October 2010

IDIOTS AND ANGELS NEWS - OPENING DECEMBER 3 in CHICAGO!

Please help us spread the word about the screenings of "Idiots and Angels" in New York and L.A. - tell your friends, co-workers and people you like. We are releasing the film independently and we appreciate your support of independent animation to help this film succeed.

Bill Plympton is announcing that his film "Idiots and Angels" will open at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Friday, December 3. Screenings will be preceded by his new award-winning short "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger". Bill Plympton will make personal appearances at a special preview screening on Dec. 2. The Music Box is located at 3733 North Southport Ave., Chicago. Opening night tickets: $10 advance admission, $11 day of the event. $7 advance for students. Showtimes: 773-871-6604

"Idiots and Angels" will also play at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe NM, November 26-28. The CCA is located at 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.

After that, the film will also play at the Guild Theater in Sacramento on Dec. 5, and at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque NM, Dec. 17-19.

If you are a programmer for an independent theater in the U.S., and would like to book "Idiots and Angels" for a screening in 2011, please contact Matthew Freundlich at Passion River to arrange a booking. Click here for contact information.

UPCOMING EVENTS - NOVEMBER

Bill's travels in September will also take him to:
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville NY, November 15
Solyanka Gallery, Moscow, Russia, November 16-19
Animae Caribe Animation Festival, Trinidad and Tobago, November 25-28

OTHER NEWS
Bill Plympton's book with Rizzoli New York, now has a title: "Independently Animated, Bill Plympton" and will be released in Spring 2011.  The book will feature art from throughout his career, some created especially for the book, as well as Bill’s personal story, complete with anecdotes and adventures about his life, career, and filmmaking. Look for more information on this soon!

Congratulations to the "Adventures in Plymptoons" project for reaching their fundraising goal on Kickstarter! And thanks to all who contributed. If you want to find out more, please visit Alexia Anastasio's web-site here.

FULL SCREENING SCHEDULE

IDIOTS AND ANGELS:
• Cinema Arts Festival, Houston TX, November 10-14
• Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe NM, November 26-28
• Music Box Theater, Chicago IL, December 3-12
• Guild Theater, Sacramento CA, December 5
• Guild Cinema, Albuquerque NM, December 17-19

THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER:
• Starz Denver Film Festival, Denver CO, November 3-14
• Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan, November 3-20
• Oaxaca Intl Independent Film and Video Festival, Oaxaca, Mexico, Nov. 5-13
• Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford UK, November 9-13
• Red Stick Animation Festival, Baton Rouge LA, November 10-13
• Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington DE, November 11-14
• San Francisco Intl Animation Festival, San Francisco CA, November 11-15
• Fancine Festival de Cine Fantastico, Malaga, Spain, November 11-19
• St. Louis Intl Film Festival, St. Louis MO, November 11-21
• Cinemagic Intl Film Festival for Young People, Belfast, Ireland, Nov. 11-26
• Encounters Intl Film Festival, Bristol, UK, November 16-21
• Interfilm Intl Short Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, November 16-21
• Williamsburg Independent Film Festival, Brooklyn NY, November 18-21
• Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 19-23
• Animarte Festival, Santiago, Chile, November 19-
• Etiuda and Anima Intl Film Festival, Krakow Poland, November 22-24
• Grand OFF Festival, Warsaw, Poland, November 26-28
• Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe NM, November 26-28
• Music Box Theatre, Chicago IL, December 3-12
• Les Nuits Magiques, Begles, France, December 3-12
• Intl Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium, December 4-11
• Guild Cinema, Albuquerque NM, December 17-19

SANTA, THE FASCIST YEARS:
• Seoul Intl Extreme Short Image and Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 5-11, 2010
• Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington DE, November 11-14
• Du Grain a Demoudre Intl Film Festival, Normandy, France, Nov. 14-21

Come see Bill's films at a festival near you! As always, please check with each festival for exact screening dates, times and ticket information.

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