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Meet The Filmmakers: Short Film Competition

21 October 20:30 | St. Croix Huset

Meet the filmmakers behind the films in the festival’s competition programmes for Nordic-Baltic short films. Get the opportunity to ask what you want, know more about the films, directly from the filmmakers, and get insight into the ideas, processes, and techniques behind the films.

In a loose atmosphere at St.Croix huset, the filmmakers from the Nordic-Baltic Short Film programmes will engage in a Q&A session that is moderated by preselection jury, Ben Mitchell, who is the chief editor of Skwigly.co.uk.

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Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell is a Bristol-based animator, filmmaker, and writer. As an independent director, he has created six short animated films that have been screened for 200+ festivals and touring programmes across the world. In his freelance work, he has produced work for CBeebies, Channel 4, WildBrain Spark, A Productions, Shy Guys Studios, and Rumpus to name a few. As an animation industry writer and researcher Ben is the Editor in Chief of the UK-based magazine site Skwigly and author of the book Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films. He has also worked with and alongside a number of international industry events in a variety of capacities and served as visiting lecturer/tutor at several universities.

Animated Live True Cuckoo

21. October 22:00 | St. Croix house

The music artist True Cuckoo is the animator Andreas Paleologos, a multi-artist who for the first time will create an animated concert experience exclusively for the audience in Fredrikstad. In this year’s edition of Animated Live, True Cuckoo offers positive, playful and small-scale electronica, a delightful mix of new and old sound, and equally exciting animation on the screen. “I play synth on Youtube” True Cuckoo is his own words about himself, with his diverse background in animation, visual arts, and music, striving for simplicity is an important factor for Cuckoo.

Warm up is DJ Sissyfus, who plays from 22:00. The concert start at 23:00.

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Andreas Paleologos

The music artist True Cuckoo is the animator Andreas Paleologos, a multi-artist who for the first time will create an animated concert experience exclusively for the audience in Fredrikstad. In this year’s edition of Animated Live, True Cuckoo offers positive, playful, and small-scale electronica, a delightful mix of new and old sound, and equally exciting animation on the screen. “I play synth on Youtube” is Cuckoo’s own words about himself – with his diverse background in animation, visual arts, and music, striving for simplicity is an important factor for Cuckoo.

Cuckoo is best known for his presence on Youtube, where the melodies and music are conjured up from thin air during recording while sharing all his ill-concealed secrets to his great entourage.

Peter de Sève – Masterclass I

22 October 10:00 - 11:15 | Fredrikstad Kino 3

Who does not know the characters of Peter de Sève from films such as Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Zootopia? Peter de Sève is considered one of the best in the discipline of character design and is an award-winning illustrator. De Sève’s art is rich in detail and sensitive, while at the same time he has his own ability to bring out the characters’ lived lives and history in his subtle strokes. In his masterclass, he will go through his creative process and demonstrate methods to bring out the special emotional expression that animation characters require to get the public’s attention.

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Peter de Sève

Peter de Sève’s work spans four decades and various media, including magazines, books, television commercials, Broadway posters, and character designs for animated feature films. He is perhaps best recognized for his many covers for The New Yorker Magazine and his character designs for the blockbuster Ice Age franchise (Scrat is a veritable international celebrity). De Sève has also contributed to such films as Finding Nemo, Robots, The Little Prince, and The Grinch to name only a few. His many distinctions include the prestigious Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, and an Emmy Award for best character design in a television show (Sesame Street). In 2016 he was inducted into the Society of Illustrator’s Hall of Fame, that organization’s highest honor. Recently, de Sève has contributed to various animation projects for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Universal, and various productions in Norway and France. Most recently he worked as the lead character designer for Netflix’s recently acquired Roald Dahl franchise, which includes among other classic stories, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Heikki Jokinen

