Tickets and passes are now on sale, for Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2023!
Check out our program lineup, featuring 4 Internationally juried animation blocks, a Baltimore showcase, animator retrospectives, special screenings, a Young Audiences block, workshops, networking events and more!
Check out our program lineup, featuring 4 Internationally juried animation blocks, a Baltimore showcase, animator retrospectives, special screenings, a Young Audiences block, workshops, networking events and more!
Current Space is excited to present Sweaty Eyeballs: Outside the Frame, a group exhibition of expanded animation and behind-the-scenes process by animators from Baltimore and beyond. Curated by Phil Davis, director and founder of the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival.
Artists include: Isaac King, Eric Dyer, Stephanie Williams, Corrie Francis Parks, Lynn Tomlinson, Kat Navarro, Adam Davies, Albert Birney, Zoe Friedman, Joanna Priestley, Miranda Javid, Erinn Hagerty, Adam Savje, and Alexi Scheiber.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 8 from 7-10pm
Exhibit Runs: September 8 - October 14, 2023
Artists Gallery Talk: Saturday, October 7 from 1:30-3:00pm
Save the date for these special events, screenings and after parties during the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, October 5-8, at the Current Space Garden Bar!
Thursday, October 5, 9pm - Animated short films by artists in the exhibition - Free outdoor screening!
Friday, October 6, 11pm - "Tux and Fanny" directed by Albert Birney - Free outdoor screening!
Saturday, October 7, 10pm - Student Animation Loops and DJ set
Artists include: Isaac King, Eric Dyer, Stephanie Williams, Corrie Francis Parks, Lynn Tomlinson, Kat Navarro, Adam Davies, Albert Birney, Zoe Friedman, Joanna Priestley, Miranda Javid, Erinn Hagerty, Adam Savje, and Alexi Scheiber.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 8 from 7-10pm
Exhibit Runs: September 8 - October 14, 2023
Artists Gallery Talk: Saturday, October 7 from 1:30-3:00pm
Save the date for these special events, screenings and after parties during the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, October 5-8, at the Current Space Garden Bar!
Thursday, October 5, 9pm - Animated short films by artists in the exhibition - Free outdoor screening!
Friday, October 6, 11pm - "Tux and Fanny" directed by Albert Birney - Free outdoor screening!
Saturday, October 7, 10pm - Student Animation Loops and DJ set
10/21/21
TICKETS + PASSES ARE NOW ON SALE!
It's official - You can now plan your viewing experience for Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2021!
This year's fest can be watched in two ways:
To Watch From Home: You can purchase a Virtual Pass, and stream all programs online 11/12-19 ($30-$50)
To Watch In Person at SNF Parkway Theatre (Baltimore): You can purchase tickets to each screening 11/12-14 ($12/ea)
Our programming blocks are all up on the site for you to peruse, and we can't wait to show you this year's best animated shorts from all over the world!
TICKETS + PASSES ARE NOW ON SALE!
It's official - You can now plan your viewing experience for Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2021!
This year's fest can be watched in two ways:
To Watch From Home: You can purchase a Virtual Pass, and stream all programs online 11/12-19 ($30-$50)
To Watch In Person at SNF Parkway Theatre (Baltimore): You can purchase tickets to each screening 11/12-14 ($12/ea)
Our programming blocks are all up on the site for you to peruse, and we can't wait to show you this year's best animated shorts from all over the world!
9/30/21
Congratulations to our Accepted Films of 2021!
Notifications are out for the films accepted into our 2021 International Competition. Thank you to the nearly 500 animators who submitted their work this year, and congratulations to those who made the cut! This year's programming will screen both IN-PERSON at the SNF Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, and VIRTUALLY to pass-holders worldwide! our Virtual Passes are on sale now, and we will begin selling In-person tickets very soon. Groups and Institutions interested in bulk pass purchases should contact rachel@sweatyeyeballs.com.
Congratulations to our Accepted Films of 2021!
