May 23, 2012

OFFICIAL SELECTION IN ANNECY!

The biggest, most picturesque, most croissant-filled animation festival on this planet has chosen SECOND HAND to compete in the Short Film Competition! Very Exciting!

http://www.annecy.org/edition-2012/festival/selection-officielle/fiche-film:f20120830

Comme on dit en francais:

En anglais, le terme “second hand” - ou “seconde main” - désigne la trotteuse d’une montre ainsi que les articles d’occasion. Préféreriez-vous épargner du temps ou des objets ?

I’ll be attending with a beret and baguette. See you all there!

May 23, 2012

SECOND HAND screens at The Walker Art Center!

On May 5th, SECOND HAND was shown to thousands of visitors to the Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday Program. Click link above for info.

May 23, 2012
SECOND HAND will be screened in competition in the Children’s Program at the legendary ANIMAFEST in Zagreb, Croatia in late May.  Check it out: http://www.animafest.hr/en/program/films_for_children_competition_2/films_for_children_competition_14

SECOND HAND will be screened in competition in the Children’s Program at the legendary ANIMAFEST in Zagreb, Croatia in late May. 

Check it out:

http://www.animafest.hr/en/program/films_for_children_competition_2/films_for_children_competition_14

May 23, 2012

SECOND HAND wins big at Reel Earth and Earth Port Film Festivals!

The film took home the top award at both festivals, one in New Zealand and the other in New England. Finally our hemispheres have agreed on something!

April 25, 2012
The TIFF Bell Lightbox was overrun by Kids for the TIFFKids Film Festival last week. I was happy to join them, screening SECOND HAND, attending industry panels and meeting youthful film and TV people!  http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffkids/2012/3700001899 In other news, the film won “Best Educational Film” at Anirmau Animation Festival in Spain! Thank you, Anirmau.  http://www.anirmau.com/

The TIFF Bell Lightbox was overrun by Kids for the TIFFKids Film Festival last week. I was happy to join them, screening SECOND HAND, attending industry panels and meeting youthful film and TV people! 

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffkids/2012/3700001899

In other news, the film won “Best Educational Film” at Anirmau Animation Festival in Spain! Thank you, Anirmau. 

http://www.anirmau.com/

March 17, 2012 • 1 note

March screenings of SECOND HAND

Second Hand is all over the place in March! If you are in any of these places, watch it at these festivals.

San Francisco Green Film Festival, USA - March 1-7, 2012

Animac, Catalunya, Spain - March 1-4, 2012

Cortoons, Rome, Italy - March 14-18, 2012

EarthVision, Tokyo, Japan - March 16-18, 2012

Cine-Court Anime, Roanne, France - March 20-25, 2012

EcoFocus, Athens GA, USA - March 23, 2012

Project Native Film Festival, Great Barrington, MA, USA - March 25, 2012

Skepto, Calgliari, Italy - March 28-31, 2012

Perth City Screen, Perth, Australia - March 29th, 2012

February 29, 2012

SECOND HAND wins best short film at CromaFest in Mexico City!

Exciting news! It was an honour to accept the award for best international short film at CromaFest in Mexico City. Thanks to the great festival staff. I had an amazing time meeting people, exploring the city and eating tacos. 

February 11, 2012

CROMAFEST

Hola! I’m going to Mexico City Feb 13-19th for the first ever CromaFest, where SECOND HAND is in the international competition. Tamales para todos!

http://cromafest.com/

January 19, 2012

SECOND HAND will be screening at the SFGFF,  March 1-7 in San Francisco. It will be shown before Gary Hustwit’s URBANIZED.

http://urbanizedfilm.com/.

Very excited to be a part of the “future of cities” themed program. 

January 10, 2012

SECOND HAND screening at the NFB in Toronto, Jan 18th

Second Hand is a part of the CFC’s “World of Shorts” program, screening next Wed., Jan 18th, at 6 and 8 pm. Details:

http://worldwideshortfilmfest.com/world-shorts/january-2012/

There’ll be a Q and A after, so come on down and heckle!

December 14, 2011

Second Hand wins Best Short Film at Cinanima!

Sound the alarm, Second Hand has won its first award at the Cinanima animation festival of Espinho, Portugal! (category: “more than 5 up to 25 minutes”.)

http://cinanima.pt/2011/premiados-2/?lang=en

November 22, 2011

Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto!

It’s fun to say, and it happens to be a film festival in Trento, Italy. 

Second Hand is screening on Nov. 24th - so get to it, Trentinos!

http://www.tuttinellostessopiatto.it/cortometraggi/

October 25, 2011

Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival

Second Hand is playing at the Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival!

Sadly I can’t go. Here’s the info:

Monday, October 24, 11:45AM, Facets Multi-Media 

Saturday, October 29, 11:00AM, Center on Halsted - Hoover-Leppen Theatre 

Sunday, October 30, 11:00AM, Facets Multi-Media

October 10, 2011

SECOND HAND screening this weekend at Planet In Focus

My film is screening FOR FREE in a children’s program at the Planet In Focus Film Festival in Toronto. If you are around, drop by! No child required. 

Click link above for more info.

Screenings are Sat. Oct 15 and Sun. Oct. 16 at the Miles Nadal JCC at Bloor and Spadina. I’ll be attending the Sunday screening. Another highlight of the show: “Birds” by Julian Grey of Head Gear.

September 14, 2011

Here are some production stills from SECOND HAND. I tried to take shots at each stage to show how I put the film together. Click on the photos for a description.

What’s not shown are the endless hours of AfterEffects composition that followed. (Just picture my face melting in front of my laptop screen for 3 years.)

Big thanks to Head Gear for the build/shoot space!