Mississauga Independent Film Festival

Scrap Metal has been accepted to the 2012 Mississauga Independent Film Festival

Scrap Metal will play on Saturday, July 28th in the 12 noon block.

Cineplex Odeon Winston Churchill

2081 Winston Park Drive, Oakville

Ontario, L6H 6P5

Canada

 On July 25, 2012 MIFF officially opens at 7:00pm with a formal Gala at the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

Awards ceremony and announcing of the winners on Sunday July 29th at 9:00pm.

Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival

Scrap Metal is accepted into the official selection for  the Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival! This is an awesome festival in Atlanta Georgia that is part of a larger Dragon*Con event full of panels, distributors and celebrities. It focuses of imaginative films, such as sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book genre film, this this is right up my alley!

Aug 31- Sep 3, 2012

Atlanta, Georgia

The Schedule has yet to be released, I will update accordingly.

This was one of the festvials I really wanted to be a part of, so I am very excited. I'm working on a plan to go, not sure it will work out because that is the same weekend I want to visit home, so we'll see.

UPDATE:

Scrap Metal was one of three finalists for the Animated Fantasy category. In the end, Opening Day took the win, but it is still exciting to be one of the finalists!

2012 CalAniFest

Scrap Metal has been accepted into the 2012 California International Animation Festival as part of the Experimental/Other short film category.

The CalAniFest will show in the form of television broadcast segments on KAZV-TV, making this Scrap Metal's television debut!

KAZV-TV Comcast Channel 195

Broadcast Channel 14

CalAniFest screens:

Month of June, 2012

Weekdays 1pm - 3pm (PST)

Saturdays 12pm - 3pm (PST)

Mon/Wed 11pm

Schedule found here

Scrap Metal airs between 1pm and 3pm PST on:
June 8
June 14
June 19
June 25

KAZV is a local television station based in the same city as CalAniFest's headquarters, Modesto. Apparently it was recently dropped as channel 14 on Charter cable, limiting access to how many people can now view the CalAniFest. Shame on you Charter! I'm told that there is a potential audience of up to 1.5 million views for CalAniFest, though I am unsure if this statistic was taken before or after Charter cancelled its service.

I am also unsure as to what channel KAZV-TV can be found on outside of Modesto, but please tune in if you get the opportunity, as it is sure to be an awesome cartoon lineup!

You will have a chance to vote online!

Voting is available on CalAniFest's home page from June 1-28


UPDATE (July 6):

Scrap Metal wins! Twice!

• 1st place for Experimental/Mixed Media Category
• Audience Choice for the Experimental/Mixed Media Category

 

Voting is closed, I'm sending out a special thanks to everyone who voted, you know who you are, it was much appreciated.

Best Animation in "15 Minutes of Fame"

Scrap Metal is being awarded as "Best Animated" film in the 2012 15-Minutes of Fame Film Festival, the 4th year of this bi-annual fest.

“15-Minutes of Fame”

Festival of Short Films

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Palm Bay Dollar Movies
160 Malabar Road
(Palm Bay West Shopping Center)
Palm Bay, Florida 32908

Scrap Metal will show during the 7:00pm screening, along with several other great films for the low price of $2.00. So come on down if you are in the Palm Bay area!

Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

Scrap Metal has been selected to show in the fifth annual 2012 COLUMBIA GORGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, formerly known as the Washougal International Film Festival. The Festival is spread all over downtown Vancouver, Washington,  under an organisation called ANGAELICA. It is scheduled for August 15th to 19th, 2012. It not not decided yet which day(s) Scrap Metal will show.

Sounds to be a very prestigious event and I'm very excited to be a part of it! The film schedule has yet to be released, but here is the official selection: http://www.angaelica.com/festivals/2012cgiff/officialselections/

Pencils, Pixels and Puppets

Scrap Metal has been selected to show in Pencils, Pixels and Puppets, the Sheridan Animation Showcase being held at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre on May 8th!!!

May 8, 2012
TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre
350 King Street West, Toronto
Cinema 2
7-9 P.M.  

The TIFF Theatre is famous for its Toronto International Film Festival, a highly prestigious festival which very few students have the opportunity to show in this because of tight competition, and also because it requires a 35 mm or beta print exhibition copy... which I do not have... *cough, cough*

This Sheridan Animation Showcase event consists of specially selected student films created at Sheridan College in the past 5 years. It is organised by Sheridan animation professors Chris Walsh and Angela, with input from various other professors. I do not know the specific line-up, but I do know that it will be an all-star line up of the best films to come out of Sheridan, including 3 other stop-motions shorts. If you are in or near the Toronto area, I highly recommend checking out this event, I guarantee you will not be disappointed!

 

Tickets are available to purchase online: http://animation.sheridanc.on.ca/TIFF2012/ I don't know how much, but it won't be too expensive. There will be mingling in the Lightbox lounge afterwards, hopefully with many old friends and the potential to create many new connections. Spread the word and come on out if you can!

Northwest Animation Festival

Hey all, Scrap Metal has just been accepted to screen in the Northwest Animation Festival in Portland Oregon! It will screen at one of these times at this location (I'll update the post as info becomes available):

 Friday May 18, 7:00-11:00pm

 Saturday May 19, 7:00-11:00pm

 @ the Hollywood Theatre

 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard

 Portland, Oregon  97212