Halifax, October 13, 2010 – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is launching in Halifax the fourth edition of Get Animated!, a series of free animation screenings and activities from October 26 to November 7, 2010. This unique animation extravaganza will also be celebrated nationally in cities across Canada. An internationally renowned producer of auteur animation, the NFB created Get Animated! as its contribution to International Animation Day, October 28.
Get Animated! will feature new releases from the NFB’s Oscar-winning animation studios, a Fairy Tales for All program for all ages, master classes by renowned NFB animators as well as additional programming in selected cities across Canada. The NFB website will also offer a special Get Animated! playlist at <NFB.ca/getanimated>.
Get Animated! Halifax Activities
To celebrate World Animation Day on Thursday, October 28, Get Animated! will offer an animation master class led by filmmaker Andrea Dorfman at Carbon Arc @ the Khyber, which will be followed by this year’s New Releases program. To end the week, a series of screenings will be held in public libraries throughout the Greater Halifax area.
The master class, “The Art of Autobiographical Animation,” will focus on personal narrative storytelling through animation. Dorfman, who recently directed the NFB animated short Flawed (Jury Special Citation, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films), will explore the art and structure of visual storytelling that begins with autobiographical material.
Screenings
Thursday, October 28, 2010
6 p.m.: Master Class with Andrea Dorfman
8 p.m.: New Releases Program
Carbon Arc @ the Khyber: 1588 Barrington St., 3rd Floor
Friday, October 29, 2010
10:30 a.m.: Fairy Tales for All
Tantallon Public Library
3646 Hammonds Plains Rd. (Hubley Centre), Upper Tantallon
General Inquiries: 826-3330
Saturday, November 6, 2010
10:30 a.m.: Fairy Tales for All
Woodlawn Public Library
General Inquiries: 490-2636
2 p.m.: Fairy Tales for All
Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library
5381 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax
General Inquiries: 490-5700
CONTACT: Peggy Denman / Regional Children’s Library Assistant
60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth Phone: 490-5834 Fax: 490-5893
Sunday, November 7, 2010
7 p.m.: Movie Night Halifax presents the New Releases Program
Bloomfield Centre, 2786 Agricola St., 490-4629For more information on Get Animated! master classes, visit <NFB.ca/getanimated>.
About International Animation Day
International Animation Day, October 28, is an annual celebration in over 40 countries initiated by the International Animated Film Association(ASIFA) in 2002. Norman McLaren was the first president of ASIFA, and the NFB is proud to be bringing this global celebration to Canadian communities for the fourth consecutive year.
About the National Film Board of Canada
The NFB has led the way in auteur animation since 1941, when Norman McLaren founded its first animation unit. Since then, NFB animators have created groundbreaking films using a wide array of techniques and styles. Today, the NFB is creating visionary new works at its renowned animation studios in Montreal and at NFB centres across Canada, as well as via international co-productions with many of the world’s leading auteur animators. As the digital media revolution changes the way animation is created and experienced, the NFB is exploring new approaches in 3D stereoscopic animation at its StereoLab and developing content for new platforms. It’s also working to develop the next generation of Canadian animation pioneers through its mentorship work with emerging filmmakers.
Since 1939, the NFB has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. The NFB’s new website features over 1,800 productions online, and its iPhone and iPad apps are among the most popular and talked-about downloads. Visit <NFB.ca> today and start watching.
