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Newsletter: January 2006

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ASIFA Event in Seattle
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ANIMATOR’S SALON
February 9, 2006 - 7pm
   Socialize with friends old and new in the Seattle filmmaking community.
   Open Screening
      Bring your work to show on DVD or VHS
      10 mins. max, please que any VHS tapes
A joint event by ASIFA-NW and NWFF at:
Northwest Film Forum (aka Wiggly World)
1515 - 12th Ave., Seattle, WA
$3 ASIFA and WigglyWorld / $5 Public

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Portland Screenings & Exhibitions
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OMSI’s ANIMATION EXHIBIT
October 5, 2005 - April 23, 2006
   History of animation, mutoscopes, cels, soundtrack area, hands on
   exhibits, and much more.
   www.omsi.edu/visit/featured/animationsite/index.cfm
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
1945 SE Water Ave., Portland, OR
www.omsi.edu

BIG SHORTS IMAX ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL
www.omsi.edu/visit/omnimax/showdetail.cfm?ID=34
   Five animated shorts created for IMAX. Runs 32 minuets.
      “IMAX Slit-Scan”
      “Arthur C. Clarke’s Search for Infinity”
         - Experimental film using fractals
      “Primiti-Too-Taa”
         - Sound poem with animated type
      “Where the Trains Used To Go”
         - Stop motion on a narrow-gauge railway
      “The Old Man and the Sea”
         - By Alexander Petrov, based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel.
           Painting on glass.
           2000 Academy Award for Best Short Animated Film

29th Portland International Film Festival
February 10-25, 2006
www.nwfilm.org/festivals/piff29/welcome.html

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Seattle Screenings & Exhibitions
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CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE!
January 28-February 4, 2006
Northwest Film Forum
1515 - 12th Ave., Seattle, WA
Info: 206-267-5380
www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/cinemak.php
   Animated Genius: The Films of Koji Yamamura
   February 3, 2006 - 3pm
      A retrospective of award-winning Japanese animator Koji Yamamura.
      He uses a mixture of 2D, 3D (including clay), and photography.
   The Wheels on the Bus: A Program for the Tiniest Cinephiles
   February 3, 2006 - 1pm
   February 4, 2006 - 11am
      Mostly animation with a bit of live action.
   Ravens, Frogs, Dogs and More!
   January 30, 2006 - 10am
   February 1 - 10am
   February 3 - 11am
   February 4 - 1pm
      A mix of animated and live action films.
      Includes “What Robots Bear” by ASIFA-NW member Natt Thangvijit
   Scary Stuff
   February 3 - 1pm
      A mix of live-action and animated shorts.
      Includes “Stranger in the Woods” by ASIFA-NW member Natt Thangvijit

HARRY SMITH: CONNECTIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS
February 10-12, 2006
   A tribute to a Northwest experimental filmmaker.
   Screenings of rarely seen Smith films from 1946 to 1980,
   early hand-painted works, collage animations, and the
   Seattle premiere of the multiple-screen “Mahagonny.”
www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/smith

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Seattle Workshops
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Northwest Film Forum (aka Wiggly World)
   Collage Animation
   February 4-5, 2006 - 12-3pm
   Optical Printer Basics
   February 16-25, 2006
Plus many more listed at their site:
www.nwfilmforum.org/wiggly/workshops.php
1515 - 12th Ave., Seattle, WA
Info: 206-267-5380

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Contest
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VisionFest
Deadline: February 10, 2006
Juried high school and college students animation festival
    VisionFest 2006 takes place June 1- 4, 2006
    on the campus of Indiana University Purdue
    University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Ind.
Entries accepted in five categories:
    2D Animation, 3D Animation, Visualization/Simulation,
    Sequential Art, and Integrated Media.
All students submitting complete entries will receive written
critique from a panel of judges who will select the Visionary 100 -
student entries that will be screened publicly during the festival.
Entry forms:
    www.visionfest.org or
    www.visionfest.org/06VisionFestEntryForm.pdf
Submit entries to:
    Vicki Cummings Daugherty, VisionFest 2006 Submissions,
    535 W. Michigan Street, Suite 475, Indianapolis, Ind., 46202-3103
Information: vicki@visionfest.org

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Resources
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www.911media.org
911 Media Arts
206-682-6552
402 - 9th Ave N., Seattle, WA

www.nwfilmforum.org
Northwest Film Forum (aka Wiggly World)
206-329-2629
1515 - 12th Ave., Seattle, WA

www.nwfilm.org
Northwest FilmCenter
503-221-1156
1139 SW 11th Ave. Portland, OR