New Yorkers, or the Makers of Independent American Animation
Bogusław Zmudziński
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.plAGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow (Poland)
Abstract
According to the opinion of Giannalberto Bendazzi, expressed in the recently published three volume work Animation. A World History (2016), New York is a major centre for the development of American independent animation. This is also confirmed by a double DVD released thanks to the initiative of Bill Plympton, Signe Baumane and Patrick Smith entitled Avoid Eye Contact. Best of NYC Independent Animation (2003, 2005). The author of the article reconstructs the list of artists belonging to the New York community and uses the occasion to bring us closer to the two most important representatives of the movement – Bill Plympton and Signe Baumane, whom he interviewed in Krakow, during the International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima that took place in 2007 and 2015.
Keywords:
animation, independent cinema, New YorkReferences
Bendazzi, G. Animation. A World History, vol. 1. A Focal Press Book, 2016.
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Bendazzi, G. Animation. A World History, vol. 3. Contemporary Times. A Focal Press Book, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315720746
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Bogusław Zmudzińskikwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow Poland
Adiunkt na Wydziale Humanistycznym AGH – Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza w Krakowie. Autor i redaktor licznych publikacji na temat filmu autorskiego, w tym zwłaszcza animowanego; zajmuje się w szczególności twórczością surrealisty Jana Svankmajera. Założyciel i od początku istnienia dyrektor artystyczny Międzynarodowego Festiwalu Filmowego Etiuda&Anima, członek Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) oraz Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich, kurator programów na krajowych i zagranicznych festiwalach oraz innych imprezach filmowych.
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