The UKs biggest animation festival returns to HOME this November with a jam-packed three-day event showcasing the best and brightest talent the animation industry has to offer.
Whether you’re an avid animation fan or just want to be blown away by something you’ve never seen before, the festival will take you on a journey into the stories that are brought to life through this vibrant and expressive art form.
Along with masterclasses, Q&As, panel discussions, workshops, and special previews, the festival brings the best that animation has to offer.
And don’t miss the MAF Family Day on Sun 11 Nov!
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Previously in this Festival
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MAF: This Magnificent Cake!
This film is an anthology about the colonization of Africa at the end of the 19th century. It is divided into five tales which present…
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MAF: Getting Your Film Seen
With so many avenues available to the greet the masses with your film our panel of experts will guide you through the ways you get…
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MAF: Virus Tropical
Born in a not-so-conventional family, Paola grows up between Ecuador and Colombia and finds herself unable to fit in any mold. With a unique feminine…
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MAF: Student Films Panorama
This selection of Student films showcases the versatility and scope of animation being produced by Students from all over the world.
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MAF: Tito and The Birds
Join Tito on a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.
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MAF: Animated Answers: Little or Large, Which Studio is Best for You
Come along armed with questions and put them to our panel of animation experts from the creative community.
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MAF: Animated Answers: Switching Specialisms
Working with our industry partner Brown Bag Films we’re proud to introduce Animated Answers. Bringing together people from industry to answer questions from the audience…
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MAF: Short Films 1
Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation Festival 2018.
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MAF: Funan
Winner of the Feature Film Cristal at Annecy Animation Festival, Funan is the incredibly powerful story of a young woman who must learn how to stand up…
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Scratch ‘n Sniff Cinema presents/ Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Prepare to experience the nation’s favourite stop-motion heroes as you’ve never smelled them before!
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MAF: Meet Locksmith Animation
Locksmith Animation is the UK’s only dedicated high-end CG feature animation studio dedicated to making films for a global family audience.
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MAF: The Making of the Highway Rat
We are joined by director Jeroen Jaspaert who will take us behind the scenes for a making of this much loved modern-day television classic and…
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MAF: Short Films 2
Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation Festival 2018. These superbly crafted short films…
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MAF Masterclass: Framestore
Framestore is home to a collective of visionaries working across film, advertising and content.
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This Magnificent Cake! Q&A
We’re delighted to be joined by co-director Marc James Roels who will join us at the festival for a Q&A following this screening.
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MAF: Anijam Screening
The AniJam challenge is simple. Create an animated film based around a specific theme in 48hrs. 48hrs to create an animation from start to finish?…
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Night of the Trampires Q&A
We’re delighted to be joined by director Mike Mort who joins us for a Q&A following this screening.
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MAF: Making of Isle of Dogs
Directed by Wes Anderson and starring a roster of Hollywood’s finest we take a look behind the scenes of the film and toward the animation…
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MAF: Smallfilms Stories
Join a panel of experts as we pay a visit to the creative wonderlands that Smallfilms studio created, including Ivor the Engine, The Clangers and…
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MAF: Making of Becca’s Bunch
Join the team behind the show for an insightful making of session and learn how they created the world of Wagtail Woods and brought Becca’s…
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MAF: In the Frame: Educating Animators
This year's In The Frame panel draws its focus on educating animators.
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MAF: 40 Years of Barry Purves
There are few animators like Barry Purves. Working in Feature, Television, Short films where he has won acclaim for his works internationally making an incredible…
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MAF 2018: Awards Ceremony
Join us for the climax to the festival presented by animation legend Barry Purves as we hand out the coveted Manchester Animation Festival trophies and…
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MAF Masterclass: The Line
Founded by artists and led by a love for craft and storytelling The Line are an arts collective that have developed some of the most…
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MAF: Animated Answers: Production Pipelines, Finding your Place in the Flow
Come along armed with questions and put them to our panel of animation experts from the creative community.
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MAF: The Real-Time Revolution with Blue Zoo
Blue Zoo share how they are using rapidly advancing technology to enhance their storytelling skills and push creativity to the max.
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MAF: Animated Women UK
Following the success of their panel at CMC this year, the Animated Women UK team are taking their ‘Tips and Hits’ on tour, celebrating women…
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MAF: Student Films 2
Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, Student films are a superb demonstration of the skills that…
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MAF: Smallfilms on the Big Screen
A selection of Smallfilms classics. Filmed in a tiny shed in the countryside and enjoyed by children and adults across the nation this selection of…
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MAF: Animated Answers: What Makes the Perfect Animator
Bringing together people from industry to answer questions from the audience about issues anyone working in industry or interested in a career in animation can…
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MAF: Barry Purves Retrospective
After a career spanning 40 years we take Barry’s selections of his own work and play them back to back. These internationally acclaimed films are…
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MAF: Night of the Trampires
It’s no longer 1985 – it’s 1986, and Chuck Steel has work to do if he is to prevent the worst plague ever to hit…
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MAF: Short Films Panorama
This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this panorama represents the breadth of animation.
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MAF: A Man is Dead
Brest, 1950. Workers are on strike calling in vain for higher wages. P'tit Zef, Édouard, and Désiré take part in the demonstrations organised by labour…