It’s time again to answer a few e-mails and comments that have come in over the last few weeks…
Hello there. I am a nineteen-year-old animation student in sunny Los Angeles, California. I am a huge fan of the show and just about everything Mike Judge has ever done. I saw this year's show at the Nuart (though not on the opening night, to my great sadness). My complaint isn't about the show itself, which was vastly better this year than last year, but about the selection of animation show t-shirts on this website. I notice the minimum size you offer is Medium, ranging all the way to XX-Large. I personally am gravely offended by the implication that the only people who like independent animation are obese and very visibly uncool. Let's not continue to perpetuate such a stereotype. I will be waiting for my small shirt.
Yours sincerely,
J
Yikes! We totally offer small sizes for shirt J. There is one specific shirt that’s only in Large and XL because it was a very limited batch and that color shirt was only available in the two sizes. If folks are interested though we’ll continue to explore more variations. We’ve actually found that most of our theater goers and the animators we work with are quite fit and trim. I guess obsessive people have peculiar eating habits.
Hey, I was just wondering the full details on the IFC Center showings of Animation Show, like which filmmakers will be there and at what showings? Thanks!
Yours sincerely,
E
I think showtimes for the IFC won’t be 100% locked until a week ahead of time. I would guess a 7:00 (ish) and 9:30 (ish) showtimes. We’re really looking to blow things out for NYC with animator Q&A’s a few times a week during the run. We open on Friday July 25th with Dave Carter and the Animation Show squad in the house. This will be a Q&A to remember! I think Monday or Tuesday (July 28 or 29th) we’ll have PES out and I’m still trying to connect with Bill Plympton for something at the end of the week. We’ll shoot out a screening newsletter when tickets are ready to go onsale so sign up for the NYC letter.
I was wondering when the Portland, OR Animation Show will be opening?
Yours sincerely,
A
Good grief me too. The Cinema 21 in Portland has been our home on and off for the last six years and we really want to open there again with this show. But as a single screen they’re strapped down to the big studio’s whim for releases. The date we had back in June was pushed because of Mongol and now we’re hoping for fall. We’ll update when it’s a go.
is there going to be a Milwaukee show this year!!!!!
Yours sincerely,
S
There is going to be a Milwaukee show. Yes, yes! It’s looking like September 9th we’ll return to the Times Cinema. We’ll post up on the schedule page and send out a newsletter when that’s locked.
Do you have a link to the previous years website design with the waves? Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
S
Weird. No.
Where can I get posters for the 3rd and 4th Animation Show?
Thanks much -
G
San Diego Comic Con will be your next opportunity for show posters followed abruptly by e-bay I imagine.
Hi gang,
I recently saw a commercial on MTV2 for The Animation Show. It had a polar bear talking to a penguin in a living room. I thought it was great... do you know if that's an actual film?
Yep, the short you mention is called “John and Karen” by Matthew Walker and is currently touring in our Animation Show 4 program. Check out the schedule page for updates on when it’ll hit a city near you.
I went to Key Cinema, a small theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana and watched the new Animation Show #4. I like it, especially "The Unpaid Hooker" short. Because I like simple and funny. The paintball was also cool too, in a different way. Overall very nice! I am a fan of Beavis and Butt-Head, Aqua-Teen Hunger Force, much of the Adult Swim line-up, many South Park episodes, Ren and Stimpy adult etc, and enjoy some amateur projects like the cartoons on NewGrounds.com and HomestarRunner.com.
I have been thinking of making a computer animated cartoon series for a while. I am focusing on the character humor content more than the artistic graphic ability. So the simple shorts of the Animation Show volumes are inspiring to me!
Yours sincerely,
D
Thank you for writing D! Keep at it and send us a link or DVD if you get some headway on our series.
I have written you three times and still heard no response. I’m trying to reach Mike Judge for casting his new film. Attached are my headshot, resume and agents information. I would like to read for Dale or the Kenny. If you can not forward this to Mike you must notify me.
Regards,
B
God damn actors. I don’t even think “the Kenny” is a character in Mike’s new feature. We’re not connected at all to Mike’s current production so I’m afraid you’re barking up the wrong tree. You get points for the pissy urgency though.
Hello!
I have a question, i'm from europe and want to buy The Animation Show box vol.1 & vol.2. Is it possible to get a European version of the DVD? otherwise it will not work on my DVD-player.
I’m afraid it isn’t. We’re not available on PAL. Our DVD will probably play on your computer DVD player but there aren’t currently plans for a world wide release. We gotta get folks here in the US to take a wider interest first, yahoo!
So Animation Show what’s next?
P
Travel, travel, Comic Con, travel, NYC, travel, sleep.. vacation.
Thank you all for your e-mails and comments folks. Sorry if we haven’t written you back directly. E-mail has become a daunting giant between travel, phone calls and everything else. If you have questions you can’t find an answer too though drop us a line and we’ll write back or post a response here in the news area.
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