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Founded in 2007, LAAF is (in our humble opinion) the greatest animation show on earth. Always screening the best in world and locally sourced LA animation. With support from the local animation community previous guests and honorees have included Brad Bird, Will Vinton, Chris Prynowski, Bill Plympton, Tom Kenny and Sean Lennon. So get ready for much much more in 2024. We all love a good LAAF!

LOS ANGELES ANIMATION FESTIVAL

The rarest and best stop-motion from L.A's funkiest animators - with special guest TOM KENNY, rare films, and surprises - TBA

Eastwood Performing Arts Center

World Premieres, short films from the US and across the globe, an evening of classic stop-motion animation, our own art cafe and one of the best Award Shows in town, LAAF 2025 promises to be our best festival yet.

AI is coming for us all, but tonight we’ll revel in the low-fi, handmade world of stop motion animation. Clay, wood, sand, glitter— it all exists and it all can be manipulated one frame at a time, as our guests do on the daily. Screen Novelties will share some of their favorite stop motion rarities and oddities, along with clips of their own work. From the elegant designs of Jiri Trnka to the maniacal morphs of Bruce Bickford, they’ll explore the range and dynamism of their chosen technique. Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Chris Finnegan make up Screen Novelties, a stop-motion studio based in Los Angeles’ Echo Park. The trio met in New York as animators on MTV’s cult clay series Celebrity Deathmatch. They helped launch Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken and Moral Orel, and have become the go-to stop motion team for all things SpongeBob, having made three holiday specials and countless bits and bobs for the series and movies. Their short films include Mysterious Mose, Monster Safari, and The Tortoise &amp; the Hare, a collaboration with animation legend Ray Harryhausen. They’re currently finishing their Witchdoctor short and developing some original feature films.Unfortunately TOM KENNY will not be in attence at this event - due to unforseen circumstance. But we will have another very special guest in attendance.Photo-ops available. Appearances are subject to change due to unforeseen professional or personal circumstancesThis event is not wheelchair accessible. PARKINGWe have our own parking lot for the festival weekend at 5301 Sierra Vista Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029 (only a minute's walk away from the EASTWOOD). See map.If that fills up try the nearby underground parking around the corner from the EASTWOOD Theatre(see illustration) at: 1110 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Closes approx. 11.30/midnight - but do check times/prices with the attendant.

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