Henry Joseph Darger (April 12[?], 1892April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a janitor in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He has become famous for his posthumously discovered 15,145-page, single-spaced fantasy manuscript called The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, along with several hundred drawings and watercolor paintings illustrating the story.[2] Darger's work has become one of the most celebrated examples of outsider art. -wiki
Zune Arts, the program that aims to bring the best creative minds together to collaborate on inspiring works of art, has released a new video: "Piece of Me, Piece of You." The new work is a short film created by Three Legged Legs and features the musical styling of Chromeo's "Fancy Footwork."
in 1978 the animator tony white created this charming animation that briefly details the life of japanese woodblock master katsushika hokusai. famous works by hokusai are animated to a subtle soundtrack and factual (v. old-school) narration. during his life time the japanese artist lived in an impressive 93 locations and produced tens of thousands of works under 30 different pen names.
Located in Portland, Oregon, Impactist is the collaborative work of married directors Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing. Our work is a hybrid of real and synthetic elements and concepts involving different methods of creating from live action production to hand drawn animation.
A moving tale from Suzie Templeton about a young boy who, grieving for his dead mother, seeks reassurance from his father.
DOG 5’ 38” • Royal College of Art • 2001 Awards: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2001, Scotland: MCLAREN AWARD FOR NEW BRITISH ANIMATION Ottawa International Student Animation Festival 2001, Canada: NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA GRAND PRIZE FAN International Short Film and Animation Festival 2001, Norwich, England : CINEWOMEN AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR Royal Television Society National Student Television Awards 2001, England: BEST ANIMATION British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2002: BAFTA – SHORT ANIMATION British Animation Awards 2002: PAUL BERRY AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM California SUN International Animation Festival 2002, USA: BEST EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION Brooklyn Film Festival, 2002, USA: BEST ANIMATION Worldfest Houston, 2002, USA: BRONZE AWARD Dervio International Cartoons and Comics Festival 2002, Italy: GRAND PRIX, VINCITORE DEL FESTIVAL Melbourne International Animation Festival 2002, Australia: BEST OVERALL FILM Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, 2002, USA: BEST STUDENT ANIMATION Hiroshima International Animation Festival, 2002, Japan: HIROSHIMA PRIZE D&AD/Campaign Screen New Directors Competition 2002, England: WINNER - PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY Holland Animation Festival, Utrecht 2002, Holland: ANYZONE AWARD Holland Animation Festival, Utrecht 2002, Holland: NARRATIVE GRAND PRIX Siena Film Festival 2002, Italy: GRAND PRIX Black Nights Film Festival 2002, Tallinn, Estonia: BEST STORY Tampere Film Festival 2003, Finland: BEST ANIMATION
STANLEY 7’ 01” • SIADUC • 1999 Awards: The Halloween Film and Video Society ‘Love 2000’ event, London, England: PRIZEWINNER - THE AUDIENCE VOTE The World Animation Celebration 2000, California, USA: 2ND PRIZE - ‘BEST WORK PRODUCED BY A STUDENT’ Nashville Independent Film Festival 2000, Nashville, USA: 1ST PRIZE - ‘BEST COLLEGE STUDENT ANIMATION’ International Film Festival Cinema Jove 2000, Valencia, Spain: 3RD PRIZE ‘LUNA DE BRONCE’ - ‘SHORT FILM COMPETITION’ Dervio International Cartoons and Comics Festival 2000, Italy: GRAND PRIX, VINCITORE DEL FESTIVAL NextFrame: UFVA’s Touring Festival of International Student Film and Video 2000, USA: Prizewinning finalist in competition Hamptons International Film Festival 2000, USA: PRIZEWINNER - One of ten films screened in the HIFF Student Film Showcase Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2000, USA: 1ST PRIZE - ‘BEST STUDENT ANIMATION’ International Short Film Festival ‘Der Eisenstein’ 2000, Germany: JURY PRIZE FAN 2000 International Short Film and Animation Festival , Norwich, England: 1ST PRIZE - ‘BEST STUDENT ANIMATION’ Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival 2000, Berlin, Germany: ‘BEST ANIMATION’ PRIZE Ann Arbor Film Festival and Tour 2001, USA: ‘DOUG WANDREI’ AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN California SUN International Animation Festival 2001, USA: ‘GOLDEN SUN’ AWARD - BEST OF THE FESTIVAL Bare Bones 2001 International Independent Film Festival, USA: ‘BEST ANIMATION’ PRIZE Malaga Fantasy Film Festival 2002, Spain: BEST SHORT ANIMATION