Manchester Animation Festival
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10-14 November 2024
MAF Presents brings you a sizzling selection of summer shorts celebrating sunshine! Grab your factor fifty for a frenzy of fantastic animated short films that shine bright and are sure to delight whatever the weather.
This event will take place at Chapeltown Picture House, which is part of the award winning street food venue GRUB and is a short 5 min walk from Manchester Victoria Train Station. Veggie & Vegan options are available for food & drink and the venue is accessible, please head here for more info.
The screening is approx 75 mins with an interval, plus plenty of time to hang out afterwards.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us via our website or socials.
Doors and networking from 18:30, Screening from 19:30.
MAF Presents is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network
Dir. Fokion Xenos // 2019
In the midst of a heat wave of insanity, two children find a way to cool everyone down
Dir. Paul Hill // 2013
When the Sun comes out, it's advisable to seek shade. But what do you do when the Sun is seeking you?
Dir. Nienke Deutz // 2018
Inseparable best friends spend their last summer holiday of childhood amusing themselves around the house. Puberty seems determined to interrupt their bond.
Dir. Felix Massie // 2016
Follows a charismatic young girl who loves being outside in the sunshine, but whenever she puts her sunglasses on all loveliness disappears
Dir. Sundeep Toor // 2015
An animated tribute to how the British deal with a typical summer.
Dir. Natalia Mirzoyan // 2018
The mother issues her decree: before you get back in the water, you have to take a break and sit quietly for five minutes
Dir. Frodo Kuipers // 2011
Burning in the desert sun, Eduardo - a lemonade seller - is fighting the urge to drink his last and final bottle of refreshing lemonade
Dir. Matthew Lee // 2017
A safety and regulations obsessive is forced to revaluate things when a routine flight runs into difficulties
Dir. Michael Dudok de Wit // 1994
A plump and exuberant monk goes fishing, and a playful fish eludes him
Dir. Will Becher // 2007
A television weatherman's battle against the elements when technology fails him
