FROM
CLASSIC CARTOONS TO R-RATED ANIMATED FEATURES - TORONTO’S FIRST EVER ANIMATION
FESTIVAL HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Toronto
Animation Arts Festival International
TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 1st
TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 1st
Toronto, ON (May 30, 2012) – Tickets for the Toronto Animation
Arts Festival International (TAAFI), celebrating the best of animation arts from around the
world, go on sale June 1, 2012. Widely supported by the Toronto
animation industry, the three-day festival features screenings of shorts and full-length features, plus intimate and exclusive workshops and
master classes. The exciting new festival that showcases the local and
international animation industry comes to the TIFF Bell Lightbox, July
6-8, 2012.
Festival highlights include talks and lessons
from trailblazing cartoonist John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren and Stimpy Show, on July 7, at
9:00 a.m. Festival goers will also get the exciting opportunity to sit in on a
live cartoon script read featuring Sean Cullen and Emilie-Claire Barlow.
Other highlights include a showcase and
presentation from the world’s largest online archive of animation and visual
effects, Stash Magazine, a special screening and workshop for kids at
the National Film Board of Canada’s Mediatheque, plus more than 100 local
and international short films.
TAAFI
offers a collection of some of the finest work in animation, for audiences of
all ages. With over 50 successful studios, 10 schools of animation arts and a
passionate community of enthusiasts, independent artists and professionals,
Toronto is the picture-perfect location to play host to what is sure to become
one of North America’s leading animation festivals.
TICKET DETAILS: All advance tickets are available for purchase by
phone or online through the TAAFI website starting June 1st: taafi.com
Festival Pass: $99
·
Includes Admission to all gala and regular
screenings and The Nelvana Bouncing Ball TAAFI Party
Screenings: $15 (Kids
screening prices are $5 for children ages 3-13; free for children under 3)
Workshops: Range from $15-90
Pitch-a-Palooza: $90
·
Includes admission to Pitch Lab and Monkeyworks
The Nelvana Bouncing Ball
TAAFI Party: $15 in advance/$20 at the door
Gala Screenings: $20
Other TAAFI highlights include:
Animated Shorts:
·
Shorts 1 – Straight
Up Toons – Top notch animation and classic cartoons
·
Shorts 2 – The
Reflecting Pool – Artistic masterpieces set to an introspective frequency
·
Shorts 3 – Stylin’
– Innovative ideas and original techniques
·
Shorts 4 – Good
N’ Weirdy – Pure, chaotic enjoyment
·
Student Shorts – S’cool – A collection of Canadian and international student works
Feature Films:
·
North American Premier of Ronal the Barbarian in 3D (Denmark, 2011) – Produced by Einstein Film
Retrospectives:
·
Rosto: So Far, So
Evil – A program compiling the best of Dutch artist and filmmaker Rosto’s
work
·
Kaj Pindal: A collection of his most popular films, including “I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” followed by a Q&A
with the living legend
About the Toronto Animation Arts Festival
International (TAAFI)
Set to become Canada’s premier animation
festival, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) is
launching in July 2012 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox to celebrate the many forms of
animation, including long- and short-format film and television, gaming and
interactive, and the industry that creates the animated arts.
Social media links:
RSS Feed: feed://taafi.com/blog/rss
Media Contacts:
Anne Vranic Jesse
Lane
Holmes Creative Communications Holmes
Creative Communications
416-628-5606 416-628-5603
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