Fringe Fridays is all about animation on the web. But before Internet video, animation fans would pack themselves into old (sometimes leaky) theaters to watch a compilation of animations from independent animators. Heck, this is where Pixar and Ren and Stimpy got their starts.

Thanks to Mike Judge, of Beavis and Butt-Head fame, the animation festival is not dead. This week I caught a screening of the Animation Show, and it was well worth it. There’s something about seeing this work on a big screen, in the company of animation geeks, especially if it’s a video you’ve only seen on a computer monitor.

Check here for a screening near you.

Interestingly, one of the most popular animations on Yahoo! Video, and one of the first I ever saw on Yahoo! Video, is featured in the show:

And yes, it’s better and more beautiful on the big screen.

-Kent, Yahoo! Video Team