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Festival Team

Festival Director: Karilynn ThompsonAudience Development Coordinator: Caitlind r.c. BrownTechnical Coordinator: Micheal Welchman

Programming Committee: Bryn Evans Erin Belanger Tobias Contreras Court Brinsmead Jessi Schroeyers-Frederick Janna Marynn Brunnen

Festival Trailer/Graphics: Caitlin ThompsonProgram Design: Erin BelangerVolunteer Coordinator: Jessi Schroeyers-FrederickPhotographer: Aron Wilkinson-BlancVideographer:Artist Wrangler: Amy Darling

SponsorsG7 Acknowledgements

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Community Partners

Awards & Giveaways

Projection Sponsors:

The video projection technology you are watching at this performance has been made possible through the Calgary Foundation’s funding of a unique partnership between Ghost River Theatre and the Pumphouse Theatres. These professional-grade projectors, specifically selected to function well within a theatre setting, are being made available not only to this company but also, through the management and support of the Pump-house Theatres, to small and mid-sized Calgary cultural institutions at an affordable rental rate. This means that this exciting but expensive new tool for theatrical production will be accessible to innovative Calgary artists, regardless of their budgets.

Funders

Venues

Quickdraw Animation Staff

Executive Director: Evangelos DiavolitsisProject Director: Erin Belanger

Digital Coordinator: Jennifer Vallis

Board of Directors

President: Nancy LaingVice President: Leslie Bell

Treasurer: Mark CoyteSecretary: Jessi Schroeyers-Frederick

Directors:Ian Fitzgerald

Vincent DuckworthXstine Cook

Janna Marynn BrunnenKim Walton

Shorts Jury MembersCam Christiansen

Amy Darling

Special Thanks

Al Toth & Pete Harris at the PlazaBrenda LiebermanBrian Sew Susan Nosov Anna Lake, Allison Moore Anna Dunn, Mark Belkie, and Judy Lawrence Dan – ImparkCynthia Klaassen Roz Freeman Christian GoutsisRichard ReevesDana Schloss

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JOE KELLY + CAVEaged

CAMPER: Live music and Animated Visuals PerformanceWednesday November 2, 7:30PM1517 8th St SW -- Parking Lot

In our opening show, catch live animated visuals by Calgary’s Joe Kelly, set to the eclectic noise sounds of CAVEBOURNE (Eric Hamlin and Brad Hawkins). Joe Kelly, is best known for his live animated film performances entitled Manjelo, will be live syncing his new digital work to live sound. Psychedelic, rotating and colorful, Kelly’s work compliments the ethereal, droning, electronic and improvisational sounds presented by Cavebourne.

This is an outdoor, parking lot show – not to be missed, and wear your warm clothes for weather. Look for the CAMPER!

Presented in collaboration with TRUCK Gallery’s CAMPER.

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I would like to welcome you to the 7th Annual GIRAF Animation Festival! What makes us differ-ent? As Western Canada’s only animation festival, we offer the best in eclectic, strange, and under-ground animation. See award winning, mind blowing, and technically astute works - animations that will leave you wondering - How was that made?

This is a GIANT year for us, and I am proud to present our theme: Animated City. Featuring huge animations on buildings and in your favorite hang outs, sip your coffee, beer, or tea and watch incredible works from all over the world. You won’t regret the trip outside to see some of Canada’s rising stars, like the exquisite Bloom by Sitji Chou, and colorful, hilarious The Monstrocity by Martin Warszawaski –as building-sized animations at our outdoor, plaid- themed, Log Drivers Waltz Gala Party!

Some of my must-see animations this year include Classic Sesame Street animations, the wildly eclectic work of our visiting artist David O’Reilly, and our Short animation packages. Shorts hold a special place in my heart –representing the best in independent animation talent. From award winners like The Eagleman Stag, meticulously created with cutout paper, or The Nuklear Family that reads like an Adult Swim cartoon (only with better animation), to former Calgarian Malcolm Sutherland’s Umbra – a black and white exquisitely crafted existential journey – these shorts call for all of your attention, and there is something for everyone.

