ANIMATION CELEBRATION
ALL WEEKEND
This year at Darklight we will be screening a selection of brand new animations from the Über talented upcoming animators in Ireland and beyond. All the films are screening with the various feature films during the festival. Check the feature film programme for details.
Fear of Flying (2012, IRL)
Director Conor Finnegan
Fear of Flying tells the story of a small bird which makes the decision not to migrate for winter due to his fear of flying. Miniature sets and hand-made puppets set the scene for the animation, while characters designed by Finnegan were created in puppet form by Dublin-based Australian designer Renate Henschke.
FEAR OF FLYING trailer from conorfinnegan on Vimeo.
On Departure (2012, IRL)
Director Eoin Duffy
Deep in thought and bubbling with restrain a somewhat lonesome character is conveyed through an airport. Where is he going? Why is he travelling? His surroundings, sterilized in efficiency, offer little in the way of comfort. Forced to take emotional refuge our hero awaits his journey's end. Director Eoin Duffy attempts to express a personal journey centred around the loss of his younger brother - Emmet. Eoin's characteristic style of refrain, strips the film of any and all distractions allowing the audience to melt into this – an audiovisual experiment.
ON DEPARTURE • Short Film • Trailer from Eoin Duffy on Vimeo.
A Pirates Life (2012, IRL)
Directors Adamsky/Kijek
Polish directing duo, Kijek/Adamski (a.k.a Katarzyna Kijek and Przemysław Adamski) have made lovely music videos using yarn and paper shredders. Their music video for We Cut Corners' Pirate Life is as simple as it looks. The whole video is hand drawn frame by frame-markers on paper.
Learning To Fish (IRL, 2012)
Director Teemu Auersalo
When the summer is over, the urban seagull has to learn to catch fish. Learning to Fish is a reflection on not knowing and not caring where our food comes from. It's a film about the loss of basic survival skills and about the desire to find those instinctive skills again.
Trailer:
Learning to Fish (short film trailer) from Teemu Auersalo on Vimeo.
Here To Fall (IRL, 2012)
Director Kris Kelly
A girl falls through darkness. A signal is broadcast, it’s a call. City wires connect and vibrate. The digital signal holds her, dropping her to a city's rooftops that builds around her. She recognises it, and she's safe, but for how long?
An absent father contacts his daughter; we follow them through a surreal digital world as she tries to understand her feelings about their relationship. http://heretofallfilm.tumblr.com/
HERE TO FALL - Teaser Trailer from Black North on Vimeo.
Irish Folk Furniture (IRL, 2012)
Director Tony Donoghue
An animated documentary about repair and recycling in rural Ireland.
Shift (DE, 2012)
Director Max Hattler
Max talk's about the film's production
Max Hattler: SHIFT at Tenderpixel from Max Hattler on Vimeo.
Scorpio (IRL, 2012)
Director Fergal Brennan
New music video for Irish musician Jape.
WATERWAYS IRELAND KIDS ANIMATION
Sat Aug 25 & Sun Aug 26 | 15:30 | Waterways Vistor Centre
We will be screening a selection of kid's animations at Waterways Ireland from the very best animators at university level up to the major animation houses.
Animations include:
AFTER YOU
Damien O'Connor
Since graduating from DLCAD Damien has written and directed three, multiple award winning,shorts under the Frameworks scheme. ‘Mutt’ (1996), ‘Ledog’ (2004) and the IFTA Nominated‘Dick Terrapin (2005). He worked as an editor on Oliva The Pig, Noddy and The Octonauts, wasRetakes Supervisor on Doc McStuffins for Disney and currently works for Brown Bag Films inDublin.
After You Short Synopsis: 60 years in the life of a Dublin doorman.
SKUNK FU! THE ART OF REMEMBERING PART 1 and 2
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon is an Irish Animation Studio based in Kilkenny. It was recently nominated for an Academy Award (R) for Best Animated Feature film. It began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young and Tomm Moore in 1999. Cartoon Saloon has since grown into a multi-award winning animation and illustration design studio. The studio works with many diverse, international Clients such as Disney, BBC and Cartoon Network.
BIRDFOOD
Richard Keane
A man plans to eat his lunch in the park, but the local pigeons have other ideas!
FLIPPING THE BIRD
Irish School of Animation B.C.F.E.
A final year project from the very talented students of Ballyfermot.
ABADAS Episodes 15 & 17
Kavaleer
Kavaleer are an innovative animation and design solutions studio based in Dublin’s Digital Hub. Purveyors of fine animation, providers of bespoke interactive and graphics content, at Kavaleer they love what they do!
OTHER ANIMATION EVENTS AT DARKLIGHT
In conversation with Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir and Fergal Brennan. MORE INFO HERE
Full Screen with Le Cool. MORE INFO HERE