The lineup is set for The World Animation Celebration, set for Nov. 1 at The Los Angeles Film School Main Theatre.
Presented by Animation Libation Studios and Animation Magazine, the one-day festival will feature a wide selection of international animated student shorts in multiple categories.
Admission is free, but tickets are required — and going fast. Get yours here before it’s too late!
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The Los Angeles Film School is located at 6363 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.
The full schedule of films and events follows:
Opening Day Ceremony (12:30 p.m.)
Student Animation (12:45-2:45 p.m.)
Title Country Director
A Halloween Treat USA Alexander Flores
Any Witch Way CAN Sabrina Denault
Balloon Memories GBR Eurico da Costa Ng
The Bearicade (v2) USA Kevin Poythress
Bears on the Road NLD Nadia Meezen
Birthday USA Nick Tustin
Bonne Journey USA Michael Chavez
Broken Wand USA A.Yang & M.Altman
But She’s Nice … POL Tomek Pilarski
Butler’s Choice GRC Padelis Paradisis
Butterfly Song USA K.Kim & S.Park
Carrots, Crown & Rollerblades FRA J.Pacheur
Dateless GBR R.Buznea & Kyridkou
Derailed USA Yon Hui Lee
Engrenage FRA Lea Chervet
Every Star USA Yawen Zheng
Hell! Visa USA Jake Zhang
Instructions to Hearing
Persons Desiring a Deaf Man USA Brooke Griffin
It Gets Worse CAN Johanna Schread
KiaRex USA Yandong Qiu
Love Letter CAN Oling Kesski
Luma St. GBR Daniel Escobar
LUKMAAI CAN R. Uthaithammarat
Marrying the Sea IRL Sarah Walsh
Mirror USA Yu-Ta Shih
Monster USA S.Lin & T.Shek
MRT Coaster SGP Nguyen & Mai
Natharms GBR Silvia Bezos
Prince Johnny THA P. Kitcharoen
PUFF IND V. Darkundae
Sad John USA Jake Zhang
Shallow End USA Ambrose Garcia
Spork GBR Beata Lukasiewicz
The Champ CAN Rosemary Travale
The Sheep Shop NLD Jorn Leeuwerink
Tiki Hot USA Yandong Qiu
Vertical Horizons IRL Anita Gaughan
Panel: “Making Animated Short Films” (3-3:45 p.m.)
CG Animation (4-4:40 p.m.)
Title Country Director
11 Paper Place USA Ana Sofia Maia
Espero GBR Henrik Linnes
Fish Village SGP Liping Bak
Tall Tales Part 2 GBR Jon Turner
The Adventures of Barty & the Pirate SGP Mark Chavez
The Beggar AFG M. Gholami
The Lighthouse CZE Martin Ferencei
The Scarecrow & the Firefly BRA Thiago Savona
Traditional Animation (4:40-5:05 p.m.)
Title Country Director
A Musical Lifetime – Allegro FRA Erwan Le Gal
The Lamb AUS R. Lyford-Pike
Mother TWN Wu-Ching Chang
Gashapon Kou-lou-kou-lou TWN Eden Chan
Marianne USA R. O’Connor
Ever After GBR Ada Polcyn
Stop Motion Animation (5:05-5:27)
Title Country Director
Cycle CAN Raquel Sancinetti
Never Stop Cycling CAN Colin Lepper
Blobby CAN Laura Stewart
Beat in the Forest ISR Meidan Danino
Fork and Knife USA Adina Cohen
The Gift IND Hemali Vadalia
2D Animation (5:27-5:52 p.m.)
Title Country Director
Command & Commander IRN Saeid Tarkhani
On The Subway CAN Mike Geiger
Pepe Luu NLD Valerie Chang
Swan UKR S. Danylenko
Tabula Rasa IND A. Shekhawat, A. Lodia
Tales of Stuff NLD David de Rooij
Rain SGP Tiffany Zhang
The Last Buffoonery ARG Luis Vallejos
Wild & Woolly ARG Vanessa Silva
Experimental Animation (5:55-6:30 p.m.)
Title Country Director
Cantarella ITA Fabio Scarselli
Flows BRA Diego Akel
Fragile THA Janet Bhromsuthi
Ink. USA Ray Chang
Job Interview HUN D. Ruzsa & F. Spitzer
Mosaic Dance USA Jake Zhang
Night Lights RUS Tatiana Moshkova
Toro USA Lynn Kim
Opening Night Ceremony and Guest Speaker Floyd Norman (7:15-7:50 p.m.)
Top Three Animation (7:50-9:30 p.m.)
Title Country Director
• 2D Computer Animation
Behind My Behind USA David Chai
Carrotrope PRT Paulo D’Alva
Tupilaq DNK Jakob Maqe
• CG Animation
Afghan Doll AFG M. Abedian
Juste De L’eau FRA C. De Carvalho
The OceanMaker USA Lucas Martell
• Experimental Animation
Elsewhere, the Survivors USA Ali Aschman
LAND JPN M. Hiraoka
Zepo ESP C. Diaz Melendez
• Stop Motion Animation
Disappear HUN H. De Vaan
Drift IND Hemali Vadalia
Two Ghosts USA Amy Lee Ketchum
• Student Animation
Les Liens De Sang FRA Thomas Ricquier
Make It Yourself IRN M. Tabatabaei
Zuzumi USA L. Li & M. Xu
• Traditional Animation
Guida BRA Rosana Urbes
The Gullible Kiss of Mr. Patokos GRC Iannis Spanos
Wackatdooo CAN Benjamin Arcand
Award Ceremony/Closing (9:30 p.m.)
Hope to see you there!
