Manchester Animation Festival

Are you ready to showcase your talent to animation industry powerhouses? Professionals from top studios and companies are coming to the MAF Marketplace on the lookout for fresh talent—and this is your chance to shine! Whether you’re seeking expert feedback, career-changing advice, or that dream job offer, book a spot at our Portfolio Review session. this is where connections are made and futures are shaped. Don’t miss out—secure your appointment and take the next step in your animation career!

Slots are 15 mins and you must have a portfolio of work to bring to the session.

Click 'Book Review' and then select one person/company for your review. Someone will be in touch to confirm your specific time slot at a later date.

Please check back soon as more people doing portfolio reviews at this time will be added. People hosting portfolio reviews are:

Mireia Alvarez, Talent Acquisition at Skydance Animation
Skydance are storytellers, who embrace visionary artists and innovative technology with the goal of creating premium event-level content for audiences around the world.

Adam Jackson-Nocher, Head of Production at Lupus Films
Lupus Films is a multi-BAFTA-nominated and Emmy®-Award winning film and television studio in London. Lupus Films specialises in high-quality family entertainment, both beautifully crafted adaptations of well-known literary IP and entertaining original films, TV series, specials and shorts.

Matthew Whistance, Lead 3D Animator at Flipbook Studio
Flipbook is an animation and VFX studio specialising in moving image, especially Animation, Visual Effects and CGI. They produce visual content for a variety of entertainment channels and platforms and have collaborated with some of the biggest names in television, feature film, video games and advertising.