London International Animation Festival Launches Day of Industry Panels
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Animation doesn’t stand still. This year the London International Animation Festival features a day of panel discussions on the big issues of the year. Panels on hot topics such as VR and AR, Kids Animation, Women in Animation and the perennial debate about Skills take place on Saturday 7th December. Tickets and further details can be found at http://www.liaf.org.uk/
Speakers and panellists include FX Goby (Nexus Productions) Tom Box (Blue Zoo) Ed Foster (Rubbish World of Dave Spud) Mic Graves (Gumball) Abigail Addison (ScreenSkills) Bimpe Alliu (Industrial Light and Magic) Emma Calder (Pearly Oyster) Asha Easton (ImmerseUK) Kate O’Connor (Animation UK) Steve Smith (Beakus) and Leigh Hodgkinson (Olobob Top) and more.
The panels are curated and chaired by Saint John Walker, Deputy Director of Escape Studios, and Beth Parker, Senior Manager, Animation Production for Disney EMEA.
The Panels
The 3 Rs: Animating in the new spaces of VR and AR
What might AR and VR mean for animation – New opportunities? New ways of creating animated content? Meet the animators, companies and policymakers at the forefront and hear how they think this emerging area will interface with animation. Speakers include Nexus Productions, Immerse UK, Immersive Studios, Medical Realities.
More information & tickets here.
Is everyone on board?: Women in Animation
Animated Women exec and Disney Senior Manager Beth Parker chairs a discussion about the state of play regarding gender in the Animation workplace, and what recent surprising reports might be saying about the sector. The panel guests range from industry giant ILM to independent animator Emma Calder.
More information & tickets here.
The Kids are Alright
Examining the extended resurgence of Kids Animation on TV “The Kids are Alright” panel features writers and creators from The World of Gumball, Olobob Top, Digby Dragon, Numberblocks and the Rubbish World of Dave Spud. What are the current trends and what responsibility do animators and creators have to their young audiences? As an animation student is it a good idea to focus on this area?
More information & tickets here.
We need to talk about Skills: One year on
It’s been an eventful year for animation; last November saw the launch of Animation UK’s major paper on skills “We need to talk about skills – an Animation UK skills analysis”. One year on, what developments are underway to get a better skilled UK? What skills are in demand, and how can new entrants get them? We gather together a panel of educationalists and animation skills experts including Kate O’Connor, Chair of Animation UK, Tom Box, MD of Blue Zoo and Screen Skills’ Abigail Addison.