We’ve worked hard this year, and I would like to thank all of our sponsors, funders, supporters, volunteers, artists, my incredible festival team, and of course YOU – our audience. Enjoy the Festival – and stay warm out there!

Sincerely,

Karilynn ThompsonFestival Director

Welcome to GIRAF 7

“Bloom” by Sitji Chou

“The Eagleman Stag” by Mikey Please

“The Nuklear Family” by Carrette Olivier

“Please Say Something” by David O’Reilly

“The MonstronCity” (at left and above) by Martin Warsawski

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In our 7th year, GIRAF debuts a new animated installation component to our festival. Animated city is a presentation of large-scale anima-tions throughout Calgary, including in

Animated City

think GIANT!Look for our large scale projections as well – made through the QuickTrack Program: an artist-in-residence, animation production project, held out of Quickdraw Animation Society. Over a 3 month period, 4 emerging professional artists are paid to work with a producer, mentor, technicians, and have access to full animation facilities in order to create a short animation.

your favorite coffee shops, bars, and stores.

SoftCity By Lydia KarpenkoThursday November 3, 7-11PMNorth Wall of TEATRO (200 - 8th Avenue SE)

Lacrimosa By Mohammad ShararFriday November 4, 7-11PMEnoch House, Yellow house on the Stampede Grounds (314 12th AVE SE)

Bloom by Sitji Chou Saturday November 5, 7 to MidnightJubilee Auditorium, North Parking Lot (1415 14 Ave NW)

The Monstrocity By Martin WarsawskiSaturday November 5, 7 to MidnightJubilee Auditorium, North Parking Lot (1415 14 Ave NW)

Daily from 6 pm to 11 pmPages1135 Kensing-ton Rd NW

Cafe Beano1613 9 St SW

Looped animation packages

Local 510510 17 Ave SW

The Roasterie314 10 St NW

Purr 601 17th Ave SW

Oolong Tea House110 10 St NW

AquariusBy Leslie Bell8MIN, 2011CAD

ImpetusBy Stephan Larson4MIN, 2011USA

Slippery GroundsBy Francois Vogel10 MIN, 2011FR

1925 AKA HellBy Max Hattler2MIN, 2010DEN

Space JunkBy Stuart Hughes5MIN, 2011CAD

Optimal Shimmer Source Solid BlackBy Brandon Blommaert11MIN, 2011CAD

I was Crying out at life. or for it.By Vergine Keaton9MIN, 2009FR

Why do you have a beard?By Paul O’Donoghue6MIN, 2010IRE

CarbonBy Dylan Ladds4MIN, 2011USA

BermudaBy Calvin Frederick Newhall4MIN, 2011USA

Elements of TimeBy David Montgomery 7.5MIN, 2009USA

ApolloBy Leslie Bell16MIN, 2011CAD

Ad infinitum/TriboluminescenceBy Benjamin Ridgeway2MIN, 2010USA

NovaBy Leslie Bell4MIN, 2011CAD

BEAMA - Projection MappingOutside the Plaza Theatre, Friday and Saturday Evening

Artist collective BEAMA visual environments (Darren Caufield), with the help of local animators turn the outside of the Plaza Theatre into a dazzling display. BEAMA, best known for visuals at the Pagoda stage (Shambhala Music Festival), will be creating animations that interact with the building façade, turning the Plaza into a space defying projection mapped illusion.

