IDIOTS AND ANGELS wins a Special Distinction award at the Annecy Animation Festival 2008!!!

Festival appearances:

Anima Mundi July 11-20, 2008 (Rio de Janeiro), July 23-27, 2008 (São Paolo)
Jerusalem International Film Festival July 10-19, 2008
ANIMATOR International Animation Festival Poznan July 7-13, 2008
Edinburgh Film Festival June 18-29, 2008
Annecy Animation Festival June 9-13, 2008
SICAF (Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival) May 21-25, 2008
Seattle International Film Festival May 22-June 15, 2008
Tribeca Film Festival - Premiere, New York City April 26, 2008


Please check out IdiotsandAngels.com for all of the latest news!

The HUGE news is that Bill’s new feature film "Idiots and

Angels" will be premiering at the prestigious Tribeca Film

Festival in New York City, which takes place April 23-May 4

in lower Manhattan.


The Tribeca Film Festival has announced that "Idiots and

Angels" will be presented in its "Encounters" section, as one

of only 122 feature films, selected from over 2,300 submissions.

Bill Plympton’s "Idiots and Angels" is a dark comedy about a

morally bankrupt man struggling to hide the good side of himself,

which manifests itself in a pair of angel wings that just won’t go away.

Founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro,

the Tribeca Film Festival has become one of the most prominent

film festivals in the world, offering movie-goers a wide variety

of independent films, with a mission to celebrate New York City

as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term

recovery of lower Manhattan after the September 11, 2001 attack.

Please check their web-site for information on venues and

screening times - and stay tuned for updated information!

For more info: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/


MORE SCREENING NEWS

Also just announced, Bill’s brand new short film "Hot Dog"

has been named an official selection for the short film

competition at the Annecy Animation Festival -

The third film in Bill’s "Bad Dog" trilogy, "Hot Dog" is the

follow-up film to the Oscar-nominated "Guard Dog" and its

award-winning sequel "Guide Dog". What misadventures

await our hero dog as he joins the fire department to help

save people and gain the attention he craves?

The Annecy Animation Festival takes place June 9-14

in Annecy, France and is the largest animation festival

in the world - for more information:

http://www.annecy.org/


BILL PLYMPTON APPEARANCES – MARCH/APRIL

Bill will be traveling to the Ann Arbor Film Festival, for a

special program of his work on March 28. Bill will present

his recent shorts and give a sneak peek at his upcoming

projects.

http://www.aafilmfest.org/


Then it’s on to the Aspen Shortsfest, April 2-6, for another

program of his short films - this Bill Plympton Spotlight will

feature many of his classic shorts, including "Your Face",

"25 Ways to Quit Smoking", "How to Kiss", "Guard Dog"

and many more! On April 5, Bill will also host a Master Class,

where he will discuss his career, do a drawing demonstration,

and screen some of his brand-new work.

http://www.aspenfilm.org/



Also, start making your plans for the New York Comic Con,

on April 18-20 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The Con

gets bigger and better each year, so come visit Bill at Booth 1931.

Watch for the very special panel discussion hosted by Bill -

For more details: www.nycomiccon.com



Bill will also make an appearance at Cinema Arts, Huntington LI,

on April 27. This will include a special line-up of Bill’s short

films, a drawing demonstration and a sneak peek at some

more recent projects.


FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - "SHUTEYE HOTEL"

Bill Plympton’s new short film "Shuteye Hotel" is a cartoon-noir

murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel - as cops

investigate the gruesome murders, they become victims of an

evil force. "Shuteye" will do for sleeping what "Jaws" did for swimming...

The film is scheduled to appear at:


