Saturday Morning Cartoon Shorts
1pm Saturday September 19, 2015
All film screenings will take place at the Edmond Town Hall Theater located at 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470. All screenings are completely free and open to the public, we hope to see you there!
Get ready to meet a variety of hilarious characters in this 100% animation, kid-centric collection! From an imaginative gamer girl to a lonely ghost, a magician and his creation, a shape-shifting hero, and a globetrotting girl—this program is sure to delight kids of all ages! In particular, the creative chaos and artistic influences of DaliVinCasso will remind both adults and tots of watching Wile E. Coyote chase the Road Runner on lazy Saturday mornings. 33 mins
Appropriate for all ages.
Appropriate for all ages.
About the Filmmakers
MARCELO CASTRO
- BA in Visual Arts – UNESP. - Background department coordinator for animated series “Meu Amigãozão” and “Zica e os Camaleões”. - Short film director "Crássicos da Periferia", elected best Brazilian short film, by popular jury, in Anima Mundi 2001. MARLON TENÓRIO - Post Graduate in Computer Graphics 3D – SENAC. - Graduate in industrial design – UNEB. - Designer background for animated series “Meu Amigãozão” and “Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo". - Director of the animated serie Rockstar. 
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DaliVinCassoEAST COAST PREMIERE
An unpublished painting, the meeting of two geniuses in a single painting arrives to the museum at a rainy night. The museum caretaker observes the work of art being brought to the lounge where it will be exhibited to the public. The wet box drips on the paint, the paint softens and releases those twin painters take a walk around the museum intervening on those works of art in a Cubist and Surrealist way. The caretaker "chases" our painters in a classic cartoon chasing, using the Renaissance mechanisms to restore the order.
Runtime: 11:11 mins Language: Portuguese Directors Marcelo Castro Marlon Tenório Writers Marcelo Castro Marlon Tenório Demian Rios Producers Marcelo Castro Key Cast Demian Rios Storyboard Marcio Nigro Music Evanildo Santos Animation Direction Catarina Niero Animation Coordination Jefferson Bastida Full Animation Flávia Güttler Cutout Animation Tico Bolpas Cutout Animation Catarina Niero Full Inbetweener Cid Makino Full Inbetweener Alina Linch Cutout Inbetweener Lia Hazan Cutout Inbetweener Cid Makino Consulting Producer Chris Borges Background Artist Marcelo Castro Background Artist Viviane Cavalcante Aditional Coloring Débora Slikta Composing Artist J. Luiz Bellas Jr Composing Artist Marlon Tenório Composing Artist Ariel Henrique Dolby Surround mix Marcio Nigro Stereo Mix |
About the Filmmakers
Alex is a recent Northeastern University graduate who studied Digital Arts with a focus in 3D art. He grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, and was inspired to study 3D art through playing video games and watching movies. He first found his interest for digital art in high school through taking a 2D and 3D animation course using Maya and Flash. Since then he has taken a beginners course at Boston University Center for Digital Arts, a Unreal character design course taught at Rhode Island School of Design, and has taken all the animation courses Northeastern has to offer. Through his experiences he has become a 3D generalist, with a specialization in lighting and compositing. Alex has also had the opportunity to be a Teaching Assistant for the Northeastern courses Animation Basics, Animation Studio 1, and Animation Studio 2.
Anthony is a recent Northeastern University graduate who studied Digital Arts with a focus in Animation and a minor in Graphic Design. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts but moved to Lowell, Massachusetts following his freshman year in high school. Anthony became interested in arts throughout his time watching cartoons and drawing comics in grade school. After enrolling in several art classes during his time in high school, he was encouraged to pursue his passion at a University. He was originally determined to complete a Graphic Design degree, but instead found a new interest in Animation during his freshman orientation visit. Along with interest in Animation, Anthony also enjoys videography, video editing, playing sports, and video games during his free time. Kyle is a recent Northeastern University graduate who studied both Computer Science and Digital Art. The Digital Art path led him to taking several animation courses while at Northeastern, completing multiple short animated films throughout his time at the school. Kyle was raised in Simsbury, Connecticut, but now calls Boston his home. He is currently a full-time Web Applications Developer for Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
Swing and a Miss
WORLD PREMIERE
A lonely ghost who just can't seem to find any way to entertain himself finally gets his chance. Short film by Alex Falcon, Kyle Maguire and Anthony Gentles. Simulation by Mimi Lin, Sound Design by Devon FisherThesis project for animation program at Northeastern University. Made using Maya, rendered in Mental Ray, composited in Nuke and after effects.
