Manchester Animation Festival 2022
Please find below the schedule for MAF 2022. You can toggle between those events that take place live in venue, as part of industry day or as virtual events which are available after the festival. See the Available Until column for when events can be viewed until. Live events that will be recorded have a date you can watch this until and those live in venue events with an asterisk* are also available online should you not be able to make it to the in venue screenings so do go to virtual events to book for them online.
For a list of our online events, please click here.
| Start | Event | Venue | Type | Single Ticket |
Full Pass |
Approx. End Time |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 November | |||||||
| 9:00 | BBC Family Box Set | HOME Cinema 1 | Family Day | BUY PASS | 10:15 | ||
| 10:00 | Hey Duggee Character Workshop: Session 1 | HOME Event Space | Family Day | BUY PASS | 11:00 | ||
| 10:30 | Short Films for Children | HOME Cinema 1 | Family Day | BUY PASS | 11:35 | ||
| 12:00 | Young Animator of The Year Awards 2022 | HOME Cinema 1 | Family Day | BUY PASS | 13:00 | ||
| 13:00 | Hey Duggee Character Workshop: Session 2 | HOME Event Space | Family Day | BUY PASS | 14:00 | ||
| 13:15 | The Amazing Maurice + Intro | HOME Cinema 1 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 15:00 | ||
| Mon 14 November | |||||||
| 10:00 | Educating Animators Conference 2022 | - | Academic Conference | BUY PASS | 15:00 | ||
| 10:15 | Animation Mixtape: Part 1 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 11:35 | ||
| 10:30 | My Love Affair With Marriage | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 12:30 | ||
| 11:00 | IEA Workshop: Character Animation | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 13:00 | ||
| 12:00 | New Animated Voices: Part 1 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 13:12 | ||
| 12:45 | Oska Bright Animation Showcase | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 13:38 | ||
| All Day | Animated Immersive Experiences | MCR Central Library | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| 13:00 | Danger Mouse Monday! | MCR Central Library | Other | BUY PASS | 19:00 | ||
| 14:00 | IEA Workshop: Character Animation | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 16:00 | ||
| 14:00 | Animation Mixtape: Part 2 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 15:10 | ||
| 14:00 | Skwigly Screening | HOME Event Space | Short Films | BUY PASS | 15:00 | ||
| 14:30 | Animated Answers: Picking Platforms | HOME Cinema 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 | Making of: Dead End: Paranormal Park | HOME Cinema 1 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 17:15 | ||
| 16:15 | Animated Commercial Curiosities | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 17:25 | ||
| 18:00 | Sensitive Content + Pre-Recorded Q&A | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 20:00 | ||
| 18:30 | Nayola | HOME Cinema 1 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 20:00 | ||
| 20:20 | Gala Screening: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio | HOME Cinema 1 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:20 | ||
| 20:30 | No Dogs or Italians Allowed | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 21:40 | ||
| 20:30 | The Sculpting Social! | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 22:30 | ||
| Tue 15 November | |||||||
| 9:30 | Short Film Directors Q&A | HOME Event Space | Q&As | BUY PASS | 10:30 | ||
| 9:30 | Lupus Films on Loop | MCR Central Library | Other | BUY PASS | 17:30 | ||
| 10:15 | Short Film Panorama | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 11:35 | ||
| 10:30 | IEA Roundtable: Character Design | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:45 | ||
| 10:30 | Into The Archives: Cosgrove Hall Films | HOME Cinema 1 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:45 | ||
| 11:00 | IEA Workshop: Scriptwriting | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 13:00 | ||
| 12:00 | Meet the Puppets: Cosgrove Hall Film Archive | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 13:00 | ||
| All Day | Animated Immersive Experiences | MCR Central Library | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| 12:00 | The Island | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 13:25 | ||
| 12:30 | Art of the Multiplane | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 13:45 | ||
| 12:30 | New Animated Voices: Part 2 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 13:40 | ||
| 14:00 | IEA Workshop: Scriptwriting | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 16:00 | ||
