Filed under: Animation, Documentary, Event | Tags: Animation, conference, Event, festival
In April ’08, Artifact director Julie Goldstein was an Animation Juror for the 17th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival. Also this spring, she sat on the committee that gave out the University of the Arts‘ Blondeau Award.
Artifact also attended the KAFI animation conference in Kalamazoo, MI in May ’07 and the first Platform International Animation Festival in Portland, OR in July ’07.
Artifact Pictures co-production with Fourth and One “Teddy P. Brains” will be featured on CN8 Comcast Network on May 24, 2007.
Artifact is proud to announce that “The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains: Journey into the Rain Forest” is now available in a wide DVD release. DVDs are available for purchase on the show’s website : teddypbrainstv.com , and also at retailers like Amazon.com(paired with ‘Schoolhouse Rock’!), Barnes & Noble, Circuit City, Best Buy, Blockbuster and for rental at Netflix. The show was produced by Fourth and One Productions, with Animation Director Julie Goldstein (Artifact) and Animation Producer Erika Mijlin (Artifact), and distributed by Clarendon Entertainment. All animation for the one-hour pilot episode was completed at Artifact Pictures’ Philadelphia studio.
The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains: Journey into the Rain Forest – DVD Review – About.com.
The documentary From Philadelphia to the Front, an Artifact Pictures co-production with producers Judy Gelles and Marianne Bernstein, has been touring the film festival circuit. Some recent highlights include :
2007 : Jewish Broadcasting Network (Broadcast); Maine Jewish Film Festival 2006 : Globians Film Festival, Germany; Krakow Festival of Arts and Culture; Aarhus Film Festival, Denmark (Best Documentary, 2nd Place); Jewishfilm, Brandeis University; Palm Beach International Film Festival; LA Jewish Film Festival (Audience Award); Vancouver Jewish Film Festival; Sarasota Film Festival; Miami Jewish Film Festival; Delray Beach Film Festival
“‘From Philadelphia to the Front’ is a real rarity, a film that one leaves wishing it were at least an hour longer. But it’s near perfect as it is.” – George Robinson – Special to The Jewish Week – in regards to The New York Jewish Film Festival.
Distribution is provided by The National Center for Jewish Film
Artifact partner Julie Goldstein has been teaching computer animation courses at The University of Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2006, Penn hosted a visit from world-renowned animators The Brothers Quay, who answered students’ questions and discussed their most recent feature, The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2006).
Artifact Pictures is proud to announce : The 2006 World Premiere of “The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains” a solo screening at the Harlem International Film Festival, Saturday, October 7, 11am!
From left to right: Eugene Haynes (co-creator), Joseph Lewis (co-creator), John Canada Terrell (Voice of “Dad”), Julie Goldstein (Animation Director), Sean Altman (Original Music), Erika Mijlin (Animation Producer), Gerard Brown (Screenplay)“The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains” is a new animated program targeting 5 to 8 year olds that follows the adventures of Teddy and his cousin Tempest Wits as they seek knowledge and fun on their missions back in time, through space and around the world. Teddy P. Brains is created and produced by Fourth and One Productions, and co-produced by Artifact Pictures, who provided all animation for the show.
For a little sample of Teddy in action click here.
Artifact is featured in Create Magazine. The article features local production companies and their techniques. “Industry insiders know that one of the hot spots or creativity is right here in Philadelphia.”
Artifact Pictures and Fourth & One Productions recently presented an overview of the 3D animation process at Philadelphia’s famous Franklin Institute, using examples from their recently completed pilot episode of “The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains”, a new children’s program. As part of the Cartoon Network-sponsored ‘Animation’ exhibit, the presentation covered all the steps involved in creating an animated show – from concept development and character illustrations, to 3D modeling, animation and compositing.
