April / May 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS
On Wednesday, April 28, the Graphic Artist Guild of New York will host "An Evening With Bill Plympton" at the Pratt Institute's Manhattan Campus, 144 West 14th St., 7-9 pm. Bill will talk about his films and career, and how to make money as an independent filmmaker, host a screening of his short films, and give a live drawing demonstration. The cost is $15 for Guild members, $25 for non-members, and $10 for student non-members For more info: Call 212-791-3400 x11 or e-mail ny@gag.org

Bill will then be appearing at the Plastic Paper Animation Festival in Winnipeg, Canada, to host a Master Class screening of his short films, along with a live drawing demonstration, on Saturday, May 8, 1:00 pm at the Park Theatre, 698 Osborne, Admission is $20. Bill will screen a selection of his newest shorts, along with some of his classics, and talk about his career as an independent animator, and all attendees will get a free Bill Plympton drawing. The festival runs May 5-8, and tickets are available on-line or in person at Into the Music. For more info: http://tinyurl.com/2blvjft

In June, Bill will travel to France for the annual Annecy Animation Festival, where his film "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger" will be screened as part of their Short Film Official Competition. The festival runs June 7-12, and is considered one of the biggest animation festivals in the world. This year the festival is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, so don't miss out on all of the festivities! Bill will also be screening some of his classic films as part of the festival's homage to the history of animation. http://www.annecy.org/

And coming up in July is the big annual San Diego Comic-Con, and once again Bill will have a booth to sell his DVDs, books and CD's. Please come and visit us, and note we will have a new Booth number this year - 5552. The San Diego Comic-Con has become THE biggest event in the comics, film, animation and video-game world, and tickets sell out early! So make your plans and don't miss out! More Comic-Con info in our next newsletter. http://www.comic-con.org

OTHER NEWS
We are happy to announce the release of "Hair High" on DVD! Finally we have been able to compile the film and all the DVD extras and we will have the first copies available for sale on Plymptoons.com in just a few weeks. "Hair High" is Bill Plympton's award-winning theatrical film that features the voice talents of Sarah Silverman, Dermot Mulroney, David Carradine, Martha Plimpton and Justin Long in an outrageous romantic zombie comedy that tells the story of a teenage couple, murdered on prom night, who return for revenge. This is one "rom-zom-prom-com" you don't want to miss! Please visit www.plymptoons.com for ordering information in early June!

Bill's new short film, "The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger", has won a number of awards on the film festival circuit, in just a few months. The film won the First Prize for Animation at the Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida, then it picked up the Grand Jury Award for Animation at the Florida Film Festival. Then the film won the Best in Show award at the Citrus Cel Animation Festival in Jacksonville, Florida, and finally it won the Atom.com award for Best Comedy Animated Short at the L.A. Comedy Short Film Festival.

Bill's latest animated feature, "Idiots and Angels" will be released in Los Angeles in September 2010 - we will have more information on this screening shortly, along with further screening dates around the U.S. Please check for updates at http://www.idiotsandangels.com/

Bill Plympton is also thrilled to announce that he s publishing a book with Rizzoli New York, to be released in Spring 2011.  The book will feature tons of 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!

FULL SCREENING SCHEDULE

THE COW WHO WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER:
• Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach CA, April
  22-29, 2010
• BeFilm Underground FF, New York NY, April 27-May 1
• Animayo Intl Film Festival, Canary Islands, May 3-9
• Intl Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart, Germany,
  May 4-9
• Big Island Film Festival, Hawaii, May 12-16
• CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, June 1-6
• Annecy Intl Animation Festival, Annecy, France, June 7-12
• Edinburgh Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 16-27
• Tel Aviv Animation Festival, Israel, August 17-21

HORN DOG:
• Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach CA, April
  22-29, 2010
• Animayo Intl Film Festival, Canary Islands, May 3-9
• Intl Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, Stuttgart, Germany,
  May 4-9
• Big Island Film Festival, Hawaii, May 12-16
• Anifest Intl Festival of Animated Films, Trebon, Czech Republic,
  May 18-23

SANTA, THE FASCIST YEARS:
• Very Short Intl Film Festival, Paris, France, May 7-9, 2010
• Seattle Intl Film Festival, Seattle WA, May 20-June 13
• Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, June 1-6
• Tel Aviv Animation Festival, Israel, August 17-21

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.

MERCHANDISE
As mentioned, we will be releasing the "Hair High" DVD for sale in just a few weeks. You can order the DVD from www.plymptoons.com and we will also have the DVD available for sale at the San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, and at most of Bill's personal appearances.

While you're at the Plymptoons store, you can also pick up copies of "Bill's Dirty Shorts" and "Bill Plympton's Dog Days". The "Dog Days" DVD contains the first three films of Bill Plympton's famous "dog" series - the Oscar-nominated "Guard Dog", "Guide Dog", and "Hot Dog" - plus the short films "Shuteye Hotel", "The Fan and the Flower", and "Santa: The Fascist Years". Plus you get music videos for Kanye West, Weird Al Yankovic, and Parson Brown, and a ton of interviews, pencil tests, and commercials.

You can still pick up the Plympton Ultimate Fan Package, containing 5 animated DVDs, 3 books, 2 CDs and 2 posters for a radically discounted price! Plus, all your purchases go to help fund the next Bill Plympton masterpiece!

VISIT BILL ON FACEBOOK!
We are thrilled to announce that Bill Plympton's Facebook page is Back UP, so come and visit! Become a Plympton facebook fan here! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-Plympton/269976082181