SXSW Festival, Austin TX, March 7-15

Backseat Film Festival, Philadelphia PA, March 12-26

Corto in Bra Film Festival, Italy, March 12-16

Festival d’un Jour, Valence, France, March 14-15

Tiburon Intl Film Festival, Tiburon CA, March 20-28

Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia, March 26-30

AFI Dallas Intl Film Festival, Dallas TX, March 27-April 6

Intl Film Festival of Short Films, Jaipur, India, March 27-29

Vail Film Festival, Vail CO, April 3-6

Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland OR, April 3-7

Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota FL, April 4-13

Garden State Film Festival, Asbury Park NJ, April 4-6

Cartoons on the Bay, Salerno, Italy, April 10-13

Granada Intl Film Festival, Granada, Spain, April 11-20

Filmfest Dresden, Germany, April 15-20

Nashville Film Festival, Nashville TN, April 17-24

Anima Basauri Festival, Bilbao, Spain, April 18-25

RiverRun Film Festival, Winston-Salem, NC, April 23-28

Egyptian Theatre, American Cinematheque, Los Angeles CA, April 23

Indianapolis Intl Film Festival, Indianapolis IN, April 23-May 3

Iowa Independent Film Festival, Mason City IA, April 25-27

Intl Animated Film Festival ReAnimacja, Lodz, Poland, April 25-27

Intl Trickfilm Festival, Stuttgart, Germany, May 1-6

Anifest Trebon, Czech Republic, May 7-13

Santa Cruz Film Festival, Santa Cruz CA, May 9-17

Big Island Film Festival, Hawaii, May 15-18


You can also catch Bill’s short "Guide Dog" at these festivals:

Festival de Cinema des Trois Ameriques, Quebec, March 26-30

Please check with each festival for exact screening dates,

times and ticket information...


MERCHANDISE

Coming soon from Atria Books - "Through the Wire: Lyrics

and Illuminations" - graphic interpretations of the lyrics of

rap superstar Kanye West, as illustrated by Bill Plympton!

Reserve your copy today! Available now for pre-order

from Amazon.com!


Also, check out the book "Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving

Guide to Short Film Distribution", by Sharon Badal. Available

from Focal Press and on sale at Amazon.com and fine bookstores,

this book is an invaluable resource for filmmakers, telling you

everything you need to know about the production and marketing

fo short films. Filled with the collective wit and wisdom of

top filmmakers (including Bill Plympton), this is required reading

for anyone in the business of making short films.


Remember, Plymptoons.com remains your one-stop source

for all materials Plympton-related, including the new "Mondo

Plympton" DVD and the Bill Plympton Ultimate Fan Package,

containing 5 DVDs, 4 books, 2 CDs and 2 posters for a

radically discounted price! Plus, all your purchases go

to helping fund the next Plympton masterpiece!


WEB-SITE UPDATE

Look for a new, updated web-site for Bill’s new feature,

sometime in the next few weeks, at www.idiotsandangels.com

(we really really mean it this time!)

Check the Plymptoons web-site for an updated scrapbook coming soon!

PLYMPTON APPEARANCES – JAN/FEB.

Monday, January 14 - The new year kicks off with the annual
Kodak Animation Screening.  The program will include excerpts
from Bill Plympton's upcoming feature "Idiots and Angels",
along with new episodes of Signe Baumane's "Teat Beat of Sex",
Andy and Carolyn London's "Letter to Colleen", Arthur Metcalf's
short "Fantasie in Bubblewrap", Dan Pinto's "Hedgehog",
Alex Budovsky's "Last Time in Clerkenwell" and more - the
screening will be at the Eastman Kodak Theater in New York City,
located at 360 West 31st St., 2nd Floor, for more details
please call 212-631-3461.

January 30-Feb. 2 - Bill Plympton will appear at the Projector
Animation Festival in Dundee, Scotland.  Projector is a 4-day
extravaganza of animation screenings, workshops and
master-classes along with a special program in collaboration
with Manipulate, Scotland's new visual theater festival.
For more info: www.projectorfest.com

There is a Plympton retrospective being planned for the Lille
Animation Festival in France, March 6-9.  More information
on this event will be available in our next newsletter.

Also, start making your plans for the New York Comic Con,
on April 18-20 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.  The Con
gets bigger and better each year, so come visit Bill at Booth 1931.
For more details: www.nycomiccon.com

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - "SHUTEYE HOTEL"

Bill Plympton's new short film "Shuteye Hotel" is a cartoon-noir
murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel - as cops
investigate the gruesome murders, they become victims of an
evil force.  "Shuteye" will do for sleeping what "Jaws" did for swimming...

