Friday 26 August 2016

Fay's Film Festival Amsterdam 2016




FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL @ PSYCHEDELIC NIGHT 

20:00 (doors open 19:30) 
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
VONDELBUNKER, Vondelpark 8, Amsterdam (in the bridge)

Facebook Event here:

Free Fringe Festival Amsterdam will be kicking off Psychedelic Night at the Vondelbunker with eye-popping cutting-edge animated & live-action shorts courtesy of Fay's Film Festival.

This is your chance to be the first to to see exclusive screenings of these rare gems before they go on to tour at other film festivals.






FREE FRINGE 
UNDERGROUND FILM NIGHT
Curated by Jeffrey Babcock 
& Fay's Film Festival
20:00 
SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
VONDELBUNKER

We will be showing a collection of shorts directed by Fay Heady and the classic 1968 black horror comedy 'Spider Baby'.

Monday 16 May 2016

Kimono & Chibby Chan in The Return of Andy Kaufman


Whilst everywhere things are disappearing, Andy Kaufman has actually reappeared.  Chibby Channel presents part 3 of Kimono & Chibby Chan's Adventures. This time our heroes have a bizarre encounter of the cupcake kind with Andy Kaufman. 
http://chibbychannel.com/



Don't miss the TV premiere on Future Vision Amsterdam, Wednesday May 25th, SALTO 1, 18:00 - 18:30 PM CET. Catch it! 
http://futurevisionamsterdam.com/

Watch 'Kimono & Chibby in Tarantula' here:
https://youtu.be/cPwq2ulKTiY


Watch 'Kimono & Chibby Chan in Flashback' here:
https://youtu.be/XamyTgRDII4

For more film & cartoons go to:
youtube.com/TheChibbychannel


WE ARE FRIEND


Sunday 23 August 2015

Footage of Fay's Film Fest Japan + Promo for Fay's Film Fest Amsterdam 2015





This year Fay's Film Festival will be a feast from the East with multiple screenings of cartoons from Japan showing for the first time ever in Europe. Expect beautiful, weird, moving, sexy and colourful art animation created by some of the hottest Japanese and Korean artists today. We are very lucky to have been granted permission by cutting-edge filmmakers and animators to show these rare gems including animation never before screened outside of Japan.


PROGRAMME OF SCREENINGS :

Saturday 5th September from 20:00 DE VONDELBUNKER
Art Animation From Japan during the fabulous Free Fringe Music Night (after Warp Zone which runs all day from 13:00)
Address: Vondelpark 8a (in de brug), 1071 AA Amsterdam

Tuesday 8th September, 20:00 sharp 4bid GALLERY
Art Animation From Japan during the Opening Event at
Mimesis - Photographs by Tatjana Todorovic (from 19:00)
Address: 4bid GALLERY, OT301 (ground floor), 1054HW, Amsterdam
Tel : 06 17959976 (Irina)

Sunday 6th September from 20:00 DE NIEUWE ANITA
Sexy cartoons by female animators will be popping up during
Planes, Dames & Automoheels All Woman Stand Up Comedy
Address: DE NIEUWE ANITA, Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, 1052 HN, Amsterdam

& Sunday13th September from 20:00 DE NIEUWE ANITA
Who the hell even knows what at The Hellfire Club
Closing Night Party for Free Fringe Festival Amsterdam
Address: DE NIEUWE ANITA, Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, 1052 HN, Amsterdam

Not to be missed and completely FREE. See you there!
Everybody's welcome, bring your friends.

For more info go to the Facebook Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1484132301900266/
and http://www.freefringefestivalamsterdam.com/



Wednesday 19 August 2015

Photos of FAY’S FILM FESTIVAL Japan + FAY’S FILM FESTIVAL Amsterdam [coming soon!]

At the exciting and scenic venue of Alchemy, The Ember Room Rooftop in Kobe we hosted the first FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL in Japan. On August 15th from 19:00 to 22:00 is a diverse program of short films with extraordinary animations and film in every conceivable style. From 3D to traditional drawn 2D, puppet, stop motion, anime, and even cel animation, the programme truly included something for everyone.

For our Dutch friends see you at FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL Amsterdam where we'll be showing beautiful, weird, moving, sexy and colourful art animation created by some of the hottest Japanese and Korean artists today. We are very lucky to have been granted permission by cutting-edge filmmakers and animators to show these rare gems including animation never before screened outside of Japan.


Screenings will be on September 5th, 6th, 8th & 13th @ Multiple Venues throughout Free Fringe Festival Amsterdam

For more info go to the Facebook Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1484132301900266/
or visit http://www.freefringefestivalamsterdam.com/





In the meantime thanks to everyone who came to FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL in Japan and for such a fun night! And special thanks to Jhonney Japan for these fab photos below!



























Tuesday 18 August 2015

Fay Heady TALKING ANIMATION with PAUL RUDISH

CHIBBY CHANNEL talks to their new BFF Paul Rudish at KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival. In this, the first episode of a series of 3, Paul Rudish talks about becoming an animator and working on Batman The Animated Series, Cartoon Network and the new Mickey Mouse reboot.