Heikki Jokinen has been a freelance journalist and critic since 1986. He has an M.A. in political science and comparative cultural research. His articles have been published in over 125 newspapers and magazines around the world. He has written or edited 20 books and lectured at art universities on five continents. Jokinen has been a member of more than twenty juries and selection committees on the film festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart, and Zagreb animation festivals. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Animerte Dagers festival and selection committees. Jokinen is the former vice-president of ASIFA. He has been chair of the Finnish Animation Association, the Finnish Critics’ Association, and the Finnish Comics Society. Now, he is a board member of Cartoon – European Association of Animation Film and chair of Kopiosto, the collective management organisation for reprographic and audiovisual authors’ copyright.

Mark Burton – Masterclass II

22. October 14:00 | Fredrikstad Kino

Screenwriter, producer, and director Mark Burton has, over the last 20 years, worked for studios like Aardman, Dream Works, Disney, and Warner Bros. He is recognized as one of the greatest screenwriters for animation in Europe and has contributed to many global box offices hits. In his masterclass, he will share his experience of being a feature animation writer, in the UK and Hollywood, and takes you for a bracing walk through his process.

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Mark Burton

Mark Burton is a British television writer, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and film director, that currently is working on Paddington 3. He co-wrote and co-directed Shaun the Sheep Movie, which received Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Animated Feature in 2015. Later he was involved as a writer and executive producer for the sequel film Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon which was released in 2019. Other film credits include Gnomeo & Juliet, Aliens in the Attic, and Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which won an Oscar in 2006 for Best Animated Feature. Mark Burton also has a script credit for Madagascar, which was based on an original idea by him and Billy Frolick.

Heikki Jokinen

Heikki Jokinen has been a freelance journalist and critic since 1986. He has an M.A. in political science and comparative cultural research. His articles have been published in over 125 newspapers and magazines around the world. He has written or edited 20 books and lectured at art universities on five continents. Jokinen has been a member of more than twenty juries and selection committees on the film festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart, and Zagreb animation festivals. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Animerte Dagers festival and selection committees. Jokinen is the former vice-president of ASIFA. He has been chair of the Finnish Animation Association, the Finnish Critics’ Association, and the Finnish Comics Society. Now, he is a board member of Cartoon – European Association of Animation Film and chair of Kopiosto, the collective management organisation for reprographic and audiovisual authors’ copyright.

Marie-Laure Guisset – Masterclass III

22 October 15:00 - 16:15 | Fredrikstad Kino 3

Marie-Laure Guisset is a skilled animator with several international productions behind her, including Cartoon Saloon’s The Secret of Kells (2009) and Sylvain Comet’s The Triplets of Belleville (2003). Recently she has been a key staff for the Norwegian animated feature Titina, where she is the animation director as part of the Belgian co-production team.

Working with different formats and with every kind of technique, she loves to bring life to the characters, create empathy, and above all tell stories. With a focus on the essence, she likes to go for less is more, while adding that little detail that will trigger emotions. She likes her teams of animators to focus on how to move the audience instead of how to move the characters.

During her masterclass, she will share tips and tricks gathered during her career of more than 20 years in the animation industry, while having a closer look at the animation style of Titina (2022) and on the theme of “Acting in Animation”.

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Marie-Laure Guisset

Marie-Laure Guisset is a Belgian animator and animation director based in Brussels. After studying classical animation in Bournemouth and in Dublin, she worked on various awards winnings projects like The Triplets of Belleville, The Secret of Kells, La mécanique du Coeur, Zombillenium, and the series The Smurfs. Most recently she was the animation director of the beautiful Norwegian (and Belgian co-produced) movie Titina, which was directed by Kajsa Naess. Working on different formats and whatever the technique, she loves to bring life to the characters, create empathy, and above all tell stories. With a focus on the essence, she likes to go for “Less is more”, but adding that little detail will push the emotion. She likes to bring her teams of animators to focus on “how to move the audience” instead of “how to move the characters”.

