GIANT INCANDESCENT RESONATING ANIMATION FESTIVAL
GIRAF is a celebration of independent animation, a showcase of the best of what's being made here in Canada and around the world, streaming this year at watch.ffyyc.ca
Each year, we scour the globe for the most astounding, inventive, beautiful,
mind-altering and unexpected animated films out there. For 2020, we're bringing 80+ shorts and features to animation fans across Alberta, plus artist talks, interviews, and workshops exploring the art of animation.
Screenings are online and on demand, and are available to Alberta audiences only. Watch whenever you like, or follow our Discord Watch Party schedule to hang out with the QAS team and animation fans around the province, and share in the celebration of independent animated art!
FEATURES
FEELS GOOD MAN
dir. Arthur Jones, 2020, USA, 93 min
Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
THE FINAL EXIT OF THE DISCIPLES OF ASCENSIA
dir. Jonni Phillips, 2019, USA, 46 min film, 38 min artist talk
An empathetic portrait of a UFO cult and the lives of the people around it.
An empathetic portrait of a UFO cult and the lives of the people around it.
RETROSPECTIVE: BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING
dir. Christiane Cegavske, 2005, USA, 71 min
An eerie, dialogue-free "fairy tale for adults," full of strange stop-motion creatures and steeped in Cegavske's unique vision.
An eerie, dialogue-free "fairy tale for adults," full of strange stop-motion creatures and steeped in Cegavske's unique vision.
Shorts PACKS
Indie Animation Mixtape: Side A
(60 min) Our annual tour of the best the global animation community has to offer, from dark fables to absurd comedy, and everything in between.
Indie Animation Mixtape: Side B
(61 min) Stunning music videos, sci-fi adventure, ominous dreams and Dali's mustache all have a place on the second side of our mixtape.
Indie Animation Mixtape: Side C
(68 min) This year's mixtape was too big too contain on two sides. Strange journeys, sad discoveries, epic battles and family drama spill over onto Side C.
Indie Animation Mixtape: Side D
(62 min) A frozen stop-motion animation, a bright-coloured afterlife, a joyful post-apocalypse and creative animal anatomy are just a taste of what's in store on Side D.
Late Night: Horror
(62 min) We can't actually control when you watch this, but we'll say it's best appreciated in the dark. Face up to stop-motion monsters, deals with the devil, and other unsettling visions.
Late Night: Weird
(66 min) You might not know what's happening, but you won't regret watching it. A memorable collection of absolutely unique visions.
The Natural World
(69 min) Winter landscapes, rainforest creatures, ecological parables — you might be watching this online, but there's nature everywhere.
Transcendental Animation
(54 min) Tune in and bliss out to this pack of meditative, contemplative, and downright gorgeous animated shorts.
Alberta Spotlight
(45 min) Alberta artists have had a busy year. See some of 2020s standout shorts from artists across the province.
(Note: Some of these films are also included in other shorts packs)
(Note: Some of these films are also included in other shorts packs)
Animated Docs @ CUFF.Docs
A GIRAF-curated package at the CUFF.Docs documentary film festival.
**Not included in GIRAF festival pass**
**Not included in GIRAF festival pass**
ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOPS
ANNA FIRTH
(74 min) Anna Firth is a Vancouver-based visual artist from California who primarily works with traditional drawn animation methods to create gifs and expanded cinema installations.
CHRISTIANE CEGAVSKE
(82 min) Best known for her 2005 feature Blood Tea and Red String, 2019 Guggenheim Fellow Christiane Cegavske is an animator, sculptor, filmmaker and Assistant Professor at Kansas City Art Institute.
CROSSHAIR ANIMATION WORKSHOP
Hosted by Anna Firth, this two-day workshop will explore a DIY looping animation technique