AIAF2015

The International Programs are the backbone of the whole AIAF mission. Your up-to-date snapshot of the world's independent animation scene. The freshest new shorts taken from the 3,500+ that entered (a smashing new record folks!!) 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. Step right up - get 'em while they're hot!

A collection of the best new student animation from some of the best schools in the world. These films defy any notion of amateur status and showcase amazing competitive talent that demands attention and makes waves. And YOU get to vote for the Best of the Best. Your votes will choose the film named "Best Student Film" at MIAF in JUNE and everybody who completes a voting form goes in the draw to win a Full MIAF 15 Pass with the lucky winner announced on Sunday night.

Definitely one of the must-see events of AIAF every year, an incredible 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 youngest viewers 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. This year, the AIAF Kids program has been co-curated by Nic Marhsall, a programmer at the New York International Children's Film Festival. Loved by adults as well, this program is truly exceptional.

AIAF Co-Director Malcolm Turner has had another highly animated year attending festivals, traveling to more than a dozen countries, meeting hundreds of filmmakers, wading through 3,500+ new films, researching and curating a wild collection of programs.... and he has a few favourites he wants to pull down from his top shelf and share with you.

Janette Goodey and John Lewis will take the audience through the creation of The Story of Percival Pilts, a brand-new stop motion animated puppet film made in Melbourne and narrated by Mark Hadlow (The Hobbit). They will discuss their journey from conception to projection, including the making of the meticulously hand-crafted sets and puppets, resourceful in-camera effects, the pleasures and pain of rhyming verse, and one extraordinary production baby.

Our most important program. AIAF Wagga Wagga hosts a collection of the best new Australian animation. This is the first opportunity each year to see a comprehensive collection of new Australian films, many of them introduced by the filmmakers in attendance. A vital and popular program, 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.

The International Programs are the backbone of the whole AIAF mission. Your up-to-date snapshot of the world's independent animation scene. The freshest new shorts taken from the 3,500+ that entered (a smashing new record folks!!) 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. Step right up - get 'em while they're hot!

This is animation that chases you down! You can run but you'll only die tired. Your best bet is to just buckle yourself down and take it all in. You know you want it! We know you want it! Here it is!

Definitely one of the must-see events of AIAF every year, an incredible 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 youngest viewers 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. This year, the AIAF Kids program has been co-curated by Nic Marhsall, a programmer at the New York International Children's Film Festival. Loved by adults as well, this program is truly exceptional.

Sound Designer Damian Candusso will discuss the creation of the soundtrack for the animated blockbuster film The LEGO Movie. By designing sounds that evoke childhood memories of playing with the plastic bricks, balanced with the larger than life sound of the Hollywood soundtrack, Damian describes the process of bringing these iconic bricks to life. Damian will provide an insight into building several scenes layer by layer.

Weta Digital Motion Capture Animator Pete Divers, will share his workflows for animation and motion capture gained from his past experiences on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Over one-hour Pete will show you what it takes to bring a CG visual effects shot from start to finish working with Camera animation, motion tracking and animation libraries before customizing motion to help tell a story.

The International Programs are the backbone of the whole AIAF mission. Your up-to-date snapshot of the world's independent animation scene. The freshest new shorts taken from the 3,500+ that entered (a smashing new record folks!!) 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. Step right up - get 'em while they're hot!

Last year AIAF Co-Director, Malcolm Turner, spent three days visiting every animation studio, school and distributor in Paris that he knew. That's a LOT of coffee, a LOT of Metro tickets and a LOT of films. This program showcases the pick of that crop. Some older films that established a studio, some newer films that are lighting up the festival circuit. Turner will introduce this program in detail, offering insights on both the historic and contemporary Paris animation scene as he saw it on this trip.