GUMBY FEST STOP MOTION FESTIVAL
September 18, 19 & 20, 2015
Citrus College, Glendora, California
Gumby turns 60 this year and Citrus College is celebrating its centennial, so it’s a great time to bring the two together to present the festival that will feature all the fun from the inaugural festival and much more.
The Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival, September 18-20, will be staged at the college’s Performing Arts complex that includes the 1,400-seat Haugh Performing Arts Center, a “black box” theater, rehearsal halls, computer labs, classrooms, a large technical theater sound stage, dance studio, and a state-of-the-art audio recording complex, as well as other campus locations.
“There are so many related disciplines in the arts that are part of a stop-motion production, so Citrus College is the perfect location for Gumby Fest 2015,” said Joe Clokey, son of creator Art Clokey. “I’m sure Gumby Fest 2015 will put smiles on a whole new group of families and animation enthusiasts.”
Festival activities include a stop-motion animation video competition, art workshops in classrooms, discussion panels with stop-motion animation professionals, screenings of Gumby cartoons and stop-motion animation submissions, as well as an expanded Gumby Through the Years presented by Joe Clokey, and more.
Children’s art activities, food trucks, community faire and other family fun are being planned.
The Gumby Museum will return with memorabilia giving a unique behind-the-scenes look at how Gumby came to life through stop-motion animation. The museum display will be at the college’s Hayden Memorial Library Art Gallery from Sept. 1 to Oct. 16.
Art and Ruth Clokey founded Clokey Films (later renamed Clokey Productions) when they launched Gumby in 1955. The studio moved from Hollywood to a larger facility in Glendora, California in 1960 when they began production on 85 Gumby episodes and 65 Davey and Goliath episodes.
Gumby debuted on NBC’s Howdy Doody Show and became an instant success to get his own series on the network. Gumby and his friends went on to star in more than 230 TV episodes and a movie.
Many of the animators, puppet makers and set designers who worked with the Clokeys in Glendora went on to work for Star Wars, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach and more stop-motion animation classics.
Clokey’s son Joe and his wife Joan employ top animators, puppet makers and set designers in the industry (many of whom were mentored by Art himself) as they continue all things Gumby with Premavision, Inc., and Prema Toy, Inc.
A new generation of Gumby fans are enjoying remastered Gumby episodes broadcast on TV in Canada on Teletoon Retro, and on Kabillion and Ameba TV here in the United States.
For more information, write to gumbyfest@citruscollege.edu.
Follow developments and plans for Gumby Fest 2015 at www.gumbyfest.net.
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GUMBY FEST UPDATE: Events and Presenters (cont.)
Cultivating a Creative Community, Sept. 20, 12 noon, Room PA133 with Ron Dexter, Clokey Productions/Premavision; John Ikuma, executive editor / founder of Stop Motion Magazine and video effects artist; Anthony Scott, stop-motion animator and animation director and head of animation at Clokey Productions/Premavision who has worked on New Adventures of Gumby, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Toy Story 2, Corpse Bride and Coraline.
In the Art Studio, Sept. 20, 2 p.m., Room PA133 with Designer/Art Director Jason Kolowski (Pirates of the Caribbean, Dark Knight Rises Fast & Furious, SpongeBob, Robot Chicken,Morel Orel); Set Fabricator Victoria Cloyes (Tumble Leaf); Puppet Maker Margaret Meyer; Alex Kamer, animation director at Stoopid Buddies Stoodios.
Plans continue to develop for Gumby Fest 2015. Learn more about guest speakers, the latest news, and get ticket and All-Access passes details at www.gumbyfest.net.
GUMBY FEST UPDATE: Events and Presenters (cont.)
Free panels presented by film and animation industry professionals include:
Women in Animation, Sept. 19, 12 noon, Little Theater with Kristal Babich, comic book and storyboard artist (Tumble Leaf); Margaret Meyer, character designer and builder (Davey & Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas, Coraline, Robot Chicken, Morel Orel); and Victoria Cloyes, prop master on Tumble Leaf.
Running an Animation Studio, Sept. 19, 2015, 2 p.m., Little Theater with Kelli Bixler, founder of stop-motion animation studio Bix Pix Entertainment; Joe Clokey, president of Clokey Productions / Premavision Studios; and Ron Dexter, head of production at Clokey Productions/Premavision.
