The Los Angeles Animation Festival (December 9-10) has announced a special event, a Night of Cartoon Voices, as part of its LAAF 2023 program at the Jaxx Theater in Hollywood (1089 N. Oxford Avenue).
The event on Saturday night, Dec. 9, will feature voice actors Eric Bauza, known for providing the contemporary voices of Looney Tunes characters Bugs, Daffy, Porky and Wile E. Coyote as well as voice work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Cheryl Chase, the long-running voice of Angelica in all Rugrats seasons, spinoffs and features; and, in a rare personal appearance, Tracy Grandstaff, the memorable voice of Daria on MTV’s long-running series.
In addition, there will be a special appearances by director/animator Max Winston of Rat Bat Studios, whose recent stop-motion animated Looney Tunes short Daffy in Wackyland has been charming audiences in recent festival screenings, and TikTok actor/impressionist sensation Jeremy Olenski, who is partnering with Cheryl Chase on a new podcast series.
The actors will be performing an array of live skits, including scenes from well-known movies. The panel is hosted by John Andrews, LAAF co-founder and the lead producer, as well as a supporting actor for Beavis & Butt-Head in its original run on MTV.
The LAAF weekend will also include two full days of screenings of the Selected Films in Competition, with highlights including the L.A. premiere of cult favorite Bill Plympton’s latest feature The Slide and Colombian-Brazilian adult sci-fi feature The Other Shape from director Diego Felipe Guzman, and an Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening. There will be live music and red carpet photo ops for filmmakers and friends. The Jaxx Theater features a lobby lounge with refreshments for purchase. Both evenings will end with a party event for attendees made possible by a donation from animation studio Titmouse, Inc.
