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Animation in the YouTube Generation, Wolverhampton
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2 November
3.30 6pm, includes drinks & networking
This panel discussion will look at the impact of new and emerging online platforms and tools and will ask what the opportunities are for animators and filmmakers and can online distribution and exhibition lead to professional commissions? The panel comprises an exciting line up of animators who have had a significant impact online and who mix this amateur' work with professional commissions: Greg McLeod, from the Brother's McLeod who are responsible for the recent Skittles ad campaign and whose Spamland has received nearly 1m views on You Tube; Lasse Gjertson, whose films have had a huge impact on You Tube, particularly Amateur which has received more than 6m views and 6 honours, including most viewed all time; Katy Davis, who has been shortlisted for the MyMovie Mashup competition and has been a feature profile on MySpace and produced the award winning short animation, Gone Fishing; Mick Foley, from Sumo Dojo productions, a one-stop provider of digital media production and animation services across all platforms and responsible for Weebl, one of the leading cult websites in the world with over 1.5 million users per month. The panel will also include Ana Kronschnabl: author of Plug in Turn on: A Guide to Internet Filmmaking and is the founder of plugincinema.com. The panel will be chaired by Kate Taylor who has worked in short film distribution and exhibition since 1998 and has been involved in a number of leading festivals and agencies, including Kinofilm, onedotzero, British Council and is co-founder of the London Short Film Festival.
Light House, The Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT,
www.flipfestival.co.uk