Congratulations are due to Gene Deitch for receiving ASIFA-Hollywood's prestigious Winsor McCay Award. Deitch is of course the renowned animator and author of Fantagraphics
Cat on a Hot Thin Groove.
Each year a Winsor McCay Award is awarded to a maximum of three individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation in producing, directing, animating, designing, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, technical work, music, professional teaching, or for other endeavors which exhibit outstanding contributions to excellence in animation.
The presentation of the award will be made on Saturday, Feb. 7th at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA. For you Los Angeleans, there will also be a special tribute screening devoted to Deitch at the historic, restored Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. (home of the L.A.-based American Cinematheque) on Tuesday, Feb. 10th. The theatre features state of the art projection – 35mm, 16mm, and all forms of video and digital projection.
Full details of the film program still being decided, but the plan is to include one of Deitch’s earliest cartoons, "Building Friends for Business", as well as 35mm prints of Scope Terrytoons, Tom Terrific, Munro and other Rembrandt and Weston Woods productions. Plans are also underway for a Q & A/book signing with Deitch at the screening.
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thanks to Eric Reynolds and Fantagraphics ]
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