The High Falls Animation Workshop was a great success. This year’s piece is entitled THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO LED THE WAY, and it pays tribute to four icons of women’s history: Madame Curie, Amelia Earhart, Mother Teresa, and Wangari Maathai. Nine girls (ages 10-13) from Rochester’s Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School worked with […]

Jeepers! The Animation Workshops never looked so good! Those workshop pages were getting pretty crowded with stuff. Now we have a new layout that hopefully helps to describe the classes a little better. All the student work has been grouped together for fun downloading, too. Keep in mind that our January session usually sells out! […]

Animatus Studio & the High Falls Film Festival PresentAngela Eliasz3D Animation Technical & Lighting DirectorFrom Rochester to HARRY POTTER, THE MATRIX and SPIDERMAN:A Conversation With 3-D Animator Angela EliaszSunday, November 14, 11 am, Dryden TheatreGeorge Eastman House, 900 East Ave, Rochester For this seminar, Angela will screen a variety of clips and give an overview […]

A good time was had by all at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. Sure, there was some trouble at the border, but we should be used to that by now. We enjoyed talking to old friends and making plenty of new ones. And the weather? Best ever. The best night of competition had to […]

Here’s a sneak peak at our cover pic. More info coming soon! =====================Aug 30, 2004 Our DVD website is now online!Check it out at http://www.animatusstudio.com/dvd Ogle these specs, why don’t you? Derf the Viking* The Scent of Valhalla* The Quest for Happy Hour* The Search for the Great White Ale Fresh Toones* Fresh Toones Theme* […]

Dave Puls’ “True Believer” will screen at the Repugnican Short Film Convention in September. Also playing will be other great political cartoons such as Jib Jab’s “This Land.” Check out the site at http://www.filmblitz.org/

We’re pleased to announce several new screenings for Dave Puls’ “Sharks in the Water.” Maine International Film FestivalJuly 9-18Waterville, MEhttp://www.miff.org/ Boston Political Film FestivalJuly 22-29Boston, MAhttp://www.localsightings.com/ DC ShortsSeptember 10-12Washington, DChttp://www.dcshorts.com/ The Education Channel in Tampa, Florida will be screening both “True Believer” and “Sharks in the Water.” Visit their website here: http://www.educationchannel.org/ ============================Aug 30, 2004 […]

Join us this Sunday for EGGMARK IV, a night of short films at the Monage Grille in Rochester. This will be the premiere screening for “Su & Mo: Lost in Animation” as well as the latest Fresh Toone, “Sharks in the Water.” From Matt Ehlers at Eggwork Productions comes “Who’s Your Daddy” and his latest, […]

For Immediate Release Rochester, NY INDEPENDENT CARTOON POKES FUN AT THE FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE Rochester’s Animatus Studio has completed work on their latest short, “Su and Mo: Lost in Animation.” The cartoon tells the story of Su and Mo, the world’s only lap-dancing wrestler/animators. Dancing at “Club Hippendale’s” has finally provided the boys with enough […]

Greetings from Animatus! Here’s the latest news… ROCHESTER INTERNAT’L FILM FEST A BIG SUCCESS Thanks to everyone who came out for our big screening of Derf’s “Search for the Great White Ale” at the George Eastman House. It was a great, responsive audience — a good time was had by all! We also enjoyed seeing […]