Animation Block Party 2007

The 2007 Animation Block Party ran from July 27-30, featuring premieres from the world's top animators, newfound students works and the best professional and indie shorts of all genres.

Eighty-eight films were screened. Each evening culminated with a great after party from ABP's excellent sponsors and venue partners.

 


Winners 2007:

Best In Show
Lost in Snow / Vladimir Lesciov / Latvia
Original Design
Zoologic / Nicole Mitchell / CalArts
Computer Animation A Faery's Tale / Sylvia Apostol / NYC
Experimental Film Phantom Canyon / Stacey Steers / Colorado
Music Video Me-I / Mixtape Club and Daniel Garcia / Brooklyn
Narrative Short How She Slept at Night / Lilli Carre / Chicago
Student Film Hedgehug / Dan Pinto / UArts
Minute Movie Legend of Cranky Verne / Laika Studios / Portland
Documentary Short When I Grow Up / Michelle Meeker / San Francisco
Audience Award Snake / Becky James / Harvard

  FRIDAY   |   SATURDAY   |   SUNDAY


FRIDAY full program

JULY 27, 2007

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.

Buy Advance Tickets Here for July 27.

8:00 pm – Musical Performance by Demander

9:00 pm – Screening Begins

  • Animation Block Intro – Scott Dodson
  • Sopranos Ending Revealed – Martin Abrahams
  • Hell’s Angels Safehouse – Ashley Holzwasser
  • The Powers That Be – Will White
  • Infinite Justice – Karl Tebbe
  • Symbol – Ron Crawford
  • The Return of Sargeant Pecker – Pierre Delarue
  • Brain Wash – Woodrow Martin
  • Crapass – Mike Chiechi
  • Peeper – Luis Cerritos
  • Little Guys – David Pagano
  • Barney The Terrier – Anny Slater
  • The Wisdom Tooth – Philippa Rice
  • Flowers of Evil – Adam Ansorge
  • Ugly – Dan Lundquist
  • Peanut Butter Fish Pockets – Steve Stark
  • The Ghost of Sam Peckinpah – Jason Brewer
  • Intermission
  • Polka - Rodolfo Collado Hernandez
  • Type A – R. Smith
  • Blunted – Lamar Sanders
  • Shut Eye Hotel – Bill Plympton
  • Flock Off – Matt Lee
  • Manning – Anton Bogaty
  • The Legend of Cranky Verne – Laika
  • Untitled – Anthony Mair
  • Stoned Wheat – Jake Friedman
  • Atomic Banana – Erik Kling
  • Ivan’s Act – Emmett Goodman
  • After School Midnight – Hitoshi Takekiyo
  • The Meatrix 2 1/2 – Sustainable Table and Free Range Studios
  • Animation Block Outro – Anneli Strassler

The after party will run from 11pm-1am at Matchless at 557 Manhattan Ave, on the corner of Driggs ave. and Manhattan Ave.featuring free Dewar’s Scotch Whiskey courtesy of Rooftop Films and free Martin Miller’s Gin Courtesy of New York Magazine.  Please make sure to grab a wristband when leaving the screening.


SATURDAY full program

JULY 28, 2007

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.


8:30pm, 10:15pm and midnight

Animation Block at the pioneer

  • Utopiate – Lee Noble
  • Prey – Tom Kyzivat
  • Eye Sore - Johnny Castuciano
  • View-O-Rama – Chelsea Manifold
  • Jose y Maria – Edward Juan
  • Snake – Becky James
  • Floor Kids (B-Boy Live vs B-Boy Nugs) – Jonathan NG and Kid Koala
  • Raccoon and Crawfish – Four Directions Productions
  • The Ballad of Thaddeus Lowe – Kelly Jones
  • Hedgehug – Dan Pinto
  • Cole Needs Women - David Chai
  • Once Upon a Putt in the West – Imran Awan
  • Linear Progression - Kat Kosmala
  • Escargo – Hubert Chan
  • Zoologic – Nicole Mitchell
  • A Faery’s Tale – Sylvia Apostol
  • Dragon – Troy Morgan
  • Worst Case Scenario # 12, Home Invasion – Katerina Dzolganovski
  • Ape Shit – Bob Ray

11:30pm - 2:00am

ABP 2007 : Saturday Night Party

The after party will begin after the 10:15 screening ends at Julep at 9 Avenue A with Budweiser flowing courtesy of America’s Finest News Source, The Onion, Inc.


sunday full program

july 29, 2007

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.

8:00 pm – A special global warming presentation from the Lower East Side Ecology Center, showcasing some “green” public service announcement films commissioned by Animation Block Party.

9:00 pm – Screening Begins

11:00 pm - New York’s Official Hip Hop Karaoke and free beer courtesy of Autodesk.


8:00pm - 2am

Animation block at galapagos

  • The Red Wheelbarrow – Lee Luker
  • Sycamore Eve – Evan Viera
  • Phantom Canyon – Stacey Steers
  • Ok, I’ll Let You Go – Greg Condon
  • The Million Colour Revolution – David Navas
  • Sunday Morning – Tom Senior
  • To The Door – Jon Brown
  • Cranium Theater – Jason Sandri
  • Rainy Day Muse – Heather K. MacDonald
  • Fission – Kun-I Chang
  • Side Dish – Squid
  • Put the Lights on the Tree – Tom Eaton
  • Hypervibes – Dae In Chung
  • A Water Creature – Y. Grace Park
  • Puppet – Pat Smith
  • Passing – Vanessa Woods
  • Doxology – Michael Langan
  • Welcome to Normal – Marianna Ellenberg and Jeremy Novak
  • Summary & Analysis – Andrea Hale
  • Dance Like a Monkey – Collection Agency Films

New York’s Official Hip Hop Karaoke will follow screening...


MONDAY full program

july 30, 2007

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.


animation block at bam

6:50pm and 9:15pm

  • Duke’s Diner – Ryan Bradley
  • Me-I – Mixtape Club and Daniel Garcia
  • When I Grow Up – Michelle R. Meeker
  • Art’s Desire – Sarah Wickliffe
  • An Introduction to Lucid Dream Exploration – John Paul Grigsby
  • Soda Copped - Chester Knebel
  • The Intruder – Alessandro Ceglia
  • The Pit and the Pendulum – Marc Lougee
  • Lost in Snow – Vladmir Lesciov
  • How She Slept at Night – Lilli Carre
  • Much Love to all – Garrett Koeppicus
  • T-Day – Matt Smith
  • Bare – Andy Lyon
  • The Coffee Bird – Bryan Brinkman
  • Everything will be ok – Don Hertzfeldt
  • The Secret Life of Robots – Frederator
  • Swing – Esteban Azuela

The after party will begin at 9:00pm, just blocks away at Mullanes Bar and Grill on 71 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn, NY.