard, as ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/10/13/whats-nfb/ Henry Selick presents his stop-motion masterwork On Sunday, Oct. 11, 5:30 PM  Focus Features, ASIFA-SF AND ASIFA-Hollywood cordially invite you and your family (limit 4) to a special 3-D screening of Coraline. Immediately after the screening please join us for a Q & A and light reception for director Henry Selick. ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/10/03/coraline-exclusivey/   The Walt Disney Family Museum Opens Oct. 1 It may seem a little unbelievable that this unique and oh-so-special attraction is opening in San Francisco. Los Angeles, Marceline, MO or Kansas City, even, would seem more likely. But go ahead, pinch yourself and call us plumb lucky. This museum, dropped into ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/09/26/where-dreams-come-to-life/   A Heinz Edelmann TributeSeptember 17, 8pm• SF State University Heinz Edelmann was a top illustrator for German magazines when he was tapped to design Yellow Submarine in 1968. His remarkable art direction helped make George Dunning’s film one of the standouts of animation in the 1960s, and his legacy remains influential ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/09/09/its-all-too-much/  Two cool shows at the PFA The Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley has two-count’em-two fascinating programs of unusual, experimental and alternative animated films, including classic pre-psychedelia by Oskar Fischinger and new works as well. Shut off the TV and go see: Tuesday, Sept. 1, ESSENTIAL VISUAL MUSIC; RARE CLASSICS ... http://cablecartoon.blogsome.com/2009/08/31/double-your-fun/