Join Art Department for Screenings on International Animation Day

Posted on by Andy Brown

The Department of Art and Art History at Kalamazoo College is inviting the public to celebrate the 24th International Animation Day on Tuesday, October 28. 

Join students, faculty and staff from 7–9 p.m. in the Light Fine Arts Recital Hall for a free screening of more than 15 animated short films from around the world, all of which have been created independently in the past year. Titles will include Horse Portrait by Witold Giersz, What the Frog? by Yi Han Tseng, Mushroom Potato Fish by Yusi Tao and Postcard Potholder by Chris Sagovac. 

This event will be held in partnership with the Central U.S. chapter of the Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA), which scheduled the first International Animation Day in 2002. The day honors the first public performance of projected moving images, which was Émile Reynaud’s Théâtre Optique in Paris on October 28, 1892. Events for the day recognize the artistry, innovation and impact of animation across all media, from hand-drawn to computer-generated imagery (CGI). 

For more information on the event, contact Fine Arts Office Coordinator Marissa Klee-Peregon at 269.337.7050 or Marissa.Klee-Peregon@kzoo.edu. 

International Animation Day Poster says join us for a series of animated films from around the world on International Animation Day October 28 in Light Fine Arts
The public is invited for a screening of animated films from around the world from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, in the Recital Hall at Light Fine Arts. October 28 is International Animation Day.