Animation Block Party


		Toons Take Bite Out of Big Apple *A report on Brooklyn's recent Animation Block Party* By Jake Friedman *Originally published in the Nov, 2007 issue of Animation Magazine.
		This past summer, New York City was abuzz with animation. The biggest animation festival of the big apple, Animation Block Party, entertained, enlightened and enthralled from July 27th through July 30th. The Brooklyn-based festival showcased short films from around the world, though naturally included plenty from its home town. For a fairly young festival, it’s almost surprising that it was able to rake in a total of 2,200 patrons. “It’s become huge,” gushes curator and founder Casey Safron. “We have over sixty filmmakers flying in from all over the world, from the U.K., from Canada, from France. This is the premiere animation festival of New York, and it’s what everybody’s been looking forward to for a long time.”	Animation Block Party
		Animation Block Party stands out from other film or animation festivals in its empathy for the little guy. More films by independents and students are screened here than at your average festival. “The main thing about us is that we focus on showing all genres of film, and each night of the festival has its own feeling,” says Safron. “We’ve really emphasized the underground, the punk rock, the grass roots side of things and the fest has just taken off, it’s taken a life of its own. And on top of that, we really like to work with student animators.”
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