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from the issue of April 26, 2007
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Animation shorts open April 27
A compilation of animated short films from around the world opens April 27 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
"The Animation Show" is curated by Mike Judge (creator of "Beavis and Butt-Head" and "King of the Hill") and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt ("Billy's Balloon," "Rejected" and "The Meaning of Life").
The theatrical animation festival was born in 1976 with the launch of the Fantastic Animation Festival. This was the first show to create the now-universal "program on a flyer" and the first to receive a first-run 35mm theatrical release. The Fantastic Festival's popularity helped pave the way shortly thereafter for similar commercial programs throughout the 80s and 90s, including Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation, the Tournee of Animation, and several others that came and went with varying success.
"The Animation Show" launched in 2003, making it the first festival of animation created and produced with actual animators at the helm.
Animated shorts showing at the Ross include:
• "Rabbit" (2005), England, www.runwrake.com;
• "City Paradise" (2004), England, http://www.passion-pictures.com/;
• "Everything Will Be OK" (2006), United States, www.bitterfilms.com;
• "Collision" (2005), England, www.mathattler.com;
• "Nine" (2005), United States, www.shaneacker.com;
• "Guide Dog" (2006), United States, www.plymptoons.com;
• "Eaux Forte" (2005), France;
• "Overtime" (2004), France;
• "Dreams and Desires" (2006), United Kingdom, www.berylproductions.co.uk/; and
• "Game Over" (2006), United States, www.eatpes.com.
"The Animation Show" plays the Ross through May 10. For more information, go online to www.theross.org or call 472-5353.
GO TO: ISSUE OF APRIL 26
ARTS HEADLINES FOR APRIL 26
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American Life in Poetry
Animation shorts open April 27
Award-winning Rocktavo to join April 29 performances
Capstone exhibit open through May 4
'Casino Royale' viewing is April 26
IN RESIDENCE
Shen Wei presents fusion of art forms, cultures April 28
'Thoroughly Modern' showcase is April 27
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