Heikki Jokinen

Heikki Jokinen has been a freelance journalist and critic since 1986. He has an M.A. in political science and comparative cultural research. His articles have been published in over 125 newspapers and magazines around the world. He has written or edited 20 books and lectured at art universities on five continents. Jokinen has been a member of more than twenty juries and selection committees on the film festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart, and Zagreb animation festivals. In the 1990s, he was a member of the Animerte Dagers festival and selection committees. Jokinen is the former vice-president of ASIFA. He has been chair of the Finnish Animation Association, the Finnish Critics’ Association, and the Finnish Comics Society. Now, he is a board member of Cartoon – European Association of Animation Film and chair of Kopiosto, the collective management organisation for reprographic and audiovisual authors’ copyright.

New Nordic Animation

22 October 16:45 - 18:20 | Fredrikstad Kino 3

What’s cooking in the Nordic countries? FAF has invited four speakers from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway to present their latest projects. The animation scene is growing quickly with new and interesting projects being developed in the Nordic counties. FAF will present some of the hottest producers, directors, and filmmakers from the cool north.

The forum is put together in collaboration with different Nordic associations for animation: SAAVA – The Swedish Association for Animation and VFX, ANIS – The Danish Association for Animation, and the Finnish Animation Guild, Finnanimation.

 

Speakers:

Danish director and visual artist Maria Mac Dalland will present a work-in-progress look at her new series Tiny Toot, which is in production with Toolbox and JA Film. Johan Edström, a producer from Sweden, will present the new film by Anna Mantzaris. Storyboard Artist Lenna Leckin will present the TV-series Unstoppable Yellow Yeti from the Finnish studio, Gigglebug. Finally, the Norwegian CGI studio Expanse’s producer Fredrik Fottland will present their recent work for the live-action animated feature film, Teddybjørnes jul.

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Fredrik Fottland

Fredrik Fottland is an award-winning producer, with more than 20 years of experience in the animation industry. He co-founded the animation and visual effects studio Expanse in Oslo, which works with feature films, TV-series, and the advertising industry. Expanse has just provided 19 minutes of character animation for Fantefilms live-action animated Christmas film Teddybjørnens Jul. Fredrik has co-produced the animated short films Odd is an egg and Rulletrappen, and is credited as an animation producer and 3D artist on numerous animated feature films. He has a B.A. in multimedia design from Monash University.

Leena Lecklin

Leena Lecklin is a storyboard artist and animator living in Helsinki, Finland. She has worked in the animation field all around Europe, most recently in Cartoon Saloon for the movie Wolfwalkers and then at Gigglebug Entertainment for various projects, such as Unstoppable Yellow Yeti a TV-series and the upcoming Christmas comes to Moominvalley short film. Currently, she is working as a storyboard artist for the Tom and Jerry Time TV-series. As a storyboard artist, she is most interested in telling the story through the characters and their actions.

Maria Mac Dalland

Maria Mac Dalland is an apprenticeship-trained animation film director in the old, analogue paper-and-pencil-way by director Jannik Hastrup at Dansk Tegnefilmkompagni in the early 80s. Mac Dalland worked in Nicaragua for two years at the Nicaraguan Film Institute in the mid-80s. Since the late 80s alternately directed her own films or worked as an animator, compositor, editor, trick photographer, or assistant director on other films. Mac Dalland converted to digital tools over the years with fascination and gratitude (for the ease and magic it brought the work). Mac Dalland’s recent director credit includes the TV-series  My little dog Maestro a 10 episodes produced by Toolbox Film and is in production of the TV-series Tiny Toot a 26 episodes animated TV-series for the youngest kids, produced by Toolbox Film & JA Film 2022-23.

Johan Edström

Johan Edström is a highly recognised producer from Sweden and the CEO of the Stockholm-based animation production company Apparat. Johan has had several different roles in the production of animation and live action films since his debut as a photographer in the early 80’s. He’s worked as director, producer and art designer for numerous short films and other film projects. In recent years Johan has been producing Jonas Odell’s short films.

