Listen to the masters of animated film live!

 

AnimatekaPRO, which takes place at the Old Power Station, offers lectures by exceptional authors of animated film every year, whose films you can watch at our festival. This time, we will be joined by Pierre-Luc Granjon, Michèle Lemieux, Momoko Seto, Juan Pablo Zaramella, Elizabeth Hobbs and the creators of the film Tales from the Magic Garden.

 

 

Masterclass: Pierre-Luc Granjon

Tuesday, 02.12.2025 at 10:00

French director started as a stop motion model maker before he began making his own animated films. As a director, his technique varies from stop motion with puppets or papier-mâché to cut-out.

 

Masterclass: Michèle Lemieux

Tuesday, 02.12.2025 at 11:30

An illustrator and animation filmmaker who has taught at UQAM’s school of design for over 30 years. In 2006, during a workshop given by Jacques Drouin, Lemieux was introduced to the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen, subsequently becoming the artistic heir to this unique animation technique.

 

Masterclass: Momoko Seto

Wednesday, 3.12.2025 at 15:00

Japanese director and artist talks about her filmmaking process, especially in relation to her animated feature in the festival line-up. Dandelion’s Odyssey is an ecological and poetic journey mixing 3D animation, macro live action and timelapses.

 

Masterclass: Juan Pablo Zaramella

Thursday, 4.12.2025 at 12:30

A director, animator and illustrator with a strong interest in creativity and ideas. His film Luminaris has won 324 awards, becoming the Guinness World Record holder to the Most Awarded Short in history in 2018.

 

Masterclass: Elizabeth Hobbs

Thursday, 4.12.2025 at 14:00

Elizabeth Hobbs is an artist. Her films are driven by a strong narrative, experimental in form, and often based on curious overlooked stories from history.

 

Masterclass: Tales from the Magic Garden

Friday, 5.12.2025 at 14:00

Come to hear the creators behind a film that represents a historic milestone in Slovenian animated cinema as only the second feature-length animated film with a Slovenian producer and director in 27 years. Its development began back in 2017, and its production involved 16 animators working on film sets in four countries.

 

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