Animation Block Party
Animation Block Party is the premier animation festival of the East Coast.
The twelfth annual Animation Block Party is July 30 — August 2, 2015 at Rooftop Films & BAMcinématek.
ABP is dedicated to exhibiting all genres of the world's best independent, professional and student animation. Past festival details listed below.
Animation Block Party 2015 info at http://animationblock.com/summerfest2015/
The 2015 winners are:
| Best In Show | Beach Flags / Sarah Saidan / France |
| Original Design | Wackatdooo / Benjamin Arcand / Montreal |
| Computer Animation | Golden Shot / Gökalp Gönen / Turkey |
| Experimental Film | Helia Ormur / Rose Stark / Iceland |
| Music Video | All Over / Chris Carboni / Brooklyn |
| Narrative Short | Late / Christi Bertelsen / Brooklyn |
| Student Film | Eggplant / Yangzi She / UCLA |
| Minute Movie | Skateboard Cool Guy / Evan Borja / Los Angeles |
| Animation For Kids | Monster of Lake Quannapowitt / Sarah Lynne Reul / Academy of Art University |
| Audience Award | Unfriended / Josh Weisbrod / USC |
Animation Block Party 2014 info at http://animationblock.com/summerfest2014/
The 2014 winners are:
| Best In Show: | Coda / Alan Holly / Ireland |
| Original Design: | Deep Squeeze / Ingo Raschka / NYC |
| Computer Animation: | Harald / Moritz Schneider & Alexandra Stautmeister / Germany |
| Experimental Film: | Cruising / Zachary Zezima / Los Angeles |
| Music Video: | Lumberjacked / Joel Mackenzie / Canada |
| Narrative Short: | Confusion Thru Sand / Ornana Films & Danny Madden / CA + NY |
| Student Film: | The Divide / Brent Sievers / RISD |
| Minute Movie: | A Tale of Momentum & Inertia / Kameron Gates / Laika Studios |
| Animation For Kids: | Helium Harvey / Daniel Savage / Brooklyn |
| Audience Award: | Papa / Natalie LaBarre / SVA |
For any questions, comments, or inquiries about anything and everything please email: info@animationblock.com
Press links
| 2013 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2013Animation Block Party kicked off on July 25th with an Opening Night concert at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Adam Green and Binki Shapiro headlined the event with an opening performance by Hooray For Earth. Les Savy Fav frontman and comedian Tim Harrington hosted. The evening featured exclusive animation content from Cartoon Network (Steven Universe, Clarence) Nickelodeon (Breadwinners) and Pixar (The Blue Umbrella). ABP 2013 official festival screenings commenced on Friday, July 26th at Rooftop Films and continued at the BAMcinématek (Brooklyn Academy of Music) on Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th. Over 90 short films screened in festival competition. The prize jury included Jerry Beck, Scout Raskin, Devin Clark and Carrie Miller. Special ABP programs included 35mm feature films, Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Secret of NIMH, a showcase of Tom Stathes' Cartoons On Film and a screening of Jerry Beck Presents 1960’s Oscar Shorts. Animation Block Party held it's first ever Saturday Night Party at the BAM Fisher, a brand new space at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The evening featured carnival and arcade style games from NY Party Works, streaming videos, ping pong, Sakura Art drawing station, photo booth, deejay plus live music, Brooklyn Brewery beer, Brooklyn Gin, food, wine a roof deck - and much more. Animation Block Party 2013 info at http://animationblock.com/summerfest2013 The 2013 winners are:
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| 2012 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2012ABP 2012 opened on Friday, July 27th at Rooftop Films, featuring live music followed by an outdoor screening at the Automotive High School, 50 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. The evening showcased international cartoons, exceptional student films, world premieres and visually stunning shorts. An after-party at Matchless, 557 Manhattan Ave in Brooklyn, followed screening with free beer courtesy of Radeberger. Animation Block Party continued on Saturday, July 28th at BAMcinématek located at the Peter Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. There was an ABP Animation and Art Trade Show at BAMcinématek from 12pm-8pm. Trade show attendees included Sakura color products, Lush Comics, Greenlight Bookstore, By Brooklyn, Maorinette, Green Mountain Energy, Stop Motion in New York (SMNY), Baked in Brooklyn, T33ZE and more. Saturday, July 28th at BAMcinématek featured three different animation programs. A special Animation for Kids screening at noon (also at 12pm on Sunday). Program One / Animation Block Eclectic Mix (2pm & 6:50pm) with award-winning independent