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In Conversation: David O’Reilly

November 3, 2011 7:30pmConcoPhillips Theatre, Glenbow MuseumGlenbow/Quickdraw Members $12/ General $15Call 403.268.4110 for tickets

David O’Reilly is an Irish illustrator/animator currently based in Los Angeles. O’Reilly’s work is regarded as an edgy, groundbreaking force in contempo-rary 3D animation, that has been featured at over 50 festivals including such prestigious locations as Sundance Film Festival and Cannes International Film Festival. O’Reilly has created music videos for Irish rock band U2 and stage visuals for English singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer M.I.A. David O’Reilly will sit down with artist, filmmaker, collaborator and co-host of Artslink, an Arts & Culture radio program on CJSW Caitlind r.c. Brown, for what promises to be a lively and insightful conversation about O’Reilly’s practice and career as an animator. In partnership with the Glenbow Museum

Thursday

Lydia Karpenkosoft city

Screening:Czech Surrealism and Magic Realism

November 3, 7:00PMPlaza Theatre

Dreams of the Blind WatchmakerCurated by Kaspar J. Saxena and Milada Kovacova

Screening:Stop MotionSpectacular

November 3, 9:00PMPlaza Theatre

Sky Song, Mati Kutt, Estonia 45 min

Is it possible to reach the moon in one breath? Yes, if you have the will to fly and the appropri-ate training.

Surreal stop motion, created by Mati Kutt, one of Estonia’s most talented animators, explores the deep recesses of the human mind. Meticulously created puppets guide us through a philosophical journey– combining physical experiments, Freud, and a postman’s journey to deliver a package to the moon.

Preceded by: Maska, The Brothers Quay, 24 min

Sci-Fi and Stop Motion meet in the newest animation by the legendary animators Timothy and Simon Quay. Maska, a dark adaptation of the story by Solaris author Stanislaw Lem, is sure to please with its fantastically lit scenes, and masterfull puppet animation.

Animated city

The “Soft City” animated installation depicts an imaginary, surrealistic dreamscape full of strange animals and plants taking over a building in downtown Calgary. Inspired by oceanic, under-water life, curious creatures emerge from openings in the façade, slowly filling the building with vibrant, tactile imagery. Using stop-motion animation techniques, the creatures constructed with wire, yarn and wool felt come alive in an interactive dance with the building.

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Our feelings about Czech Surrealist and Magic Realist animation were summed up in a blog comment: "What the heck's in the water over there?! And will they bottle it?"

Much emulated, but never matched, we wondered about the uncontrived Czech legacy and the cultural landscape it evolved from. Was it the wordless transfigurations of the mundane and everyday sub-conscious in the Czech Surrealist school? Or the modernist collaging of indigenous archetypes, symbols of Czech folklore? Or was it ultimately the arcane visual legacies of Neoplatonism, Alchemy and early sciences and technologies in the Rudolfine era, that breathed life into the Dreams of the Blind Watchmaker? ~ KJS (Please see GIRAF website for curatorial essay, images and full program descriptions.)

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“Labrint” by Zuzana Schebestova

“Sky Song” by Mati Kutt

“Maska” by The Brothers Quay

“Maska” by The Brothers Quay

“The External World” by David O’Reilly

wednesday

7:30 to

9:00 pm

9:00 to

12:00 am

giraf + animated city

Joe Kelly + Caveaged

1578 8 St SW-- Parking Lot

OPENING PARTY

Cafe Kawa

Thursday

The Plaza Quickdraw Offsite

In Conversation:David O’Reilly

Conoco phillips theatre

*This event begins at 7:30

Lydia Karpenko: Soft City

Teatro(North Wall)

Looped animation from 7 to 11 PM

Saturday

Frid

ay

Sunday

7:00* to 8:00 PM

Screening:

Czech Surrealism & Magic Realism

9:00 to 10:00 PM

Screening:

Stop Motion Spectacular

7:00 to

8:30 PM

9:00 to

10:00 PM

Mohammad Sharar: Lacrimosa

Enoch House

Looped animation from 7 to 11 PM

Spotlight:

David O’Reilly

at a glance

The Plaza Theatre1133 Kensington Road NW(403) 283-3636

Venues Quickdraw Animation201-351 11 Ave SW(403) 261-5767

Conoco Phillips Theatre @ The Glenbow Museum130 9 AVE SE(403) 268-4100

Teatro Restaurant200 8 Ave SE(403) 290-1012

Enoch House(Yellow house)12th avenue and Macleod Trail SE

Jubilee Auditorium1415 14 Ave NW(403) 297-8000

Looped Animation PackagesPages1135 Kensington Rd NW

Cafe Beano1613 9 St SW

Daily from 6 to 11 PM

Local 510510 17 Ave SW

The Roasterie314 10 St NW

Purr 601 17th Ave SW

Oolong Tea House110 10 St NW

Shorts Package:

Death by Short

The Plaza Quickdraw Offsite

The Plaza Quickdraw Offsite

The Plaza Quickdraw Offsite

The Plaza Quickdraw Offsite

1:00to

4:00 pm

Workshop:

Live Visuals Spectrumwith

Joe Kelly

7:00to

9:00 pm

9:00 to

10:00 PM

12:00*to

3:00 pm

Panel Discussion:

Animation &

Architecture

Screening:

The Life of the Artist

*From 1 to 2:15 pm

Shorts Package:

Answers to all of Lifes Questions

Screening:

Feature

Logdriver’s Gala

Jubilee Auditorium

featuring

Martin Warsawski’s MonstroCity

&Sitji Chou’s

Bloom

*From 7 PM till LATE

Screening:

NFB’s Family

Program

*from 1 to 2:15 pm

Screening:

NFB’s New Releases

*from 7 to 7:45 pm

Animated city

workshop:

Animation on Filmwith

Richard Reeves

6:00*to

7:45 pm

Death by Short Death by Short

Death by Short

David O’Reilly

Stop Motion Spectacular

Czech Surrealism & Magic Realism

NFB New Releases Joe Kelly + Caveaged

Answers to All of Life’s Questions

Answers to All of Life’s Questions

Answers to All of Life’s Questions

The MonstroCity

The Life of the Artist

Answers to Allof Life’s Questions

Lacrimosa

NFB New Releases

NFB Family Program

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Animated city

Mohammad shararlacrimosa

Lacrimosa is an interpretation - the beginning of life and existence. It’s about when two eyes meet and what unfolds between them. It’s about weeping and vindication. The animation passes through interpretive stages of sentience only to find itself back

at the very ‘beginning’.

Friday

November 4, 2011 @ 9:00PMPlaza Theatre

Death by Short85.5 MIN

We all die someday. Explore your morbid tenden-cies with this package, and ponder the realities and surrealities of death... We'll keep it short.

Shorts Package

The Nuklear FamilyCarrette Olivier, FR, 2010, 9MIN

La PlageAgathe Bray-Bourret, CAD, 2011, 2MIN

Making of LongBirdWill Anderson, SCOT, 2011, 15MIN

UmbraMalcom Sutherland, CAD, 2010, 6MIN

PrincessFrédérick Tremblay, CAD, 2010, 12MIN

INtermission TimeMichael Degg, USA, 2011, 3.5MIN

Enrique Wrecks the WOrldDavid Chai, USA, 2010, 4MIN

Something Left, something taken

Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata, USA, 2010, 10MIN

Death of an InsectHannes Vartiainen, FIN, 2010, 7MIN

The Boy who wanted to be a Lion

Alois Di Leo, UK, 2010, 9MIN

Cowboy LoveNatalie Young, UK, 2011, 3MIN

Sticky EndsOsman Cerfon, FR, 2010, 5MIN

Spotlight: David O’Reilly

November 4, 7PMPlaza Theatre

Spotlight: David O’ReillyFriday November 4, 7PMPlaza Theatre

David O’Reilly’s animations certainly arn’t the candy coated family-friendly 3D animation represented in the mainstream. Best catego-rized as edgy, space altering, glitchey, and even offensive at times, and traversing commentary on everything from love and rejection to the history of animation, O’Reilly noted for his disregard of animation conventions. O’Reilly will be in attendance to present a retrospective of his films, including Please Say Something, and the External World.

Friday

Join us for this workshop demonstrat-ing the use of many types of media gear in the context of providing live visuals. We will explore multiple formats of film, analog video and digital video with Modul8 Software.