Notifications are out for the films accepted into our 2021 International Competition. Thank you to the nearly 500 animators who submitted their work this year, and congratulations to those who made the cut! This year's programming will screen both IN-PERSON at the SNF Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, and VIRTUALLY to pass-holders worldwide! our Virtual Passes are on sale now, and we will begin selling In-person tickets very soon. Groups and Institutions interested in bulk pass purchases should contact rachel@sweatyeyeballs.com.
9/1/21
Save the Date
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival returns to Baltimore (and the virtual sphere) November 12-19 with a full week of international juried programming, workshops, studio tours, artist retrospectives, networking opportunities and more.
Thank you to the hundreds of artists from across the globe who submitted to this years' competition.
Submissions have closed, and we will let all animators know their acceptance status soon!
Save the Date
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival returns to Baltimore (and the virtual sphere) November 12-19 with a full week of international juried programming, workshops, studio tours, artist retrospectives, networking opportunities and more.
Thank you to the hundreds of artists from across the globe who submitted to this years' competition.
Submissions have closed, and we will let all animators know their acceptance status soon!
10/10/20
Full 2020 Festival Lineup Announced!
Music Videos, International animated shorts, exclusive studio tours and more!
Full 2020 Festival Lineup Announced!
Music Videos, International animated shorts, exclusive studio tours and more!
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020
Streaming to Baltimore + Beyond October 23-30, 2020. Tickets coming soon...
Join our mailing list for details | Follow us on Instagram
Streaming to Baltimore + Beyond October 23-30, 2020. Tickets coming soon...
Join our mailing list for details | Follow us on Instagram
5/15/20
CALL FOR ENTRY: Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020
October 23-30, 2020 | ONLINE Streaming to Baltimore + Beyond
CALL FOR ENTRY: Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020
October 23-30, 2020 | ONLINE Streaming to Baltimore + Beyond
Call For Entry
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival returns, October 23-25, 2020.
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival returns, October 23-25, 2020.
- Earlybird Deadline - May 29
- Regular Deadline - June 26
- Late Deadline - July 24
3/3/20
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Series Presents: Twice Upon A Time
March 8, 2020 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Series Presents: Twice Upon A Time
March 8, 2020 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Twice Upon a Time
Directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson
1983, 74 minutes
PG (but with some inappropriate language for small children)
Advance Tickets Link
Facebook Event
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Series is excited to present Twice Upon a Time, a hidden gem of animation from the early 1980's that helped propel the careers of Henry Selick (director of The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 and Coraline 2009) and David Fincher (director of Se7en 1995 and Fight Club 1999). With George Lucas as executive producer and seasoned animation directors John Korty (best known for his work on Sesame Street) and Charles Swenson (best known as the director of the X-rated cartoon Dirty Duck 1974), the film seemed to be poised for success, but it flopped at the box office. Revisiting the film over 30 years later it stands out as a landmark of innovative animation techniques, visual effects, and dry dialogue driven humor.
Twice Upon a Time integrates multiple styles of animation with a diverse array of textures and media including photographs and live-action footage, utilizing a technique called the Lumage Process. In the world of the Murkwoks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make bad dreams take over the world and rule supreme by stopping time. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli, can stop him with the help of FGM, a wise-cracking Fairy God Mother.
Directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson
1983, 74 minutes
PG (but with some inappropriate language for small children)
Advance Tickets Link
Facebook Event
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Series is excited to present Twice Upon a Time, a hidden gem of animation from the early 1980's that helped propel the careers of Henry Selick (director of The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993 and Coraline 2009) and David Fincher (director of Se7en 1995 and Fight Club 1999). With George Lucas as executive producer and seasoned animation directors John Korty (best known for his work on Sesame Street) and Charles Swenson (best known as the director of the X-rated cartoon Dirty Duck 1974), the film seemed to be poised for success, but it flopped at the box office. Revisiting the film over 30 years later it stands out as a landmark of innovative animation techniques, visual effects, and dry dialogue driven humor.
Twice Upon a Time integrates multiple styles of animation with a diverse array of textures and media including photographs and live-action footage, utilizing a technique called the Lumage Process. In the world of the Murkwoks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make bad dreams take over the world and rule supreme by stopping time. Only Ralph and Mumford, misfits from the cheery land of Frivoli, can stop him with the help of FGM, a wise-cracking Fairy God Mother.
