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Describing A Language of Shapes
In celebration of International Microorganism Day on 17 September, A Language of Shapes, will be shared on Labocine.com. This fairytale about the microscopic world of dysentery, has been created by animated documentary maker Samantha Moore, is based on the scientific research of the Mostowy Lab at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and…
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Female Figures
It’s almost time for the third edition of Female Figures at London International Animation Festival. This year I am focusing my attention on women making science fiction inspired, animated shorts, given the popularity of this genre and recent discussions around Love, Death and Robots, which I’m not even going to start debating here but you…
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Happiness Machine screenings
Coming up you can find the Happiness Machine programme at: Manchester Animation Festival on Wednesday 13 November at 5pm, followed by a Q&A with directors Samantha Moore (Bloomers) & Elizabeth Hobbs (The Flounder), and co-founder of Tricky Women Waltraud Grausgruber. London International Animation Festival on Tuesday 3 December at 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A with…
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Female Figures returns to LIAF
I am so thrilled to be bringing Female Figures back to London International Animation Festival for a second year in a programme that once again champions female animation talent in a programme of extraordinary works exploring female desire by contemporary animators and their predecessors. These stimulating works present a range of perspectives on the female…
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Expanded Animation
On 9 and 10 September, you will find me at the Expanded Animation: The Alchemy of Animation symposium in Linz, Austria. This year their focus is on science, society and industry, which fits neatly in with the ‘radical atoms’ theme of Ars Electronica. There will be many inspiring speakers taking part, and I am really pleased…
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The Ecstatic Truth of Animation
Saturday 14 May saw the heralding in of the RCA’s new Documentary Animation pathway (launching September 2016) with the Ecstatic Truth Symposium, a jam-packed day of presentations and discussions at the RCA. Given the eager crowd that attended, it affirmed that animated documentary is a popular genre and one that deserves to be showcased with…
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Coming up in May
It’s been a busy few months, arranging exhibitions in Birmingham and West London of work I’ve produced – that’s Silent Signal and Altered Landscapes respectively. Altered Landscapes has received a four star review in the Londonist – “Whether the camera travels down a dark road or an insect emerges from its chrysalis, it’s captivating stuff.” It’s…
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Crafty Women at LIAF 2015
In December I was invited to produce an event for London International Animation Festival (LIAF) 2015 that promoted female animators. I was delighted to be able to bring together three exceptional animators that I have worked with at Animate – Elizabeth Hobbs, Jo Lawrence and Noriko Okaku – as a fan of the work of…
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Inescapable animation
I recently presented a selection of films from Ars Electronica Animation Festival at the Austrian Culture Forum London. This was the third year that they invited to me to curate a programme, and this time I was fortunate to be able to also chair a panel afterwards and speak with three brilliant artists who all…
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Sharing a Persistence of Vision
At Underwire Festival back in November I presented a panel on how to make your mark in the animation industry and how to stay true to your vision at the same time. In keeping with the ethos of Underwire to support female talent it was both a useful exercise in showcasing the work of three…
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Sites of Collective Memory
Really pleased to share that Sites of Collective Memory, a show I co-curated with Gary at Animate, is now online and at CGP London until 10 August. It’s been a real delight working with all five artists on realising these projects over the last couple of years and always a wonderful moment when the work…
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Changing Nature screening
After presenting a screening at the Austrian Culture Forum last spring on transformations in animation, I’m pleased to have been invited back this year to present another screening of work selected from the annual Ars Electronica animation festival. Changing Nature is a selection of films that explore our relationship with natural forms and the natural…
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God’s special envoys in Iowa
I’m thrilled to have curated a film programme for the University of Iowa’s Exuberant Politics season. If you happen to be in the neighbourhood it screens on Tuesday 3 December at 8pm at the University’s Pappajohn Business Building. God’s special envoys highlights the horrors of conflict in a collective call to peace. Presenting images of the…
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Underwire Festival 2013
It’s almost time for the fourth Underwire Film Festival, showcasing the best new female talent in the UK film industry. As someone lucky enough to be on the advisory board for the festival, I’m thrilled to see so many inspiring discussions and remarkable short films that the festival has to offer. Here are my highlight…
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Secret Monsters discovered
I’m delighted to be able share the ten beastly films that I curated and produced for Animate Projects for Channel 4’s Random Acts series: they are now all up online for all to see. These Secret Monsters are a diverse array of films from a fantastic selection of contemporary artists working with animation. During the…
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Transformations from Ars Electronica
Earlier this year I was lucky to be invited by the Austrian Culture Forum London to select and present a programme of films from the Ars Electronica 2012 festival programme. Ars Electronica is one of the top festivals for animation with a focus on how art, technology and society intersect, is based in Linz in…
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Electrifying animated work and the making of…
This month I’m taking part in two events where I’ll be talking about great contemporary animation and profiling the work and careers of young animation professionals. Living your life at 25 frames per second panel discussion First up, I’ll be at the BFI Future Film Festival on Sunday 17 February. The FFF is a festival…
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Giving Life to Stills
I am delighted to be presenting a panel celebrating animated shorts made by women with several lovely lady animators at Underwire Festival, at the Ritzy in Brixton on Saturday 24 November at 12.30pm. I’ve assembled a great panel of awe-inspiring animators who work across animated documentary, fine art film, music videos, art education and kids tv…
