For the first time in its 25-year history, The Spike & Mike Sick and Twisted Animation Festival is launching a consumer website at www.spikeandmike.com. Part of the Mondo Mini Shows Network, the site will offer downloadable short films from up-and-coming animation talent, as well as classics such as Marv Newland’s Bambi Meets Godzilla.
The Spike and Mike Sick and Twisted Animation Festival has served as a launch pad for some of the world’s top animation talent by screening the first shorts of John Lasseter, Tim Burton, Andrew Stanton, Bill Plympton, Danny Anonucci, Eric Fogel, Breehn Burns, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Chris Wedge, Kenn Navaro, Marv Newland, Mike Judge and many others. Over the years, the fest has featured the theatrical premieres of Beavis and Butthead, the South Park debut short Spirit of Christmas, the first Happy Tree Friends shorts by Mondo Media and Nick Park’s Creature Comforts.
Co-founder Craig ‘Spike’ Decker comments, ‘A generation of Spike and Mike fans grew up watching the Spike and Mike Film Festivals at midnight screenings at their local theaters. Today, our theatrical tour continues to be a natural magnet for up-and-coming animators that want to reach a wide audience so we’re often the first to secure and promote the best cutting edge animation from around the world. With the addition of our web site we can now present the best material from our archives and showcase the hottest new animation.’
Mike Gribble passed away in August of 1994, but Spike continues to produce touring theatrical festivals of animated short film collections. Spike and Mike screenings are perennial favorites at the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and the Annecy International Festival of Animation. Fans can find the outfit at the San Diego Comic-Con in booth #1536.
