NFB Celebrates World Animation Day
National Film Board Holds Screenings, Workshops October 22nd to 28th
Sep 27, 2007
Given the classic Canadian disdain for all things homegrown, it's no surprise that the National Film Board of Canada doesn't get nearly the props it deserves. The revered animation unit is nothing less than a world-class success story, with 4,500 awards to its credit including 90 Genies, 12 Oscars, and 69 Oscar nominations. And then there's Norman McLaren . . .
Well, the NFB is trying to raise its homegrown profile by promoting October 28th as World Animation Day.
From October 22nd to 28th, the Board will host a multitude of coast-to-coast screenings and workshops, many of which are in the presence of master filmmakers such as Madame Tutli-Putli directors directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Cauchemar à l’école's Catherine Arcand, plus a master class with Quebec filmmaker Patrick Bouchard (Les Ramoneurs Cérébraux, Dehors Novembre).
The workshops will happen across Canada, in Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. And, best of all, they're free.
"October 28 is World Animation Day!" exclaimed the NFB on its site. "To mark the occasion, the National Film Board of Canada will present Get Animated! with screenings of recent films, fascinating workshops and a chance to meet filmmakers and discover animation in all its forms."
Here's the schedule below.
NFB Schedule:
Moncton, Friday October 26, 2007
- New NFB animation, 7:30 pm
Montreal October 26, 27 and 28, 2007
Friday, October 26
- Hothouse screening (in the presence of a filmmaker), 7:00 pm
- Around the world (screening of the international shorts compilation), 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 27
- The universe of Patrick Bouchard (master class in French), 2:00 pm
- New NFB animation (in the presence of a filmmaker), 7:00 pm
- Reception (meeting with the NFB producers), 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 28
- Workshop : Animation, the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of! (workshop in French with Catherine Arcand, director of Cauchemar à l’école), 1:00 pm
- Madame Tutli Putli – Behind the scenes (master class in English with the directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski), 3:00 pm
+ free access to individual viewing stations during the event at the CineRobotheque
Toronto October 25, 26, 27 and 28 2007
Thursday, October 25
- Madame Tutli Putli – Behind the scenes (master class in English with the directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski), 7:00 pm
- Around the world (screening of the international shorts compilation), 9:00 pm
Friday, October 26
- Reception 5 to 7, 5:00 pm
- Hothouse screening (in the presence of a filmmaker), 7:00 pm
- New NFB animation, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 27
- Talespinners 2 Workshop (ages 3-5), 10:30 am
- Talespinners 2 Workshop (ages 6-13), 1:00 pm
Sunday, October 28
- Talespinners 2 Workshop (ages 6-13), 1:00 pm
+ free access to individual viewing stations during the event at the Mediatheque
Winnipeg October 24, 25, 26 and 28, 2007
Wednesday, October 24
- Madame Tutli-Putli, master class in animation (with the directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski), 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 25
- Hothouse screening (in the presence of a filmmaker), 7:00 pm
- New independent Winnipeg animation featuring Automoto (hosted by Neil and Cathy McInnes), 9:00 pm
Friday, October 26
- Reception 5 to 7 (meeting with the NFB producers and filmmakers), 5:00 pm
- New NFB animation, 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 28
- Screening of the Talespinners 2 compilation for kids (5 to 9 year old), 2:00 pm
- Post-screening activity: Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages will be on hand to help the young make their own 4- to 15-second clay animation.
Vancouver, October 22, 26, 27 and 28, 2007
Monday, October 22,
- Madame Tutli Putli – Behind the scenes (master class in English with the directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski), 2:00 pm
Friday, October 26
- Reception 5 to 7, 5:00 pm
- Hothouse screening (in the presence of a filmmaker), 7:00 pm
- New NFB animation, 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 27
- New Vancouver animation, 7:00 pm
- Around the world (screening of the international shorts compilation, 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 28
- Animate It! Workshop (ages 8 and up, offered by the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth), 2:00 pm
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