Impressive line up for Cape Town International Animation Festival

Curated by Animation SA, the annual Festival brings South Africans the chance to catch some of the world’s best animated films from countries such as France, Brazil, Australia, Ireland and South Africa.

In addition, the CTIAF hosts a range of workshops with global industry leaders, providing a rare opportunity to engage with them and learn from their insights. This year’s topics include subjects such as character animation, scriptwriting and producing.

The CTIAF is made possible thanks to generous support from sponsors the National Film and Video Foundation; Wesgro; Animation SA and the French Institute of South Africa. CTIAF has also partnered with Nickelodeon.

Festival Director Dianne Makings says, “The Festival’s programme is designed to inspire and build both the local industry and audiences, by exposing them to world class talent and content through screenings, talks, workshops and masterclasses".

A highlight is the workshop with world-famous Laika’s producer, Mark Shapiro, who has worked on films such as Coraline, Paranormanand, The Corpse Bride.

Renowned producer, Christine Ponzevera will discuss different strategies to pitch to European studios, and also how co-productions work.

Technical talks and demonstrations will all be hosted by Adobe, The Chaos Group, The Foundry and Cel Action. “It’s a coup to have secured Nedy Acet, who is a 3D animator at Dreamworks studio. He has animated several of Dreamwork’s major productions including Kung Fu Panda 3, Peabody and Sherman and Madagascar 3. He will present an artistic workshop about 3D character design. We are grateful to the French Institute of South Africa, who have enabled Nedy and Christine to be with us.”

The Festival will also host a student awards initiative, with incredible prizes; a children’s programme; a competition for the Festival trailer; outreach programmes and B2B sessions.

All workshops take place at The River Club in Observatory, Cape Town. Screenings take place at the Labia Theatre and the Riverclub.

The screening schedule is:

Labia: Thursday 18 February 18h15: Adama

Labia: Friday 19 February 11h30: The Farmer’s Llamas, Stick Man, Lost and Found
Labia: Friday 19 February 13h45 : Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation
Labia: Friday 19 February: 16h00: Phantom Boy
Short & Sweet Outdoor cinema : Friday 19 February: 20:30: Song of the Sea
Labia Saturday 20 February 11:30: The Farmer’s Llamas, Stick Man, Lost and Found
Labia Saturday 20 February 13h45: Adama
Labia Saturday 20 February 16h00: Sita Sings The Blues
Short & Sweet Outdoor Theatre Saturday 20 February 20:30: The Boy and The World
Labia Sunday 21 February 11h30: The Best of SA
Labia Sunday 21 February 13h45: Phantom Boy

Labia Sunday 21 February 16h00 : The Best of the London International Animation Festival 2015

Tickets to screenings cost from R25 to R40. For the full programme of speakers and to book tickets, visit www.ctiaf.com. Workshop tickets and festival passes range from R100 to R500.