Ongoing through January 16th
Museum of the Moving Image presents - Jim Henson's Fantastic World
Screenings & Special Programs July 16 - Sept. 25
Jim Henson, the internationally known creative genius whose work encompassed film, television, and puppetry, will be the subject of a major exhibition—Jim Henson’s Fantastic World—to be presented by Museum of the Moving Image this summer. For its New York run, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition will be enhanced by an array of programs, talks, and performances, including special screenings, personal appearances by members of Henson’s family and his close collaborators, and education programs for the entire family
The exhibition will feature over 120 artifacts, including drawings, animations, storyboards, props, and video material that illustrate Henson’s boundless creativity and innumerable accomplishments
In collaboration with the New York-based Jim Henson Legacy and The Jim Henson Company, the Museum will present screenings, educational programs, and special events to commemorate Henson’s 75th birthday on September 24 as well as other milestones during the period the exhibition is on view
Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria map
(take the N or W subway)
www.movingimage.us
September 3rd - 11th
IFC & GKids presents - Summer Shorts 2011
The dog days of summer are upon us, but there's still time to celebrate the sunny season with this selection of summery shorts from around the world, suitable for all ages! Program includes:
Mermaid, Matt Tomaszewski
Oktapodi, Julien Bocabeille/Francois-Xavier Chanioux
Bridge on the River Zzzeee, Thomas Szabo
Murphy's Shorts, Tom Hemker
Whistleless, Edmunds Jansons
Good Morning, David B. Levy
The Wooden Pirate with the Flesh Leg, Jean-Pierre Morin
A Sunny Day, Gil Alkabetz
Montrose Avenue, Marek Colek
Tom and the Strawberry Mouse, Andreas Hykade
Field Guide to Snapping, Nikhil Adnani
...and more!
The IFC Center
323 Sixth Avenue map
NYC
www.ifccenter.com
www.gkids.com
September 13th, Tuesday 7pm
ASIFA-East presents - An Evening of Animation by Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky of Polestar Films
Come join us for a screening of the works of Polestar Films, featuring Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky
SVA
School Of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street
(Bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave) map
3rd Fl, Amphitheater
NYC
www.schoolofvisualarts.edu
September 29th, Thursday
Jacob Burns Film Center presents - Mia and the Migoo
Simply gorgeous. With 500,000 hand-painted, vibrant frames of enormously artistic animation, you’ll want to just sit back and soak in the visual spectacle. The story is a fairy tale with an ecological message about a girl and a group of bumbling, shape-shifting forest spirits who work together to defeat the bad guys and protect the ancient Tree of Knowledge
The Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road map
Pleasantville, NY
www.burnsfilmcenter.org
October 14th, Friday 12pm
Art Is Hope presents - Art Is Hope (We Love Japan!)
Come join artists and crafters of all kinds at the first Art Is Hope non-profit art fair. This year we will raise money for Japan with Japanese American Lions Club Charities. Draw together the public in the name of freelance art and a good cause!
Interested in participating as a vendor? Illustrators, knitters, painters, animators, designers, jewelers and more are welcome to join. Deadline for vendor registration is September 14th! Please contact Alma Sheppard-Matsuo at wafflesushi@gmail.com for more info
Japanese American United Church
255 7th Avenue
(bet. 24th/25th Streets) map
NYC
October 27th, Thursday
Jacob Burns Film Center presents - The Plague Dogs
Two dogs escape from an animal research lab, desperate for a life free of pain and abuse, but things go from bad to worse. An intense, often harrowing, adventure, this beautifully made film helped demonstrate that animation need not be relegated only to kids’ stories and movies for the art-house crowd. From the director of Watership Down (also an adaptation of a Richard Adams novel)
The Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road map
Pleasantville, NY
www.burnsfilmcenter.org
