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'''Animation Nation''' is an annual festival held in [[Singapore]] featuring [[animation]] [[feature film|feature]] [[films]], [[animation]] [[short film|short]], seminars, and workshops. It was founded in 2004 and is organised by the [[Singapore Film Society]], a non-profit organisation based in Singapore. The main aim of the festival is to showcase recent works from around the world, and there is also a local segment called the Singapore Showcase which portrays animation works by Singaporeans. This is to promote local talent and bring awareness to the public. Currently, Animation Nation is the largest known animation festival in the country.
'''Animation Nation''' is an annual festival held in [[Singapore]] featuring [[animation]] [[feature film|feature]] [[films]], [[animation]] [[short film|short]], seminars, and workshops. It was founded in 2004 and is organised by the [[Singapore Film Society]], a non-profit organisation based in Singapore. The main aim of the festival is to showcase recent works from around the world, and there is also a local segment called the Singapore Showcase which portrays animation works by Singaporeans. This is to promote local talent and bring awareness to the public. Currently, Animation Nation is the largest known animation festival in the country.


== 2009 (14 to 21 October) ==
== 2009 (14 to 21 October) ==

=== Seminars & Workshops ===
=== Seminars & Workshops ===
* '''Animation Development Workshop''' - Ervin Ann
* '''Animation Development Workshop''' - Ervin Ann
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* ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' (2008) by [[Ari Folman]]
* ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' (2008) by [[Ari Folman]]
* ''Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai'' (2009) by Nishikubo Mizuho / 西久保 瑞穂
* ''Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai'' (2009) by Nishikubo Mizuho / 西久保 瑞穂
* ''[[Barefoot_Gen_(anime)|Barefoot Gen]]'' / はだしのゲン (1983) by Masaki Mori / 真崎 守
* ''[[(anime)|Barefoot Gen]]'' / はだしのゲン (1983) by Masaki Mori / 真崎 守
* ''[[Barefoot_Gen_2_(anime)|Barefoot Gen 2]]'' / はだしのゲン2 (1986) by Hirata Toshio / 平田 敏夫
* ''[[(anime)|Barefoot Gen 2]]'' / はだしのゲン2 (1986) by Hirata Toshio / 平田 敏夫
* ''From Inside'' (2008) by [[John Bergin]]
* ''From Inside'' (2008) by [[John Bergin]]
* ''[[A_Town_Called_Panic_(film)|A Town Called Panic (Panique au village)]]'' (2009) by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
* ''[[(film)|A Town Called Panic (Panique au village)]]'' (2009) by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
* ''Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Adventure'' / 喜洋洋与灰太狼之牛气冲天 (2009)
* ''Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Adventure'' / 喜洋洋与灰太狼之牛气冲天 (2009)
* ''[[Genius Party Beyond]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Genius Party Beyond]]'' (2008)
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=== Selected Film Programme ===
=== Selected Film Programme ===
* ''[[Piano_no_Mori|The Piano Forest]]'' (2007) by [[Masayuki Kojima|Kojima Masayuki]] / 小島 正幸
* ''[[|The Piano Forest]]'' (2007) by [[Masayuki Kojima|Kojima Masayuki]] / 小島 正幸
* ''[[Sita Sings The Blues]]'' (2008) by [[Nina Paley]]
* ''[[Sita Sings The Blues]]'' (2008) by [[Nina Paley]]
* ''Idiots and Angels'' (2008) with ''Hot Dog'' (2008) by [[Bill Plympton]]
* ''Idiots and Angels'' (2008) with ''Hot Dog'' (2008) by [[Bill Plympton]]
* ''[[Genius Party]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Genius Party]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Fear(s) of the Dark]]'' (2007) by Blutch, [[Charles_Burns_(cartoonist)|Charles Burns]], Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, [[Lorenzo Mattotti]], [[Richard McGuire]]
* ''[[Fear(s) of the Dark]]'' (2007) by Blutch, [[(cartoonist)|Charles Burns]], Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, [[Lorenzo Mattotti]], [[Richard McGuire]]
* ''[[Tachigui|Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters]]'' (2006) by [[Mamoru Oshii|Oshii Mamoru]] / 押井守
* ''[[Tachigui|Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters]]'' (2006) by [[Mamoru Oshii|Oshii Mamoru]] / 押井守
* ''[[Nocturna_(film)|Nocturna]] (2007) by Víctor Maldonado and Adrià García
* ''[[(film)|Nocturna]] (2007) by Víctor Maldonado and Adrià García
* ''[[One night in one city]]'' (2007) by Jan Balej
* ''[[One night in one city]]'' (2007) by Jan Balej
* ''[[Freedom_Project|Freedom Project 1 - 7]]'' (2007)
* ''[[|Freedom Project 1 - 7]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]'' (2008) by Chuck Patton
* ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]'' (2008) by Chuck Patton