Johan is a jury member for the commissioned films.

Educational Stand

20. October | Fredrikstad Kino

For both students looking to start their animation studies or continue their education, there are programmes that will interest all of those on the quest for higher education. On Thursday 20 October, festival attendees have the opportunity to speak directly with educators and students from some of the top education programmes in the region.

There will be four schools located in the Fredrikstad Kino foyer. The stands are available from 10:30 – 16:30 on Thursday 20 October.

Game School – Høgskolen i Innlandet

The Game School prepares students for careers such as graphic artists, animators, modelers, riggers, and programmers. They offer two study programmes, Bachelor of Animation and Digital Art and Bachelor of Game Technology and Simulation.

Westerdals – Høgskolen Kristiania

The core of Westerdals Department of Film and Media is audiovisual communication and story-telling, with a focus on production, content, and experience. The School of Arts, Design, and Media currently offers both bachelors and masters degrees.

Høgskulen i Volda

VUC has a broad animation programme, and students can learn everything from stop-motion, drawn animation, and digital animation to animation production. The animation programme has several studios with high-end equipment for free use. Activities in the courses are centered around lectures, projects in teams, and individual work with guidance.

Meet the Future

21 & 22 October 9:15 | Quality Hotel Fredrikstad

Meet the filmmakers behind the films in the festival’s competition programme for Nordic-Baltic student films. Get the opportunity to ask what you want, know more about the films, directly from the filmmakers, and get insight into the ideas, processes, and techniques behind the films.

These sessions will happen during breakfast at the Quality Hotel on Friday and Saturday mornings.

Moderator for the Q&A is Ben Mitchell, the chief editor of Skwigly.co.uk.

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Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell is a Bristol-based animator, filmmaker, and writer. As an independent director, he has created six short animated films that have been screened for 200+ festivals and touring programmes across the world. In his freelance work, he has produced work for CBeebies, Channel 4, WildBrain Spark, A Productions, Shy Guys Studios, and Rumpus to name a few. As an animation industry writer and researcher Ben is the Editor in Chief of the UK-based magazine site Skwigly and author of the book Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films. He has also worked with and alongside a number of international industry events in a variety of capacities and served as visiting lecturer/tutor at several universities.

Portfolio Session

20. October | TÆPS

Are you a student who is interested in getting your current work reviewed by FAF guests and partners? Are you new in the field, looking for work, and don’t know where to start? Getting feedback is an essential part of starting a career in animation. Bring your portfolio and impress our panel of great artists and professionals. Space is limited so you must order a ticket on Eventive before the event.

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Meet the Financiers

22 October 11:30 - 12:00 | Blender Collective

Often, projects stall in the idea phase due to the lack of funding to execute the project. As a filmmaker or producer are you unsure of where to start looking? FAF invited some of the funding organizations from Norway to present themselves at the festival. You can meet NFI, Viken Filmsenter and Creative Europe – Media Desk representatives during a lunch break at the Industry Area at Blender Collective.

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Quiz-o-Rama at Tæps

20 October 19:00 | TÆPS

Just for the occasion of FAF, TÆPS´ regular Thursday quiz will be dedicated to animation and film. With two rounds of 20 questions, the quiz may well be challenging, but only as challenging as it needs to be. Gather a team of up to six friends, and come prepared with sharpened minds and sharpened pencils!

This event will be held in Norwegian.

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Meet the Festivals

22 October 18:30 - 19:00 | Blender Collective

Curious to learn more about film festivals throughout Europe? Join some of the friends of FAF and learn more about annual festivals that happen around Europe. This laid-back mingling event will be held at the Industry Area in Blender Collective. Stop by and get familiar with festivals so that you could submit films to their future editions.

