Animation Block Party, organizers of Brooklyn’s indie animation-dedicated festival, has announced its official Animation for Kids festival program! The screening will take place on August 9 at the Simons Theatre at the New England Aquarium, located at 1 Central Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. Animation Block Party at the Aquarium is sponsored in part by GBH, the leading multi-platform creator for public media in America.
Animation Block Party at the Aquarium is curated to create fun for families with kids of all ages, featuring the world’s best animated shorts, live music, concessions and prizes for the audience.
The festival features two award categories: the Audience Award and Student Film winners will receive ABP merchandise, Dragonframe software, a filmmaker stipend and more. This summer’s poster was illustrated by longtime festival artist Robert Bohn.
Two new Animation Block Party original cartoons will be premiering at the New England Aquarium:
- Surfer Puppers, animated by Adam Ansorge, will continue the adventures of Animation Block’s best pal on a doggy surfing caper.
- Tootle the Turtle, animated by Xiongliang (Ben) Li, follows an old school turtle and his penguin friends on a quest for popcorn.
“We can’t believe it’s been nearly 25 years of Animation Block Party, the level of animation talent out there is increasing tenfold thanks to advancements in education and technology,” festival founder & creative director Casey Safron told Animation Magazine. “Please check out our Aquarium program featuring the world’s finest animated filmmakers.”
The Aquarium program is now available at the Animation Block Party website.
Tickets are currently on sale at Eventbrite.
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