UK/UA Animation Lab Project Presentation

Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 - 12:15
Anthony Burgess Centre
Runtime: 75 mins (approx.)

Over the past five months, participants of a joint project between the Skwigly Animation Magazine (UK) and LINOLEUM Festival (Ukraine) – as part of the UK/UA Animation Lab - have received a series of consultations from leading UK animation mentors on best practices for developing a short film or TV series project. Following their first presentation at LINOLEUM in September, they will pitch their projects to a UK audience for the first time at Manchester Animation Festival; sharing important insights into preparing a project for a pitch.

Guests

Alexandra Dzhiganskaya

Alexandra is an award-winning Ukrainian animation director. She holds a master of arts from the University of Applied Arts Vienna and her graduation film ‘Under The Endless Sky’ was shown at 100+ festivals worldwide; winning several awards.

Olha Havrylova

Olha has held various positions within animation (screenwriter, storyboard artist, motion designer), both in creating original projects and collaborating with other directors.

Mira Oyetoro

Mira Oyetoro is a Ukrainian-born Producer of documentary, fiction and animation films, currently based in Wales. She has dedicated more than ten years of her life to the development of Ukrainian cinematography. Her work explores themes of self-discovery, women's rights and the impact of propaganda on society. Mira is an alumna of the prestigious EAVE.CHANGE Co-Production Training Course (2023-2024), Sheffield Doc Fest’s Amplify: Production Talent scheme (2023), The Animation Workshop, VIA University College 2024 (Denmark).