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Education Stands

20 October | Fredrikstad Kino

For both students looking to start their animation studies or continue their education, there are programmes that will interest all of those on the quest for higher education. On Thursday 20 October, festival attendees have the opportunity to speak directly with educators and students from some of the top education programmes in the region.

There will be four schools located in the Fredrikstad Kino foyer. The stands are available from 10:30 – 16:30 on Thursday 20 October.

Game School – Høgskolen i Innlandet

The Game School prepares students for careers such as graphic artists, animators, modelers, riggers, and programmers. They offer two study programmes, Bachelor of Animation and Digital Art and Bachelor of Game Technology and Simulation.

Westerdals – Høgskolen Kristiania

The core of Westerdals Department of Film and Media is audiovisual communication and story-telling, with a focus on production, content, and experience. The School of Arts, Design, and Media currently offers both bachelors and masters degrees.

Høgskulen i Volda

VUC has a broad animation programme, and students can learn everything from stop-motion, drawn animation, and digital animation to animation production. The animation programme has several studios with high-end equipment for free use. Activities in the courses are centered around lectures, projects in teams, and individual work with guidance.

Exhibition: Don Giorno al Forno

Thursday - Sunday | Fredrikstad Kino

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You are cordially invited to this event in honor of me and my newest product, “Don Giorno al Forno”! A product of unparalleled taste, finesse, and deal value! This could also be your fast track to investments and bucks in the bank! The hopes for the future are high, and the quality of the pasta even higher! I truly believe the market is ready for this, and I wholeheartedly believe the world has been ready for ME for quite some time! It’ll be a feast for your senses as you get to witness my vastness and pasta poster boy potential! Haha my life is like a movie so makes sense having it at the cinema! Pasta first, Oscars next!

You do NOT want to miss out on this fantastic product!

Entrance fee: Free

Clothing: Fitness Casual

Participants

Andreas E. Lund

Andreas Emil Lund is a trained illustrator from the Vocational School Kristiania. He discovered animation during his education when he wanted several mediums and techniques for storytelling. As a self-taught animator, Andreas has developed a unique animation style that does not necessarily follow general animation principles. The animations Andreas creates have served as a method for developing a distinctive style as an illustrator and designer, which really engages and at times provokes. It’s far from Oscar material, but an experience quite out of the ordinary, and has been nominated and won awards, both at home and abroad.

OBOS presents Family Day

Sun, 23 Oct, 12:00 | Fredrikstad Kino

Sunday is the final day of the festival and is dedicated to children and families. Participants of all ages may immerse themselves in screenings of animated children’s films, a workshop, and other fun activities at Fredrikstad Kino. Family Day includes previews and other screenings of children’s films.

As the festival’s official support, OBOS has brought out two screenings for families to enjoy Where is Anne Frank or Titina.

An open workshop held by the regional media workshop E6 is taking place in the cinema foyer, along with other free activities for the youngest animation enthusiasts.

Family Day is made possible through cooperation between E6 Østfold Medieverksted, Fredrikstad Kino, and OBOS.

Opening Ceremony

21 October 21:00 - 21:45 | Fredrikstad Kino 3

Three premieres will open the festival at Fredrikstad Kino on Thursday evening. The opening film is the Norwegian premiere of the Danish-Norwegian feature film Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and the world premiere of the latest short film from the Oscar-winning Norwegian studio Mikrofilm Frydenlund Hair Parlour, directed by Hanne Berkaak. Also, the Finnish short film Flames by Maja Viitahuhta will have its festival premiere during the opening ceremony. After the opening TÆPS and hoi polloi welcome the festival audience to their bars.

Quiz-O-Rama at TÆPS

21 October 19:00 - 21:00 | TÆPS

Just for the occasion of the animation festival, TÆPS´ regular Thursday quiz will be dedicated to animation and film. With two rounds of 20 questions, the quiz may well be challenging, but only as challenging as it needs to be. Gather a team of up to six friends, and come prepared with sharpened minds and sharpened pencils!

