17th BRISTOL
ENCOUNTERS INTERNAITONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
16 – 20 NOVEMBER 2011 INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
The Bristol Encounters International Film Festival
returns this November to showcase the best short film and animation talent around. The festival
will showcase 180 new films from emerging and established talent from 31
countries in competition across strands Animated and Brief Encounters. The
festival will feature special guests including artist and director Sam
Taylor-Wood (Nowhere Boy), Director Bruce
Robinson (Withnail & I, The Rum Diary)
and animator John K (The Ren & Stimpy
Show) plus more.
With over 600 delegates attending from all over the
world, the festival hosts a series of industry focused activities throughout
the week, from panels to masterclasses, workshops and networking opportunities.
Visit www.encounters-festival.org.uk
for the full festival programme, Delegate Passes, tickets and more.
New to 2011, Encounters introduces Brief Exchange (Wed 16 – Fri 18 Nov), an opportunity for industry delegates to
discuss the latest debates and future trends across subjects ranging from Future of Short Film (Wed 16 Nov), Future of Cinema (Thu 17 Nov) and Future Encounters (Fri 18 Nov). Each event
will start with a networking breakfast, followed by a key note speech led by the
chair of the day including Briony
Hanson (British Council Film department), Paul Appleby (Director
of VID) and Peter
Carlton (Warp
Films). (Free for delegates on a first
come first served basis.)
Workshops
in cinematography this year include; Red
Cam Workshop (£40, Wed 16 Nov & Thus 17 Nov) with esteemed Director of
Photography Terry Flaxton who
will give an insight into digital
cinematography through the red one camera; 3D
Introductory Workshop, an introduction to stereo vision and 3D filmmaking
(£40, Sat 19 Nov); NFTS Presents: A
Cinematography Masterclass with Brian Tufano (Trainspotting) and Stuart Harris (Wetherby) (included in Delegate Pass or £6 full / £5 conc, Wed 16
Nov).
London Film Academy presents: Acting for
Directors Workshops, two practical introductory workshops in
acting for directors and directors in training (included in Delegate Pass or
£10, Fri 18 Nov).
Animation workshops include; Aardman, Model-Making and Rapid-Prototyping (Included in Delegate
Pass or £10, Thu 17 Nov) which will focus on model
production techniques including the use of the latest modelling technology
Rapid Prototyping (RP).
Animation
case study studio profiles include;
Cartoon Saloon (included in Delegate Pass or £6 full / £5 conc, Fri 18 Nov) where Tomm Moore, Creative Director will presents an insight into one of
Ireland’s leading animation companies; Creative Director Philip Hunt presents
an insight into the prestigious work from Studio AKA famous for
advertising campaigns such as the popular Lloyds TSB commercials to Orange and
BMW plus a number of BAFTA award winning short films (included in
Delegate Pass or £6 full / £5 conc, Thu 17 Nov).
UKTI presents two
events with expert industry panellists from the international animation sector
discussing Creativity & Technique - How to Bridge the European Gap (Wed 16
Nov) and the Building Blocks of Pre-School Animation (Fri 18 Nov) with speakers
such as Dimitri Granovskyi, (L'Ecole Georges Méliès) , Eric Riewer, (Gobelins,
l’école de l’image) , Dave Ingham (Writer: Charlie & Lola, Shaun the Sheep), David Hodgson (Owner of Pesky) plus more (included
in Delegate Pass or £6 full, £5 conc).
