The Flip Animation Festival brings three days of animational loveliness to the Light House in Wolverhampton, starting on 5 November (although the launch will be at Millennium Point in Birmingham).
There’s a fair amount being packed in – portfolio reviews, screenings of shorts and student films and workshops on game design and scriptwriting. Greg McLeod, from the Brothers McLeod will be animator-in-residence on the Friday, allowing all and sundry to watch him working. In fact, borrowed from the newsletter, here’s a summary of what’s on (follow the links for detail):
- Scriptwriting for Animation Workshop
- Games Design Workshop
- Big Screen Gaming
- Get Involved with First Light
- Festival Launch: Animation in the West Midlands: A Snapshot
- Open Shorts
- Looking at Sound: Hearing Animation
- Studio Spotlight: Axis Animation
- Portfolio Reviews
- Coraline (PG)
- Open Shorts
- Family Animation Day
- Personal Views: The Brothers McLeod
- Studio Spotlight: ArthurCox Studios
- Flip Animation Challenge
- Student Screening and Awards Ceremony
- Flip Closing Party
Tickets are now on sale via the Light House box office (01902 716055) or on the Flip Animation Festival website.