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Florida Film Festival

Vocabulary 1 is showing in the animation section of the Florida Film Festival! I was in the midnight shorts block last year and the films...

jamesbecky

Mar 31, 20171 min read

Third Culture FF in Hong Kong

I'm excited that Vocabulary 1 is going to this experimental film festival in Hong Kong. I wish I could go, a good experimental festival...

jamesbecky

Mar 14, 20171 min read

Animation Marathon

Vocabulary 1 will show in Athens, Greece at Animation Marathon. It's fun for the film to be starting to show at these smaller, local...

jamesbecky

Nov 17, 20161 min read

Aesthetica Film Festival Report

What a fun festival! Incredibly packed audiences for animation. All the animation screenings were in pretty large venues and they always...

jamesbecky

Nov 12, 20161 min read

New Orleans Film Festival

I just got back from New Orleans Film Festival and wow, that is one of my new favorites. Great selection, great parties, and really good...

jamesbecky

Oct 22, 20161 min read

Vocabulary 1 as ESL Lesson

It's really neat when someone repurposes a project for their own use. Particularly when it's one as sort of odd as this animation. I am...

jamesbecky

Oct 22, 20161 min read

Denver Film Festival

Denver Film Festival is insanely great (I was going to say dope but that's maybe too close to the mark). Lots of dancing on tables!...

jamesbecky

Oct 10, 20161 min read

Sommets du Cinema d'Animation

Found out this one sort of as a surprise (hello procrastination self-googling). I have been missing a LOT of emails from festivals though...

jamesbecky

Oct 7, 20161 min read

Prize at Fantastic Fest!

Ha! Worm (my other movie) got a special prize at Fantastic Fest for "Best Meal." yum??? The photos from the night look so fun. Next year...

jamesbecky

Sep 30, 20161 min read

Venus Over Los Angeles

Vocabulary 1 is part of an incredible group show in LA at Venus Over Los Angeles. The awesome artist and curator Adrianne Rubenstein put...

jamesbecky

Sep 21, 20161 min read

Oldenburg Film Festival

Wellll Vocabulary 1 is screening at Oldenburg Film Festival!!!!!!! like right now. This is one that I always really really wanted to get...

jamesbecky

Sep 17, 20161 min read

Aesthetica

Vocabulary 1 is going to screen at Aesthetica Film Festival in York! This is one I am excited about because it's fairly unusually placed...

jamesbecky

Sep 15, 20161 min read

Fifteen Short, New Orleans, Fantastic Fest

Vocabulary 1 is going to show in Charlotte, North Carolina at a festival called Fifteen Short. They emailed me and asked if they could...

jamesbecky

Sep 12, 20161 min read

Krok!

I am excited to be screening at a really cool animation festival: Krok. This festival TRAVELS AROUND ON A BOAT. It makes a bunch of stops...

jamesbecky

Aug 27, 20161 min read

Vimeo Staff Pick and Podcast

THE BEST IS that Vocabulary 1 was chosen as a Vimeo Premiere Video (what to capitalize there??). So they gave me a nice ol' Staff Pick. I...

jamesbecky

Aug 18, 20161 min read

Screening with Animation Block Party

Animation Block Party is one of my favorite US animation festivals, and I am thrilled to be showing with them on opening night Thursday,...

jamesbecky

Jul 1, 20161 min read

Nicole Torres/Harvardwood Interview

Harvard has this program called Harvardwood for Harvard students/grads going into filmmaking. There are a ton, especially considering...

jamesbecky

Jun 1, 20161 min read

Interview with FanboyTV

FanboyTV has the coolest people--the do about 8 hours of interviews and keep up the energy with delicious homemade brownies and other...

jamesbecky

Mar 19, 20161 min read

SXSW World Premiere

I am excited to announce that Vocabulary 1 will premiere with the Animated Shorts block at SXSW! See you in Austin! #screenings #sxsw

jamesbecky

Mar 10, 20161 min read