Animation events: Afternoon of Remembrance, THU Career Camp and more

The Animation Guild held in 2022 Afternoon of Remembrance, celebrating the lives of those the industry has lost in the past year, this one Saturday February 5 around noon to 17pm PST. To tune into the virtual event, which will be presented on Zoom, pre-registration is required. Register at animationguild.org/AOR2022.

The Afternoon Of Remembrance is a nondenominational event where the animation community gathers to greet friends and colleagues who left us last year. The virtual event will include speakers from all over the world. After the live stream, the memorial will be posted online and available for viewing.

THU Career Camp, one of the largest online events focused on recruiting and mentoring, returns to the web from 8 to 10 March. Companies confirmed so far include Kojima Productions, Lucasfilm Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Animation, Supercell, Axis Studios, Frontier, Lightheart Entertainment, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Blue Byte, Platige Image, Skydance Animation, Polygon Pictures, Outfit7, DNEG Animation, Cloud Imperium Games, Atomhawk, Fortiche, Space Ape, Technicolor Creative Studios, Mikros Animation, Wildlife, Rovio Entertainment and La Tribu Animation. Registration is open at trojan-unicorn.com.

The event will feature spaces for interviews with recruiters, mentoring and portfolio review sessions, career development interviews / questions and answers, and the brand new Technical Track (workshops and tutorials for industry tools) and Tribe Talks (suggested topics and / or presented by the participants).

“Career Camp may have started helping the Tribe during the pandemic, but it has become one of the most important projects for THU. It's our human approach to digital networking and a tool that allows us to help creators around the world, especially those who don't have the resources to travel and access this kind of opportunity, ”said André Luis, CEO and co - founder of GIO. “It's a project with a strong sense of mission when it comes to empowering the creative community and creating a space where everyone can freely connect and build each other. We hope this mentality inspires people to come together and set the tone for the future of the industry. "

Due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus surge, he recently announced Hiroshima Animation Season 2022 opened a second application period for his Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence (H-AIR), which invites three animation professionals from Japan and abroad to stay in the city of Hiroshima for six months from May 1st to October 31st 2022. During the residency, guests will participate in cultural exchange activities while they work to their projects.

The program will include citizen animation lectures and workshops, such as the Machikado Animation Class (citizen animation production project), as well as exchanges with residents of Hiroshima city and the areas where guests stay (Tsurumi-cho, Yokogawa and Minaga), and people involved in art and culture. The selection committee (Nobuaki Doi, Koji Yamamura, Shizuka Miyazaki) will examine proposals for unreleased animated productions or related projects, such as novels, comics and films intended for adaptation in animation, as well as research projects.

The second period of application opens on Tuesday 1 February 2022 and will last until the maximum number of residents is chosen. Applications available on animation.hiroshimafest.org.

The Dutch and international animation industry will meet once again in Utrecht, the Netherlands, for 2022 Kaboom Industry Days (Kaboom Industry Days), which will be held on March 28 and 29 at HKU Oudenord Arts College. The first day will focus on the future of Dutch animation trends and business, while the second day will be dedicated to new talent during the Young Professionals Day.

This year's agenda will cover animated documentaries, successful projects such as Mum Is Pouring Rain (Mom is raining heavily) e Pineapple and writing for animation, with special guests including Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore, award-winning director Mauro Carraro, Oink manufacturer Marleen Slot and many other experts. More information and tickets available on kaboomfestival.nl.

More news and event updates:

• Gallery Nucleus (Los Angeles, CA / Portland, OR) features exclusive interviews with the creatives behind it The Mitchells against the machines (SPA) and Robin robin (Aardman), along with hybrid concept art exhibits for Netflix movies both online and in physical galleries from January 29th to February 6th. gallerynucleus.com
• Animation lovers can celebrate Valentine's Day in Hollywood with a special Disney + Dating Night al El Capitan Theater, with The beauty and the Beast e The Princess Bride February 13-14. A $ 50 dinner and movie package is also available (call 1-800-Disney-6). elcapitantheatre.com
• Registrations are open for CartoonNext (April 12-15 in Marseille, France), dedicated to animation in transmedia. Registration open until March 28 on cartoon-media.eu; project proposals deadline: February 4, 2022.
• Licensing Expo intends to return to Las Vegas to celebrate its 40th live event, the first since 2019. Free registration is now open. licensingexpo.com