works, global films and comedic shorts. Program Two / Animation Block International Shorts (4:30pm & 9:15pm) showcased a taste of intercontinental animated shorts of all genres and styles. ABP Saturday Night party took place at the BAMcafé, 30 Lafayette Ave from 10pm-2am. It included comedy with It will feature comedy with Ryan McKee, Kara Klenk, Jim Tews and RG Daniels, art, food, ping-pong, ping-pong, Brooklyn Brewery beer, a photo-booth and music from AHS. Animation Block Party 2012 closed on Sunday, July 29th at BAMcinématek. Program Three / Animation Block Narrative Works (2pm and 6:50pm) featured exceptional student films and professional content with a storytelling focus. Program Four / Animation Block Fresh Visions (4:30pm and 9:15pm) mixed global films with NY premieres and local animations. Closing evening after party was at Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn with free Six Point Ale and delicious Habana corn. Animation Block Party 2012 info at http://animationblock.com/summerfest2012/ The 2012 winners are:
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| 2011 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2011Animation Block Party 2011 info at http://animationblock.com/summerfest2011/ The eighth annual Animation Block Party was July 29-31, 2011 in Brooklyn, NY. Just over 100 films from 654 entries were screened at the festival. The festival jury included Mike Hollingsworth, Emily Carmichael, Lisa Crafts and Max Winston. ABP 2011 opened Friday, July 29th at Rooftop Films with live music from Lips, followed by a screening of world premieres, international cartoons and exceptional student films. The screening was followed by an after party at Matchless, located at 557 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn. Animation Block Party 2011 continued on July 30th and 31st at BAMcinématek. On Saturday, July 30th - ABP held its first animation trade show, art gallery exhibition and filmmaker-media brunch at BAMcinématek. Trade show attendees included Animation Mentor, NY Bike Jumble, DaVinci Artist Supply, Green Mountain Energy, The Community Bookstore etc. ABP 2011 at BAMcinématek featured five individual programs. A special Animation for Kids Program screened on Saturday and Sunday, highlighting animated shorts for children from across the globe. On Saturday, July 30th - Program One featured experimental animation, fresh music videos and subversive design works, while Program Two showcased signature student films, professional content and narrative shorts. The ABP evening two after party was at the Fourth Avenue Pub located at 76 4th Avenue, Brooklyn. On Sunday, July 31st - Program Three featured award winning independent shorts, studio animation and fan friendly shorts, while Program Four mixed global films with New York premieres. The closing evening after party was at Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. The 2011 winners are:
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| 2010 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2010Animation Block Party 2010 info at /http://animationblock.com/summerfest2010/ The award jury for the 2010 ABP festival included Amid Amidi of Cartoon Brew, Rachel Simon of World Leaders Entertainment, Dave Schlafman of CloudKid and Ramin Zahed of Animation Magazine. Animation Block Party 2010 opened on Friday, July 30 at Rooftop Films, located at the Automotive High School on 50 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The evening featured live music from The Big Sleep, followed by an outdoor simulcast screening on both lawns at Automotive High, full of diverse world premieres, international cartoons and fan friendly blips. The opening night after party was at Matchless, located at 557 Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg and featured free beer courtesy of Radeberger and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. Animation Block Party 2010 continued on Saturday, July 31st at BAMcinématek located at the Peter Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Program One featured experimental animation, fresh music videos and subversive design works, while Program Two showcased exceptional student films, professional content and narrative shorts. The Saturday night after party was at the Fourth Avenue Pub located at 76 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, featuring free Bluepoint Ale. Animation Block Party 2010 closed on Sunday, August 1st at BAMcinématek. Program Three featured award winning independent shorts, studio animation and other standout works, while Program Four mixed global films with New York premieres and local animations. The closing evening after party was at Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, featuring streaming videos, free Six Point Ale and delicious Habana corn. The 2010 winners are:
