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Animation Block Party is a yearly animation

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

film festival

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, usually held in late July. The first edition of this festival took place in 2004. There were no Animation Block Party juried

Juried (competition)

A juried competition is a competition in which participants' work is judged by a person or panel of persons convened specifically to judge the participants' efforts, either by the competition's stated rubric or by a subjective set of criteria dependent upon the nature of the competition or the...

awards in 2004, but starting on February 14, 2005, the festival began holding awards for participating animators.

The Animation Block Party festival showcases all genres of work from filmmakers from all over the world, ranging from Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

to Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

to France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

and Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Entries from the United States have come from all over the map as well, illustrating the diverse range of work that Animation Block Party exhibits.

Festival judges have included Howard Beckerman, Jeffrey Scher, Emily Hubley

Emily Hubley

-Work:After more than two decades of making numerous shorts, providing animated segments for documentaries such as Blue Vinyl and the musical feature Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hubley made her first feature, The Toe Tactic. The Toe Tactic had its theatrical premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in...

, Dan Haskett

Dan Haskett

Dan Haskett is a veteran Black animator who designed the character "Belle" for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as well as "Ariel" for The Little Mermaid and Tod as an adult for The Fox and the Hound....

, JJ Sedelmeier, Biljana Labovic, Amy Steinberg

Amy Steinberg

Amy Steinberg is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. She is an independent artist and has produced 9 records with producer, . Best known for her live performances, she blends together a mixture of music, comedy, and poetry...

, Doug Crane, Irra Verbitsky, Peter Sluskza, London Squared, Mike Lapinski, and Crankbunny.

February 2005 ABP winners:

Best in Show: Willis Sillim's Tall Tale - Steffen Vala
Music Video: Easy - Fin Film
Original Design: Tuesday Kissing - Melissa MacAlpin
Student Film: Lovers Supplant - Norma V. Toraya
Computer Animation: Love Me, Love Me, Love Me - Marina Gioti, Dimitris Ladopoulos
One-Minute Movie: In The Loins of Spring - Avid Cyclist Crew

September 2005 ABP winners:

Best in Show: The Backbrace - Andy and Carolyn London
Music Video: IROC-Z Song - Nylon Motion
Original Design: Body Splash - Greg Condon
Student Film: Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin - Lizzi Akana
One-Minute Movie: The Hour - Kyle Baker
Audience Award: Binge and Purge – Ben Meinhardt

July 2006 ABP winners:

Best in Show: The Wraith of Cobble Hill - Adam Parrish King
Music Video: Don't Fuck with Love - Rachel McIntosh and Jim Starace
Original Design: Coburn - Anton Bogaty
Student Film: Reflection Of Self - Becki Halloway
One-Minute Movie: Fowl Play - Tyler Schroeder
Experimental: Colour Bars - Timothy Moore
Computer Animation: Moongirl - Henry Selick
Henry Selick
Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline...
Narrative Short: Guide Dog - Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton
William "Bill" Calvin Plympton is an American animator, former cartoonist, director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face. and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.- Biography :Bill Plympton was born in...
Documentary: McLaren’s Negatives - Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre is a French Canadian documentary filmmaker and film animator based in Montreal, Canada.-History:...
Audience Award: Unfair - Ian Jones-Quartey

July 2007 ABP winners:

Best in Show: Lost in Snow - Vladimir Lesciov
Music Video: Me-I - Mixtape Club and Daniel Garcia
Original Design: Zoologic - Nicole Mitchell
Student Film: Hedgehug - Dan Pinto
One-Minute Movie: Legend of Cranky Verne by Laika
Experimental: Phantom Canyon - Stacey Steers
Computer Animation: A Faery’s Tale - Sylvia Apostol
Narrative Short: How She Slept at Night - Lilli Carre
Documentary: When I Grow Up - Michelle Meeker
Audience Award: Snake - Becky James

July 2008 ABP winners:

Best In Show: Pearce Sisters by Luis Cook
Original Design: Muto by Blu
Computer Animation: Operation Fish by Jeff Riley
Experimental Film: Trepan Hole by Andy Cahill
Music Video: Last Time In Clerkenwell by Alex Budovsky
Narrative Short: Einsteins Riddle by Gina Kamentsky
Student Film: In The Beginning by Choom
Minute Movie: Flower Sound Cartoon by Phil Dubrovsky and Dale Hayward
Documentary Short: ECT — The Story of Two Women by Laura Piraino
Audience Award: I Live In The Woods by Max Winston

July 2009 ABP winners:

Best In Show: Ergo by Geza M. Toth
Original Design: Parasol by Webster Crowell
Computer Animation: Tin Can Heart by Rod March
Experimental Film: Singles by Rebecca Sugar
Music Video: The Dragon's Claw by Robert Bruce
Narrative Short: I Am So Proud of You by Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt is the creator of many short animated films, including the Academy-Award nominated Rejected and Everything Will Be OK. His animated films have received over 150 awards and have been presented around the world. Before the age of thirty, his films were already the subject of several...
Student Film: Topi by Arjun Rihan
Minute Movie: Notebook Babies by Tony Dusko
Documentary Short: Southern Exposure by Susan Chien
Audience Award: Chicken Cowboy by Stephen Neary

July 2010 ABP winners:

Best In Show: Old Fangs - Adrien Merigeau, Ireland
Original Design: Paper Daydream - Jun Iwakawa, United Kingdom
Computer Animation: Urs - Moritz Mayerhofer, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Experimental Film: Pink Spray Paint - Carly White, ENSAD, France
Music Video: Spacious Thoughts - Fluorescent Hill, Montreal, Canada
Narrative Short: Bygone Behemoth - Harry Chaskin, California
Student Film: Always Only Ever - Barbara Benas, CCAD
Minute Movie: How to Lose Weight in 60 Seconds - Dave Carter, Australia
Documentary Short: Perista - Kim Weiner, RISD
Audience Award: Death Buy Lemonade - Kyu-bum Lee, Sheridan

July 2011 ABP winners:

Best In Show: The Eagleman Stag - Mikey Please / United Kingdom
Original Design: The Wonder Hospital - Beomsik Shimbe Shim / Los Angeles
Computer Animation: Meu Medo - Murilo Hauser / Brazil
Experimental Film: Terra Firma - Ted Wiggin / RISD
Music Video: Reloaded - Marieke Verbiesen / Norway
Narrative Short: The Quiet Life - Timothy Hittle / San Francisco
Student Film: Metro - Jake Wyatt / BYU
Minute Movie: Bleu - Mike Bentz / Sarah Lawrence
Animation for Kids: Bridge - Ting Chian Tey / Academy of Art
Audience Award: Craft - Mari Jaye Blanchard / Brooklyn

Animation Block Party also has a production wing division called Animation Block. In 2008, Animation Block produced the series "Perfectland" for MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

, which premiered on April 22, 2008. In 2009, Animation Block produced the series "Breakfast" for the Sundance Channel. Also in 2009, Animation Block produced a 28 episode web series for My Damn Channel

My Damn Channel

My Damn Channel is an entertainment website.- History :My Damn Channel was founded by Rob Barnett. It launched July 31, 2007.Named one of the 50 Best Websites of 2011 by TIME Magazine...

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