Maryland Film Festival

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART and MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL PRESENT
** Animators Film Series**

Monday night film series begins February 13 in MICA's Falvey Hall at Brown Center (1301 Mt. Royal Ave.)

Tickets are $10, $8 for students and senior citizens
Free for MICA students, staff, and faculty with valid identification.
Free for Friends of the Festival
A series pass is also available for $25. Tickets available at the door.

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Film List
AVOID EYE CONTACT (with Patrick Smith and various filmmakers from Square Footage Films)	Monday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
A few years ago, a large handful of New York City animators got together to form Square Footage Films, a collective responsible for the touring program and DVD compilation series, Avoid Eye Contact. Seasoned masters joined with young animators, mixing all manner of styles and techniques, to create a collection of award-winning contemporary animated short films, each with a distinct look. You may not know their names, but you have probably seen their work in commercials, at film festivals, and maybe even in classrooms. Some Avoid Eye Contact participants include Academy Award nominees Bill Plympton and John Dilworth; the legendary George Griffin; industry heavyweights John Schnall, Patrick Smith, and PES; up and coming animators like Mike Overbeck and Jesse Schmal; plus Mo Willems, Fran Krause, Alex Budovsky, Signe Baumane, Christy Karacas, Nina Paley, Chris Conforti, and Rohitash Rao. www.avoideyecontact.com
MONSTER ROAD and VESSEL WRESTLING *(Hosted by directors Bruce Bickford and Lisa Yu)*	Monday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Bruce Bickford and Lisa Yu are two filmmakers who have made amazing films using clay. Lisa Yu's first film, VESSEL WRESTLING, uses clay, along with hair and food (Jello, beans & franks), to tell a sensuous tale involving meals and sex. This visually fascinating short screened at more than 40 film festivals and won numerous awards. Bruce Bickford has been animating for over 40 years, using clay, line drawings, cardboard, and an incredible eye for detail. Frank Zappa fans know Bruce as "The Amazing Mr. Bickford", while many new fans know him from MONSTER ROAD, Brett Ingram's feature documentary detailing Bruce's life and work. www.brucebickford.com, www.brighteyepictures.com,
EMILY HUBLEY *(Hosted by Emily Hubley)*	Monday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Emily Hubley is the daughter of legendary animators, John and Faith Hubley, whose family animation studio she grew up participating in. Besides making her own animated films, Emily has created animation for music videos, television, and feature films like BLUE VINYL and HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. home.earthlink.net/~hubbubinc/
MIKE CACHUELA *(Hosted by Mike Cachuela)*	Monday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
BMike is a Visual Effects and Storyboard Artist who has worked with Pixar and Tim Burton. Some of his film credits include THE CORPSE BRIDE, MONKEYBONE, THE LIFE AQUATIC, THE INCREDIBLES, SCOOBY-DOO, ANTZ, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, TOY STORY, and NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. mikecachuela.com
CLERMONT-FERRAND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL *(Hosted by Sebastien Duclocher)*	Monday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Since 1979, the French town of Clermont-Ferrand has hosted a distinguished shorts film festival. Festival programmer Sebastien Duclocher shares with us a collection of some of the best European animated shorts from recent years. www.clermont-filmfest.com
DAVID ANDREWS *(Hosted by David Andrews)*		Monday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
David is an animator/special effects specialist at Industrial Light and Magic. He has supervised animation and visual effects on such films as STUCK ON YOU, SMALL SOLDIERS, and MARS ATTACKS!, and has won awards for his work on the HARRY POTTER films, most notably for the character "Dobby".
WAKING LIFE *(Hosted by Bob Sabiston)*		Monday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Richard Linklater's WAKING LIFE is an animated feature about a young man in a persistent dreamlike state, who floats in and out of all manner of philosophical discussions. To make WAKING LIFE, Linklater shot and edited digital video footage of real life actors. The edited footage was then given to different artists who were each given one scene to animate using Bob Sabiston's software, Rotoshop. The new software allowed the artists to digitally paint over the digital footage using a technique similar to traditional rotoscoping. Sabiston explains, "WAKING LIFE is not animated in the truest sense of the word. It is a composite of wildly different, re-imagined video scenes drawn in cartoon style." It gives the viewer a lot to look at and a lot to think about. www.wakinglifemovie.com