Platform. Preview.

"On Monday, the first edition of the Platform International Animation Festival will kick off at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, bringing hundreds of out-of-town and local animators together in a one-of-a-kind conclave of competitions, exhibitions, lectures, panels, workshops and parties," writes the Oregonian's Shawn Levy. "Platform's creators have taken pains to place special emphasis on techniques that go beyond the cinema: Internet animation; animation for cell phones and other small-screen devices; video game animation; and, uniquely, large-scale installations that literally take movies out into the streets. There's nothing like it anywhere else."

He also talks with founding director Irene Kotlarz and presents an annotated list of highlights.

Catch Drawn!'s Ward on one of two or both panels, too. Through June 30.

Posted by dwhudson at June 23, 2007 8:03 AM