The DVDs have arrived!

I just opened up my first batch of ARTICLES OF WAR DVD screeners, and they're all earmarked for various film festivals around the world. I've spent the past few hours filling out entry forms - it's a pretty painless process these days, thanks to the Internet (in the past, I remember cursing my horrible penmanship skills while filling 'em out by hand). I just hope I spelled everything correctly.

Once the movie finishes the film festival circuit, I'll be releasing a fancy DVD with some cool extras, like a behind-the-scenes look at the Skywalker Sound scoring stage - my editor, Jeff Yorkes, is cutting it now, and I'm thrilled with how it's turning out.

Of course, the dream has always been to see the movie with a big audience on 35MM film, so I'm really hoping the festivals I've entered will feature the film. Fingers crossed...

NY Independent Animated Features Panel

I'll be screening a 2-minute clip of ARTICLES OF WAR at an ASIFA-East panel called "The State of NY Independent Animated Features" on Tuesday, September 23rd at 7 PM on the 3rd floor of SVA (209 East 23rd Street) in New York City. Admission is free. 

I'll probably be taking notes up on the stage, 'cause this panel has some real experts, like the great Bill Plympton, who's made about a zillion awesome cartoons in the time it took for me to complete my movie.