Events
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.
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Anicritique and Member Screening Night
Anicritique+ Member Screening Night
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