10/7/19
THANK YOU!
October 7 Recap | Sweaty Eyeaballs Year ONE!
THANK YOU!
October 7 Recap | Sweaty Eyeaballs Year ONE!
THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the inaugural year of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, and to all who submitted films (over 300 animators from 6 continents)! We are just floored at the response to this festival in its first year, and we are so thankful to all in Baltimore and beyond who helped make the festival possible.
You came, you saw, you celebrated.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2019 prize winners, who will go home with new software packages to try out.
It was so heartwarming to see students from Towson, MICA, UMBC and beyond all working together to cover shifts, teach workshops, animate the scenes of our installation in the Parkway lounge, and networking and brainstorming how to collaborate in the near future.
Let's keep the momentum going, and keep this awesome community together.
Who's in for next year!!!?
Check back on this site soon to see photos and video of our weekend, and
Sign up for our mailing list and follow us on social media to keep up to date.
XOXO Sweaty Eyeballs Team
You came, you saw, you celebrated.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2019 prize winners, who will go home with new software packages to try out.
It was so heartwarming to see students from Towson, MICA, UMBC and beyond all working together to cover shifts, teach workshops, animate the scenes of our installation in the Parkway lounge, and networking and brainstorming how to collaborate in the near future.
Let's keep the momentum going, and keep this awesome community together.
Who's in for next year!!!?
Check back on this site soon to see photos and video of our weekend, and
Sign up for our mailing list and follow us on social media to keep up to date.
XOXO Sweaty Eyeballs Team
9/6/19
Passes/Tickets On Sale Now for Sweaty Eyeballs 2019!
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Passes/Tickets On Sale Now for Sweaty Eyeballs 2019!
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
It's true! Passes and Tickets to Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival are ON SALE NOW! Join us October 4-6 for a wonderful weekend of animation watching on the big screen, with friends. For a full list of screenings, visit our FESTIVAL 2019 page. Don't miss out on our Opening Night, featuring 6 silent animated shorts set to live music performed by local musicians.
8/20/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival: 2019 Jurors!
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival: 2019 Jurors!
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Introducing the 2019 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival Jury!
Full festival program info and ticket/pass information will be out next week, and our Jury is hard at work already watching the full run of accepted films to choose our 2019 prize winners.
2019 JURY: Max Porter / Caleb Wood / Ru Kuwahata / Jeron Braxton / Anna Mantzaris
Full festival program info and ticket/pass information will be out next week, and our Jury is hard at work already watching the full run of accepted films to choose our 2019 prize winners.
2019 JURY: Max Porter / Caleb Wood / Ru Kuwahata / Jeron Braxton / Anna Mantzaris
8/1/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
October 4-6, 2019 | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
It's official! After 8 years of successful, dynamic animation programming in Baltimore, Sweaty Eyeballs is becoming a 3-Day juried animation festival!
We had over 300 submissions to our 4-month call for entry, and will be announcing accepted films by August 15. We can't wait to treat Baltimore to a celebration of animation, and we can't wait to show you Baltimore.
Tickets on sale first week of September!
Submissions are now closed.
We had over 300 submissions to our 4-month call for entry, and will be announcing accepted films by August 15. We can't wait to treat Baltimore to a celebration of animation, and we can't wait to show you Baltimore.
Tickets on sale first week of September!
Submissions are now closed.
4/10/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Tux and Fanny - by Albert Birney
Thursday May 2 | Parkway Theatre, 5 North Ave., Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Tux and Fanny - by Albert Birney
Thursday May 2 | Parkway Theatre, 5 North Ave., Baltimore, MD
Tickets: $10 / $8 Members / $5 Students
Program Running Time - 82 minutes
Advance Ticket Sales
A feature length compilation of a serial online animation created by Baltimore filmmaker Albert Birney. “Tux and Fanny” follows the surreal and deadpan adventures of an androgynous duo who speak in Russian and occupy a world full of color and imagination.
Albert Birney is a Baltimore based filmmaker. He has directed two feature films, The Beast Pageant (2011) and Sylvio (2017) which The New Yorker named one of the ten-best films of 2017. His films have premiered at SXSW, the Maryland Film Festival and Slamdance.
