Yesterday I attended the geek-fest that is Wondercon in San Francisco. I’m definitely on the “artist-geek” end of things, but the “fan geeks” definitely make the event highly entertaining. I picked up some really great books which I’ll talk about later. But first here are some pics from the day. These photos were taken with my phone, so apologies for the low quality.

Some people really spend time making elaborate costumes. I don’t even know who these characters are supposed to be.

Ah, yes. Cobra Command!

Again, I have no clue what character she’s supposed to be. But it’s cool!

Silent Hill was a pretty awful movie, but I loved the production design, and these evil characters. They were pretty memorable, and I was pleasantly surprised to see these two go through all the trouble of recreating them here.

Lou Ferrigno! The Original Hulk!!! I’m usually not so easily star-struck, but this guy made such a big impression on me when I was 5 years old and watching the Incredible Hulk on tv with my dad. He scared the living crap out of me back then, and I think also helped nurture my fascination with horror and all things scary.

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Yes, yes, before any of you get on my back for not posting for 2, count ‘em 2(!) years, I’m back on the ball again. I’ve deleted the horrendous amount of comment spam and am attempting to update Wordpress and fix the bugs that inevitably pop up with design and such. Things should slowly be coming together soon. Will be back!

The list is getting longer! Elegy will screen in Hypefest, July 29-31 in Hollywood, CA. It’s also made it into the Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod, MA, screening from July 30 - August 6.

I was notified yesterday that Elegy was a finalist in the prestigious USA Film Festival in Dallas, TX. This particular festival is an Academy Award qualifier, so it’s rather exciting to have even gotten to finalist level!

Elegy will be showing in the following festivals — the Moondance International Film Festival in Boulder, CO. And the Jackson Hole Film Festival in Jackson, WY. All in all, very exciting. The weekend of May 12, Elegy will be screening at three different festivals at the same time! The Kalamazoo Animation Festival, Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival, and Moondance International Film Festival.

Elegy has won Best Animation at the San Francisco Women’s Film Festival. I had to miss the event, but it’s fantastic that so many people are seeing something special in this piece!

Elegy will be showing at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival in Kalamazoo, MI, and the Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival just outside of Los Angeles. Both festivals are on the same weekend in May, the 13-15. Heather Blackmore, the short film coordinator for the Antelope Valley festival caught the screening of Elegy at South by Southwest in Austin, and invited me to screen at her festival. Very cool! Ever since Elegy received the Special Jury Award from SXSW, I’ve been getting invites to submit to several festivals, including Montreal and one in Paris.

Elegy has won Best Animation over at the Zoie Film Festival! You can check out the films online.

Well, sorry for the delay in between posts. I just learned that Elegy won a Special Jury Award for Animation at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX! Unfortunately I missed the awards show, having left Austin that same morning. But what a fantastic time it was at the festival! Austin is a great town. Elements of it remind me of San Francisco — namely the people and the the eclectic atmosphere. The festvial itself is very well known and regarded, so it’s a fantastic honor to have my animation recognized by the jury. Check out the other winners!