A Newfoundland born media artist living and working in Calgary, Joe has made a number of films that have been screened and awarded interna-tionally. He works primarily with film, and has completed and screened ten films on super 8, 16 and 35mm formats. He has also created film and video-based installations that have been shown in art galleries around Canada.

saturday

Workshop: Live Animation VisualsWith Joe KellyNov 5, 1:00-4:00PMQuickdraw/EM Screening RoomMust Pre-Register (Call 403-261-5767)Free!

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“Sticky Ends” by Osman Cerfon

“The External World”

“Please Say Something”

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Shorts Package

saturday

November 5, 2011 @ 7:00PMPlaza Theatre

Answers to All of Lifes QUestions73 MIN

Answers to all of your existential questions: love, procreation, career choices, dreams, who to vote for… featuring whales, squirrels, chickens, wrestling, and a beetle!

A morning strollGrant Orchard/Studio AKA, UK, 2010, 7MIN

In conclusion, We should fuck: a story about

love, sex, and clayTess Sibthorphe, CAD, 2010, 11MIN

static void MainJessi Schroeyers, CAD, 2010, 2MIN

Employee of the MOnthClemant Cornu, FR, 2010, 12MIN

TraumdeutungLauri Warsta, FIN, 2010, 5 MIN

Mulvar is correct candidatePatrick Désilets, CAD, 2010, 1MIN

The Whale and the DogGarner Beckett, CAD, 2010, 3MIN

HinterlandLinda McCarthy, UK, 2010, 2MIN

Dauphin 007Jonathan Monaghan, USA, 2010, 3MIN

Matter FisherDavid Fisher, UK, 2010, 7MIN

HoganPeter Millard, UK, 2010, 2MIN

BoutMalcolm Sutherland, CAD, 2010, 5MIN

ChromafilmLeslie Bell, CAD, 2010, 4MIN

The eagleman stagMikey Please, UK, 2010, 9MIN

Tuesdays

Join us for this workshop demonstrat-ing the use of many types of media gear in the context of providing live visuals. We will explore multiple formats of film, analog video and digital video with Modul8 Software.

A Newfoundland born media artist living and working in Calgary, Joe has made a number of films that have been screened and awarded interna-tionally. He works primarily with film, and has completed and screened ten films on super 8, 16 and 35mm formats. He has also created film and video-based installations that have been shown in art galleries around Canada.

Feature TBA

“Employee of the Month” by Clemant Cornu

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saturday

Animated city

Sitji Choubloom

“Bloom” is a short film made using a range of techniques: a mix of live footage, projections, compositing, and traditional animation. Flowers bloom and perform,

becoming characters in the process.

Animated city

Martin WarsawskiThe Monstrocity

Colorful Animated monsters inhabit the walls of the Jubilee – eating, growling, and proliferating.

Log Drivers Waltz GalaPlaid Party

November 5th, 2011 7PM-LateSouthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – North Parking lot

All Ages – FREE!

Wear your plaid to our ode to all things Canadiana, and celebrate the spirit of new and retro Canadian Animation!

Featuring:

Animated City Presentations – Animated Installations (throughout):Bloom by Sitji Chou & The MonstroCity by Martin Warsawski

8:30 PM – Canadian Animations of Sesame StreetCan you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? Did you know that

Sesame Street featured specific Canadian content from animators like Janet Perlman, Cordell Barker, and Ishu Patel? From Q is for Quarter to refreshing your

basic French – this hopes to be a nostalgic and strange ride for all.

10 PM Log Drivers Waltz featuring Retro Films from the NFB (90 min)We all grew up with classics like the BlackFly and the Cat Came Back. Join us for this journey through 70 years of Animated NFB – from Norman McLaren experi-ments, to ACAD grads in the Hothouse program, ending of course with the Log

Drivers Waltz!

Featuring Live music by the Bitterweed Draw and Friendo.

Twoonie drinks, free hot chocolate, and outdoor fire pits! This is an all ages event. Indoor and outdoor

spaces to keep warm - Snow or shine!

