MIAF presents International Animation Day (IAD) 2024
The basics
What:
An evening to celebrate animaiton.
When:
Sunday 27 October 2023.
Where:
The Backlot Studios, South Melbourne
Tickets:
$27 full, $21 concession – one ticket gets you into the whole day’s program.
Early Bird prices avalible via newsletter only.
Program:
One Of A Kind: Tribute To Antoinette Starkiewicz – an extended version of the session at MIAF 2024 with films and range of guests
International Shorts – a smorgasboard of short animation films
More details coming soon.
International Animation Day
International Animation Day (IAD) is a celebration of all things Animation. The day is coordinated by Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) [International Animated Film Association]. They started in 2002 to honour the birth of animation: the first public performance of projected moving images by Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris, on the 28th October 1892.
ASIFA have commissioned artwork from legendary animator Bill Plympton to celebrate IAD 2024.
Bill Plympton is a one-of-a-kind animator whose work spans the gamut from short animations to full length feature films, and as if his accomplishments there weren’t enough he’s also been involved in live-action filmmaking, music videos, videogames, and comics too! He’s accrued an impressive collection of awards, not least of all being Academy Awards nominations for his shorts “Your Face” (1988) and “Guard Dog” (2005), and the Prix Spécial du Jury award at the Cannes Film Festival for “Push Comes to Shove” (1991). Plympton has made eight animated feature films since his first, “The Tune,” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 1992. His most recent feature, “Slide,” was screened at MIAF this year, and is currently playing at other festivals around the world.
Thanks to ASIFA for coordinating IAD, and thanks to Bill for this year’s artwork. We love it to bits.
Schedule
Sunday 27 October @ The Backlot Studios
3:30 One Of A Kind: Tribute To Antoinette Starkiewicz
6:00 International Shorts
Where
We return to The Backlot Studios in South Melbourne for IAD 2024. We love this this cosy space. It has the perfect festival bar – a great space to hang out before and after every screening.
Only 15-20 minutes by tram from the city. Jump on a #1 or #12 tram line, they run every 10 mins.
Very limited seating, just 44 seats. Don’t miss out.
Please note that Backlot is NOT fully accessible. There are stairs with handrails, but no lift to the second floor where the cinema is located.