Greetings! Here’s the latest news from Animatus Studio and The Animation Workshop. *** ROCHESTER SCREENING of “GEORGIE” Dave Puls’ presidential sing-a-long “When Georgie Goes Marching Home” will screen TONIGHT as part of the Emerging Filmmakers series at the Little Theatre. Close, personal friends of Dave get in free! That’s right, tell them you’re on “Dave’s […]

We here at Animatus have been slaving away on a new website for the Rochester High Falls International Film Festival. You can see the results at http://www.rochestersmoviefest.com The idea behind “Rochester’s Movie Fest” is to provide a mini-site where visitors can buy tickets in advance online. There’s also a snappy promotional video to show how […]

ANIMATION WORKSHOP SAVINGS Happy Holidays from all of us at Animatus Studio! As a special expression of our appreciation we would like to give all of our previous students a 10% discount ($16) to use towards the January workshops. (Returning students who have already paid for the January session can apply the 10% discount towards […]

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a run-down of recent Animatus news. *** THE JACK GARNER ROAST This last Saturday night, we at Animatus attended the roast of Gannett film critic Jack Garner, put on by the Rochester High Falls International Film Festival. To help celebrate Jack’s retirement, we put together a cartoon short entitled “Dr. Jackyl and […]

“Dr. Jackyl and Mr. Hyde” was created for the roast of Jack Garner, film critic for the Democrat and Chronicle and Gannett News Service. Happy retirement, Jack!

The long wait is over! The Fall Animation Workshop video is now online. Sit back, relax, and laugh! Want more? Click through the Flash playlist at http://animatusstudio.com/workshops/studentwork.html For those who ordered DVD’s, they’re available for pick-up weekdays starting Tuesday, November 13th. Stop by between 10:00 AM and 5:30 PM.

Big fun is brewing out at MCC! For the next month, the Mercer Gallery at Monroe Community College will be displaying animation and artwork from various Rochester filmmakers. Come out and see work from Animatus, plus director David Cowles, and Animatus cohort Jeremy Galante.

SIGN UP NOW FOR OCTOBER WORKSHOPS The Fall Animation Workshops begin Saturday, October 6. How can you resist four weeks of funny cartoons and frivolity? FALL 2007SaturdaysOctober 6, 13, 20, 27$159 All supplies and equipment usage included. Each student’s animation will be showcased on the Animatus website. Tapes or DVDs are available for an additional […]

From Animatus artist Mike Boas, “H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods” is now featured on Animation World Network’s “That’s Demented” channel. The AWN Media Center is a new, comprehensive online video portal devoted exclusively to animation and showcasing the work of independent filmmakers from all over the world . When “The Other Gods” was submitted, the […]

Greetings from Animatus! Just in time for Labor Day, the Summer Animation Workshop videos are now online. Sit back, relax, and watch cartoons on your day off! There was so much content this time, that we’ve broken it up into four parts. Part 1 is mostly our basic and intermediate students. Parts 2 and 3 […]