April 4– 11
Festival spotlight
Yellow Sticky Notes: Canadian Anijam
DIRECTOR: Jeff Chiba Stearns and friends.
8 minutes. 2012. Canada
Sunday, April 6, 3pm Thursday, April 10, 10:45am
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Monday, April 7, 10am & 11:45am
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
A roster of artists display the full spectrum of Canadian animation talent as they each animate a single diary entry using nothing other than a black marker and some yellow sticky notes.
Featuring animation from the original Anijam creator Marv Newland along with Oscar winners Alison Snowden and David Fine and Academy Award nominees Cordell Barker, Janet Perlman, Chris Hinton, and Paul Driessen. For the film, animators were asked to self-reflect through animation on personal and global events that impacted one day of their lives. Each of the animators created their sequences independent of knowing what the other participants were creating. Starting with a ‘to do’ list written on the day of a life-altering event, the animators transitioned from text to imagery by utilizing ‘animation meditation’ to create a visual animated poem representing how their lives were affected by that pivotal day. In the end, the thousands of sticky note drawings link together to create a dynamic and inspirational animated film that connects the human spirit while celebrating individual artistic expression with the goal of inspiring future generations of animators.
My Life as a Pickled Plum
Director: Asako Ohshima, 3min, Japan.
Monday, April 7, 2014 – 10am and 11:45am
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Sing along and learn what it’s like to be a pickled plum! In Japanese with English subtitles.
Not Over – Director: Toru Hayai, 2minm Japan
Friday, April 11, 2014 – 10:00am and 11:45am
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
A giant stuffed bear travels the world to reach its goal. The finish line finally comes into sight, but the bear soon learns that it is “not over, till it’s over.”
$9 adult; $6 child/youth/senior; $5 each for groups of 10+
Full Festival program: 2014.r2rfestival.org
