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Grades 3+Animation Nation

68 min program
Thursday Feb 26 screens at 10:00am & 11:45am

This vibrant series of short animated films will engage students with appealing characters and dynamic storylines, while sparking their imaginations with finely crafted animation.

Each film program is paired with a workshop of your choice. Please click here for workshop details.

To register please contact education@r2rfestival.org or call 604.874.4410.

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 7+Mike Maryniuk, Matthew Rankin / Canada / 2008 / 4 min / Grade 7+

This high-speed animated documentary about the North American art of livestock auctioneering features the mesmerizing verbal talents of master auctioneer Tim Dowler. The film uses a variety of classic and avant-garde animation.

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ Fabrice Joubert / France / 2008 / 8 min / Grade 5+

In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman finds out that he has lost his wallet, and that he can't pay the bill. To postpone paying, he decides to order more coffee...

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ *Vancouver Premiere

Daniel Janke / Canada / 2008 / 16 min / Grade 5+

The magic of storytelling is revisited with the tale of how Chicken Hawk and Crow find fire for cooking salmon and why Chicken Hawks have short beaks.

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ *Vancouver Premiere

Mats Grorud / Norway / 2008 / 9 min / Grade 5+

This clay animation is a story about the modernization of Beijing, as told through the eyes of a young boy, playing with his old, wrinkly grandmother.

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ Jean-François Lévesque / Canada / 2008 / 13 min / Grade 5+

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ Aparna Kapur / Canada / 2008 / 6 min / Grade 5+

This poetic narration of a young girl's life explores her deep symbiotic relationship with her grandmother and how their love for one another surpasses this physical world.

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 5+ Kunal Sen / Canada / 2008 / 7 min / Grade 5+

Caramel custard, ping pong and potty all play an important role in this charming animation about a young Indian boy exploring where he came from as he prepares for the performance of a lifetime. Based on actual events, the film spans 40 years, two generations, and playfully points to the next!

 

When: 02/26/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Grades 3+ *Vancouver Premiere

Milen Vitnov / Germany, Bulgaria / 2007 / 5min / Grade 3+

This unique animation, which makes clever use of simple pencil and paper, tells the story of a dog who finds the best friend he could ever imagine - his own tail!

 

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Animation Nation