Guest Artist in attendance: Albert Birney
Program Running Time - 82 minutes
Advance Ticket Sales
A feature length compilation of a serial online animation created by Baltimore filmmaker Albert Birney. “Tux and Fanny” follows the surreal and deadpan adventures of an androgynous duo who speak in Russian and occupy a world full of color and imagination.
Albert Birney is a Baltimore based filmmaker. He has directed two feature films, The Beast Pageant (2011) and Sylvio (2017) which The New Yorker named one of the ten-best films of 2017. His films have premiered at SXSW, the Maryland Film Festival and Slamdance.
Guest Artist in attendance: Albert Birney
9/1/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Adventures of Prince Achmed - Live Score
Documentation Video from October 13, 2018
October 13, 2018 | Parkway Theatre, 5 North Ave., Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Adventures of Prince Achmed - Live Score
Documentation Video from October 13, 2018
October 13, 2018 | Parkway Theatre, 5 North Ave., Baltimore, MD
Link to 10 minute documentation video
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents a live performance of "The Adventures of Prince Achmed", the silent German animated masterpiece by Lotte Reiniger from 1926.
This is a 2 minute cut of highlights from the performance.
Performed live on October 13, 2018 at the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, MD USA.
Foley Sound Effects Artists: Matt Davies and Rich Bussey
Musicians: Phil Davis, Ryan Murray, Albert Birney, Sarah Hughes, Bruce Willen, Stephen Santillan, Emmanuel Nicolaidis, Ami Dang, Gretchen Lohse, Thomas Hughes, Deakin and Geologist (from Animal Collective).
Video Documentation - Tori Markham & Devin McBay
Video Edit - Phil Davis
Presented as part of the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation series curated and programmed by Phil Davis.
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents a live performance of "The Adventures of Prince Achmed", the silent German animated masterpiece by Lotte Reiniger from 1926.
This is a 2 minute cut of highlights from the performance.
Performed live on October 13, 2018 at the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, MD USA.
Foley Sound Effects Artists: Matt Davies and Rich Bussey
Musicians: Phil Davis, Ryan Murray, Albert Birney, Sarah Hughes, Bruce Willen, Stephen Santillan, Emmanuel Nicolaidis, Ami Dang, Gretchen Lohse, Thomas Hughes, Deakin and Geologist (from Animal Collective).
Video Documentation - Tori Markham & Devin McBay
Video Edit - Phil Davis
Presented as part of the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation series curated and programmed by Phil Davis.
2/15/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Smoke Mixtape
Tuesday, March 12, 7pm | SNF Parkway Theatre
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Smoke Mixtape
Tuesday, March 12, 7pm | SNF Parkway Theatre
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Ticket Purchase Link | Facebook Event
Sweaty Eyeballs is excited to present a program guest curated by Miranda Javid. Smoke Mixtape is a collection of videos, excerpts, and sounds that focus on the amorphous and ephemeral qualities of being a body in contemporary society. Not quite a film series, the block follows the principle of the mixtape, that ancient communiqué, by underscoring minor elements of the featured works through DJ-like editing and tracklist. Several of the most recent pieces were created in response to the prompt, specifically for the purpose of the mixtape. The lineup includes sounds, interviews, and live action, with a strong emphasis on animation. Inspired by Post-Humanist theory, the series looks to the un-containable model of a vapor. In doing so, these selections ask: can we truly know unfamiliar bodies?
Mixtape Contributors:
Carmina Escobar • Gustav Deutsch • Mary Beams • Jamila Reddy • Rosa Aiello • Austin Vaughn • Daniel Rowe • Lilli Carré • Vincent Lynen • Esther Leslie • Sasha Bergstrom Katz • Max Guy • Dad Pranks Collective ...and a few other surprises.
