Animae Caribe Animation Festival 2017

Animae Caribe Festival 2017 Edition is proud to present a week of interactive, hands on, practical and mind blowing presentations and workshops. This year we celebrate women in animation with an awesome presentation about The Jungle Book Movie VFX by Ceylan Shevket Head of MPC. Local content is also celebrated with the official launch of the AC GREAT 8 Animated Ideas. A three year project focused on the development of local animated series. Virtual Reality, Green Screen Technology, Motion Capture and content developent are just some of the topics we are covering. 

THE GECKO BUSINESS PITCH - INVESTING IN CONTENT 

DATE: Monday 20th Nov 2017 

TIME: 9am-2pm.  

VENUE: IDB Office, St. Clair  

EVENT: Pitch to stakeholders, investors regarding the UK/Caribbean collaborative animated series production ‘Gecko’. An animated series about the Gecko that brought colour to London. Presentation on the concept to pitch for distribution to BBC, loosely based on the story of Lord Kitchener.  

SPEAKERS: British Council, IDB Rep, Bruce Smith US, Jason Lindsay Full Circle Animation Studio 

(Invitation Only) 

GECKO ANIMATED SERIES STORY WRITING WORKSHOP 

DATE: Tues 21st Nov 2017 

TIME: All Day 9am - 4pm 

VENUE: UTT Academy For Performing Arts, Keate Street P.O.S 

EVENT: A one-day intensive workshop on the writing and development process for a series. Participants will go through the different processes involved in developing a series for TV. At the same time impacting the stories being developed for the Gecko Series.  

FACILITATOR: TBA 

PARTICIPANTS: writers, comedians, directors, producers, content creators (Eventbrite Registration Only) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/g...

GECKO ANIMATED SERIES MUSIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP DATE: 

Tues 21st Nov 2017 

TIME: All Day 9am - 4pm 

VENUE: UTT Academy For Performing Arts, Keate Street P.O.S 

EVENT: A one day eclectic musical experimental workshop on the writing and development of music for a series. With the Gecko series trailer as the outcome, this workshop will experiment with a diverse mix of musical instruments like pan and percussions 

FACILITATOR: TBA 

PARTICIPANTS: Musicians, songwriters, percussionists, pannists, producers, content creators 

(Eventbrite Registration Only) 

PROJECTION MAPPING WORKSHOP WITH MEDUSA LAB OUT OF MEXICO  

DATE: Monday 20th & Tues 21st Nov 2017 

TIME: 9am-4pm.  

VENUE: UTT John Donaldson Campus Wrightson Rd POS  

EVENT: Combining music, dance, performance and poetry in collaboration with students and staff of UTT Academy For Performing Arts a new approach to theatre and digital media. Under the directorship of Richard Young. Outcome presented at Closing of Animae Caribe Festival 

FACILITATORS: Medusa Lab Mexico 

(Eventbrite Registration Only) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/medusa-lab-live-cinema-workshop-tickets-39727395710

ANIMAE CARIBE ANIMATION FESTIVAL OPENING SCREENING & RECEPTION

DATE: Tuesday 21st Nov 2017

TIME: 6pm - 9pm

VENUE: Digicel IMAX, One Woodbrook Place, POS

EVENT: How many remember the amazing animated classic ‘The Jungle Book’. A classic Disney celebration of friendship, fun and adventure with manchild Mowgli, wise Bagheera, and the lovable bear Baloo. In 2016 this animated classic took on new digital magic and immersed the audience into a modern day world of digital magic filled with spectacular effects. Ceylan Shevket Jawara, head of MPC University (Moving Picture Company) will take the Caribbean audience behind the scenes of this amazing feat. MPC was behind the Visual effects of countless blockbuster movies including the Harry Potter franchise, X-Men, Maleficent and now the Oscar winning The Jungle Book.

(Eventbrite Registration Only) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a...

