Alliance Française of Madras Indo-French Cultural Centre
Date/Time
Date(s) - 20/08/2016
1:00 pm
Location
Edouard Michelin Auditorium - Alliance Francaise of Madras
Categories
The third annual IndiEarth Animation Film Festival in association with the Alliance Francaise of Madras gears up to take place in Chennai this August.
The festival, that features landmark animations from around the world, is now accepting submissions.
Free passes available on eventjini.com
Paying tribute to the art of animation, the last edition of the festival showcased over 130 films from across India, France, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Croatia, Iran and a host of other countries. A series of workshops, engaging post screening discussions, and Q&A sessions are also part of the festival’s itinerary that aims to showcase innovations within the genre, as well as provide a platform for up and coming animation artists.
Last year’s festivities featured master classes with prominent Indian animation artists like Gitanjali Rao (Printed Rainbow/True Love Story) and international pioneers like Thomas Meyer-Hermann (studio FilmBilder/Jury Member (Ottawa and Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival). The event showcased a finely curated selection of animations that touched on globally relevant topics of identity, sexuality, environment, geo-politics, anthropology, technology and much more, and also featured a host of national and international award winning films – offering audiences a lineup of truly cutting edge, forward thinking works of art.
Day 1
Venue : Edouard Michelin Auditorium
Date: 20th August, Saturday
Time: 1pm onwards
Film Screenings from Official selection IEAFF2016
Time: 6 pm
Q&A with Indian filmmaker Abhishek Verma facilitated by Josep Aribol after Indian Premiere of film Macher Jhol (Fish Curry)
Film screenings continue after the discussion till 7 pm
Day 2
Venue : Edouard Michelin Auditorium
Date: 21st August, Sunday
Time: 12 noon onwards
Film Screenings from Official selection IEAFF2016
Time: 4 pm
Panel Discussion
Time: 5 pm
Film screenings continue after the discussion till 6:30 pm
Day 2
Venue : Library of AFM
Time: 11am – 1pm ; 2 – 4:30pm
Workshop by Abhishek Verma (Animation Film Maker, Senior Faculty IIT-Bombay)
Subject : Art & Communication: Animation In The Digital Age
Capacity: around 35-40 attendees
Skill level: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
For more details visit http://academy.earthsync.com/workshop/animation-in-the-digital-age
