Manchester Animation Festival returns to HOME with special guests, screenings, workshops, retrospectives, masterclasses and more. Guests include Aardman Animations co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, who celebrate their 40th year as a studio responsible for creating characters such as Morph, Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and feature film favourites Arthur Christmas, Chicken Run and The Pirates!
Previously in this Festival
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MAF: Skwigly Screening
Skwigly Online Animation Magazine is proud to present a selection of films from its animation community in association with this year’s edition of MAF.
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My Life as a Courgette
After a tragic accident, Courgette (a 9 year old boy) is sent to a foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he…
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Book Your Ideas Up + Signing
We’ll be joined by a panel of authors who will be presenting their new animation books and explaining them to the audience.
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Harryhausen’s Lost Treasures
John Walsh and Connor Heaney present a look at Ray Harryhausen and his lost treasures.
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Industry Excellence Award: Writing Workshop
There are many ways to skin a cat…or write scripts for a one eyed mouse, but Andrew will give an overview of what’s he’s learned…
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Films in Competition: Shorts 2
Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation Festival 2016.
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Making of Ethel & Ernest
Lupus Films join us to take you behind the scenes of their recent adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ masterpiece Ethel and Ernest.
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MAF 2016 Awards Ceremony (18)
All good things must come to an end, and after a three-day celebration of animation it’s time to look back at the films in competition…
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Films in Competition: Student 2
Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, Student films are a presentation of the creative landscapes that…
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Sound Design and Editing Workshop
Hone your sound design and editing skills with this unique opportunity, as SSR experts share insights and tips for producing outstanding sound for animation.
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Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir…
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The Red Turtle
Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, The Red Turtle recounts the milestones in the…
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Films in Competition: Student 1
Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, Student films are a presentation of the creative landscapes that…
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MAF: Skwigly Quiz
Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he invites you to pit your wits and…
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Phantom Boy
While pursuing an investigation police officer Alex is injured by a mysterious character with a disfigured face. Stuck in the hospital, he befriends Léo, an…
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STUDIO AKA Retrospective
STUDIO AKA is a multi-BAFTA winning and Oscar/Emmy nominated independent animation studio and production company based in London. Known internationally for their idiosyncratic and innovative work, expressed…
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Masterclass: Chris Shepherd (18)
Chris Shepherd takes us on a journey through his career from his early days as a student at University for the Creative Arts, Farnham to…
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Films in Competition: Shorts 1
Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation Festival 2016.
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Films in Competition: Short Shorts
Perfectly formed and to the point, our short shorts deliver in under 4 minutes!
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Ethel & Ernest
Based on the award-winning book by acclaimed British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, this hand-drawn animated feature film is an intimate, engaging and affectionate depiction…
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Films in Competition: Commissioned
Demonstrating the power and scope of animation our selection of commissioned films is thought provoking, informative and entertaining in equal measure.
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Masterclass/ Blue Zoo HooDoo
Hoodoo is a VR short film created by Blue Zoo director Catherine Salkeld. Formed in 2000, the BAFTA winning Blue Zoo have quickly established themselves…
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Panel/ In Your Own Time (15)
Looking back to the passion that drove these initial projects that we look back on and celebrate today, 25 years of The Sandman and 40…
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Foley Design Workshop
An interactive and engaging workshop which explores the fabulous world of foley.
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Chris Shepherd Retrospective (18)
From his early films such as The Broken Jaw, to his multi-award winning Dad's Dead, Who I Am and What I Want and The Ringer,…
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Masterclass/ Folimage: Phantom Boy
French studio, Folimage, best known for their award winning feature A Cat in Paris, take us behind the scenes of their latest project Phantom Boy.
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In The Frame: Women in Animation Panel
How are women in animation represented both on and behind the screen? Leading female industry figures debate and discuss in what promises to be a…
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Life Drawing with Joanna Quinn (18)
Acclaimed animator and director of the “Beryl” series Girls Night Out, Body Beautiful, Dreams and Desires: Family Ties, as well as Britannia, The Wife of…
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Aardman 40th Anniversary Programme
A cracking celebration on screen of 40 years of Aardman.
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Clash of the Titans
The Greek legend of Perseus and Andromeda is retold with special effects by the master of model animation, Ray Harryhausen. Both thrilling and magical, highlights…
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György Kovászna – A Cold War Artist
Come and explore the work of Hungarian cold-war painter, experimental filmmaker and writer György Kovászna. This screening includes a selection of 24 experimental films.
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Fellowship Award/ Aardman
40 years on from that initial strip of film, the people who began the company join us for a special retrospective event, a walk down…
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Masterclass: STUDIO AKA
Award winning studio STUDIO AKA will present a talk by AKA partner and director Philip Hunt which outlines how they create and adapt in commercial and personal projects,…