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There’s an interesting lecture coming up at The Society of Illustrators (128 East 63rd Street) on Wednesday, November 5th from 6:30-8:30 PM. It’s called “Character Design, Animation and Toy Design”. The speakers are Paul Budnitz from Kidrobot and Mark Graham from ilovedust.

Kidrobot is famous for manufacturing and distributing high-end collectible toys and other consumer goods. They ‘re also in the animation business; Wild Brain studio in San Francisco now owns a major chunk of the company. Nickelodeon recently announced that they plan to turn Kidrobot properties into a series of feature films that blend animation and live action.

ilovedust is an English “design boutique” that has developed toys for Kidrobot–keeping it all in the family! This Zulu Dunny would fit in among his fellow premium plastic pals in any designer toy collection:

On the jump…how to order tickets…

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Attn: NY Animation Peeps!!!

Don Hertzfeldt is coming to town!

“An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt”
The Oscar-nominated animator in person,
with the New York premiere of his new film,
plus a selection of classics — Nov 19 at 7:00

“A dark, hilarious, and increasingly expressive body of work that’s
entirely his own.” - Chicago Reader

“An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt,” a rare, in-person special event with
the Academy-Award nominated animator, co-founder of The Animation Show
and creator of such cult hits as Everything Will Be OK, The Meaning of
Life, and more comes to the IFC Center Wednesday, November 19 at
7:00pm.

Highlighting the evening is the premiere of Hertzfeldt’s latest, I AM
SO PROUD OF YOU, featuring his trademark hand-drawn animation. The
90-minute program also includes a selection of his earlier films,
including the Sundance winner Everything Will Be OK, and an on-stage
interview and Q&A session with the audience.

Hertzfeldt’s longest piece to date, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU is the
eagerly anticipated second chapter to [Read more…]