Animated Shorts at Music Box

Hi everyone! This just came my way- if anyone is interested in seeing the Academy Award nominated short films, they are playing at the Music Box Theatre this week:

http://musicboxtheatre.com/oscarshorts.html

Hello!

Hope everyone's doing well since the last meeting. I went to the Animation Show and the DvA gallery show for the Animation Show. Both were well worth the trip.

The DvA gallery will be continuing to show the cels and artwork from some of the Animation Show films for the rest of the month btw.

The two animation artists that I thought were in Chicago (that I mentioned at the last meeting) were actually only here for a show, they don't live here. Silly me. But here's their website anyway: http://www.thegirlsproductions.com/

Free Animation Screenings

Hey don't just go to The Animation Show! Come to University of Chicago's Film Studies Center.
We've got more of it and it's FREE!

The Film Studies Center presents
Contemporary Short Work Animation
Friday, February 16th- Two shows at 7:30 and 9, and Friday Feb 23 at 7:30
Film Studies Center
5811 S. Ellis Ave.
Cobb Hall, Rm. 307
Chicago , IL
773.702.8596
free and open to the public!

For line up of animators and directions go to:
http://filmstudiescenter.uchicago.edu/navevents.html

Local animators include Lilli Carre', Lisa Barcy*, Alexander Stewart, Scott Roberts, Jim Trainor, Shelley Dodson and Ryan Schiewe.
*Yours truly will also be showing on the 23rd.

APS film on TV tonight!

Hey all!
I just wanted to let you know, if you live in the city and have Chicago cable, my APS class's film 'Slash and Mangle' is going to be on Channel 19 tonight and on February 15 at 10 pm. :)

Check it out if you have the time!

Thanks all!

February 1, 2007 Meeting Recap

Hi everyone,
Great meeting on Thursday, glad everyone could make it and was nice to meet Mary Beth and Jessica! Thanks to Suzanne for making the flipbooks - which we will all try and bring in for the April meeting.

We will continue looking into permanent meeting space, but until that happens, the Chicago Place 8th Floor seemed to work out - we definitely had the place to ourselves. Since we were kicked out at 7:30, we should try and make it a little before 6 next meeting so everyone can get some food and we can start right at 6:00 PM.

For those of you who could not make the meeting, the next one has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 7. Please send me your ideas or topics for discussion and I will have a more formalized agenda to hand out at the beginning of the meeting.

Also as mentioned, I've listed some general position descriptions. As members, we are all involved in the running, maintaining and life of the chapter! For those of you who would like to make an extra commitment, please consider running for one of the below positions. Any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
Elections will be held at the next meeting.
Thanks,
Katy

Position Descriptions:

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR:
- serve as first point of contact for WIA Chicago Chapter
- organize time and place of meetings
- prepare agenda, facilitate the meeting
- responsible for main wiachicago@yahoo.com email, answering inquiries, forwarding relevant information, keep distribution list up-to-date, other duties as they arise

TREASURER:
- maintain chapter financial records
- submit income /expense to WIA International
- collect money at fundraising events

SECRETARY
- take minutes and attendance at meeting for chapter records

EVENTS COMMITTEE CHAIR
- serve as first point of contact for WIA events
- work with members in brainstorming and organizing events