Runtime: 3:19 mins Directors Alex Falcon Anthony Gentles Kyle Maguire Writers Alex Falcon Anthony Gentles Kyle Maguire Producers Terrance Masson Andrea Raynor Character Animation Anthony Gentles Art Direction Kyle Maguire Lighting Alex Falcon Compositing Alex Falcon Texture Artist Kyle Maguire Sound Design Devon Fisher Music Kevin MacLeod Modeling Alex Falcon Anthony Gentles Kyle Maguire Rigging Alex Falcon Austin Broder Simulation Artist Mimi Lin 
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Swim Meet
EAST COAST PREMIERE
The nostalgia inducing essence of a swim meet.
Runtime: 1:16 mins Director: Samantha Maurer About the Filmmaker
I am from the Bay Area and currently am a third year student at the California Institute of the Arts studying Character Animation.
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About the Filmmakers
Director PACO GISBERT
Valencia (Spain) 12-04-1952 Member of the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain since 2003, President AVEPA (Valencian Association of Animation Production companies) since 2001, 2012-2014 Executive Producer / CEO LLUNA FILMS, SL Valencia (SPAIN) Director Ramón Alós Sánchez Valencia (Spain) 14.01.1974 2006-2007 Master in Animation Infográfica Jaime I University of Castellon 2000-2003 Diploma in Film Direction at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Italy. 1992-1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of San Carlos de Valencia Director PAQUI RAMÍREZ VILLAVERDE Valencia (SPAIN) 12.05.1958 2012-2014 Executive Producer / CEO LLUNA FILMS, SL Valencia (SPAIN) 2004 to 2010 Account Director / Management-client / production: Pasozebra Productions, SL Valencia, ",TV Series "The Nimbos", "Norman Postman" (Disney Channel), “Valentin” |
Kiko's Paradise
CONNECTICUT PREMIERE
Kiko is a “magician” who, with a pencil, brings his creations to life: beautiful
teddy bear dolls. While in a world tour with his dolls Kiko has an airplane crash and remains trapped for twenty years on an island with only one surviving doll: Boro the teddy bear. During that time, the old man forces the little teddy bear to look for his lost magic pencil, with which he intends to draw his wife into life. When finally the little bear finds the pencil and gives it to Kiko, the old man realizes the loneliness of Boro and with his last breath draws a couple for the doll. Runtime: 9:34 mins Language: Spanish Directors PACO GISBERT RAMÓN ALÓS PAQUI RAMÍREZ Writers JAVIER GISBERT Producers PAQUI RAMIREZ PACO GISBERT Key Cast JOSÉ ABENZA MUSIC, FX SOUD FLORIANO GERARDI CONCEPT ART BRUNO PONTE MODELING & SETUP 
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WandererUS PREMIERE
Where would you go if you have the possibility of teleport yourself? Would you become a Wanderer?
Runtime: 1:30 mins Directors Maria Torregrosa Domenech Music Siberian Noise |
About the Filmmaker
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Maria Torregrosa Domenech is an animator living and workig in Valencia, Spain. She was born in 1911. Her B.A. in Fine Arts was received from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Solent Southampton University in 2014. Subsequent to that, and currently, she is working in the game industry, meanwhile developing her own personal film projects.
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About the Filmmaker
Hsun-Chun Chunag
1) The Magical Eyeball (2009) - won several animation awards in 11 countries. 2) Switch Man (2015) - 62 awards & official selection in 2015. |
Switch Man
CONNECTICUT PREMIERE
This is a short, fast pace, and black humor animate comedy. The story opens by Dr. Evil Mantis invades K city and create mass destruction, one young man stood up to fight him. His secret power of ‘switch’ is the only key to stopping the evil power and save the city.
He began with all the confidence in his power and faith of completing his mission. However, one by one, the mis-switch turns everything into chaos, putting him into the spot where he has no chance of winning at all. What will happen in the end? The story builds up by several quick faults switches to bring up the humor and funny contrast in between the hero fights and the city saving. The faults move somehow might save the world in the end. Runtime: 3:38 mins Directors Hsun-Chun Chuang,Shao-Kuei Tong Writers Hsun-Chun Chuang Producers Hsun-Chun Chuang Key Cast Hsun-Chun Chuang, Shao-Kuei Tong Animation Hsun-Chun Chuang Music Ming-Hsun Yu |