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| 2009 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2009Animation Block Party ran from July 24-26, 2009 in Brooklyn. ABP opened on Friday July 25th at Rooftop Films, featuring live music from Teengirl Fantasy, followed by a screening of ABP's most fun and fan friendly cartoons. A party at Bar Matchless followed with free beer from Radeberger. ABP continued on Saturday July 25th at Bam Cinematek, with experimental works and music videos in Program One and a storytelling focus in Program Two. Screenings were followed by an after party at Fourth Avenue Pub with free Budweiser. ABP closed on Sunday July 26th at Bam Cinematek, with top professional and independent works in Program Three and the strongest narrative local and international shorts in Program Four. The closing evening party was at Habana Outpost, featuring streaming videos, free Six Point Ale and delicious Habana corn. For info from the 2009 festival, go to: www.animationblock.com/summerfest09 The 2009 winners are:
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| 2008 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2008Animation Block Party ran from July 25-27, 2008 in Brooklyn. Over 100 films were screened at the Fifth Annual ABP. A record number, over 2500 fans and filmmakers attended ABP 2008. ABP opened on Friday July 25th at Rooftop Films, featuring live music from Plushgun, followed by a screening of ABP's most fun and fan friendly cartoons. A party at Bar Matchless followed with free beer from Radeberger. ABP continued on Saturday July 26th at Bam Cinematek, with experimental works and music videos in Program One and a storytelling focus in Program Two. Screenings were followed by an after party at Cherry Tree with free Newcastle from America's News Source, The Onion. ABP closed on Sunday July 27th at Bam Cinematek, with top professional and independent works in Program Three and the strongest narrative local and international shorts in Program Four. The closing evening party was at Habana Outpost, featuring streaming videos, delicious food specials and free draft beer courtesy of Autodesk. For info from the 2008 festival, goto: www.animationblock.com/summerfest08 The 2008 winners are:
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| 2007 |
 ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY 2007The 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. For info from the 2007 festival, go to: www.animationblock.com/summerfest07 The 2007 winners are:
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| 2005 |
 Animation Block Party: Sept 2005
On September 15th, 2005 - Animation Block Party ended the NYC summer with a festival that featured over 60 short films in three screenings at BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn. Almost 500 animation fans and festival participants attended the exciting event that featured various genre works from all over the world. International submissions were received from Brazil, Greece, Australia, Israel, Holland, France and the United Kingdom. Films were also submitted from all ends of the United States, including Ohio, California, Boston, Texas and, of course, New York. 
The ABP jury decided on numerous festival honors, including a student film prize that was augmented with an opportunity for the student winner to direct an animation spot for Block Party sponsor, Crumpler Bags. This prize was awarded to Rhode Island School of Design's Lizzi Akana for her film, Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin. Other awards were given out to Kyle Baker's The Hour for Minute Movie, Greg Condon's Body Splash for Original Design, Nylon Motion's IROC-Z Song for Music Video, Andy and Carolyn London's The Backbrace for Best in Show and Ben Meinhardt's Binge and Purge won the Audience Award. All the festival winners received prizes from our event sponsors, including gift certificates from NY Central Art Supply, I-Stop Motion software from Boinx, designer bags from Crumpler, subscriptions from RES and Animation Magazine and various other ABP goodies. 
The festival jury for Animation Block Party's September 15th fest included:Attending Block Party filmmakers included:Turner Lange, John Schnall, Stephen Neary, Robert Rutan, Yusuke Murakami, Candy Kugel, Vincent Cafarelli, Yokasta Boyer, Kyle Baker, Leo Weiss, David Schlafman, Holly Anger, Phyllis Bulkin Lehrer, Greg Condon, Rachel Maguire, Andy and Carolyn London and many more. 
The after party rocked until 4am at Moe's on 80 Lafayette Avenue.
