Animation 101: Malcolm Turner
Adventures In Ancient Animation
> Sat 15 May, 4.00pm

AIAF Co-Director, Malcolm Turner travels extensively in the course of pulling together this festival. This year his adventures included a spending a truly inspiring weekend in deepest Somerset trawling through an awesome archive of old “Felix The Cat” episodes, hanging out with Autour de Minuit who are one of Europe’s most impressive producers & distributors of digital animation, sorting out tour details with Edouard Salier who produces very ‘big-concept’ films, learning a lot more about the guy who animated Donald Duck, learning heaps about historical Australian animation, finally got round to sorting out a Slinky Pics Tribute program and dropped in on a dozen or so festivals. From this unique perspective, Turner will discuss these adventures in colourful detail as well as present an up to date snapshot of the contemporary indie international animation scene – complete with a special selection of the old and new films that excited him most.

Animation 102: Chris Pahlow
Blending Animation & Live Action
> Sat 15 May 5.00pm

Chris Pahlow is no stranger to AIAF. As a member of the young, award winning D.I.Y. trio he presented a selection of their films here in Wagga Wagga several years ago. He returns this year to take us through the nitty gritty of his latest animation project – a hybrid animation/live action music video. Chris has decided to channel some of animation’s earliest masters in an attempt to create what amounts to a kind of digital scratch film – think Len Lye with a computer! Blend this with more contemporary effects and live action silhouette work and a clearer picture of the complexity of this production begins to emerge. But this is very much a work in progress and with much of the film’s skeleton still visible this presentation promises to be a fascinating insight into the process of creating a multimedia music video – with maybe a chance to influence the final outcome.

Animation 103: Lucy Izzard
International Guest (UK): A Special Presentation + Q&A
> Sun 16 May 4.00pm

Lucy studied animation at the Kingston-Upon-Thames University in the UK. Her graduation film “Tea Total” won the BBC Three New Animator Award in 2005. On the strength of this, Lucy was commissioned by BBC Three to write and direct two short films – “One Of The Family” and “Come Rain Or Shine”. These films screened all over the world and cemented her position in the British animation scene and lead to her being invited to join Slinky Pics, one of London’s most innovative indie animation studios. Lucy will screen some of her own films, a selection of her favourites from the Slinky Pics archive and will wrap up the presentation with the WORLD PREMIERE of her latest film “Lucky”.