| 14:00 | Student Films Panorama | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 15:10 | ||
| 14:00 | Art of the Multiplane Screening | HOME Theatre 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 14:50 | ||
| 14:15 | Making of: My Father’s Dragon | HOME Cinema 1 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 15:30 | ||
| 15:45 | Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist + Live Ghibliotheque Podcast | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 17:45 | ||
| 16:00 | Animated Answers: 3D Printing | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 17:15 | ||
| 16:00 | Animated Commercial Curiosities | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 17:10 | ||
| 18:00 | Ghibliotheque Book Signing | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 18:50 | ||
| 18:00 | Fellowship 2022: Camilla Deakin & Ruth Fielding of Lupus Films | HOME Cinema 1 | Fellowship | BUY PASS | 19:30 | ||
| 18:45 | Animation Mixtape: Part 1 | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 20:05 | ||
| 20:15 | Gala Screening: My Father’s Dragon + Introduction | HOME Cinema 1 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:15 | ||
| 20:25 | Special Preview: Claydream | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:01 | ||
| 21:00 | MAFter Dark | Lock 91 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 0:00 | ||
| Wed 16 November | |||||||
| 9:30 | Short Film Directors Q&A | HOME Event Space | Q&As | BUY PASS | 10:30 | ||
| 9:30 | The Wind in The Willows Wednesday! | MCR Central Library | Other | BUY PASS | 17:30 | ||
| 10:00 | Animated Answers: A.I., A.I. Oh. | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:15 | ||
| 10:00 | IEA Workshop: Character Design | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 12:00 | ||
| All Day | Animated Immersive Experiences | MCR Central Library | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| 10:00 | New Animated Voices: Part 1 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 11:12 | ||
| 10:15 | Thank You Young Audiences Content Fund | HOME Cinema 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:30 | ||
| 11:30 | Animation Mixtape: Part 2 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 12:40 | ||
| 12:00 | Animated Answers: Finding Your Voice | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 13:15 | ||
| 12:15 | No Dogs or Italians Allowed | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 13:25 | ||
| 13:00 | IEA Workshop: Character Design | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Other | BUY PASS | 15:00 | ||
| 14:00 | IEA Roundtable: Scriptwriting | HOME Theatre 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 15:15 | ||
| 14:00 | Studio Masterclass: Animade | HOME Cinema 1 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 15:15 | ||
| 14:15 | Making of: The Island | HOME Cinema 2 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 15:30 | ||
| 15:45 | The Skwigly Podcast Presents: Intimate Animation Live! | HOME Theatre 2 | Other | BUY PASS | 17:00 | ||
| 16:00 | Animation Mixtape: Part 1 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 17:20 | ||
| 16:15 | Short Films for Children | HOME Cinema 2 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 17:20 | ||
| 17:00 | Meet The Puppets: Mackinnon & Saunders | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 18:00 | ||
| 17:45 | The Island + Q&A | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 19:10 | ||
| 18:00 | Mackinnon & Saunders at 30 | HOME Cinema 1 | Other | BUY PASS | 19:15 | ||
| 19:30 | Northwestivus | Gas Works Brew Bar | Other | BUY PASS | 1:30 | ||
| 20:00 | Unicorn Wars + Recorded Introduction | HOME Cinema 1 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:00 | ||
| 20:00 | Skwigly Quiz | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 21:30 | ||
| 20:30 | Perfect Blue: 25th Anniversary | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:00 | ||
| Thu 17 November | |||||||
| 9:00 | Industry Day Welcome | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 9:30 | ||
| 9:30 | The Animation Keynote: Charlie Perkins | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 10:30 | ||
| 9:30 | Lupus Films on Loop | MCR Central Library | Other | BUY PASS | 16:30 | ||
| All Day | Animated Immersive Experiences | MCR Central Library | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| 10:00 | MAF Marketplace | HOME Theatre 2 | Other | BUY PASS | 18:00 | ||
| 10:15 | How to Pitch | HOME Cinema 2 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:30 | ||
| 10:30 | In The Frame: Taking Animation Seriously | HOME Cinema 1 | Panel | BUY PASS | 11:45 | ||
