Malcolm Turner

As usual, AIAF Co-Director Malcolm Turner kicks off the series with his customarily eclectic sample of the choicest animation morsels that he has picked up along his travels in the last twelve months. Curated in 'real time', this presentation should include some insights into South American animation, the Paris indie animating scene, a highlight or two from the 30th anniversary of one of the most important animation co-operatives in the world and will likely round out with a few words on the great Norman McLaren who was born 100 years ago.

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.

AIAF Co-Director Malcolm Turner returns for his annual, informal ani-sermon extolling the virtues of the shiniest animated gems that he has gathered up in his travels since he last graced the stage in Wagga Wagga. Eclectic and unpredictable, this 101 will be a combination of films and filmmakers to watch out for, analysis of some of the more challenging and confounding pieces he has stumbled across, examples of genres that have captured his fascination and rich shards of animation history reaching well back through the decades.

A chance to take the pulse of the Australian animation ecosystem. Films, funding, schools and the challenges involved in carving out a career in animation in Australia will be but a few of the topics tackled by a panel of visiting filmmakers and related industry professionals. AIAF's "Australian Showcase" is the first major screening of Australian animation each year and this collection will help inform and propel what promises to be a lively and diverse discussion.

AIAF Co-Director Malcolm Turner pulls down some top-shelf animated favourites for his annual animation garage sale. Reflecting on a year of travels and discoveries, expect some insights into the often-bizarre world of new indie Chinese animation, some highlights from an especially good trip to Ireland (as far as he can recall) and the painless extraction of gems from his personal archive which currently sits at 20,000 titles. This is animation-land's ultimate Show Bag - BYO lollies.