For four nights, the Fourth Annual Animation Block Party will feature nearly 100 short cartoons from around the world. A playful mix of sick and twisted to art house, and everything thing in between.
July 27:
Animation Block Party opens on Friday July 27th at Rooftop Films at Automotive High School, 50 Bedford Ave, between N. 12th and Lorimer, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the event of rain the show is indoors at the same location.
8:00 pm – Musical Performance by Demander
9:00 pm – Screening Begins
July 28:
Animation Block Party’s second night drops Saturday July 28th at the Pioneer Theater on East 3rd Street, between Avenues A and B (closer to A) in Manhattan, NY.
Pioneer evening screenings will run at 8:30, 10:15 and 12:00 midnight.
July 29, 8 p.m.:
Animation Block Party’s third night is at Galapagos Art Space at 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn between Kent and Wythe on Sunday on July 29th.
July 30:
Animation Block Party’s final night is at Bam Cinematek at The Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY on Monday July 30th.
The BAM screenings will be at 6:50 and 9:15 screening at BAM. The 6:50 screening will be preceded by a short introductory discussion with participating filmmakers.
Visit their website for more information: www.animationblock.com
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN:
Some call it punk rock, some call it grass roots, but labels aside – NYC based Animation Block Party is dedicated to exhibiting the world’s best independent, professional and student animation.
Our main mode of broadcast is the once a year, Animation Block Party, a four day film Brooklyn festival in late July. ABP summer festivals are full of indoor/outdoor events, juried prizes, cool sponsored stuff, good music, cold drinks and the world’s best animated shorts on-screen.
This summer from July 27-30, 2007 – Animation Block Party will screen nearly one hundred animated shorts ranging in genre and theme. Every night of the festival will culminate with an excellent after party as described at: www.animationblock.com/summerfest
Animation Block does offer other sources of exhibition, such as the web selects section of our site that promotes animation makers and their films. We also distribute shorts through our Animation Block Party
Mix-Tapes, DVD releases that showcase some of the festival’s best shorts.Since the premiere of the first official Animation Block Party film festival on September 9th 2004 – we have received over 2000 animation submissions from all ends of the earth. International entries have arrived from Greece, France, The Netherlands, Israel, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Animation submissions from the United States include California, Texas, Rhode Island, Ohio, Chicago, Boston, New York City, etc. In past three years, more than 2500 fans and filmmakers have attended Animation Block Party festivals.
This no holds barred hip-hop dance battle does not stop to some one jumps out the circle. The first session has some of the hottest B-Girl dance moves on the planet, duking it out for the love of the style, followed by the B-Boys and their patented moves. After the girls and boys square off against one each other, the Frienemies session starts with a free for all where girls and boys, friends and foe, walk it out for a chance to represent New York City at the U.K. B-Boy Championships. All tunes will be spun by DJ Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love.
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