Stop-Motion Puppet Makers, Sept. 20, 10:15 a.m., Little Theatre with Liz Allen (Coraline, Paranorman, and the upcoming Hell and Back and ABC’s holiday special Buddy the Elf), Nikki Rice Malki (Robot Chicken, Hell and Back, Super Mansion) and Margaret Meyer (Davey & Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas, Coraline, Robot Chicken, Morel Orel).
Stop-Motion University: Colleges Offering Stop-Motion, Sept. 20, 12 noon, Little Theater with Moderator Matt Jackson, Citrus College Digital Arts Instructor. In 2016, Citrus College opens its new Visual Arts Complex, 37,000 square feet of state-of-the-art studios and classrooms for students seeking careers in digital media, animation, studio arts, multimedia productions, photography, entertainment business and more. Representatives of animation departments from Cal Arts, USC, Cal State Los Angeles, and Academy of Art will discuss their programs.
How I Got Into The Industry/ What It Takes To Be An Artist, Sept. 19, 10:15 a.m., Room PA 133 with Kristal Babich, comic book and storyboard artist (Tumble Leaf); Bryan Garver, supervising gaffer and stage manager at LAIKA Studios (Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls); Dalton Grant Jr., storyboard artist and owner of Red Giant Studios, who has worked on Cars, Shrek II, and Sponge Bob 2 Movie”; Alex Kamer, animation director at Stoopid Buddies Stoodios who has worked on Morel Orel, Frankenhole, Titan Maximum, Robot Chicken and more; and Margaret Meyer, character designer and builder (Davey & Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas, Coraline, Robot Chicken, Morel Orel).
State of the Art-What's Next? Sept. 19, 12 noon, Room PA133 with Brian Garver, supervising gaffer and stage manager, LAIKA Studios; John Harvatine IV, award-winning producer and director; Tim Hittle, of Pixar Animation and creator of The Jay Clay Trilogy and animator (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, New Adventures of Gumby and more).
3-D Printing for Stop Motion, Sept. 19, 2 p.m., Room PA133 with Visual effects and digital effects artist John Ikuma (Tumble Leaf), Tommy Keiser (Robot Chicken, Hired Gun) and visual artist and instructor Jesse Standlea.
GUMBY FEST UPDATE: Events and Presenters
Maleficent Director Robert Stromberg Among Film, Animation Industry Leaders Presenters at Gumby Fest 2015 Sept. 19-20
Glendora, CA – What do The Nightmare Before Christmas,Terminator, Aliens, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, the original Pillsbury Dough-Boy Poppin’ Fresh, Star Trek, and Star Wars have in common? Stop-motion animation and special effects artists who started their careers on The Gumby Show and Davey and Goliath in Glendora.
Many of those artists and others will share their experiences on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival, Sept. 18-20, at the college, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741.
Presentations will be held in the Haugh Performing Arts Center, the Little Theater and in lecture halls.
Robert Stromberg, director of last summer’s hit Maleficent, is among the prestigious speakers featured in the Haugh Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. on Saturday. He won Art Direction Academy Awards for Avatar and Alice in Wonderland and has numerous credits from Pirates of the Carribean to The Hunger Games.
Also on Saturday is Gumby Through the Years, celebrating Gumby’s 60th Birthday with a film and talk by Joan and Joe Clokey, son of Gumby creator Art Clokey, at 11 a.m. Next is The World of Visual Effects with visual effects guru Harry Walton (Indiana Jones, The Abyss, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Star Trek, Terminator and many more.) at 1 p.m.
Sunday’s Haugh events start at 11 a.m. with Putting It All Together - The Components To Produce A Stop-Motion Animation at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Haugh feartures Dalton Grant, owner Red Giant Studios; Bryan Garver, supervising gaffer and stage manager, LAIKA Studios; Tim Hittle, creator of The Jay Clay Trilogy and animator (The New Adventures of Gumby, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach); and Sarah Serata, feature film and television producer who has worked with stop-motion legend Henry Selick (Coraline). At 1 p.m. will be Film Focus: “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (And The Gumby Connection) a behind the scenes presentation with animators Tim Hittle, Anthony Scott and Harry Walton. Scott, Hittle and Walton all had their start in the Gumby Studios, and worked together on Nightmare.). At 3 p.m. Creature Feature: Puppets from Jim Hensons’s Creature Shop™ with Senior Puppet Builder Julie Zobel (Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Muppets Tonight, Where the Wild Things Are, George of the Jungle, Dr. Doolittle) will be presented.
