Jack Feldstein

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An Example of Neon Animation

Jack Feldstein is a Jewish animator from Sydney, Australia. He is the pioneer of Neon Films.

His trademark style is the "neonizing" of a combination of live action video recording and public domain material, particularly cartoons. "Neonizing" is a complex computer technique that renders the lines of an image to be like a neon sign.

Feldstein was a scriptwriter for many years before, as he puts it, he woke up one morning and began making neon films.

He describes neon animation, (neonism)...as a deconstructionist, post-modern animation filmmaking style that utilises appropriation and pop art techniques in a ”Warhol meets Vegas” look. It is a stream-of-consciousness narrative with a cartoon aesthetic. Neonism takes modernist stream-of-consciousness filmmaking into a post-modern and humorous form.

Neon animation has also been described as re-animation.

His rambling seemingly make-it-up-as-you-go-along, stream of consciousness ironic monologue narratives have been likened to Woody Allen and Spalding Gray but with an Australian twist.

Feldstein's short films have been shown at film festivals around the world. Some of these festivals and honors include:

Rotterdam International Film Festival, where in 2006 "The Ecstasy of Gary Green" was chosen to compete for the Tiger Award for short film, and his film "A Wondrous Film about Emma Brooks" was selected for the Rotterdam IFF 2007 program.

Impakt Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands, where in 2006 "The Ecstasy of Gary Green" screened and selected for 2007 is " A Wondrous Film about Emma Brooks".

Melbourne International Animation Film Festival, where in 2006 he received an Honorable Mention for "The Ecstasy of Gary Green."
Sydney International Film Festival where "The Loser Who Won", his neon animation about a guy who's unlucky-in-love finally finding love, which had premiered at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center 2006, was screened at the Dendy Awards for 2006.
Short Fuse Film Festival, 2005, for his film "The Theft."
Wollongong, Short-Sited Festival where in 2005 he received the Best Short Film prize (Australian National Short Film) for "The Great Oz Love Yarn"
Over The Fence Comedy Festival, where in 2005 his film "Rock Hard" won the Best Film prize.
The Australian Effects & Animation Festival 2002 where his film "Three Months with Pook" was awarded a Certificate of Excellence.