ANIMAE CARIBE ANIMATION CINEMA WEEK 

Wed 22nd: Total Local Regional Screening John D Campus  

Thur 23rd: AC Heads East, International Screenings @ East Yard Arima 

Frid 24th: Dark Night @ BIG BLACK BOX (Adult Screening) 

Friday 24th & Saturday 25th: Animae Caribe @ APA Cinema 

(Open to the Public)

UTT JOHN D CAMPUS HANDS ON HI-TECH DAY 

DATE: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 TIME: 9am - 4pm 

VENUE: UTT John D Campus Wrightson Rd P.O.S. 

EVENT: SFX, Green Screen in Animation & Film Workshops  For animation & film practitioners in the industry 

FACILITATORS: 

• The Jungle Book VFX Explored: Ceylan Shevket MPC UK 
• Photography Journalism and Virtual Reality: Karim Ben Khalifa Germany 
• Creating Digital Worlds and Monsters: Parallel 14 Martinique 
• Motion Capture Suit Demo: Escape Studios UK 
• TTAN Workshops 

(Eventbrite Registration Only) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/medusa-lab-live-cinema-workshop-tickets-39727395710

A NIGHT WITH THE UTT ANIMATION STUDENT ALUMNI 

DATE: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 

TIME: 5pm 

VENUE: UTT John D Campus Wrightson Rd P.O.S. 

EVENT: UTT Animation alumni screenings & celebration Featuring and celebrating past UTT students Anthony Baptiste and Shane Young Sing creator of with screening after animated content from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. 

(Open to the Public)

THE BUSINESS OF LOCAL & REGIONAL ANIMATION CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 

DATE: Thursday 23rd Nov 2017 

TIME: 9am - 3pm 

VENUE: To be confirmed (APA/GOVPlaza/) 

EVENT: Official Launch of The GREAT 8 Animation Projects 

SPEAKERS: 

• The Full Circle Story - GM Jason Lindsay 
• Diversity In Production ‘The Proud Family Story’ - Bruce Smith: 
• The Economics of Animated Content - To be Confirmed 

PITCH: The second phase of Animated Bootcamp with the selection of 3 ideas to move forward for developmental support. A panel of six professionals in the field select (3) out of (8) ideas.  

(Eventbrite Registration Only)

UTT APA EXPO ANIMAE CARIBE FORUM 

DATE: Thurs 24th and Fri 25th Nov 2017 

TIME: 9am - 4pm 

VENUE: UTT Academy For Performing Arts, Keate Street P.O.S 

EVENT: FRIDAY PRESENTATIONS 

FACILITATORS 

1. Ceylan Shevket: A World of VFX- Jungle Book MPC Studio (Time will be announced) 
2. Bruce Smith - The Proud Family Story  (Time will be announced)
3. Ben Karim, The Enemy- Virtual Reality and Journalism (Time will be announced) 

(Eventbrite Registration Only)

SCREENINGS AND DEMOS VR & * GAMES * DIGITAL DEMOS * UTT Animation Cinema * UTT Alumni Expo 

(Open to the Public)

DARK NIGHT & SOTU Nights 

DATE: Friday 24th Nov 

TIME: 7pm 

VENUE: Euphoria Lounge, #58 Dundonald Street, Port of Spain 

EVENT: Thought-provoking animations from around the world. In collaboration with SOTU Nights an after party at Euphoria Lounge.  

(Open to the Public, ADULTS only)

UTT APA ANIMAE CARIBE CLOSING 3D PROJECTION LIVE PERFORMANCE 

DATE: Fri 25th Nov 2017 

TIME: 6.30pm 

VENUE: UTT Academy For Performing Arts, Keate Street P.O.S Experience the first ever 3D mapping and live performance at APA EXPO. Combining music, dance, performance and poetry in collaboration with students and staff of UTT Academy for Performing Arts experience a new approach to theatre and digital media. This is under the directorship of Caribbean arts guru Richard Young.  

(Invitation Only)