Join us and the Arts Foundation Futures Award 2022 Animation finalists, at a special screening and Q&A event as part of the London International Animation Festival!
This special, one-off event will include the chance to see selected works from the diverse practices of the four finalists of the prestigious Arts Foundation Futures Awards (AFFA) 2022 for Animation: Savinder Bual, Sophie Koko Gate, Mary Stark and Petra Szemán.
The artists will introduce in person, a curated programme of their work, and discuss their respective influences and creative processes exploring expanded and experimental animation as art practice. The event will conclude with a guided Q&A, hosted by writer, curator and publisher of Strange Attractor Press, Jamie Sutcliffe.
DATE: Friday 3 December 2021
VENUE: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London WC1N 1JD
TIME: 6- 7.45 PM (Doors from 5.45)
TICKETS: To book tickets, please visit The Horse Hospital Website. (£8.00, General Admission; £6.00 Concessions)
This year’s AFFA 2022 Animation award was judged by time-based media Artist Birgitta Hosea, Irish Director Johnny Kelly, and Artist, Animator and Curator, Edwin Roston.
The Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2022 supports and celebrates artists for both their work to date and future development. The recipient of the £10,000 award for Animation, supported by The David Collins Foundation, will be announced along with awards in four other artforms (Materials Innovation, Music for Change, Theatre-Makers, and Visual Arts) at a celebration event in late January 2022 – with all finalists receiving £1,000 awards towards their artistic practice.
The London International Animation Festival – the UK’s largest and longest-running animation festival – is back with 10 days of amazing screenings, talks and visits from local and international animators with its first fully hybrid edition.
Find out more: www.liaf.org.uk