AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2013
10th Anniversary

10th - 12th May, 2013

CSU Animation and Visual Effects is proud to present the 10th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival. This internationally renowned event features over 100 prestigious films adeptly selected from more than 2,350 submissions from all around the world.

The range of styles, genres and techniques is testament to the vibrancy and relevance of creative animation and the premiere screening of this highly acclaimed collection is happening right here in Wagga Wagga!

The festival showcases an eclectic mix of films and will give audiences a complete, up-to-date snapshot of the international creative animation scene. A series of free talks and workshops given by award-winning filmmakers from Australia and overseas will provide those with questioning minds a chance to learn more about how and why these films get made.

To celebrate the amazing decade of AIAF we’ve pulled out all the all stops with the premiere of our first stereoscopic screening “A Liar's Autobiography”, secured some of Australia’s leading independent filmmakers, and compiled a special program of Animation Xcess.

Programme

Friday 10th May
5:30pm – Doors Open
6:00pm – Official Opening & International Program #1
8.00pm – “A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman” 3D (18+)

Saturday 11th May
1.30pm – Kids Screening (all ages)
3.00pm – Animation 101: Malcolm Turner presents!...
4:30pm – Animation 102: Oh Yeah Wow - Ridin' the Wave
6.00pm – Australian Showcase & Meet the Australian Filmmakers
8.00pm – International Program #2
9:30pm – Late Night Bizarre (18+)

Sunday 12th May
1.30pm – Kids Screening (all ages) [Repeat]
3.00pm – Animation 103: The Lampshade Collective – Under the Spotlight
4.30pm – Animation 104: Meet the Filmmaker – Isabel Peppard & “Butterflies”
6.00pm – International Program #3
7.30pm – Animation Xcess (18+)

Cost

$1 surcharge for 3D glasses for “A Liar's Autobiography”

Buy a Full Festival Pass and you’ll save over 50%, see bonus films, network with key people, be invited to the after-party which includes complimentary food & drinks, and be in the running to win an extremely generously door-prize of a Wacom Intuos 5 Pen & Touch graphic tablet!

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 1-3 (M15+)

Fri 10th May at 6pm, Sat 11th May at 8pm, Sun 12th May at 6pm

The International Programs are the backbone of the festival line-up. Don’t look for themes, there aren’t any. There’s every style, every technique, every genre. Drawn from a global call for entries, they are a set of headlights illuminating the current state of the international indie and auteur animation scene worldwide.

AUSTRALIAN SHOWCASE (M15+)

Sat 11th May at 6pm

A chance for Australian animation to come front and centre. This is the first comprehensive snapshot of Australian animation in 2013 and if this collection is anything to go by, creative Australian animation is in tremendous shape. One of our most important and popular programs, there aren’t many opportunities to see Australian animation on the big screen and each year AIAF probably shows more than any other event in the world. This is an opportunity to see what Australian animators are doing, how they’re doing it and how the art form is traveling. After the screening there is a chance to meet many of the animators, hear them talk about their films and ask them questions about their work.

KID’S SCREENING (ALL AGES)

Sat 11th May at 1:30pm, Sun 12th May at 1:30pm

Definitely one of the must-see events of AIAF every year, a very special program of films specially selected to spark the imaginations of our most special audience. Animation, like childhood, can be just full of wonder with the biggest pleasures being the simplest ones. This program carefully chosen for our littlest and most special audience strips away all the soft-sell toy ads and the over-the-top blockbuster-style special effects and just delivers up a program of wonderful films full of simple joys. Loved by adults as well, this year’s program is truly exceptional.

A LIAR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON'S GRAHAM CHAPMAN (R18+)

Fri 10th May at 8pm

Any Python fans out there? It’s with obscene pleasure we reveal “A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman” will feature on the opening night of AIAF’s 10th Anniversary! Exploding across the silver screen in full-blown 3D glory, this comical autobiography is based on a fictionalised account of Graham Chapman’s life. The film used 14 animation companies, each working on chapters that range from 3 to 12 minutes in length, with each chapter in a different style. A Liar's Autobiography is Chapman's own take on his bizarre life and his search for self-knowledge. Incredible, yes. Surreal, certainly. True, who knows?

LATE NIGHT BIZARRE (R18+)

Sat 11th May at 9:30pm

WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY, DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Crazy, scary, confounding, hella-puzzling. Buckle up Spankey, its deja-bizarre time again! Animals seem to be disproportionately featured this year, premature death experiences, a nuanced dissertation on finger eating, clowns going bad, unique and new ways to look at raw meat and even some pretty special ads for stuff you really don’t want.

ANIMATION XCESS (R18+)

Sun 12th May at 7:30pm

Every year we get more than 2,000 entries and – trust us - there is some REALLY wild stuff in there. Animation is the art form that really cuts loose, supercharges and celebrates some of the wildest imaginations on the planet. It is THE vehicle to visualise the most improbable notions, the most radical of creative transitions and to throw up on the screen the most over-the-top ideas. Late Night Bizarre is a great wharf to tie some of those boats up at but not every uber-animation fits that vibe. Enter “Animation Xcess”, a home for the extreme idea, the impossible-to-describe plot and the bona fide bubbling-over-the-brim excess of imaginative animating juice.

ANIMATION 101: MALCOLM TURNER PRESENTS!...

Sat 11th May at 3pm

An AIAF staple! Co-director Malcolm Turner recounts tales of daring, near misses and bagged trophies from his annual global search for the rarest, tenderest and most dangerous animated shorts. This year expect a look at ancient Lithuanian films, collections from the deepest underground indie Canadian scene, a few highlights from the small US city that gave us Matt Groening, Bill Plympton and Gus van Sant (among others) ….. and that’s before he gets to the random stuff that the labels have fallen off of.

ANIMATION 102: OH YEAH WOW - RIDIN' THE WAVE

Sat 11th May at 4:30pm

Oh Yeah Wow are kicking some serious goals. Their music videos are fun, exciting and innovative, and catching a pile of international attention... which is exactly what happens when you start working with recording artists like Gotye. The Oh Yeah Wow crew are brimming with ideas and will take us through the production of their latest music videos, share insights into their creative process and talk about fighting back when they think their work has been "borrowed".

http://ohyeahwow.com/

ANIMATION 103: THE LAMPSHADE COLLECTIVE – UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

Sun 12th May at 3pm

The Lampshade Collective has built an extremely formidable reputation as first class CG filmmakers. Their first film “Nullarbor” was one of the most screened and successful short animated films ever made in Australia. Their new film, “The Gallant Captain”, a stunning adaptation of a Graeme Base book is nearing completion. The Lampshaders take us through the history of making “Nullarbor” and offer a sneak peek at the Captain. You saw it here first.

http://www.lampshadecollective.com/

ANIMATION 104: MEET THE FILMMAKER – ISABEL PEPPARD & “BUTTERFLIES”

Sun 12th May at 4:30pm

Isabel Peppard’s latest puppet film “Butterflies” is a wonderfully atmospheric work and a technical tour de force. Using a collection of some of her puppets and assorted props and pieces of set, Isabel will take us through what it took to get her ambitious vision completed from storyboard to creating the puppets to ensuring the film looked the way she imagined it. “Butterflies” has just won the Jury Prize for Best Short Animated Film at Cinequest International Film Festival which means the film is now eligible for Oscar nomination in the category of Best Animated Short.

http://butterfliesanimation.com/