Presented in collaboration with The Jubilee Auditorium

First Steamwhistle pint free to those (18+) who wear plaid!

– this hopes to be a nostalgic and strange ride for all.

The Florenstine Collection, Paul Gailiunas, 2011, 31minPreceded by an encore screening of the C’est La Vie: The Chris J. Melnychuk StoryVarious Animators, 2011, 5 min

When Helen Hill found over 100 handmade dresses in a trash pile, she set out to make a film about their maker. The Florenstine Collection was completed by her husband, Paul Gailiunas, after Helen’s murder in 2007, with inclusions of Hill's original silhouette, cutout and puppet animation. Through water-damaged home movies rescued out of the Katrina aftermath, and punctuated by songs sung by Paul, The Florenstine Collection is a touching memorial to the life of an animator.

C’est La Vie: The Chris J. Melnychuk Story is a locally made film, celebrating the life of a Calgary Animator and Artist. Using footage from Chris’ last, incomplete film, it was collabora-tively completed by 17 local animators, to raise funds for a memorial Scholarship in Chris’ name. The animation documents Chris’ struggle with tongue cancer, self-realization, and the power of one’s own voice.

Sunday

Life of the Animator

November 6, 1PMQuickdraw Screening Room, Free!

Sunday Nov 6, 3:00-4:00PMQuickdraw/EM Screening RoomFree!

Join animators from the QuickTrack Project, and visiting artist collective Beama to discuss ideas around the use of animation in the city, including projection mapping and interactive animations.

Panel Discussion: Animation and Architecture

GET ANIMATED! The NFB’s annual cross-Canada

animation celebration!

Get Animated! brings you some of Canada’s finest (and funniest!) animation.

See the Prairies from the crowded back seat of a car, enter the miracu-lous world of spirits, and be dazzled by a celebration of music and colour. The NFB, in partnership with GIRAF, is bringing the magic of animation to CALGARy, with two exclusive screening programs – including one for families.

Get Animated! marks World Anima-tion Day with an amazing selection of films: From boldly experimental to flat-out funny, there’s something for everyone. So come join us and Get Animated!

NFB- Family ProgramSunday November 6, 1PMPlaza Theatre Free!

Come and enjoy a fun-filled selection of NFB films, both new and classic animation loved by all.

NFB New ReleasesSunday November 6, 7PMPlaza Theatre Free!

An eclectic collection of entertaining new animation films, from the whimsical to the experimental. Watch the newest films by Calgary Animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, Koji Yamamura and more!

Sunday November 6, 12-3PMQuickdrawMust Pre-Register (Call 403-261-5767)FREE!

Did you know that Quickdraw houses the camera stand that Cordell Barker made The Cat Came Back on? Now you too can learn the basics of our Oxberry Camera Stands -- Much like what would have been used to shoot classic cel-animation Disney films. The Oxberry can be used to shoot complex movements,

Workshop: Animation on FilmAnimation on Film: Oxberry Camera Stands and Hand

Processing with Richard Reeves

Big DriveAnita Lebeau, 09:14MIN

Animate Everything: Animate Anything

03:27MIN

Pumpkins & Old LaceJuliette Loubières, 08:46MIN

I was a child of Holocaust SurvivorsAnn Marie Fleming, 15:03MIN

Muybridge’s StringsKoji Yamamura, 12:40MIN

SundayPatrick Doyon, 10:00MIN

Wild LifeAmanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby, 13:30MIN

CMYKMarv Newland, 07:13MIN

Animate Everything: Flip it01:05MIN

Big DriveAnita Lebeau, 09:14MIN

WasetegPhyllis Grant, 06:28

Private EyesNicole Lemay, 14:25

The Girl who hated booksJo Meuris, 07:21

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zooms, pans, special effects, and multi-pane shots. Learn to load and unlead film, table and camera movements, and exposures. As a group, you will shoot a short animation on 16mm film, and learn techniques for hand processing film in Quickdraw’s dark room.

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