Attention Annecy Animation Festival attendees! There will be an unofficial “Animation Film Party” on June 8th, 7:30 pm at Le Comptoir de la Folie Ordinaire. Music videos screen first, with my Danielson video, Idiot Boksen, kicking things off! It’ll be an awesome start to the week-long festival.
On June 14th, Don’t Smash will be part of the “Art and Animation” event at the Orange County Museum of Art! Kids can learn all about animation and watch the films from the Newport Beach Film Fest.
Attention graphic designers! Learn the ins and outs of Heavy Metal design in the new cartoon, Heavy Metal Blacksmithy.
Don’t Smash will play at the Newport Beach Film Festival’s “Shorts for Shorties” program, on Sunday April 26th in Newport Beach, CA. Bring the shorties!
Don’t Smash screens Friday, March 6th as part of Dicko’s Cartoon Riff Raff Roundup, 9 pm at Matchless Bar, 557 Manhattan ave. @ Driggs, in Brooklyn. Watch cartoons with the riff raff!
Don’t Smash will be screening at the BAMKids festival on Saturday, Feb. 28th and Sunday, March 1st, 10am and 12:30 pm, as part of their “Fluffy and Funny” showcase. Don’t miss it!
My pal Brian Raftery’s got a fantastic new book out about karaoke called “Don’t Stop Believin’ - How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life” - find out more and watch some hugely entertaining videos at his site! (Above portrait of him from a birthday invite a couple years ago.)
Celebrate Christmas by watching the video for Sufjan’s “Put the Lights On the Tree“!
PLUS - Sounds Familyre has released a new free Christmas mp3 album with new tracks from Danielson, Sufjan and many more.
I’ve animated a new video for Danielson’s joyful anti-TV anthem, “Idiot Boksen,” and it debuts today on Pitchfork.tv! Click here to watch.
Great news - Don’t Smash won the Gold Award in the Preschool category at the 2008 Chinh India Kids Film Festival! A big thanks to the Chinh Children’s Jury!