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About the GIRAF Animation Festival

GIRAF, or the Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (est 2005), is an annual animation festival that runs each November at the Plaza Theatre in Calgary.  GIRAF celebrates the spirit of independent, underground, and experimental animation, showcasing Canadian animators and presenting diverse animations from around the globe. We’ve showcased the award winning independent work artists including Don Hertzfedlt, Bruce Bickford, Brandon Bloomaert, Barry Doupe, Cordell Barker, Richard Reeves, Chad Van Gaalan, Nick Fox-Geig, Amy Lockhart, Stu Hughes, Madi Piller, and Cam Christiansen, among many others.

GIRAF is committed to gaining greater awareness for animation as an art form. Through 5 days of interactive activities: workshops, artist talks, visiting artists, and animation screenings, our festival showcased over 80 animations in 2010 alone. We focus on presenting works that push boundaries through the development of new techniques, hybrid forms of creation, and challenging subject matter, and thus animation that is rarely seen at other festivals.

Visit our official festival website here!

Call for Submissions

Our annual call for short and feature-length animation submissions runs April 1- August 1, each year.  For up-to-date calls for submission and animation news, subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

 

 

Anicritique and Member Screening Night

Anicritique+ Member Screening Night
Thursday March 8, 7-9PM 

Stuck? Need some feedback? Or simply want to show off your hard work? Anicritique night is a gathering for members to show their works, talk about processes, and offer critical feedback. Animations in all stages (idea, grantwriting, storyboard, to in-progress, or finished) are welcome.  We want to see it all!  Join us for snacks and libations, animations, and critical feedback on your work!
This is a free, drop-in event, but if you are interested in showing work, please RSVP your attendance to host Leslie Bell at   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (by Friday March 2).

NEXT SESSIONS:
May 30, August 9, 2012


 

 

 

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