We will publish the full programme of the Festival tomorrow on the Festival website and social media. The 19th edition of the MFFA Animator will take place between 4 and 12 July.
Learn voice-over with Marc Silk, create an animated music video with Nespy5euro, or take part in the Live Drawing Challenge led by Mark Tayton! We announce the ‘Do it yourself’ programme for this year’s Animator Festival! Events are held in English and are open to those aged 18 and over.
11.07, 11.00-13.00, Słodownia +2
12.07, 11.00-13.00, Słodownia +2
Join voice actor Marc Silk in a very special animated voice acting workshop. During the workshop you will look at creating character voices for cartoons, films, games, theme parks and more! Including; Finding Your Voice, Tech Tips, Creative Survival, practical advice, plus a Q&A. Create and perform character voices with Marc Silk using scripts written exclusively for the workshop. An animated confidence booster, and a stack of fun!
Marc Silk – one of the most recognizable British voice actors. He worked with George Lucas on “Star Wars Episode I,” voicing Senator Aks Moe. He is best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo for Cartoon Network UK and Bob the Builder in the U.S. and Canada. He has appeared in productions for BBC and Netflix, including “Go Jetters,” “Roary the Racing Car,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Strange Hill High,” “Danger Mouse,” “LEGO City,” and “7 Bears.” He can also be heard in video games, including as narrator in a Harry Potter game and as characters in “Labyrinth” and “Black & White.”
2-days workshop “A Very Questionable Videoclip Lab” by Nespy5euro
4-5.07, 10.00-15.00, Centrum Animacji
You start with a drawing. The journey gets a little strange. You leave with a music video.
This workshop is an invitation to approach animation in a very direct and intuitive way. Rather than focusing on technical precision, the goal is to explore transformation, instinct, and play. Participants will work with simple materials and short sequences to produce a series of animated morphings that will eventually be combined into a collective animated sequence for a music video.
Nespy5euro – a Mexican visual artist, director, and experimental animator. Co-founder of Serato Animato. Born in Mexico City, surrounded by “ugliness” and gray walls follows the brut aesthetic which he grew up with, so he tries to develop the same discourses within his work. He collaborated with Flea, Thom Yorke, Sean Lennon, Viagra Boys, Tropical Fuck Storm, Tortoise, Deerhoof, Metz, etc. His work has been showcased at international animation festivals, art exhibitions and screened all over the world during the tours of his collaborators.
12.07, 16.00, Słodownia +3
Guess who’s back? The now legendary event hosted by Mark Taynton returns to Animator! Calling all creatives: get ready to unleash your artistry in this unique in-person experience, featuring an epic game of Exquisite Corpse, an Individual Drawing Challenge and a few new surprises thrown in along the way. And of course, lots of juicy prizes up for grabs!
Mark Tayton – founder and Chief Adult Animation Adventurer at the newly established Marky Sparky Media Ltd., a media executive specializing in adult animation. He spent over a decade at Warner Bros. Discovery, where he developed the “Rick and Morty” and Adult Swim brands outside the US. He is currently focused on the dynamic growth of adult animation in Europe. He hosts panels and live events at animation festivals, supports and mentors emerging talent, and works to preserve and develop the heritage of European animation.
