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NEWS & EVENTS
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November 10, 2007. Ruth Clampett meets with fans!
Animation Connection was excited to welcome Ruth Clampett, daughter of legendary animator/director Bob Clampett, to Toronto. Ruth is a bridge to the fascinating origins and early days of Warner Bros. animation. She offered a wealth of behind the scenes stories of life at the decrepit "Termite Terrace" studio where the cartoons were created.
Collectors were able to purchase some great production artwork as well as some long ago sold out limited editions!
What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to become a Collectors Club Member today!
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January 12, 2007. Gallery owners Steve & Kelly Watt featured on FANatical
Each week FANatical features the story of two or three super-fans of classic television series. Featured shows have included I Love Lucy, Gilligan's Island, The Flintstones and many others. When it came time to pay tribute to The Simpsons, who did the show's producers call? Animation Connection's own Steve and Kelly Watt of course! With a business built, in part, around the Simpsons, they were a natural choice. FANatical airs in Canada on TVTropolis and a US distribution deal is expected soon. Watch for Steve and Kelly in reruns!
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November 5, 2006. Family Guy Comes to Toronto!
Once again Steam Whistle Brewing was the venue for a major event staged by Animation Connection. This year the focus was Family Guy, and our special guest was Supervising Director Pete Michels.
Pete's years of work on Family Guy and, before that, The Simpsons ensured fans of both shows a great look behind the scenes of these two groundbreaking and widely loved shows.
Thanks to Pete for being such a great guest, and to all the fans who came out to celebrate our favorite shows and meet one of the key people who make it all possible!
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October 30, 2005. Simpsons Mania with Director Bob Anderson!
More than 1200 people attended Simpsons Mania 2005 at the beautiful Steam Whistle Brewery in downtown Toronto. Special guest Bob Anderson met with fans, answered questions, signed purchases, and demonstrated the animation skills that have made him a Simpsons mainstay since 1990.
We’re already working on Simpsons Mania 2006 and a big Family Guy event for 2006. Join the Collectors Club for up to the minute information and the opportunity to pre-purchase art! Collectors Club membership is FREE and we'll never disclose your email address.
What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to become a Collectors Club Member today!
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March 11, 2005. Family Guy Live in New York and Los Angeles!
Fox has just announced that the cast of Family Guy will be performing a live script reading and Q&A session in LA on April 15th and in NY on April 29th & 30th. And, as most fans know already, new episodes debut May 1st.
For LA tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com/artist/960972
For NY tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com/artist/961193
For the best original and limited edition art from Family Guy, CLICK HERE. Animation Connection is one of the world’s leading sellers of Fox art, and we work very hard to make sure we’ve got the most and the best from Family Guy!
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October 16, 2004. Simpsons Mania with Nancy Cartwright & David Silverman!
Simpsons fans from far and wide turned out for Animation Connection’s second annual Simpsons Mania event. Featured guests this year were Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart, Ralph, Nelson, and other characters) and David Silverman (original Director and current Supervising Director).
David thrilled the crowd with drawing demonstrations, deleted scenes, rough pencil tests and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories of his nearly two decades with The Simpsons. Nancy treated us to the North American debut of her one woman play "My Life as a Ten Year Old Boy". What a thrill for all us Simpsons nuts!
Collectors and fans, both online and in person, purchased from a spectacular selection of more than 250 original cels and drawings and had the opportunity to have dedication cards signed by both guests.
Animation Connection is hard at work planning Simpsons Mania 2005. Join the Collectors Club for advance notice of what is certain to be another fantastic event! Collectors Club membership is FREE and we'll never disclose your email address.
What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to become a Collectors Club Member today!
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August 27th, 2004. Animation Connection at the Canadian National Expo
When more than 15,000 comic book enthusiasts, Trekkies, Star Wars fanatics (some in full costume!), Japanese anime fans, and more gathered for Canada's largest collectibles show, Animation Connection was there. While Homer Simpson, Bugs Bunny, Stewie Griffin and our other pals may have felt a little out of place, we felt it was our duty to spread the word about classic animation to a crowd more familiar with the USS Enterprise than with Moe's Bar or left turns at Albuquerque. Besides... we know that Kodos, Kang, and Marvin Martian are the only real aliens.
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July 10th, 2004. Animation Connection at "Bugs Bunny on Broadway"
When renowned composer George Daugherty’s spectacular "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" show visited Ottawa, Animation Connection was there. Owners Kelly and Steve Watt were honored to present a beautiful piece of art to the National Arts Center orchestra on behalf of the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. The Bugs Bunny giclee is seen here with Animation Connection's Ying Mark, whose framing completed the look of this impressive canvas.
