The next Animation Forum event is to co-inside with Flip Animation Festival on 4 November at 7.30pm – 10pm, Millennium Point. Animating the West Midlands is a free event which will feature locally produced shorts from Flip 2010, and an introduction to Second Home Studios’ Viral Kitchen scheme. You’ll also have the chance to catch … [Read more…]
Flip Animation Festival is happening on 4 – 6 November in Wolverhampton. The festival is organised by Light House Media Centre and hosts a programme of educational workshops for young people, along with experimental animation for grown ups, plus industry led panels, feature film screenings, international showcases, retrospectives of short films and spotlights on animation … [Read more…]
New ideas for Cinderella A Q&A with David Bintley about his new production for Birmingham Royal Ballet April Meet ’em Up | Birmingham – 28 April The get-together for WM-based folks in the games industry rolls into Birmingham EAT A BOOK RECORDS! “yo, i’ve been running a little tape label for a short while now, … [Read more…]
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, … [Read more…]
Animation Forum WM and my chums at Flip Animation Festival have teamed up to launch The Great Animation Challenge! Here’s how it works: Some brilliant experimental musicians have provided tracks which animators can download for free. The animators need to use the tracks as a starting point to create music videos which can be submitted … [Read more…]
Let me introduce myself, I’m Kate Spragg and I am taking the reins of Created in Birmingham from Chris. I’m sure you’ll agree that Chris has done a fantastic job since taking over in May 2008. The blog has brought together the Birmingham creative community which I look forward to becoming a part of, and … [Read more…]
Another big weekend with something for everybody (unless you happen to hate animation, music and design in equal measure, in which case you can just do one) with: Plus+ International Design Expo Flip Animation Festival Gigbeth Plus+ kicked off today at Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. I’m heading over in a bit and am not really sure … [Read more…]
The Flip Animation Festival (6-8 November at Light House, Wolverhampton) has been assembling a rather tasty line-up over the past little while, as documented on their nicely informative blog. Highlights include: A retrospective of work from Osbert Parker, best know for his cut out animation style mixed with live action; BAFTA & Screen WM Presents: … [Read more…]