== 2007 (23 November to 1 December) ==
== 2007 (23 November to 1 December) ==

=== Seminars & Workshops ===
=== Seminars & Workshops ===
* '''Lecture on Character/ Design''' - [[Nancy Beiman]]
* '''Lecture on Character/ Design''' - [[Nancy Beiman]]
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* ''[[Blood Tea and Red String]]'' (2006) by [[Christiane Cegavske]]
* ''[[Blood Tea and Red String]]'' (2006) by [[Christiane Cegavske]]
* ''Tokyo Loop'' (2007)
* ''Tokyo Loop'' (2007)
* ''[[5_Centimeters_per_Second|5cm per second]]'' by [[Makoto Shinkai|Shinkai Makoto]] / 新海 誠
* ''[[|5cm per second]]'' by [[Makoto Shinkai|Shinkai Makoto]] / 新海 誠
* ''Komaneko - The Curious Cat'' (2006) by [[Tsuneo Goda|Gōda Tsuneo]] / 合田 経郎
* ''Komaneko - The Curious Cat'' (2006) by [[Tsuneo Goda|Gōda Tsuneo]] / 合田 経郎
* ''I am a Bear'' (2006) by [[Tsuneo Goda|Gōda Tsuneo]] / 合田 経郎
* ''I am a Bear'' (2006) by [[Tsuneo Goda|Gōda Tsuneo]] / 合田 経郎
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== 2006 (16 to 22 November) ==
== 2006 (16 to 22 November) ==

=== Festival Highlights (Bill Plympton Retrospective) ===
=== Festival Highlights (Bill Plympton Retrospective) ===
'''Director in attendance''': [[Bill Plympton]]
'''Director in attendance''': [[Bill Plympton]]
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== 2005 (17 to 23 November) ==
== 2005 (17 to 23 November) ==

=== Seminars ===
=== Seminars ===
* ''[[Kakurenbo]]'': Behind the Mask seminar
* ''[[Kakurenbo]]'': Behind the Mask seminar
* Jonathan Nix seminar
* Jonathan Nix seminar
* ''[[Mind_Game_(film)|Mind Game]]'': [[Masaaki_Yuasa|Yuasa Masaaki]] seminar
* ''[[(film)|Mind Game]]'': [[|Yuasa Masaaki]] seminar


=== Selected Film Programme ===
=== Selected Film Programme ===
* ''[[Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005) by [[Nick Park]] and [[Steve Box]]
* ''[[Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005) by [[Nick Park]] and [[Steve Box]]
* Wallace and Gromit short films: ''[[A Grand Day Out]]'' (1989), ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' (1993), ''[[A Close Shave]]'' (1995)
* Wallace and Gromit short films: ''[[A Grand Day Out]]'' (1989), ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' (1993), ''[[A Close Shave]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mind_Game_(film)|Mind Game]]'' (2004) by [[Masaaki_Yuasa|Yuasa Masaaki]] / 湯浅 政明
* ''[[(film)|Mind Game]]'' (2004) by [[|Yuasa Masaaki]] / 湯浅 政明
* ''[[McDull, Prince de la Bun]]'' / 麥兜菠蘿油王子 (2004) by Toe Yuen
* ''[[McDull, Prince de la Bun]]'' / 麥兜菠蘿油王子 (2004) by Toe Yuen
* ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]'' / 雲のむこう、約��の場所 (2004) by [[Makoto_Shinkai|Shinkai Makoto]] / 新海 誠
* ''[[The Place Promised in Our Early Days]]'' / 雲のむこう、約束の場所 (2004) by [[|Shinkai Makoto]] / 新海 誠
* Jonathan Nix Animation Showcase
* Jonathan Nix Animation Showcase
* [[Ninja Tunes]] Retrospective
* [[Ninja Tunes]] Retrospective
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* ''[[The District!|The District]]'' (2004) by Áron Gauder
* ''[[The District!|The District]]'' (2004) by Áron Gauder
* ''[[Kakurenbo]]'' / カクレンボ (2004) by Morita Shuuhei / 森田 修平
* ''[[Kakurenbo]]'' / カクレンボ (2004) by Morita Shuuhei / 森田 修平
* ''[[Æon_Flux|Aeon Flux]] shorts
* ''[[|Aeon Flux]] shorts


