Oscar-winning animation director and writer Adam Elliot speaks candidly about his stop motion animation processes, the making of Mary and Max and, more importantly, about why he makes films.
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Oscar-winning animation director and writer Adam Elliot speaks candidly about his stop motion animation processes, the making of Mary and Max and, more importantly, about why he makes films.
The Last Belle is an animated short featuring two characters journeying towards a blind date: WALLY, who suffers a nightmarish drunken trip through London as he races against the clock to the rendezvous; and ROSIE, who waits in a bar dreaming of how wonderful her date is going to be…if he ever turns up.
With over 4 decades of experience, Gemini Award–winning writer, Shelley Hoffman, brings a wide-ranging perspective to every project. In addition to developing and showrunning the international hit series Kid vs. Kat and Camp Lakebottom, she collaborates with broadcasters and production teams from across the globe to create high-quality storytelling, characters, action and humour. At her keyonte she will share her perspectives on the current market’s demands: from character-driven stories to meeting the needs of co-productions to creating IP’s with the power to cross platform.
The Poliektova sisters will speak about transforming the initial idea of a story into a film, about the process of initial artwork, visuals and storyboarding. What are the important questions in the story and how can we create the main character?
What do starfish think of noise pollution? Can an octopus eat ice creams in a strong wind? Do sea anemones enjoy sharing their pool with strangers, and why do sea lions prefer Whitby to Scarborough? Pull up a deckchair, don the kiss me quick, and let our coastal creatures soothe away the winter blues.
Millie buys some new boots at lunchtime and wears them back to the office – but they are too tight – and now she’s worn them! Why did she buy them? her best friend June asks helpfully….. She nervously imagines what the assistant will say when she takes them back and how she will have an answer for everything …
A highly anticipated birthday is the talk of the town
Official Musicvideo for single “You Look Familiar” by Team William.
Director Don Hertzfeldt joins moderator Miguel Penabella (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a discussion of his films ME and It’s Such a Beautiful Day. They discuss his time as a UCSB student and his early interest in animation, as well as the development of his new film. Hertzfeldt also shares insights into his influences from silent cinema, and his thematic interests in deep time and memory across his work.
This is an animated story about the time Steve, my pet ferret, had to get a splenectomy. I hope that by the end of this video you will love him as much as I do.
AnimatekaPRO is the Animateka festival platform for animation professionals and students. It was conceived as a place where one can learn about the latest trends, be updated on the latest developments, and meet exciting film professionals while exploring the fantastic world of animated film. As a part of AnimatekaPRO, for the fourth consecutive year, the AnimatekaPRO Pitch competition for projects in development will give an insight into the state of animation in ex-Yugoslav countries.
A mysterious box arriving at the door disturbs Salini’s peaceful routine leaving her paralysed and obsessed with discovering the contents of the box. I poured so much of myself into this project and have fallen in love with stop motion as well as the weird and wonderful world that Salini lives in during this process. The patience and care needed to create it has taught me a lot about the gentleness and love that we owe to ourselves and each other.
Painted animation film about woman and man having a vital fight about the empty pack of milk.
The topic of this lecture is to provoke the audience into being more sensitive to their everyday surroundings and to take note of precious material for their work (in any form) in small, rarely noticed phenomena, situations, objects, and movements. Ideas are not far from us. We often just need to change the angle from which we are looking at apparently mundane things. In addition, I will suggest a few games that could become ways of turning the slow and sometimes overwhelming process of animation (frame by frame by frame after one more frame…) into something more playful, even adventurous.
A story of a man with a very dense eyes who sees all the surrounding reality only after seven years. The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.
An X-actress stars in the Devil’s cannibalistic snuff movies in exchange for a beautiful bombshell skin. As she lures a runaway-bride to the studio to devour on camera, she develops feelings that will disrupts the Devil’s scenario.
One of two commercials I made for Ski Yoghurt.
Film Sierra premiered at Clermont-Ferrand. Here’s a little compilation of what was going on.