Animation is Film Festival
Ongoing Series
ANIMATION IS FILM fills a gap in the market by launching a world class animation festival in the US, with its home in the world capital of filmmaking. The Festival embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of.
Animation is Film Festival
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Mark your calendar for these amazing events.
ParaNorman
TCL Chinese Theaters
Director Chris Butler and Star Anna Kendrick
Screening with all-new short film “ParaNorman: The Thrifting”
Co-directed by out animator Chris Butler, ParaNorman is a fun stop-motion supernatural romp, and the first animated studio film to feature a gay character.
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman’s eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl
TCL Chinese Theaters
Creator Kiana Khansmith, Voice Actors Anairis Quiñones and Christine Marie Cabanos, and Editor Emily Rifkin
With awe-inspiring powers, courageous storylines, and jaw-dropping transformation sequences, everyone wants to be a magical girl, right? Wrong! Watch the pilot animatic for Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl in a special panel and Q&A.
Animation is Film Festival
PAST SCREENINGS
Lesbian Space Princess
TCL Chinese Theaters
Introverted lesbian space princess Saira embarks on a mission to rescue her ex from evil incel aliens, enlisting the help of an enby popstar and a cantankerous boomer spaceship.
ParaNorman
TCL Chinese Theaters
Director Chris Butler and Star Anna Kendrick
Screening with all-new short film “ParaNorman: The Thrifting”
Co-directed by out animator Chris Butler, ParaNorman is a fun stop-motion supernatural romp, and the first animated studio film to feature a gay character.
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman’s eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl
TCL Chinese Theaters
Creator Kiana Khansmith, Voice Actors Anairis Quiñones and Christine Marie Cabanos, and Editor Emily Rifkin
With awe-inspiring powers, courageous storylines, and jaw-dropping transformation sequences, everyone wants to be a magical girl, right? Wrong! Watch the pilot animatic for Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl in a special panel and Q&A.
