Animation Block Party

Animation Block Party is an annual animation film festival in New York City, usually held in late July. The first edition of this festival took place in 2004. There were no Animation Block Party juried awards in 2004, but starting at the February 14, 2005 Valentine's Day, 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 to Japan to France, Canada, Brazil and Greece. 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, Doug Crane, Irra Verbitsky, Peter Sluskza, London Squared, Mike Lapinski, and Crankbunny.

Valentine 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
* Narrative Short: Guide Dog - Bill Plympton
* Documentary: McLaren’s Negatives - Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
* 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

External links

* [http://www.animationblock.com Festival Website]
* [http://www.thereeler.com/nyc_film_festivals/indie_flavor_green_focus.php The Reeler article from July 2007]
* [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/events/animation-block-party-07 Cartoon Brew article from July 2007]
* [http://www.res.com/magazine/articles/summerfestofloveanimationblockpartysummerfest2006_2006-08-03.html RES Magazine article from July 2006]
* [http://www.animationblock.com/images/nypress0706.jpgNY Press article from July 2006]
* [http://www.animationblock.com/images/timeout0706.jpgTimeout NY article from July 2006]
* [http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=15544 AWN article from December 2005]