Manchester Animation Festival
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10-14 November 2024
The theme for April’s screening is…MAKING A SCENE! This special curation will be a selection of short films celebrating the handcrafted, tactile and masterful touch of the artist. These films will showcase a breadth of animation techniques through an eclectic group of stories. The screening is approx 75 mins with an interval, plus plenty of time to hang out afterwards.
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.
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Doors and networking from 18:30, Screening from 19:30.
Tickets £5ADV, £6OTD (pre booking advised!)
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Dir. Daniel Greaves // 1991 // UK
A battle between the creator and his creation.
Dir. Norman McLaren // 1952 // Canada
Two neighbours live side by side in harmony until a flower grows on the dividing line between their properties.
Dir. Linda McCarthy // 2021 // UK // Lang. English
Another Christmas at Small Birds Singing and another disappointment for Spandisman
Dir. PES // 2008 // USA
Everyday objects become delicious ingredients as we learn how to cook spaghetti through stop-motion photography.
Dir. Cesar Diaz Melendez // 2014 // Spain // Lang. Spanish
A crude and dark fictional story inspired by the Spanish civil war.
Dir. Barry Purves // 1990 // UK // Lang. English
Alone on an empty stage, an actor, looking remarkably like William Shakespeare, auditions in front of an indifferent producer, as if his life depends upon it.
Dir. Ross Hogg // 2019 // UK
Separate projections combine, unifying, becoming whole.
Dir. Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata // 2017 // USA // Lang. English
A short animated film that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase.
Dir. Mikey Please // 2010 // UK // Lang. English
A man goes to extreme lengths to counter his accelerating perception of time.
Dir. Adam Elliott // 2000 // Australia // Lang. English
The clayography of a brother, his asthma, cigarette butts, and pet lizard.
Dir. Ainslie Henderson // 2015 // UK // Lang. English
An eulogy to the short life span of stop motion animation puppets.
