ANIMATION ATTACK!

[yeah, I did this little press release for them, but thought I'd post it here, too!]

ASIFA-ATLANTA AND FESTIVAL LEAGUE PRESENTS ANIMATION ATTACK!
AT THE ATLANTA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
AUGUST 21, 11:30 PM, LENNY'S BAR, 486 DECATUR STREET, ATLANTA, GA
AUGUST 22, 9:30 PM AND AUGUST 23, 8:30 PM, THE PLAZA THEATRE, 1049 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, ATLANTA, GA

ATLANTA, GA - ASIFA-Atlanta continues its co-presentation of the best in independent animation with ANIMATION ATTACK! at the Festival League's Atlanta Underground Film Festival. This year, ANIMATION ATTACK! will span three nights, with a premiere of Atlanta-based underground animation studio Mike the Pod's feature length, JOHN'S ARM: ARMAGEDDON, followed by two nights of short subjects from Atlanta and around the world.

AUFF will screen JOHN'S ARM: ARMAGEDDON (dir. Matty Boy Anderson), a feature length,
bare-fisted tale of white-knuckle action! Unkempt morgue security guard John's right arm was transformed into a costumed super-limb after being stuck in a vending machine (stocked with irradiated soda). With villains from around the globe hitting town for their annual convention, can John's Arm (and his low-rent super-team, the Superior Friends) keep the bad guys at bay, and save the Earth from an even more ludicrous threat than John's horrible hygiene?

The following nights feature two programs of animated short subjects: nineteen films in total! Included are pieces created by local animators Amanda Goodbread and Em Kempf as well as regional artists Dan Cregan and D. Bradford Greber. There are also contributions from across the country including Aaron Augenblick (of Augenblick Studios in Brooklyn, which produces the latest Adult Swim hit, SUPERJAIL), Aurelio Voltaire, and two pieces from Fran Krause (MOONRAKER and a rare screening of CAPTAIN OLD'S ADVENTURES IN MUMBLELAND, which has only been shown three times in the past twelve years). Also highlighted is Tim Rauch's emotionally moving film, GERMANS IN THE WOODS, based on narration from an actual vet from WWII. Completing the domestic line up of filmmakers are Max Margulies and Naoko Masuda, Lizzi Akana, Ethan Clarke, and Edmond Hawkins. International artists are represented from Australia, Spain, Germany, Belgium and include Argentina's breathtaking graffiti animation, MUTO by BLU. The 1982 psychedelic classic MALICE IN WONDERLAND, by Vince Collins, will also be screened. And, of course, there can always be unannounced surprises!

JOHN'S ARM: ARMAGEDDON will screen on August 21, 11:30 PM, at Lenny's Bar, 486 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA.

ANIMATION ATTACK!! Parts 1 and 2 will screen on August 22 and 23, at 9:30 PM and 8:30 PM, respectively, at The Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA.

All Access Passes are available for $35.00, and individual tickets are $7.50.

More information, tickets, as well as complete program information about the Atlanta Underground Film Festival are available at the AUFF website. http://www.festivalleague.com/auff2008.cfm

ASIFA-Atlanta is quickly becoming the foremost animation community builder in the Southeast. "ASIFA" stands for Association Internationale du Film d'Animation and was founded in France in 1960 as a membership organization devoted to encouraging animation. Our goal is to bring together people who are interested in animation and to give them a forum to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and, most importantly, animation! For more information, please visit: www.asifa-atlanta.com