{"id":32122,"date":"2015-07-27T01:07:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T08:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=32122"},"modified":"2015-08-20T02:20:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T09:20:18","slug":"animix-2015-art-from-the-big-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=32122","title":{"rendered":"Animix 2015: Art from the Big Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/428732_559605247394604_201699439_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32124 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/428732_559605247394604_201699439_n-e1437919796528.jpg\" alt=\"428732_559605247394604_201699439_n\" width=\"580\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you read <em>The New Yorker<\/em> for the cartoons, then you will want to mark your calendar for the screening of <em>Very Semi-Serious<\/em> at the Animix International Animation, Comics and Caricature Festival 2015. Directed by Leah Wolchok, the documentary looks behind the scenes at the making of those quirky single-panel cartoons, with Bob Mankoff, New Yorker cartoon editor leading pitch meetings, as well as quick tour of the department&#8217;s history since 1925, its legends &#8211; James Thurber, William Steig, Charles Addams; and ample cartoons. As Bob Mankoff says in the film (link to the trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user3924984\/very-semi-serious\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>): &#8220;The New Yorker&#8230; is the Everest&#8230;the cartoons&#8230; made it what it was.&#8221; <em>Very Semi-Serious<\/em> will be shown on Wednesday, August 5th at 18:30, introduced by Richard McGuire.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, multi-faceted artist, illustrator, musician and children&#8217;s book author Richard McGuire will be a guest of the festival! A founding member and bassist of the band Liquid Liquid, his illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and Le Monde among other publications. Most recently, <em>Here<\/em>, appearing first as a six page comic in RAW (vol. 2 #1 in 1989) was developed into a full length graphic novel, published by Pantheon in 2014, as well as a digital version with expanded options. Here is a fluid, visual journey through time, moving forward and back, within a single place. One corner of a room is seen in a multitude of different times, the various events and eras often co-existing on the same page, like several windows open at once on a computer screen. Enjoy some of McGuire&#8217;s New Yorker covers <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewyorkercovers.wordpress.com\/category\/richard-mcguire\/\" target=\"_blank\">on this link<\/a>. Richard McGuire will discuss his work on Thursday, August 6th at 20:30, Hall 2. The event will take place in English.<\/p>\n<p>The 15th edition of Animix, the International Animation, Comics and Caricature Festival, will take place from August 4 &#8211; 8, 2015 at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. Four days of films, workshops, lectures, and workshops. Oh yes, there&#8217;s lots for children too.<\/p>\n<p>The full program is available (in Hebrew) on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animixfest.co.il\/\" target=\"_blank\">Animix website<\/a>. Ticket prices range from 30 \u2013 50 NIS, depending on the program. Order tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animixfest.co.il\/\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>, or call: 03-6060800. Animix is produced in cooperation with the Tel Aviv Municipality Department of Performances, Tel Aviv Cinematheque and the Ministry of Culture \u2013 Israeli Cinema Council. Artistic director: Nissim Hezkiyahu, Animation curator: Dudu Shalita, Producer: Galit Bersky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you read The New Yorker for the cartoons, then you will want to mark your calendar for the screening of Very Semi-Serious at the Animix International Animation, Comics and Caricature Festival 2015. 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