Manchester Animation Festival
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10-14 November 2024
For our second event in August, the theme is Family Favourites! A family gathering of your new favourite short films! Animation is the world’s most expressive art form join us to experience some of the best animated films from around the world. Suitable for all audiences these films will make the whole clan fall in love with the world of animation.
The films will be announced very shortly!
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. The venue is accessible, and baby changing facilities are available.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us via our website or socials.
MAF Presents is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network
Dir. Olesya Shchukina // 2014 // Russia
An elephant lives in a town among people and works as a street cleaner. One day, he sees a big billboard advertising a bicycle. It seems the perfect size for him! This is the minute the elephant’s life changes : he has to get this bicycle whatever it costs him.
Dir. Julia Ocker // 2020 // Germany
Everyone is the same, even zebras who grow up with strange stripes.
Dir. Aliona Baranova // 2020 // Czech Republic
The big, gentle sailor in his blue uniform has everything under control. Diligently as ever, he checks tickets, shovels coal into the firebox and scrubs the deck – he even thinks to feed the fish in the sea.
Dir. Steve Boot // 2015 // UK
A lonely blue alien thinks he has found a new friend to play with when a strange new explorer robot lands on his planet.
Dir. Jon Rennie // 2018 // UK
Winter is fast approaching, and everyone is getting ready for a nice long sleep… but a certain Little Partridge can’t quite contain her excitement! What could possibly go wrong?
Dir. An Vrombaut // 2015 // Belgium
On a barren planet roams a small giraffe who is ignored by the taller giraffes. Then the small giraffe meets a giraffe with a very long neck, wearing a very long tie. He starts to climb up the tie. The two giraffes play together, the little one swinging on the tie of the big one.
Dir. Natalia Malykhina // 2019 // Norway
Summer is here - short nights and full moon. And Little Grey Wolfy’s birthday is soon! Little Grey Wolfy is dreaming about a real birthday cake with candles and cream for his birthday party. But everyone knows that cakes, they do not grow on the trees!
