News from Animayo
Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 by admin in blog
Poster Competition
A 600€ Prize plus a special pass to visit the festival and meet the artists personally can be yours! Send your material before the 1st of march to:
concurso@animayo.com, (+ information at www.animayo.com)
Call For Entries
Submit your short-film, feature film, music video and animated or visual effects spots along with the entry form before the 28th of February.
To download the entry form and for further information
Great Animation Challenge
Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by admin in blog
the results of this year’s Great Animation Challenge were announced just before Christmas at the December Shorts on Walls. It’s the second year of the competition, run by Animation Forum West Midlands and supported by FLIP. This year’s competition featured a wealth of comedy material submitted by a number of stand-up comics, which were then given a unique spin by Animation Forum WM members. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who entered
1st prize (a training course at NTI Birmingham) – Joe Evans for Graffiti
2nd prize (a copy of ProAnimate softwar, courtesy of Kudlian Software) – Matt Waruszynski for Gay Graffiti
3rd Prize (a HD webcam courtesy of Kudlian Software) – Nixon Yeung for Rambo Trailer
Animation Auteur to Speak in Birmingham
Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by admin in blog
Birmingham welcomes designer of Bob the Builder and creator of popular children’s cartoon Frankenstein’s Cat, Curtis Jobling this coming January to share tips on how animators and designers can survive in the daunting world of freelancing.
Curtis Jobling: Breaking into Animation, Armed with a Crayon! Is free to attend, includes drinks and takes place at 7pm, 13th January 2011 at The Studio, Birmingham (www.studiovenues.co.uk).The talk is organised by animator networking group Animation Forum West Midlands and BSeen, an entrepreneurship programme for Birmingham-based, final year students and graduates.
The Animation Designer will also be on hand to provide insights into some of the best-loved animated children’s characters.
“The event is open to animators and designers of all levels, along with anyone else who’s interested,” says Animation Forum WM project manager David Allen. “We’ll provide free drinks and refreshments, a Q&A with the Warrington-based, Animation Designer and a chance to meet and chat with fellow animators.”
Directions to the Birmingham venue can via www.studiovenues.co.uk.
To attend, attendees should RSVP via the Facebook event page as soon as possible (http://on.fb.me/h7pzq6).
Animation at the RSC
Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by admin in blog
Brilliant, wish I had a pig-muse!The Regalette Floating Kinema
Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by admin in blog
This looks fantastic! They did a wonderful gig at FLIP 10, where they turned our Library into a small cinema projecting 8mm cartoons and various animated bits and pieces