and so the beginning of our benevolent colonial rule of Birmingham began A passing mention on 7 Inch Cinema’s latest blog post (they’re just back from Tilda Swinton’s Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams) led me to this – an episode of Rex The Runt where Rex wins the city of Birmingham:
Hi8us have teamed up with all sorts of people including the Creative Careers Surgery, Hello Digital (on which more in a later post) and The Brothers McLeod to put on some talks and masterclasses in September. Digitoons Talks 2 Sept @ The Theatre, Custard Factory with Tobias Fouracre (Tandem Films) and Chris Randall (Second Home … [Read more…]
I mentioned Winnie O’Brien back in May thanks to a tip off from Supercool but bemoaned a lack of information. I’m pleased to say Winnie’s website is now up and running, from which we learn that she produces animation, design and illustration for an impressive, international client list. What’s more: Her work has received many … [Read more…]
Eight Eyed Sea Bass’s blog has news of the company’s work on a few films. Firstly they’ve authored the DVD for a feature film called The Mandrake Root from Simon Wood (ex-UB40 manager and founder of Brumiewood)’s European Drama Network. They also mention that they’re working on a couple of feature films in preference to … [Read more…]
The Flip Animation Festival is on from 6-8 November (Thurs to Sat) at the Light House in Wolverhampton. This year the festival will feature the C-Games Conference, a Drawing in the Digital Age symposium, an afternoon of animated Doctor Who and various screenings, talks and so on. The website’s just coming together but the peeps … [Read more…]
The next event from Animation Forum West Midlands is at Concrete in the Jewellery Quarter on 11 August 2008. Called ‘Ads On Walls‘, it’s an opportunity for local animators to get together for a natter, showcase their work and generally get to know each other a bit more (call it networking if you must). Many … [Read more…]
I went along to the Animation Forum West Midlands event, Shorts On Walls, on Monday which was most enjoyable. The organisers were certainly pleased with how things went and have said so on their pleasingly blog-ish news page. Also on that page is the evening’s screening schedule with links to the animators’ profiles. I understand … [Read more…]
Animation Forum West Midlands are running an after-work (6.30pm to 8.30pm) event at The Rainbow in Digbeth on Monday 28 April 2008. It’s called Shorts on Walls and in their own words: Whether or not you actually make short films, Shorts on Walls is a great chance for animators to meet and network after work … [Read more…]