FAF ON TOUR
Fredrikstad Animation Festival is at the moment on tour to schools in and around Fredrikstad.


Children in anticipation in front of the screen which is 5m x 6m.

We talk about animation techniques, demonstrate how to make simple animation and screen a selection of animated shorts to children at elementary schools. Armed with a powerfull  projector and a portable screen of 5m x 6m we transform normal gymnasiums into dark, exhilarating movie theatres where the magic of animation unfolds. Festival director Trond Ola introduces the films and engages the pupils in talk and reflections on animation in general and the films we screen, while coordinator Magnus is dedicated projectionist and demonstrates with only some cardboard props a camera and a laptop, that anyone can easily animate a short film involving a barn, a cow and a spaceship.

Magnus runs the projector and animates live during the screenings.

The tour is in cooperation with the cultural education programme and Østfold Kulturproduksjon, and the festival will be visiting around 30 schools and screen animation for about 5000 schoolchildren.

GOLDEN GUNNAR AWARD 2009

Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2009 has come to an end and on Saturday November 14th the award show was held honoring the winning films.


Happy lady: Anita Killi with the award she won for her short film Angry Man

The heart and soul of the festival is the Nordic-Baltic Competition and the Golden Gunnar Award. The Norwegian Animation Forum honored the Norwegian animator Inni Karine Melbye with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Estonian film Crocodile/Krokodill by Kaspar Jancis was awarded the festivals Grand Prix. Fredrikstad Animation Festival also nominate this film to Cartoon d´Or 2010. The international jury at the festival wasAntti Laakso (Finland) Jessica Laurén (Sweden) and Max Hattler (Germany).

Best Nordic-Baltic Student Film
Space Monkeys by Jan Rahbek, Denmark
Jury statement:
”Action packed, full of humor and with a warm ending. A really impressing student film!”

Best Nordic-Baltic Commissioned Film
Jenkki Professional Tooth by Jalmari Helander, Finland
Jury statement:
”A fun and sympathetic commercial about taking care of your teeth as if they were your pets. For an original idea and and good execution.”

Best Nordic-Baltic Shortfilm
Angry Man by Anita Killi, Norway
Jury statement:
 “A heavy subject told in a naive but very wise way. An important film for all ages that gives a solution.”
 
Special mentioning
Birth by Signe Baumane, Latvia
Jury statement:
 “Thoughts and fears of giving birth and motherhood illustrated by clever use of animation.”
 
Special mentioning
Consoul by Lasse Gjertsen, Norway
Jury statement:
 “Counsol cleverly used the limitations and conventions of 8-bit computer games to reflect on the limitations and conventions of life itself. Funny and poignant throughout, the film gives a new meaning to multiple lives and other dimensions.”

Golden Gunnar Grand Prix
Crocodile by Kaspar Jancis, Estonia
Jury statement:
 “A fun film about loss and pain with a reptile theme. The innovative animation takes the every day life to a higher level.”

Audience Award
Angry Man by Anita Killi, Norway

Innovation Award
Fanthomas by Qvisten Animation, Norway
A new Norwegian animated series have inspired the board of Norwegian Animation Forum to hand out a award for innovation in animation. The prize goes to Qvisten Animation for the webserie Fanthomas.
 
Life Time Achievement
Inni Karine Melbye, Norway
The lifetime achievment award was handed out at the opening of the festival.

Norwegian Animation Forum statement:
“As a modern Niels Klim you have explored the worlds of Nazar. You have been essential in bringing international animation to the Nordic countries and Nordic animation to the world. And your art and films have pleased us all for decades. Thank you!”

 

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- world premiere

On Thursday we present a world premiere on a performance of the unusual sort With the cryptic name ///, Max Hattler and Noriko Okakus latest mischief is guarantied to be memorable.

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Thursday November 12th | 20.00 | Speilet

 

 

Making of 'Lost and Found'

On Saturday November 14th, Philip Hunt takes us behind the "scenes" in a making of-presentation on one of his latest works, 'Lost and Found'. This critically acclaimed film, based on Oliver Jeffers awardwinning childrens book of the same name, is about a boy who finds a penguin on his doorstep. Allthough unsure what to do at first, the little boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home ...

'Lost and Found' won the Annecy Crystal award for best TV Special. After the presentation the film will be screened for the audience.

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Register for seminar

It is now possible to register for this years seminar on style and design in animation, Friday November 13th. Send a mail to seminar@animationfestival.no with number of participants and name,  e-mail adress and phone number to contact person. This to make sure you get a spot when some of the most prominent people in animation comes to Fredrikstad to share their wisdom.

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Participation at this years seminar requires a festival/student pass or a day pass.

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Pixar star to FAF ´09

Fredrikstad Animation festival is honored to present Pixar's leading production designer Ralph Eggleston as one of the key speakers at this year's seminar. Eggelston has contributed on legendary features like Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Wall-E and Up. His Pixar-short, For the Birds gave him an Oscar in 2001. 

Additional speakers at the seminar will be Annecy winner and creative director at Studio AKA, Philip Hunt and the director of upcoming feature Metropia, Tarik Saleh form the Swedish company Atmo. The seminar will have a special focus on design in animation. Don´t miss it!

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