Meet the filmmakers: Short Film Competition

22 October 19:30 - 20:15 | Gamlebyen Kulturhus

Meet the filmmakers behind the films in the festival’s competition programmes for Nordic-Baltic short films. Get the opportunity to ask what you want, know more about the films, directly from the filmmakers, and get insight into the ideas, processes, and the technic behind the film.

The Q&A session will this year takes place at Gamlebyen Kulturhus, which is a new arena for the festival. A lively venue for music and cultural events in the heart of the charming old town of Fredrikstad.

Animated Live: Death By Unga Bunga + Andreas E. Lund

22 October 21:00 - 23:30 | Gamlebyen Kulturhus

Death by Unga Bunga, in collaboration with the illustrator Andreas E. Lund, will create a unique concert evening fusing the band’s music and Lund’s 3D animation at Gamlebyen Kulturhus.

When outsider band Death by Unga Bunga fires up their unconventional rock music with similarly unconventional animations by Andreas E. Lund, the audience will be in for a unique experience that has never been seen at the animation festival before.

During last year’s Fredrikstad Animation Festival, the collaboration with Andreas E. Lund and Death By Unga Bunga was noticed when the festival included the music video Not Like The Others in the Nordic-Baltic competition programme for commissioned film. The video proved that dirty garage rock and expressive 3D animation pair well. Therefore, the festival initiated a collaboration to create an animated concert experience. The concert will be an experiment to see if we can go back to the raw roots of rock through 3D animation.

Participants

Death By Unga Bunga

Death By Unga Bunga is on a roll these days. They played 2020’s coolest streamed concert with Once Upon A Time In Deadwood City, have launched their own beer and interrupted the Taco Friday with their appearance on national television. They recently released their sixth masterpiece, the album “Heavy Male Insecurity”. In addition to fierce praise in the domestic media, the album has also been praised by heavyweights such as NPR, AllMusic, Classic Rock Magazine, among others. Death By Unga Bunga played garage rock while the other kids played so-called indie, and they announced the transition to arena rock when garage and psych became trendy. In other words, the guys know everything about being outsiders or trendsetters. As they forge their own path off the mainstream, the band constantly perfects the art of writing irresistible anthems about not fitting in, male insecurity, and partying.

Andreas E. Lund

Andreas Emil Lund is a trained illustrator from the Vocational School Kristiania. He discovered animation during his education when he wanted several mediums and techniques for storytelling. As a self-taught animator, Andreas has developed a unique animation style that does not necessarily follow general animation principles. The animations Andreas creates have served as a method for developing a distinctive style as an illustrator and designer, which really engages and at times provokes. It’s far from Oscar material, but an experience quite out of the ordinary, and has been nominated and won awards, both at home and abroad.

Character Workshop: Celia Kaspar

23 October 11:00 - 14:00 | Fredrikstad Bibliotek

Celia Kaspar is a freelance character designer and illustrator based in Bielefeld, Germany. She has worked for studios like Brown Bag Films and Boulder Media, where she was one of the lead character designers for the new My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021). Also, she has taught traditional drawing animation and character design for several years, running workshops and courses in schools.
This workshop has been developed for kids aged 10–15. Celia will outline her approach to character design and show examples of her work. The children will have the opportunity to design their own characters during the workshop. Be sure to reserve tickets in advance for this small workshop.

Participants

Celia Kaspar

Celia Kaspar is a freelance character designer and illustrator based in Bielefeld, Germany. Since 2015 she has worked on a variety of projects across the industry, gaining experience in character development for mobile games, children’s books, and animation projects for both TV and feature films. She has worked for studios like Brown Bag Films and Boulder Media, where she was one of the lead character designers for the new My Little Pony : A New Generation (2021). Also, she has taught traditional drawing animation and character design for several years, running workshops and courses in schools.

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