Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
The following four features at the Edinburgh Film Festival are being offered to the Scottish Animation Group at a special concession rate. All you have to do when booking is quote ‘Scottish Animation Group’.
Colin Hardy: Punk Rock Animation Workshop.
This workshop is available at a special rate of £25
Join the maker of promos for Keane, McFly, Guillemots and the award-winning short Butterfly (EIFF 2003) in a two-day workshop which allows attendees to re-imagine The Horrors She Is The New Thing. Followed by a screening of the final work and a selection of Corin’s recent work. Participants should have some training in animation.
Please note the workshop runs over both days Sat 21 June 10:00 – 17:00 and Sunday 10:00 – 17:00.
Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du Noir)
Available to the Scottish Animation Group at the concession rate of £6.40
Friday 20 JUN 20:45 Cineworld 2 and Friday 27 17:15 Cineworld 3
Marie Caillou, Blutch, Pierre Di Sciullo, Michel Pirus, Romain Slocombe, Jerry K / France / 2007 / 85 mins
An interplanetary cast of bogeymen haunt this scary, stylish animation portmanteau.
Jason and the Argonauts
Available to the Scottish Animation Group at the concession rate of £5.20
Tue 24 JUN 18:00 Dominion 1
Don Chaffey / United Kingdom, United States of America / 1963 / 104 mins
Zeus may control the fate of man, but his omnipotence is primitive next to the God Harryhausen!
Steven Spielberg once said ‘Everything that Ray did influenced me, and I salute him every day’ . And you will have the unique opportunity to salute Harryhausen, as the man himself will be in attendance at the screening so please bring along your mementos for the chance to have them signed.
Idiots and Angels
Available to the Scottish Animation Group at the concession rate of £6.40
Saturday 28 JUN 19:00 Cameo 1 (only screening at concession rate)
Bill Plympton / United States of America / 2008 / 80 mins
You’ll believe a man can fly. And pull his own wings off.
Complete Animation Listings for the Edinburgh Film Festival 18th – 29th of June
Thursday 19 JUN
17:15 Filmhouse 1
McLaren Animation 1
71 mins A selection of brave and beautiful animation.
18.30-19.30
Scottish Screen Animation Happy Hour at the Delegates Centre. DELEGATES ONLY.
Friday 20 JUN
20:45 Cineworld 2
Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du Noir)
Marie Caillou, Blutch, Pierre Di Sciullo, Michel Pirus, Romain Slocombe, Jerry K / France / 2007 / 85 mins An interplanetary cast of bogeymen haunt this scary, stylish animation portmanteau.
Saturday 21 JUN
10:00 Lyceum Education Space
Animate in a Weekend
255 mins Have an animated adventure during this fun weekend workshop.
Please note Animate in a Weekend takes place 10:00 – 17:00 on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22.
10:00 e.c.a
Corin Hardy: Punk Rock Animation Workshop
A workshop with Corin Hardy and David Lupton.
Please note the workshop runs over both days Sat 21 June 10:00 – 17:00 and Sunday 10:00 – 17:00.
17:15 Filmhouse 1
McLaren Animation 2
67 mins Another selection of brave and beautiful animation.
Sunday 22 JUN
19:00 The GRV
Corin Hardy: Punk Rock Animation Screening
Monday 23 JUN
14:00 Filmhouse 3
International Animation 1
73 mins
Tue 24 JUN
18:00 Dominion 1
Jason and the Argonauts
Don Chaffey / United Kingdom, United States of America / 1963 / 104 mins Zeus may control the fate of man, but his omnipotence is primitive next to the God Harryhausen!
21:15 Filmhouse 3
International Animation 1
Wed 25 JUN
17:30 Cineworld 2
Ray Harryhausen: In Person
90 mins
Everything that Ray did influenced me, and I salute him every day– Steven Spielberg
Thu 26 JUN
16:30 Filmhouse 1
McLaren Animation 1
17:55 Filmhouse 1
McLaren Animation 2
18:00 Traverse 1
6pm Panel: Animation
60 mins From Harryhausen’s skeletons to Corin Hardy’s groundbreaking music videos and Pixar’s WALL•E, this is a hot animation year at EIFF. Discuss this most fluid of forms with some of its exponents.
20:00 Cameo 1
Idiots and Angels
Bill Plympton / United States of America / 2008 / 80 mins You’ll believe a man can fly. And pull his own wings off.
Fri 27 JUN
13:30 Filmhouse 3
International Animation 2
71 mins
17:15 Cineworld 3
Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du Noir)
Saturday 28 JUN
10:00 Lyseum Education Space
Introduction to Animation
180 mins
Inspired by WALL•E or Fear(s) of the Dark? Find out how you can create your own animated adventures.
13:45 Filmhouse 1
The New Ten Commandments
Kenny Glenaan, Douglas Gordon, Nick Higgins, Irvine Welsh, Mark Cousins, Sana Bi / United Kingdom / 2008 / 105 mins An amazing lineup of filmmakers mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
14:15 Cineworld 7
WALL.E
Andrew Stanton / United States of America / 2008 / 90 mins The world’s greatest animation studio presents the world’s last robot. Prepare to fall in love.
19:00 Cameo 1
Idiots and Angels
21:00 Filmhouse 3
International Animation 2