For many weeks now, we’ve had this monster house with no roof sitting next door to the Animatus building: But no more! Today, driving down Winthrop Street was a whole new experience, because the house was gone: As if plucked from the Earth by a wicked tornado, the blue house is no more. Come, marvel […]

More Fresh Toones festival news! Dave Puls’ “Hate Preachers” will play at the 2006 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania this September. Find out more atwww.greatlakesfilmfest.comwww.myspace.com/greatlakesfilmfest

Congratulations to Dave Puls, whose short film Hate Preachers has won 3rd place for animation at the 2006 Indie Gathering! Hate Preachers, one of the latest of Dave’s Fresh Toones, will screen during the event, which takes place August 4, 5 & 6 in Cleveland, Ohio. This annual event acts both as a film festival […]

What are you doing with your Wednesday nights? You’re not staying in, are you? What a homebody! Why watch “So You Think You Can Dance” when you can dance to live music in the streets of Rochester? Get off your couch and come out to Pole-A-Palooza! It’s a weekly celebration at the Liberty Pole in […]

What’s that you say? A personal appearance by those effervescentRochester Subway afficionados? Yes, here’s your opportunity to meet and greet your favorite localdocumentary filmmakers! Just in time for Father’s Day, FredrickArmstrong and James P. Harte will be signing DVD copies of “The End ofthe Line: Rochester’s Subway” at Parkleigh this Saturday. DVD’s willbe available for […]

NEW 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP! We at the Animation Workshop are pleased to offer a new 4 week course in the basics of 3D animation. The class size is limited to 8 students, so sign up today to ensure your spot! SATURDAYSJULY 8, 15, 22, 299AM – 12 NoonCost: $189 Course Description:Learn the basics of 3D […]

Congratulations to Dave Puls, whose Fresh Toone “Hate Preachers” will show at the largest film festival in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the United States: The Boston International Film Festival. It will be shown on Saturday, June 10th right before Henry Selick’sshort animation “Moongirl.” For more info on the festival, visithttp://bifilmfestival.com/biffschedule.html For more […]

We’re happy to announce that one of our Animation Workshop students, Adam Markajani, has an animated short playing in the First Annual GVC-NYCLU PSA Film Festival. It’s a PSA about the First Amendment, starring his character Flappy the Rabbit. We encourage everyone to come out and support Adam and other Rochester youths this Sunday at […]

Dave Puls’ “Sharks In The Water” will be airing on Mania TV, Tuesday 05-09-06 during Too Short 4 Hollywood at 10pm. EST. Watch it online and submit viewer feedback through www.ManiaTV.com! Too Short for Hollywood provides a testing ground for aspiring filmmakers to find their big break and air their work. They show the hottest […]

Anything and everything is now showing up on YouTube… including video clips from Animatus. Here’s a playlist of trailers we put together for Animatus products: To embed the playlist on your own webpage or blog, follow the instructions here.