The film is scheduled to appear at:

Flickerfest Intl Short Film Festival, Bondi Beach, Australia, Jan. 4-13, 2008
Prenez le Temps des Courts, Paris, France, Jan. 10
Santa Barbara Intl Film Festival, Santa Barbara CA, Jan. 24-Feb. 3
Brussels Cartoon and Animation Festival, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 1-10
Semana Intl de Cortmetraje de San Roque, Spain, Feb.
Oxford Film Festival, Oxford MS, Feb. 7-10
Fantasporto Festival, Porto, Portugal, Feb. 29-March 8
Festival d'un Jour, Valence, France, March 14-15
Tiburon Intl Film Festival, Tiburon CA, March 20-28

You can also see Bill's short "Guide Dog" at these festivals:

Beloit Intl Film Festival, Beloit WI, January 17-20, 2008
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France, February 1-9

Please check with each festival for exact screening dates,
times and ticket information...

MERCHANDISE

Back in stock at Plymptoons.com – the DVD of Bill's 1998
unrated feature "I Married a Strange Person" - formerly unavailable!
Now you can see what all  the hype was about - contains what
one reviewer called "the most bizarre and hilarious sex scene
ever put on film"!  This high-spirited comedy is about a young
husband who gains the power to make his fantasies into reality -
but he and his newlywed wife have to battle an ambitious TV
executive and Army colonel who want his power for themselves.
Buy it now before the censors shut us down!
http://www.plymptoons.com/merchandise/video.html

Remember, Plymptoons.com remains your one-stop source
for all materials Plympton-related, including the new "Mondo
Plympton" DVD and the Bill Plympton Ultimate Fan Package,
containing 5 DVDs, 4 books, 2 CDs and 2 posters for a
radically discounted price! Plus, all your purchases go
to helping fund the next Plympton masterpiece!

WEB-SITE UPDATE

Look for a new, updated web-site for Bill's new feature,
sometime in the next few weeks, at www.idiotsandangels.com
Also, check out Bill's Ani-Cam - drawing on the feature is complete,
but you can see special time-lapse footage of the animator at work...
http://www.plymptoons.com/anicam/anicam.html

Check the web-site for an updated scrapbook covering Bill's
test screening in Chicago, trips to Martha's Vineyard, Frankfurt,
Germany, Krakow, Poland, and Istanbul, Turkey.

 

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Plympton Ultimate Fan Package - DVD Edition CLICK HERE TO ORDER! Now with Plymptoons! Contains Adult Material Get the full Plympton experience with this set, that includes nearly all his animated films and books, with the books and posters autographed by Bill! Total retail value of the items, sold separately, is $192! The Fan Package Contains: • "Mutant Aliens" "I Married A Strange Person"    "The Tune" "Bill's Dirty Shorts" and    "Plymptoons" DVDs • "Sleazy Cartoons," "Sloppy Seconds"    "Hair High" and "We Eat Tonight!" books • "Hair High Soundtrack," "I Married A Strange "    Person CDs • "Mutant Aliens" and "100 Breasts" posters U.S. Price: $125.00 USD I WANT ONE!

 

 

 

ROBERTO CURTIS- Spectrum Editor

Magisterial independent animator Bill Plympton will grace Richmond with his talents on Nov. 9 at the Canal Club for an evening of screenings, humor and free drawings.

You might not have heard of him, but among his peers, he is well known and incredibly respected as an animator. Nominated for two Academy Awards for his works, "Guide Dog" and "Your Face," Plympton is the archetype of the independent artist trying to make a living off his talent.

"I don't work for Disney or Dreamworks, and a lot of people think that's pretty special," Plympton said.

Mild-mannered Plympton is looking forward to his stop in Richmond. In addition to emphasizing his simplistic style, he'll be speaking to the young art community about the importance of remaining true to one's self in one's works.

"The great thing about independent work is I'm my own boss … I can come up with any crazy idea I want, and no one's going to say 'No.' I can also finish it when I want … change it when I want, and even though I don't make as much money as the commercials, the freedom is what it's all about," Plympton said. "That's the joy of making animation."

Although computers have revolutionized the animation industry, Pympton's unique style results in his shunning of computers. Every frame is drawn by hand. Literally thousands of frames go into each of his works.

"I don't use computers. It's all handmade. I think a lot of people are either afraid of computers or just don't like the look of computers. That's what I'm going to bring to Richmond - the oldschool, independent artist philosophy," Plympton said.