In 2013 Paul Rudish created, wrote and directed the new Mickey Mouse series that revived the feel of the 1930s Mickey Mouse shorts. He is known for his art, writing, and design work on many classic series at Cartoon Network Studios such as Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack. He also worked on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Batman the Animated Series.

PHEW! Anything good from the last 20 years and you betcha this guy's worked on it.

Interview by Fay Heady

Camera/sound by Edward Calderhead and Claudio Sanzana


TALKING ANIMATION with PAUL RUDISH - Episode 1: Batman, Cartoon Network & Mickey Mouse

In this, the first episode of a series of 3, Paul Rudish talks about becoming an animator and working on Batman The Animated Series, Cartoon Network and the new Mickey Mouse reboot.


TALKING ANIMATION with PAUL RUDISH - Episode 2: Mickey Mouse in Amsterdam

In this, the second episode of a series of 3, Paul Rudish talks about modernizing Mickey Mouse and a new episode which will be set in Amsterdam.


TALKING ANIMATION with PAUL RUDISH - Episode 3: Hanna Barbera Days & Powerpuff Girls Exclusive
In this, the final episode of a series of 3, Paul Rudish talks about working at Hanna Barbara Studios and how it compares to working now. He also tells us a Powerpuff Girls exclusive!



Go here for more episodes from the Talking Animation series http://chibbychannel.com/talkinganimation.html



KIMONO & CHIBBY CHAN in Flashback + Video-Game : Kimono & Chibby Chan Save The World

KIMONO & CHIBBY CHAN in Flashback, which premiered at Fay's Film Festival.

As dawn comes up, our boy hero Chibby Chan flashes back to the origins of 'The Disappearing'. This time in the ongoing Odyssey of Kimono & Chibby Chan, we learn the simple and awful fact that people just disappear.

This is the second episode of the Kimono & Chibby Chan trilogy. If you haven't seen it yet, check out Kimono & Chibby Chan in Tarantula the first action-packed episode of the series.




Dennis and Fay talk about working as animators and behind the scenes of KIMONO & CHIBBY CHAN in FLASHBACK. We also get a sneak peek at Dennis' new project.



Molly & Erik talk about the new Video-Game : Kimono & Chibby Chan Save The World


Play Kimono & Chibby Chan Save The World Video-Game here:http://chibbychannel.com/warpzone

Future Vision Amsterdam TV - Fay talks Fay's Film Festival 2014




Radio Interviews

Sam, Fay, Molly, Roberto and Ryan drop in on Rufus Kain at Amsterdam FM to officially launch The Free Fringe Festival Amsterdam 2013.



Sam, Fay and Ryan chatting about the Festival, animation, improv and being like a prostitute on English Breakfast Radio with some acoustic music from Sin Sin Collective.

Fay's Intro @ The First Fay's Film Festival + animated short 'Zen Zen Wakaranai : No Idea'



'Zen Zen Wakaranai : No Idea' is the true story of Fay, a Westerner living in Japan and Eri, a Japanese girl living in Holland who are making an animation together. The artists struggle through personal, artistic and cultural boundaries to reach to summit of a metaphysical mountain. Along the way we encounter, among others, a transvestite superhero, an army of otaku, Pablo Picasso and his favourite erotic Japanese print and a karaoke song in this heartwarming, playful animated short.

'Zen Zen Wakaranai : No Idea' is a bilingual film using both Japanese and English language. It was created in Japan and Holland with a pan-national team of artists.「

ぜんぜんわからない:No Idea] は、実話をもとに作られた映像作品です。日本で暮らすオランダからの留学生フェイと、オランダへ留学している日本人のエリは、一緒にアニメーションを作ることになりました。二人は制作を通して、お互いの間に存在する自己の人格や芸術、文化の違いと向き合いながら、形而上学的な山の頂上を目指します。その道中で、女装したスーパーヒーローやオタク集団、更にはピカソお気に入りの春画やカラオケの歌などと出会います。遊び心あふれる、ハートウォーミングな物語です。

「ぜんぜんわからない:No Idea]  は日本語と英語を使用したバイリンガル映像です。様々な国のアーティスト達の協力のもと、日本とオランダで制作されました。



Eri, Fay and Anna get together to talk animation and about creating ZEN ZEN WAKARANAI : NO IDEA

KIMONO & CHIBBY CHAN in Tarantula

KIMONO & CHIBBY CHAN in Tarantula, 
which premiered at The First Fay's Film Festival




The First Fay's Film Festival, 2013

The first FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL in 2013 was well attended by those curious to see the cutting-edge of animation and film. Most of what was shown had not been screened before. Some of the films, indeed, were receiving their world premiere at the Free Fringe Festival Amsterdam. With artists representing many countries including Japan Holland and France it served as a glimpse into the very best of the latest.
It was indeed a day to remember - thanks to everyone who came along to be a part of WARP ZONE, FAY'S FILM FESTIVAL & THE HELLFIRE CLUB. If you weren't there, here's what you missed !

Fay's Film Festival was also featured on ANIDAY, The Japanese Culture Newsblog for ANIWAY Magazine - you can read all about it here (in Dutch): http://aniday.nu/2013/09/02/korte-films-in-amsterdamse-atoomkelder/