| 10:45 | The Bread & Butter of Animation | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 11:45 | ||
| 11:00 | IEA Workshop: Storyboarding | Jurys Inn | Other | BUY PASS | 13:00 | ||
| 11:30 | Pitching Surgeries | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 13:30 | ||
| 12:00 | Nayola | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 13:30 | ||
| 12:00 | Mackinnon & Saunders: 30 Years and Beyond | - | Other | BUY PASS | 18:00 | ||
| 12:00 | State of the Animation Nation | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 13:15 | ||
| 12:15 | Animation Mixtape: Part 2 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 13:25 | ||
| 14:00 | Making of: Lloyd of the Flies | HOME Cinema 1 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 15:15 | ||
| 14:00 | IEA Workshop: Storyboarding | Jurys Inn | Other | BUY PASS | 16:00 | ||
| 14:00 | Portfolio Reviews | HOME Event Space | Other | BUY PASS | 16:00 | ||
| 14:15 | Making it in Manchester | HOME Cinema 2 | Other | BUY PASS | 15:30 | ||
| 14:15 | Industry Insiders | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 15:15 | ||
| 15:30 | CEO Roundtable | - | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 16:30 | ||
| 15:30 | Feature Attractions! | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 16:30 | ||
| 15:45 | New Animated Voices: Part 2 | HOME Cinema 1 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 16:55 | ||
| 16:00 | The Amazing Maurice | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 17:30 | ||
| 16:45 | BBC Ignite – Meet British Animation’s New Voices | Anthony Burgess Foundation | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 17:45 | ||
| 17:45 | Denis Do: Works in Progress | HOME Cinema 1 | Masterclass | BUY PASS | 19:00 | ||
| 18:00 | Unicorn Wars | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 20:00 | ||
| 18:00 | Industry Day Drinks Reception | HOME Event Space | Industry Day | BUY PASS | 19:00 | ||
| 20:00 | MAF 2022 Award Ceremony | HOME Cinema 1 | Other | BUY PASS | 21:30 | ||
| 20:15 | My Love Affair With Marriage + Recorded Q&A | HOME Cinema 2 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:15 | ||
| 21:00 | The AfterMAF | Brickhouse Social | Other | BUY PASS | 3:00 | ||
| Fri 18 November | |||||||
| 14:00 | New Animated Voices: Part 1 | Odeon Screen 8 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 15:12 | ||
| 14:30 | Student Films Panorama | Odeon Screen 7 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 15:40 | ||
| 15:30 | New Animated Voices: Part 2 | Odeon Screen 8 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 16:40 | ||
| 16:30 | Short Film Panorama | Odeon Screen 7 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 17:50 | ||
| 17:30 | Animation Mixtape: Part 1 | Odeon Screen 8 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 18:50 | ||
| 18:55 | Nayola | Odeon Screen 8 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 20:25 | ||
| 19:00 | Animation Mixtape: Part 2 | Odeon Screen 7 | Short Films | BUY PASS | 20:10 | ||
| 20:15 | My Father’s Dragon | Odeon Screen 7 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:00 | ||
| 20:30 | Unicorn Wars | Odeon Screen 8 | Feature Films | BUY PASS | 22:30 | ||
| Sat 19 - Sat 26 November | |||||||
| All Day | Work in Progress: We Lost Our Human | Online | Masterclass | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | From the Fest: Making of Dead End: Paranormal Park | - | Masterclass | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | From the Fest: Making of Lloyd of the Flies | - | Masterclass | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | From the Fest: Fellowship 2022 Camilla Deakin & Ruth Fielding | - | Fellowship | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | From the Fest: Mackinnon & Saunders at 30 | - | Other | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | TT Games – Behind Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Online | Masterclass | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | MAF 2022 Student Films Online | Online | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | MAF 2022 Short Films Online: Part 1 | - | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | MAF 2022 Short Films Online: Part 2 | - | Short Films | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | Online Short Film Directors Q&A | Online | Q&As | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | Online Student Film Directors Q&A | Online | Q&As | BUY PASS | All Day | ||
| All Day | From the Fest: In The Frame: Taking Animation Seriously | - | Panel | BUY PASS | All Day | ||