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Ticket Purchase Link | Facebook Event
Sweaty Eyeballs is excited to present a program guest curated by Miranda Javid. Smoke Mixtape is a collection of videos, excerpts, and sounds that focus on the amorphous and ephemeral qualities of being a body in contemporary society. Not quite a film series, the block follows the principle of the mixtape, that ancient communiqué, by underscoring minor elements of the featured works through DJ-like editing and tracklist. Several of the most recent pieces were created in response to the prompt, specifically for the purpose of the mixtape. The lineup includes sounds, interviews, and live action, with a strong emphasis on animation. Inspired by Post-Humanist theory, the series looks to the un-containable model of a vapor. In doing so, these selections ask: can we truly know unfamiliar bodies?
Mixtape Contributors:
Carmina Escobar • Gustav Deutsch • Mary Beams • Jamila Reddy • Rosa Aiello • Austin Vaughn • Daniel Rowe • Lilli Carré • Vincent Lynen • Esther Leslie • Sasha Bergstrom Katz • Max Guy • Dad Pranks Collective ...and a few other surprises.
Posted 1/25/19
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Sister Cities Animated!
Monday, February 11, 2019, 7PM | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Sweaty Eyeballs Presents: Sister Cities Animated!
Monday, February 11, 2019, 7PM | SNF Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Facebook Event
Baltimore Sister Cities Website
Ticket Purchase Link
Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present SISTER CITIES ANIMATED! A program of 20 international short animated films created by artists working and/or residing in Baltimore and in Baltimore’s Sister Cities. Curated by animator Lynn Tomlinson (Towson University) and assistant curator Safiyah Cheatam. Program includes animation from the following cities:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alexandria & Luxor, Egypt
Piraeus, Greece
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Xiamen, China
Come out for a wonderful night of diverse animated short films and vote for your pick for the Audience Choice Award!
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Facebook Event
Baltimore Sister Cities Website
Ticket Purchase Link
Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present SISTER CITIES ANIMATED! A program of 20 international short animated films created by artists working and/or residing in Baltimore and in Baltimore’s Sister Cities. Curated by animator Lynn Tomlinson (Towson University) and assistant curator Safiyah Cheatam. Program includes animation from the following cities:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alexandria & Luxor, Egypt
Piraeus, Greece
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Xiamen, China
Come out for a wonderful night of diverse animated short films and vote for your pick for the Audience Choice Award!
National Film Board of Canada:
Animated Shorts
Tuesday January 29, 2019
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Rating - PG (for language)
Parkway Theatre Link for tickets
Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present a program of 12 animated short films from the National Film Board of Canada. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is that nation’s public film producer and distributor, the NFB creates social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, and digital content, providing the world with a unique Canadian perspective. Come out for a night of wonderfully diverse and award winning animation from our neighbors up north!
Program curated by Phil Davis (Towson University)
Animated Shorts
Tuesday January 29, 2019
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 85 minutes
Rating - PG (for language)
Parkway Theatre Link for tickets
Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present a program of 12 animated short films from the National Film Board of Canada. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is that nation’s public film producer and distributor, the NFB creates social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, and digital content, providing the world with a unique Canadian perspective. Come out for a night of wonderfully diverse and award winning animation from our neighbors up north!
Program curated by Phil Davis (Towson University)
From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning - by Claude Cloutier (2000)
Sweet Childhood - by Zviane (2017)
Neighbors - by Norman McLaren (1952)
Ryan - by Chris Landreth (2004)
Pirouette - by Tali (2002)
Mr. Frog Went A-Courting - by Evelyn Lambart (1974)
I Am Here - by Eoin Duffy (2016)
Blackfly - by Christopher Hinton (1991)
The Sand Castle - by Co Hoedeman (1977)
I like Girls - by Diane Obomsawin (2016)
Gloria Victoria - by Theodore Ushev (2013)
When the Day Breaks - by Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby (1999)
Sweet Childhood - by Zviane (2017)
Neighbors - by Norman McLaren (1952)
Ryan - by Chris Landreth (2004)
Pirouette - by Tali (2002)
Mr. Frog Went A-Courting - by Evelyn Lambart (1974)
I Am Here - by Eoin Duffy (2016)
Blackfly - by Christopher Hinton (1991)
The Sand Castle - by Co Hoedeman (1977)
I like Girls - by Diane Obomsawin (2016)
Gloria Victoria - by Theodore Ushev (2013)
When the Day Breaks - by Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby (1999)