Regardless of whether his techniques are dated or efficient, nobody can argue with his time-tested formula. Plympton's "dogma," as he calls it, involves three simple rules: "Make your films short - five minutes or less - make your films cheap - $1,000 a minute or less - and rule No. 3 - make your film funny. If you can do all that, you will be a success," Plympton said.

Plympton will be showcasing clips from earlier works, as well as his unreleased film, "Idiots and Angels," at 8 p.m. at the Canal Club at 1545 E. Cary St. After the show, Plympton will draw a free picture for any ticket holder at the event. Also performing will be the Richmond Afrobeat Movement and the Art Cheerleaders.

The event is co-sponsored by the VCU kinetic imaging department, the Art Cheerleaders and the Richmond Moving Image Co-op. Tickets are $10 for students with ID and $15 for everyone else and may be purchased in advance at Chop Suey Books and Video Fan. For more information, call Mike Jones at 355-6537. For more information on Plympton, including his clips, visit his Web site at plymptoons.com.

 

http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.com/media/storage/paper634/news/2007/11/01/Spectrum/Canal.Club.Draws.WorldClass.Animator-3072018.shtml

Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton is coming to
Chicago on Wednesday, November 7th for an exclusive test screening of his latest feature-length triumph Idiots & Angels.



Chicago, IL -- At the Music Box Theatre (3733 N Southport Ave) on Wednesday,
November 7th, 2007 at 10 pm, Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton is
bringing a work-in-progress into Chicago for one night only. The 80-minute screening of
Idiots & Angels will be followed by a talkback with Mr. Plympton, who is specifically
bringing this to Chicago for feedback from his audience. The feedback from this
exclusive screening will be used by Mr. Plympton to polish and complete his film in time
for entry into Sundance this year. Chicago has the rare treat of being a part of the creation
process of one of the most revered independent animators in the business.
Tickets are $7 in advance on www.gabelevinsonpresents.com, $10 day of show at the
Music Box Theatre box office.

Bill Plympton is available for interviews!

Check out http://www.myspace.com/johnandbill  for more details!


cheers,
bill

click on the image to order tickets!




April 13th-19th
Daily at 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45 & 9:55
Laemmle's Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 848-3500
http://www.laemmle.com/viewtheatre.php?thid=2

Hello friends!

Steve Tenhonen, my promotional assistant, has been putting together the Los Angeles screening of  "Hair High" April 13th-19th. We are looking for interns to help us promote the show. If you are interested, please email Steve at  steveicm@hotmail.com or visit him on myspace at myspace.com/cinemajunkieproductions. Amenities will be included!

Also, if you are a college radio station in the LA area and would like to schedule an interview with Bill, please contact Molly Hahn at myspace.com/mollyhahn or email her at mollyhahn@gmail.com.

Hair High will be screening at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatre, 8000 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood. Scheduled to screen from April 13-19, for more information contact the box office at 323-848-3500. I will be at the evening screenings on April 13-14. And since it's Hollywood, you never know which cast members may make surprise appearances! Tell all your friends in L.A. to come out and support independent animation! And yes, the film opens on Friday the 13th! Buy tickets at: http://www.laemmle.com - click on "Coming Soon".

Cheers!
Bill


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PLYMPTON APPEARANCES + SCREENING NEWS – MARCH/APRIL/MAY

In late March, Bill will travel to Spain for the Anima Basauri Festival,
which will be hosting a program with 4 Plympton animated features:
"The Tune", "Mondo Plympton", "I Married a Strange Person" and
"Mutant Aliens", along with 2 recent short films, "Guide Dog" and
"The Fan and the Flower".
The festival takes place March 23-29 in Bilbao, Spain - for more info:
www.animabasauri.com

On April 4, at 7:30 pm, Bill will be hosting a special MasterClass
at the IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. (at W. 3rd St.) in New York City.
See Plympton's classic hits, newest projects and sneak previews,
followed by a Q&A session. Bill will offer survival tips for independent
filmmakers, and give a live drawing demonstration. Bill will also
do a free sketch for every guest! Box office: 212-924-7771
For details, please check out: http://www.ifccenter.com

On April 6 and 7, "Hair High" returns to New York with 2 special
midnight screenings at the IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave. in New York.
Bill will appear in person to introduce the shows. A gothic 50's
high-school comedy about a teenage love triangle that goes terribly
bad, HAIR HIGH is told in Plympton's signature off-the-wall animation,
voiced by an all-star cast, including Martha Plimpton, Sarah Silverman,
Beverly D'Angelo, and Dermot Mulroney. Come by for late-night
movie fun, and look for special surprise guests!

