The Elephant Workshops

A week-long production workshop: for children aged 8 to 12

Elephant Workshop, CID Ptuj

From Monday the 7th to Friday the 11th of December, daily from 14:00 to 18:00 hours in the Mediatheque of the Oton Župančič Library (Kersnikova 2)

Over the period of 20 hours the children will create an animated film under the mentorship of Belgian authors and mentors from studio Camera-etc Delphine Hermans and Louise-Marie Colon.

Two two-hour animation workshops: for children aged 4 to 14

Saturday, 12th of December, 12:30 – 14:30 at the Oton Župančič Library.

Sunday, 13th of December, 11:00 – 13:00 in the Kinodvor café.

The workshops will host very special guests this year, namely the Spanish animators Anna Solanas and Marc Riba, who will lead the way into this magical universe.

Film analysis: for youth age 14 and over

Petek, 11. december , 12:00 – 13:00

The Elephant Children’s Programme introduces its first and somewhat more analytical workshop for teenagers. During one hour professional mentors and high school students will view a short puppet animation and then discuss their in depth analysis of the film.

Subject of analysis:

LAND OF THE HEADS / AU PAYS DES TÊTES

Cédric Louis, Claude Barras (Hélium Films/NFB Canada/TSR, Télévision Suisse Romande/SRG SSR idée Suisse)
Switzerland, Canada, 2009, 35mm, 5'55''

There's a crisis in the castle. The bride has lost her head, while her miserable husband only has eyes for his accordion. The woman orders her man to go in search of a new, younger face.