GIRAF

Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar (Belgium) 35mm Feature Length, 2009

Feature

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road NW)

$10.00 / $8.00 Quickdraw Members

Panique au village, a stop-motion created by Vincent Patar and Stephanie Aubier is a colourful, nonsensenical, and humorous film that centers around the antics of an Indian named Indien, a cowboy named Coboy, and their straight-laced horse Cheval in a fictional town called Panic. The characters are meant to resemble cheap toy figurines reminiscent of your childhood. The film is a spin-off from the popular five minute long television animations.

Running Time: 75  Minutes

Tatia Rosenthal (ISRAEL / AUSTRALIA) 35mm Feature Length, 2008

Feature

9:30 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road NW)

$10.00 / $8.00 Quickdraw Members

Have you ever wondered, what’s the meaning of life? Wy do we exist? The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You’ll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy-to-follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.
Dave Peck is 28 years old, unemployed, and still living at home.  Unhappy with his life, Dave stumbles upon an ad that promises the answers to all of all of life’s complex problems. For only $9.99 the booklet provides simple, easy to follow instructions on how to find the meaning of life. He immediately sets out to share his findings with the world and along his journey meets a variety of eccentric characters whose stories are woven together in an examination of the post-modern meaning of hope. $9.99 is stop-motion puppet animation based on Etgar Keret’s short stories and is directed by Tatia Rosenthal.

Running Time: 74 Minutes

Richard Reeves (Creston, BC, Canada /Mexico)

Retrospective Screening & Artist Talk

7:00 PM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5

@ Quickdraw Animation Society (#201, 351 – 11th Avenue SW)

FREE!

Richard’s passion for music and painting led him to create abstract animations by drawing both sound and picture directly onto film. With support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the National Film Board of Canada's Filmmaker Assistance Program, he produced several award winning films. His works have screened at festivals around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian Center, Gallerie Nationle de Jue de Paume in Paris and the Toronto International Film Festival. Richard studied animation at the Quickdraw Animation Society, an artist run centre in Calgary, where he eventually worked for 6 years as Film Production Coordinator. He has taught workshops across Canada, Europe and Brazil. Richard continues to explore animation as a time and space art form.

Cordell Barker (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

Retrospective Screening & Artist Talk

4:00 PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road NW)

FREE!

Cordell Barker is considered to be one of Canada’s best animators. He was born in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began animating in his late teens after taking on an apprenticeship at Kenn Perkins Animation. His most notable animated shorts include The Cat Came Back (1988) and Strange Invaders (2002), both of which received Oscar nominations. We are excited to premiere his latest film, Runaway (2009).

Eric Hayes (Calgary, AB, Canada)

Workshop

10:00 AM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

@ Quickdraw Animation Society (#201, 351 – 11th Avenue SW)

FREE! –  AGES 9-14 Must Pre-Register by calling 403-261-5767 (15 spots Available)

14- year old Eric Hayes first learnt to animate as a Quickkid more than three years ago. His natural talent and passionate dedication evolved into the creation of his own characters and sets in his parent’s basement. His Claymation short A Recipe for Disaster played at this year’s Calgary International Film Festival and the prestigious Ottawa International Animation Festival. Join Eric as he shares the techniques that inspired him and will excite others new to the art of animation.

Richard Reeves (Creston, BC, Canada /Mexico)

Workshop

11:00 AM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

@ Quickdraw Animation Society (#201, 351 – 11th Avenue SW)

FREE! – ALL AGES Must Pre-Register by calling 403-261-5767 (25 spots Available)

Richard Reeves will enlighten audiences with a window into the microscopic motion making world of cameraless animation. Providing free lengths of film for the participants Richard will facilitate the exploration of various techniques including drawing and scratching right on film as well as Richard's new rubber stamp on film technique. The final pieces will be edited together and projected that night at the closing GALA event!

Philip Eddolls ‐ Git Gob

Shorts Program

1:00 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road N.W.)

FREE!

Git Gob – Philip Eddolls, 1:36 MIN
Tzaritza – Théodore Ushev, 6 :58 MIN
L’hiver de Léon / Leon in Wintertime ‐ Pierre‐Luc Granjon, Pascal Le Nôtre, 27 : 11 MIN
Wiggles and Giggles / Fou fou, Sarah Guindon, 1:27 MIN
Runaway / Train en folie– Cordell Barker, 9:10 MIN

Running Time: 47 minutes

Shorts Program

ANIMATION FEAST / FESTIN D’ANIMATION

2:30 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road N.W.)

FREE!

Vive la rose – Bruce Alcock, 6 :22 MIN
The Spine / L’échine– Chris Landreth, 11:17 MIN
Peggy Baker Four Phrases/Peggy Baker en quatre phrases– Howie Shia, 5:25 MIN
Spare Change /Un peu de monnaie, s’il vous plait? – Laurie Gordon, 5 :46 MIN
How People Got Fire / Comment les humains ont obtenu le feu –Daniel Janke, 16 :02 MIN
Au pays des têtes / Land of the heads – Claude Barras et Cedric Louis, 6 :08 MIN
L’homme qui dort/The Man Who Slept – Inès Sedan, 7 MIN
Robe de guerre / Robes of War– Michèle Cournoyer, 5 :23 MIN
Runaway / Train en folie – Cordell Barker, 9 :10 MIN

Running Time: 78 minutes

Shorts Program

7:00 PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road N.W.)

$10.00 / $8.00 Quickdraw Members

PG

Many aspects of nature are fleeting; the brief duration of short films ideally emphasizes the ephemeral quality of our mental, emotional, and physical landscapes. Eleven artists from four different contents employ the limitless potential of animation to illustrate the connection between place, people, and memory, the interconnectivity of the global environment, and the moralizing tale of if you are a snowman in a snowball fight, you should not use yourself as ammunition.

Running Time: 71 minutes

Shorts Program

7:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

@ the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road NW)

$10.00 / $8.00 Quickdraw Members

14A

This collection of shorts is connected by the threads that pull us together – heartstrings and social bonds –whether professional, familial, or romantic. Eleven animators from Europe and North America use 2D, claymation, CGI, and stop-motion using recycled garbage to tell us stories of love, companionship, and social convention.

Running Time: 71 minutes

3:00 PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

@ Quickdraw Animation Society (#201, 351 – 11th Avenue SW)

FREE!

Three animators and a moderator debate hot topics in the animation community: Independent vs. Commercial interests, the influence of digital technologies on traditional techniques and communal projects, and how animation can be used to breach sensitive social issues.

Come celebrate GIRAF 5 in all its incandescent glory at the center for animation!

@ Quickdraw Animation Society (#201, 351 – 11th Avenue SW)  10pm-? Saturday November 7th

FREE

Quickdraw will resonate with entertainment by R.F. CREW, PUPPET MASTER (cantina live beatbox), and so much more!!

For more information on R.F. Crew please visit  http://rfcrew.com/

Even those of you who have attended an Animated Party at Quickdraw will not know what to expect!!!