Animatus and the Rochester High Falls Int'l Film Festival

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ROCHESTER HIGH FALLS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Animatus is proud to announce our involvement in this year's
festival. Come out and meet the filmmakers! Pass this email on to
someone you know and love!

Print out the Animatus mini-poster here:
http://animatusstudio.com/highfalls/images/animatus-rhfiff-poster.pdf

Click here for ticket information:
http://animatusstudio.com/highfalls/ticketinfo.html

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SITA SINGS THE BLUES
Director Nina Paley will present her animated version of the epic
Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette
Hanshaw. This feature film was directed, written, produced, designed
AND animated (whew!) entirely by Paley.

Opening Night! Wednesday April 30th - 6:55 PM at The Little 5

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SOLDIERS OF SISYPHUS (East Coast Premiere)
Director/Producer: Bob Barancik; Animator: David Puls
A meditative look at the futility of war. This short film animated by
Animatus' own Dave Puls will play as part of the second Movies On a
Shoestring block.

Thursday May 1st - 8:30 PM at The Little 5

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CHILDREN'S SHORTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
This year, The Animation Workshop worked with Rochester teens from
Community Place to produce FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND THE WOMEN WHO
FOSTERED AN AMERICAN HERO. This short will play as part of the
children's shorts program.

Saturday May 3rd - 11:10 AM at The Little 5

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LINDA SIMENSKY: PRODUCING TOONS AND INNOVATIONS IN KIDS' TV
Our animation guest this year is LINDA SIMENSKY, Senior Director of
Children's Programming for PBS. In her work at Cartoon Network,
Simensky was instrumental in bringing many beloved shows to air,
including The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and
Courage the Cowardly Dog. She is now involved with numerous PBS KIDS
and PBS KIDS GO! programs such as Curious George, Super Why, Martha
Speaks, Sid the Science Kid, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, and WordGirl.
Simensky will join us for a seminar about animation and what it takes
to produce quality children's programming, with clips from some new
shows in production.

Saturday May 3rd - 1:00 PM at The Little 3

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SMOKING LAWS
with preceding animated short KEEP ON WALKIN'
Smoking Laws explores a night in the life of a smoke-free bar during
the coldest night of year. It offers a voyeuristic look at the random
strangers brought together by addiction. It's smoking good fun!
Directed by friend of Animatus, Matthew Ehlers, with a role by Fred
Armstrong as a cantankerous panhandler (what a stretch). Adult Themes.

Keep on Walkin' is a music video produced by Phil Geiger of rock group
SpiritEast, design, animation and production by Animatus Studio.

Sunday May 4th - 7:00PM at The Little 1