Hollywood may be home to the big animation studios, but there’s no shortage of cartoon creators in New York City, the city that gave birth to animation. Join Joe Strike for “Interview with an Animator,” a multi-part series of live, in-person conversations with some of New York's best known and most creative animation professionals. Guests include:
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- Jackson Publick, creator of the [adult swim] series The Venture Bros.
(April 22nd at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, Soho NYC)
- J.J. Sedelmaier, writer/producer/director/designer, Beavis & Butthead (MTV), Harvey Birdman ([adult swim]) Saturday TV Funhouse and The Ambiguously Gay Duo (Saturday Night Live) and many award winning TV commercials. (July 29th at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art)
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- Devin Clark, creator of the new Comedy Central series Ugly Americans and animation director Aaron Augenblick (Ugly Americans, MTV2’s Wonder Showzen and[adult swim]’s Superjail)
- Chris Wedge, head of Blue Sky Studios and director of Ice Age and Robots
- Greg Ford, modern Looney Tunes writer/producer/director (Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers, The Duxorcist) and animation historian
- Josh Selig, creator of the Nick Jr.’s The Wonder Pets and J.J. Johnson of Toronto’s Sinking Ship Entertainment
- Nina Paley, creator of the self-produced, -written and –animated feature
Sita Sings the Blues
- Emily Hubley, independent animation writer/producer/director
(The Toe Tactic) and daughter of UPA Studios’ founders John and Faith Hubley;
Bill Plympton, creator of quirky shorts (including Guide Dog, 25 Ways to Quit Smoking) and features (Hair High, I Married a Strange Person, etc.).
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Joe Strike has written about animation for the Daily News, Newsday, New York Press and is a regular contributor to the entertainment industry website Animation World Network (awn.com). He has taught Mass Communications at St. John’s University in New York City, scripted for the Nickelodeon series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, adapted anime scripts into English and worked on the children’s TV series The Great Space Coaster and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. As Senior Producer of the Sci-Fi Channel’s promotion department, Joe created programming featuring celebrities like Stan Lee, animator Ralph Bakshi and the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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