The following week, "Hair High" will be opening in Los Angeles,
at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatre, 8000 Sunset Blvd. in West
Hollywood. Scheduled to screen from April 13-19, for more
information contact the box office at 323-848-3500. This is
the L.A. premiere, so Bill will be at the evening screenings on
April 13-14. And since it's Hollywood, you never know which
cast members may make surprise appearances! Tell all your
friends in L.A. to come out and support independent animation!
And yes, the film opens on Friday the 13th! Buy tickets at:
http://www.laemmle.com - click on "Coming Soon".

Bill will also be appearing at these screenings:
Hair High, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ, Mar. 30-Apr. 1
Hair High, YMCS Boulton Center, Bayshore NY, April 19

Bill Plympton has a new short film, "Shut-Eye Hotel", which will be
premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 25-May 6. The short
will be screening before the feature "The Last Jews of Libya". For
screening times and tickets, please visit: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/

Also in April, Bill will be appearing at the International Trickfilm Festival
in Stuttgart, Germany, April 26-May 1. The festival will be screening
his features "Hair High" and "I Married a Strange Person", along with
his compilation "Bill's Dirty Shorts" and the short film "Guide Dog".
In addition, Bill will host a workshop and drawing demonstration, along
with a special screening of some of his newest projects.
For more information:http://www.itfs.de/

And on May 25 and 26, Bill will be making a special appearance at
the Portage Theater in Chicago – the theater is showing a special program
Friday, May 25 with the work of John Krisfaluci, with Bill interviewing
John K. onstage. Then on Saturday, May 26, "Hair High" will be screened,
along with John Krisfaluci interviewing Bill Plympton live! Don't miss this
unique chance to see two legendary indie animators together on stage!
For more details: http://www.portagetheater.org/

Coming up May 27 to June 7, the Cinematheque in Quebec will be
screening a retrospective of Bill Plympton's short films, along with
the features "The Tune", "Mondo Plympton", "Hair High", "Mutant Aliens",
and "I Married a Strange Person". This is a very special screening,
since the features will be subtitled in French. The Cinematheque is
located at: 335 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Est, in Montreal.
For more info: http://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/


THE ANIMATION SHOW

The third year of The Animation Show rolls on - Come out and
see all the best animated short films, in one program!
In addition to "Guide Dog", The Animation Show will feature
the short films "Everything Will Be OK" by Don Hertzfeldt,
"9" by Shane Acker, "Dreams and Desires" by Joanna Quinn,
"Game Over" by PES and more...

The Animation Show will be screening at:
City Cinema, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Mar. 28-April 1, 2007
Times Cinema, Milwaukee WI, Mar. 30 - ??, 2007
Belcourt Theatre, Nashville TN, Mar. 30 - 31, 2007
Studio 35 Cinema, Columbus OH, April 6 - ??, 2007
Dryden Theatre, Rochester NY, April 13-15
Crystal Theater, Missoula MT, April 24-29, 2007
Cornell Cinema, Ithaca NY, April 26-May 2, 2007
Princess Cinema, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 11, 2007

For an updated schedule, and complete lineup of films, please
go to www.animationshow.com

PLYMPTON NEWS - HAIR HIGH

Also screening in select U.S. cities is Bill Plympton's acclaimed
feature "Hair High"

"Hair High" features an all-star cast including the voice talents
of Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Silverman, David Carradine,
Keith Carradine, Beverly D'Angelo, Martha Plimpton, Eric Gilliland,
Ed Begley Jr., Michael Showalter, Zak Orth, Justin Long, Craig Bierko,
Tom Noonan and animators Matt Groening and Don Hertzfeldt.

Produced, written and directed by Bill Plympton, the film is also
the first animated feature to be completely drawn (30,000
drawings) live on the internet via web-cam (the Plympton Ani-Cam).
The film had its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival
and enjoyed a successful run on the film festival circuit.