Tickets for Haugh presentations are $10 per adult and $5 per child. Limited Edition All-Access Passes are available for $25 (one day) and $40 (two day). Tickets and All-Access Passes are available by calling the Haugh Box Office, (626) 963-9411, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m to 4 p.m. For information, visit www.haughpac.com. Gumby Fest 2015 raises funds for the Citrus College Foundation to benefit Visual Arts Department students.
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Join the Fun as a Sponsor of 2015 Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival, Sept. 18-20 in Glendora
Glendora, CA - The inaugural Gumby Fest in June 2014 was a rousing success, attracting more than 4,000 fans. Even more fans are expected when the Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival is held in Glendora Sept. 18-20.
Festival planning continues and corporate and community sponsorships are available at several levels. All proceeds will go to the Citrus College Foundation and will benefit students in the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Visit www.gumbyfest.net for more details.
Activities will include children's art workshops in studio classrooms, discussion panels with stop-motion animation professionals, screenings of Gumby cartoons and stop-motion animation contest submissions, as well as an expanded Gumby Through the Years presented by Joe Clokey, son of creator Art Clokey, a community faire, food trucks and more.
Gumby Fest 2015 will be staged at the Haugh Performing Arts Center complex that includes the 1,400-seat auditorium, a 125-seat theater, rehearsal halls, computer labs, classrooms, a large technical theater sound stage, dance studio, and a state-of-the-art audio recording complex.
Art and Ruth Clokey founded Clokey Films (later renamed Clokey Productions) when they launched "Gumby" in 1955. The studio moved from Hollywood to a larger facility in Glendora, California in 1960 when they began production on 85 Gumby episodes and 65 Davey and Goliath episodes.
For more information about Gumby Fest 2015, send an email to gumbyfest@citruscollege.edu or visit www.gumbyfest.net.
Amateur Animators Invited to Send Original Stop-Motion Animation Videos to Gumby Fest 2015
Grand Prize Clokey Trophy named after Gumby creator Art Clokey
Glendora, CA – Though the Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival takes place Sept. 18-20 in Glendora, organizers are inviting amateur animators to compete in a stop-motion animation competition.
Awards will be bestowed at the Haugh Performing Arts Center for the best stop-motion animation videos on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Contest rules and information are available at www.gumbyfest.net/contest-rules/. There is a $15 entry fee. Entries are due no later than 4:59 PM EST Wednesday, Aug. 19.
“Family friendly” films completed after Jan. 1, 2013 are eligible to participate. Only films under 10 minutes using stop-motion animation and pixilation will be considered.
Stop-motion and pixilation films may be submitted to one of three following categories:
Independent: Films produced outside of an academic environment and not submitted as part of a course or as an assignment.
Academic College: Films produced in a college academic environment as part of a course or as an assignment.
Academic Ages 12 – 18: Films produced in an academic environment as part of a course or as an assignment.
Each category will be judged individually for best in a category ($250 prize each). There will be a “Best In Festival” grand prize regardless of category (The Clokey Trophy, named after Gumby creator Art Clokey, and $500). Industry professionals within the Los Angeles region will judge entries.
Proceeds from the Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival 2015 will go to the Citrus College Foundation to benefit the Visual and Performing Arts Department. The festival will be staged at the college’s Haugh Center for the Performing Arts complex that includes the 1,400-seat auditorium, a 125-seat theater, rehearsal halls, computer labs, art studios, classrooms, a large technical theater sound stage, dance studio, and a state-of-the-art audio recording complex.
The Festival will feature Gumby Through the Years presented by Joe Clokey, son of creator Art Clokey; a Gumby Museum of memorabilia; film and video screenings; panel discussions by film stop-motion animators; art workshops along with plenty of games, contests and activities for the whole family.
The Gumby television series was produced from 1960 to late ’70s in Glendora. Gumby debuted on NBC’s Howdy Doody Show and became an instant success to get his own series on the network. Gumby and his friends went on to star in more than 230 TV episodes and a movie.
For more information about the Citrus College Gumby Fest Stop Motion Festival 2015, visit www.gumbyfest.net or write to gumbyfest@citruscollege.edu.