Animation Panel
Come meet the experts on Animation and hear what they have to say about the future of animation.
PANELISTS:
Andy London, London Squared/HOSTOS, CUNY/Harvard
Signe Baumane, ROCKS IN MY POCKETS and MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
Tucker Klein, Character Designer
Yvonne Grzenkowicz, EyeSnare Productions
Get your tickets at http://bit.ly/1SMXB3V!
Thursday, May 4 4:30PM - 6PM
Producers Club
Theater S
358 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Andy London is an animation professional, professor (HOSTOS/CUNY & Harvard) and filmmaker. He and his wife and partner, Carolyn are writers, directors, animators and co-founders of London Squared Productions. Since 1999, they’ve been creating films, music videos and animated content.
Award-winning films include “Subway Salvation” “The Backbrace” and “A Letter to Colleen” and have screened in hundreds of festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival, Annecy and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In2011, The London’s film,“The Lost Tribes of New York City” was featured in the MoMA show “Talk to Me”; an exhibition on the communication between people, technology and objects.
Their latest project is “Strong Island”, an animated web series based on material from Andy’s graphic novel, “Eager To Please”. The Londons reside in Long Island City, New York.
Signe Baumane is a Latvian animator, fine artist, illustrator and writer, currently living and working in New York City. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she was a 2005 Fellow in Film of the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is also a teacher, having taught animation at the Pratt Institute from 2000 to 2002.
Tucker Klein is an animator and designer based in NYC. He likes to draw, animate, and make cartoons and things like that. Tucker studied animation down at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After finishing up at school he started working as a freelance artist for studios like Psyop, Blacklist, Hornet and more! With them, he has helped to create character driven animation for advertising and TV projects.
Yvonne Grzenkowicz is the Founder and Executive Director for Animation Nights New York (ANNY). NY Correspondent for Animation for Adults. NYC based animator / director with experience in short film, feature film, advertising, music videos, instructional videos, merchant videos, digital publishing, video games, live visuals, and interactive websites. Extensive training in character animation and a background in fine art.