 Animation Block Party Valentine's Day 2005
Members of Animation Block Party Valentine jury included: Animation Block Party opened submissions for a Valentine festival in November of 2004. All festival entries were asked to have a "LOVE" theme. With the aid of withoutabox.com and the hard work of the Animation Block staff, over 400 submissions were processed and considered for the February 14th 2005 screening(s) at the BAM Rose Cinemas and Frank's Cocktail Lounge, both in Brooklyn, NY. Nearly 650 animation fans attended Animation Block Party's Valentine edition. The Valentine evening activities began at 5pm with the first of three screenings at the BAM Rose Cinemas and ended around 3am as Frank's Cocktail Lounge closed for the evening. The cold and rainy weather seemed to follow us from the end of summer 2004 Animation Block Party, but goodies from our sponsors eased the winter chill. Party perks included door prizes from Crumpler bags, giveaways from Animation Magazine, lots of Pabst Blue Ribbon, hundreds of Krispy Kreme of doughnuts and much more. On the second floor of Frank's Cocktail Lounge, the Animation Block after-party featured the talents of DJ Harry Ballz and Dynamic Damien, hosting their New York famous version of Hip-Hop Karaoke. The DJ crew completed their set with a perfect rendition of Notorious B.I.G's classic cut, Juicy. A week after the official event, the festival jury was able to get together at Les Sans Culottes on 57th and 2nd to review all the participating films. The jury included Jeff Scher, Howard Beckerman, Emily Hubley, Doug Crane and Machi Tantillo. For more than three hours, the jury debated all the animations over wine and dinner, eventually making some difficult choices, as all the films were first-rate. All festival winners received prizes from our aforementioned sponsors. See below for all the winners of festival honors. Other Valentine event sponsors included Boinx Software, NY Central Art Supply, The Village Voice and RES Magazine. Valentine's Festival Awards
BAM ROSE CINEMAS PROGRAM
FRANK'S LOUNGE 'AFTER-PARTY' PROGRAM
Attending filmmakers for Valentine festival included:
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Animation Block Party Premiere: Sept 9, 2004
Early in 2004, a group of New York based animators began hosting small screenings at bars and restaurants. As these events grew in size, it became obvious that an end of summer film festival was needed to capitalize on this mounting demand for a New York based Animation festival. The first official Animation Block Party premiered in Brooklyn on Sept 9th, 2004. The festival was curated by Casey Safron and exhibited professional and independent shorts, as well as the best recent animations from the top colleges in Manhattan (SVA, NYU, Parsons, etc). Even though the festival was not officially open for submissions, word of mouth resulted in over 150 entries from NYC and beyond. This introductory edition of Animation Block Party featured a rooftop screening, overlooking a beautiful cityscape. Just moments before the event began, the skies opened up and torrential rain plagued the outdoor venue. But within minutes, the sky cleared, seats were dried and nearly 300 fans magically appeared to watch almost two hours of award-winning animation. An after-party that roared all night long followed the screening. Some of the world's top independent and professional animators participated in and attended the festival, leading the obvious questions of what next... that question was answered soon after with the announcement of a Valentine's Day Animation Festival. Animation legends that contributed to the September 9th screening included Howard Beckerman, Bill Plympton, Irra Verbitsky, Emily Hubley and Don Duga. Other celebrated animators such as Jeff Scher, Matt Sheridan, Candy Kugel, Richard Gorey and Peter Sluskza also screened their personal shorts at the Block Party. See the entire September 9th program below. The event was sponsored by Krispy Kreme, Pabst Blue Ribbon and NY Central Art Supply. This screening was hosted by Officeops and the after-party was held at the Archive. 
The September 9th, 2004 Animation Block Party received notice in New York Magazine, Animation World Network and Film Threat. Check out the top-five ranking below from New York Magazine. 
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The Animation Block Party film festival has a production wing called Animation Block that creates and develops content for broadcast in affiliation with festival alumni. Recent productions from the Animation Block include: MTV's ecological-mutant series, "Perfectland," Sundance Channel's diner slacker series, "Breakfast" and a variety series on My Damn Channel.
LEGAL INFO
Animation Block Party LEGAL INFO
Films exhibited on site are not property of Animation Block LLC unless otherwise listed.
Films in web selects series are property of animator and/or animation company listed in each individual short film(s) credits.
Links to web selects participants provided on movie quicktime pop-up for additional animator(s) information.
Animation films on Animation Block released DVDs are all property of animator and/or animation company listed in each individual short film credits unless otherwise mentioned.
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