== 2004 (24 to 29 June) ==
== 2004 (24 to 29 June) ==

=== Film Programme ===
=== Film Programme ===
'''Feature films'''
'''Feature films'''
* ''[[Hair High]]'' (2004) by [[Bill Plympton]]
* ''[[Hair High]]'' (2004) by [[Bill Plympton]]
* ''[[Winter_Days|A Winter's Tale]]'' / 冬の日 (2003) by [[Kihachirō_Kawamoto|Kawamoto Kihachirō]] / 川本 喜八郎 et al.
* ''[[|A Winter's Tale]]'' / 冬の日 (2003) by [[|Kawamoto Kihachirō]] / 川本 喜八郎 et al.
* ''[[My Life as McDull]]'' / 麥兜故事 (2001) by Toe Yuen
* ''[[My Life as McDull]]'' / 麥兜故事 (2001) by Toe Yuen
* ''[[Les_Triplettes_de_Belleville|Belleville Rendez-vous]]'' (2003) by [[Sylvain Chomet]]
* ''[[|Belleville Rendez-vous]]'' (2003) by [[Sylvain Chomet]]
* [[Leiji_Matsumoto|Matsumoto Leiji]] / 松本 零士 and [[Daft Punk]]'s ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem]]'' (2003)
* [[|Matsumoto Leiji]] / 松本 零士 and [[Daft Punk]]'s ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem]]'' (2003)
* ''Invasion: Anime'' (2002 documentary) by Angela Alexander
* ''Invasion: Anime'' (2002 documentary) by Angela Alexander


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* ''[[Doggy Poo]]'' / 강아지 똥 (2003) by Kwon Oh-sung
* ''[[Doggy Poo]]'' / 강아지 똥 (2003) by Kwon Oh-sung
* ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'' (2003) by [[Adam Elliot]]
* ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'' (2003) by [[Adam Elliot]]
* ''[[Father_and_Daughter_(film)|Father and Daughter]]'' (2000) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]
* ''[[(film)|Father and Daughter]]'' (2000) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]
* ''[[The Monk and the Fish]]'' (1994) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]
* ''[[The Monk and the Fish]]'' (1994) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]
* ''[[Tom Sweep]]'' (1992) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]
* ''[[Tom Sweep]]'' (1992) by [[Michaël Dudok de Wit]]

Revision as of 20:09, 6 January 2015

Animation Nation is an annual festival held in Singapore featuring animation feature films, animation short, seminars, and workshops. It was founded in 2004 and is organised by the Singapore Film Society, a non-profit organisation based in Singapore. The main aim of the festival is to showcase recent works from around the world, and there is also a local segment called the Singapore Showcase which portrays animation works by Singaporeans. This is to promote local talent and bring awareness to the public. Currently, Animation Nation is the largest known animation festival in the country.

2009 (14 to 21 October)

Seminars & Workshops

  • Animation Development Workshop - Ervin Ann
  • Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Realities of Production Animation for Games and Movies - Jazno Francoeur and Michael Cottam
  • Working on Square Enix <Front Mission Evolved> - Skan Srisuwan

Selected Film Programme

2008 (24 October to 2 November)

The 5th Animation Nation festival was held from 24 October to 2 November 2008 at Alliance Française de Singapour and the National Museum of Singapore's Gallery Theatre. Other venues would be the upcoming Fusionopolis and the library@esplanade.

Seminars & Workshops

  • Freedom Project Seminar - Director Shuhei Morita and Producer Hideo Matsushita
  • Koji Yamamura Seminar: Adapting Kafka - Yamamura Koji / 山村 浩二
  • Scriptwriting Workshop: READY? SET...ACTION!! - Leonard Mah

Selected Film Programme

2007 (23 November to 1 December)

Seminars & Workshops

  • Lecture on Character/ Design - Nancy Beiman
  • Challenges of the Elephant: The Making of Khan Kluay - Kompin Kemgumnird
  • First Flight: Insights into the filmmaking process - Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson
  • Jedi Master Program - Lucasfilms
  • Character and Storyboard Design - Nancy Beiman
  • COMICS: From Page to Panels - Sonny Liew

Selected Film Programme

2006 (16 to 22 November)

Festival Highlights (Bill Plympton Retrospective)

Director in attendance: Bill Plympton

Film Programme

Bill Plympton Retrospective

  • Feature film The Tune (1992)
  • Short films including Your Face (1987) / Guard Dog (2004)
  • Bill Plympton's Animation Master class

Feature films

Selected Short films

2005 (17 to 23 November)

Seminars

Selected Film Programme

2004 (24 to 29 June)

Film Programme

Feature films

Selected Short films

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