James R | On 09, Nov 2020

The Manchester Animation Festival is going online this year, with Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers leading the line-up.

The film, which was released in UK cinemas last month, will stream on Apple TV+ from 11th December. With cinemas closed, for those keen to catch the film before then, MAF 2020 provides the answer. The movie – read our five-star review here – joins two other features at the festival, Josep and Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary. All three will be available to rent and stream during the festival, which runs from 15th to 30th November. (Wolfwalkers is available from 18th November until 21st November.)

The festival will also include talks, panels and workshops, with some of them delivered live (primarily between 15th and 19th November) and most available to watch on-demand even after their initial stream. The festival also features masterclasses, a workshop and a large selection of short films, some of them student projects.

The films and other titles are powered by Eventive, with Q&s and workshops held over Zoom. Tickets for individual films and events cost £5, with titles available for 24 hours once you’ve started viewing. Workshops cost £12 each and have limited spaces available. All short films and features are geolocked to the UK and Northern Ireland. A pass is available for £25 that offers one free ticket to each event and screening (excluding feature films and workshops) and a 40% discount on feature films. Tickets for titles with linked Q&As will automatically include access to those.

For tickets, head to www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk. Here’s the line-up of titles available to stream throughout the festival:

The line-up

Feature films
Josep
Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary
Wolfwalkers from 18th until 21st November

Short films
Short Films 1
Short Films 2
Short Films Panorama
Short Films for Children
Student Films
Student Films Panorama
Commissioned Films
BBC Family Boxset 15th November only

Masterclasses
WIP Feature: The Inventor
Passion Animation Studios
The Making of There’s a Monster in My Kitchen, with Cartoon Saloon

Snowden/Fine Fellowship
Snowden Fine Retrospective
Fellowship Award: Alison Snowden & David Fine

Workshops
The Principles of Puppet Making with Animation Toolkit

Events schedule

15th November
11:30 Sculpt with Aardman’s Jim Parkyn!

15th November
10:00 Educating Animators Online

17th November
11:30 Animated Answers: What Will the Next Five Years Look Like?
16:00 The Inventor Q&A with Jim Capobianco
18:00 Snowden Fine Q&A
20:00 Josep Live Q&A with Aurel
21:00 Skwigly Quiz Other

18th November
10:00 In the Frame: Green for the Screen
11:30 Animated Answers: Pitch This!
13:00 All Talk Voice Direction Panel
13:45 All Talk Voice Direction Workshop
16:00 Making it in Manchester Panel
20:00 Wolfwalkers Live Q&A
21:00 MAFter Dark (Live Watch Party)

19th November
10:00 Industry Insiders: Session 1
11:30 Fund and Games: Film Funding Practicalities
13:00 Selling Animation Overseas
13:00 Paperless Animation in ToonBoom Harmony
14:30 Industry Insiders: Session 2
14:30 CEO Roundtable Industry Day
16:00 Future Animation Workflows with Blue Zoo & Friends
18:00 Passion Animation Studios Roundtable Q&A
19:00 The Future for Festivals Panel
20:00 Calamity Live Q&A with Rémi Chayé
21:00 Mock-Tales – Storyboarding Jam & Social Other

23rd November
13:00 IEA Workshop: Scriptwriting
13:00 IEA Workshop: Storyboarding
19:00 Commissioned Films Director Q&A
13:00 IEA Workshop: Character Animation
19:00 Student Films Director Q&A
13:00 IEA Workshop: Character Design
19:00 Short Films Director Q&A
20:00 MAF 2020 Awards Ceremony

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