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{{Infobox Film Festival
| name        = Animation Block Party
| image       = Animation Block Logo.jpg
| caption     = 
| number      = 100+
| location    = [[New York City|New York, NY]]
| founded        = 2004
| language    = International
| website     = [http://www.animationblock.com/ AnimationBlock.com]
}}

'''Animation Block Party''' is an annual [[animation]] [[film festival]] in [[New York City]], usually held over three days in late July.

==History==
===Brooklyn===
On September 9, 2004, Casey Safron, the event's founder, curated the first Animation Block Party, held in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]. The event was rated one of the top five smaller film festivals in the area.<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/columns/topfive/9802/ "Top Five Smaller Film Festivals,"] ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', May 21, 2005.</ref> The following year, Animation Block Party opened for international submissions, acquired corporate sponsorship and expanded to become an annual festival with juried awards and prizes for participating animators.<ref name="ackerman">McCarton Ackerman, [http://www.greenpointnews.com/entertainment/3601/animation-block-party-arrives-in-williamsburg "Animation Block Party Arrives in Williamsburg,"] ''Greenpoint Gazette'', July 28, 2011.</ref><ref>Sarah Baisley, [http://www.awn.com/news/events/nyc-animation-block-party-screening "NYC Animation Block Party Screening,"] [[Animation World Network]], December 1, 2005.</ref> In 2006, the festival expanded to its current multi-day format,<ref>Chermelle D. Edwards, [http://offmanhattan.com/2009/07/24/animation-film-festival-brooklyn/ "Get Animated About This Film Festival,"] offManhattan, July 24, 2009.</ref> drawing an average of over 2,500 attendees per summer.<ref name="ackerman"/><ref name="cbs">"Person Pinball," [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/person-pinball/ CBS News]</ref> Based in Brooklyn, the event shows animation from both U.S. and international filmmakers.<ref>Angela Ashman, [http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-27/voice-choices/cartoon-central/ "Cartoon Central,"] ''[[The Village Voice]]'', July 27, 2010.</ref> In 2011, Animation Block Party received 654 submissions, screening 97 of them at their 8th annual festival.<ref name="cbs"/><ref>Inamdar Shaker, [http://www.irealities.com/ "iRealities: 2D 3D Animation, Visual Effects (VFX), and Top Animation Studio in India,"] ''[[iRealities Technology|Animation]]'', Oct 17, 2017.</ref>

Animation Block Party expanded to a four-day festival in 2013, including an opening night concert with performances by [[Adam Green (musician)|Adam Green]], [[Hooray for Earth]], [[Tim Harrington (singer)|Tim Harrington]], and others, and exclusive animation from [[Cartoon Network]], [[Nickelodeon]] and [[Pixar]].<ref>Zubair Siddique, [http://www.metro.us/newyork/events/animation-block-party-opening-night "Animation Block Party Opening Night,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821204031/http://www.metro.us/newyork/events/animation-block-party-opening-night |date=2013-08-21 }} ''[[Metro International|Metro]]'', July 15, 2013.</ref>

===Around the US===
Animation Block Party has held traveling shows in Philadelphia,<ref>Matthew Schantz, [http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2009/05/28/animation-block-party "Animation Block Party: NYC's animated celebration wises up and comes to Philly,"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909081709/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2009/05/28/animation-block-party |date=September 9, 2011 }} ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]'', May 26, 2009.</ref> Austin,<ref>[http://www.nowplayingaustin.com/event/detail/440124241/Best_of_Animation_Block_Party "Best of Animation Block Party,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415201235/http://www.nowplayingaustin.com/event/detail/440124241/Best_of_Animation_Block_Party |date=2014-04-15 }} NowPlayingAustin.com, November 16, 2009.</ref> Omaha,<ref>[http://www.filmstreams.org/filmstreams_calendar.aspx?ID=851 "Animation Block Party: Animation for Kids,"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104162041/http://www.filmstreams.org/filmstreams_calendar.aspx?ID=851 |date=January 4, 2012 }} [[Film Streams]], 2011.</ref> Boston<ref>Jim Landry, [https://archive.today/20120707200118/http://digboston.com/experience/2009/03/19896/ "Animation Block Party,"] ''[[Boston's Weekly Dig]]'', March 24, 2009.</ref> and Los Angeles, including a 2014 Valentine's Day showcase at [[The Troubadour, West Hollywood|The Troubadour]] in West Hollywood, which included original shorts from MTV Other, [[Nickelodeon]], [[6 Point Harness|Six Point Harness]], Loopdeloop and [[Bill Plympton]].<ref>Laura Gaddy, [http://racketmag.com/culture/animation-block-party-valentines-day-showcase/ "Animation Block Party Valentine’s Day Showcase,"] ''Racket'', February 14, 2014.</ref>

== Production ==
Animation Block Party also has a production division called Animation Block, which has turned several pieces from the festival into series.<ref>[http://animationblock.com/images/press/ABP_NYTIMES08.jpg "Animation Block Party,"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919093613/http://animationblock.com/images/press/ABP_NYTIMES08.jpg |date=September 19, 2015 }} ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 25, 2008.</ref> In 2008, Animation Block produced the series "Perfectland" for [[MTV]], which premiered on April 22, 2008.<ref name="indie">[http://www.indiewire.com/article/ny_ny_animation_block_party_sets_record_lou_reed_visits_film_forum_and_linc "Animation Block Party Sets Record, Lou Reed Visits Film Forum, and Lincoln Center Celebrates,"] ''IndieWire'', July 31, 2008.</ref> In 2009, Animation Block produced the series "Breakfast" for the [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]],<ref name="indie"/> as well as a 28 episode web series for [[My Damn Channel]].<ref>[http://www.clicker.com/blog/animation-block-review-10338.html "Animation Block Proves the Internet Can Be Better Than TV,"] [[Clicker.com]], March 21, 2011.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
* [http://www.animationblock.com Festival Website]

[[Category:Recurring events established in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in New York City]]
[[Category:Animation film festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:Film festivals in New York City]]
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