The film will be playing at:
Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ, Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2007
IFC Center Theater, New York NY, April 6-7
Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater, Los Angeles CA, April 13-19
YMCS Boulton Center, Bayshore NY, April 19
Intl Trickfilm Festival, Stuttgart, Germany, April 26-May 1
Portage Theater, Chicago IL, May 26-
Cinematheque Quebecoise, Montreal, Quebec, June 7
Look for more cities to be announced in our next newsletter.

PLYMPTON PROJECTS

Bill is putting together a program of funny animated shorts
for the Platform Animation Festival, which is a new animation
festival taking place in Portland, Oregon, June 25-30, 2007.
This will be the first international film festival devoted to
animation taking place in the U.S. in quite some time, so this
is big news.
For more information please go to www.platformfestival.com

In stores now is the new DVD, "A Collection of 2005
Academy Award Nominated Short Films", from Magnolia
Home Entertainment. Featured on the DVD are the Oscar-
winning animated short "The Moon and the Son" by
John Canemaker, and the Oscar-winning live-action short
"Six Shooter" by Martin McDonagh. The collection also
contains the nominated animated shorts "Badgered" and
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello",
and the bonus Bill Plympton short "The Fan and the Flower",
written and produced by Dan O'Shannon. For details
on the DVD, please go to: www.magpictures.com

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - "GUIDE DOG"

The film "Guide Dog" is a sequel to Bill's Oscar-nominated
short "Guard Dog" - this time our dog hero takes a job assisting
the blind, with disastrous results.

The film is scheduled to appear at:

Hong Kong Intl Film Festival, Hong Kong, March 20-April 11
Filmfestival Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, March 21-25
Tiburon Intl Film Festival, Tiburon CA, March 22-30
Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston MA, March 22-25
Vilnius Intl Film Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania, March 22-April 5
Florida Film Festival, Maitland FL, March 23-April 1
Intl MedienFestival, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, March 23-25
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, March 30-Apr. 4
Sagunt Short Film Festival, Sagunt, Spain, March 31-April 8
Aspen Shortsfest, Aspen CO, April 3-8
Cyprus Intl Film Festival, Cyprus, Greece, April 12-19
Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota FL, April 13-22
Rome Independent Film Festival, Rome, Italy, April 13-20
Granada Intl Young Filmmakers Festival, Granada, Spain, April 14-22
Arizona State Univ. Art Museum Short Film Festival, Tempe AZ, April 14
FilmFest Dresden, Dresden, Germany, April 17-22
Cartoons on the Bay, Salerno, Italy, April 19-22
Indie Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, April 19-29
Nashville Film Festival, Nashville TN, April 19-26
ReAnimacia Animation Film Festival, Od, Poland, April 20-22
Intl Trickfilm Festival, Stuttgart, Germany, April 26-May 1
Dereel Independent Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, May 3-13
Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, May 17-23
Staten Island Film Festival, Staten Island NY, June 20-24

"Guide Dog" will also be screened in the touring Animation Show
program, the Magnolia Pictures program of 2006 Academy Award
nominated short films, and with select screenings of "Hair High".

OTHER SCREENINGS -

"The Fan and the Flower" will be appearing at:
Okanagan Film Festival, Kelowna BC, Canada, March 28-April 1
Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland OR, April 12-16
Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota FL, April 13-22
San Francisco Intl Film Festival, San Francisco CA, April 26-May 10
http://www.plymptoons.com/news/appearances.html

MERCHANDISE

Now available at Plymptoons.com – newly released original artwork
from "Hair High", "Guide Dog", and the music videos "Heard 'em Say"
and "Don't Download This Song". Also, original art is now available
from Bill's classic films "Your Face", "25 Ways to Quit Smoking"
and "How to Kiss"! Each sketch or animated cel is unique and hand-
signed by Bill Plympton, so don't miss the opportunity to collect
the best original animation art!
http://www.plymptoons.com/merchandise/originalartwork.html

Also available – "Guard Dog" t-shirts, "Bill's Dirty Shorts" on DVD,
and the Bill Plympton Ultimate Fan Package! Coming soon – the
long awaited "Mondo Plympton" DVD!
http://www.plymptoons.com/merchandise/newmerch.html

WEB-SITE UPDATE

Go to www.plymptoons.com and click on "Ani-Cam" to
see what Bill's drawing RIGHT NOW. Is it his new feature film,
"Idiots and Angels"? Is it his new short film? Or is it something
else entirely? Tune in and find out!