We were also honored to be asked to exhibit a collection of Chuck Jones artwork in the lobby of this prestigious facility in Canada’s capital. Thanks to the NAC staff for making our visit such a pleasure, and thanks to the thousands of Looney Tunes fans who enjoyed the performance and the exhibit!
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October 19th, 2003. Simpsons Mania a HUGE Success!
On Oct. 18th Simpsons Mania featuring original Simpsons director Wes Archer hit the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the response was phenomenal! Over 2,000 Simpsons fans showed up to view and purchase 300 pieces of original and limited edition artwork from The Simpsons, Futurama and King of the Hill.
Wes Archer entertained the crowd as he showed the animation process behind such characters as Homer, Bart, Mr. Burns, Bobby Hill, Boomhauer, Bender and many other fan favorites. Wes was overwhelmed by the fan response as he stayed for 3 1/2 hours AFTER the event was finished signing dedications for fans and said that it was an "incredible rush of being in front of so many fans".
With the success of Simpsons Mania, Animation Connection is planning to host another, bigger event in 2004. Join the Collectors Club and you'll get advance notice of what is certainly to be another fantastic event! Collectors Club membership is FREE and we'll never disclose your email address.
What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to become a Collectors Club Member today!
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August 22nd, 2003. Simpsons Mania is Coming Soon!
Animation Connection is thrilled to present
TWO World Exclusive signing events featuring voice actor Hank Azaria (Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe & more.) & Director Wes
Archer (Simpsons/Futurama/King of the Hill).
No other animation gallery can offer you these World Exclusive events!
Join the Collectors Club and you'll get advance access to HUNDREDS of original cels, drawings, backgrounds, storyboards & more! Collectors Club membership is FREE and we'll never disclose your email address.
What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to become a Collectors Club Member today!
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March 7th, 2003. Collectors Club Expanded!
Collectors Club members will now have priority access to significant new art releases.
Over the next few weeks we will be releasing original cels and drawings featuring The Simpsons, Batman, Looney Tunes, and The Grinch. Collectors Club members will have access to a separate part of the website to view and purchase these great pieces before the general public sees them.
Don't miss out. Sign up now. It's free!
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December 2nd, 2002. Dual Currency Pricing!
You want $US pricing? You've got it! Canadian pricing? It's just a click away! As a Canadian company that does the majority of our business in the US and overseas, we want to make it easy for all of our customers.
Choose your currency... choose your artwork... and leave the rest to us. Just be sure to choose Animation Connection for all your animation artwork!
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October 7th, 2002. Animation Connection Featured in Ad Campaign!
The Royal Bank of Canada is running three television ads featuring small business success stories. We are flattered to be featured, along with a company that sells mukluks for dogs, and a company that specializes in repairing and customizing Corvettes.
Watch for Kelly and Steve trying to speak coherently about lines of credit and other weighty matters on a variety of channels including CFTO, BRAVO!, Women's Television Network, and Discovery starting today.
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September 21st, 2002. Chuck Jones Tribute a Huge Success!
Thanks to the more than 400 people who attended in person, and to the many others who visited the website and shopped online and by telephone.
Linda Jones was really touched by the turnout and by the many people who waited in line for such a long time to speak with her and to express their love of her father's work and their condolences for his recent passing. Lots of people left with one or more great pieces of Chuck Jones art as well, and I saw a lot of happy faces!
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September 1st, 2002. New Name… Same Great Gallery!
As many of you know, we have been known as Animation Alley for the seven years we have been in business. When we launched our online gallery four years ago, we discovered to our dismay that another company owned what would have been the logical domain name for us to use. As a result, we have operated online as AnimationToronto.com. Needless to say, some confusion ensued.
We are now Animation Connection. Online we are AnimationConnection.com. No more confusion!
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July 21st, 2002. Steve Meets Simpsons Cast… Can't Stop Smiling!
If it wasn't enough of a thrill to attend the Simpsons cast script reading at Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival, Kelly and I (and Sydney, Animation Connection's youngest Simpsons fan) were lucky enough to be invited backstage to meet Matt Groening, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith and the rest of the cast. Thanks to Carmella and all our pals at Fox for arranging this unforgettable experience!
I can tell you first hand that Matt and the cast are really terrific people. Here they are, making gazillions of dollars doing a show watched by millions, and they still care enough about the fans to come all the way to Montreal and put on a show for a few thousand Simpsons nuts. And to cap it all off, an hour after the show ended Matt Groening was standing outside the back entrance of the theater signing autographs and talking to fans!
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