Programme 2010

1.–21. December, Slovenian Ethnographic Museum
Multimedia exhibition

Folimage Studio Exhibition presents a creative guide to the development of a major animated film studio of world rank. The exhibition displays the phases of studio development through history as well as its production structure. On top of original drawings displayed traditionally on walls, the public will be particularly excited by the ambient installation and interactive part of the exhibition portraying the magic of creating animated films based on play and entertainment. The visual and textual parts of the exhibition have been formed so as to take the visitor to another dimension in time and space, where they shall discover the background of the magical creation of animated films and the immense creative power of the creators. An important part of the exhibition features an example of a traditional animated film studio, where the visitors shall be given a unique opportunity to see the technological process of making an animated film. They shall see the entire creative phase from writing the script to colouring, composing music and the final editing, also including the production and distribution. While the exhibition is on display, the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum will organise workshops of animated film and special screenings for school groups. Thereby we wish to bring the French culture closer to Slovenian pupils. For more information and reservations of animated film workshops please contact: slon@animateka.si.

The exhibition Folimage des origines with help of:

       

December 14th 2010 – Januar 3th 2011, Naskov Dvorec Mansion, Maribor
Exhibition Opening: December 14th 2010 at 18.00

The first Slovenian animated films were stop motion puppet animations. The pioneers of Slovenian animation Saša Dobrila, Dušan Hrovatin, Mile de Gleria and Črt Škodlar, learned the art and craft of animating puppets on their own, yet the quality and quantity of their work came side by side with productions from other socialist states. Špela Čadež, the internationally most recognized animation artist from the youngest generation of contemporary Slovenian authors, also found her expression in puppet films. Her short animated films Mate to Measure (Zasukanec) and Lovesick (Liebeskrank) have garnered several awards at international festivals around the globe. Both films contemplate matters of love with delicate sensitivity and intertwine universal stories with details which reach deep into their audiences’ hearts.

At the exhibition Špela Čadež will present the behind the scenes story of her three puppet animation films: Mate to Measure, Liebeskrank and Far East Film Festival Trailer (Udine, 2009). We will get a glimpse into the making of animated films through her sketches, storyboards, sets, props and puppets.

Špela Čadež studied at Academy for Fine Arts at University of Ljubljana from 1997-2002. After her diploma degree in Visual Communication Design (2002) she continued her studies at Academy of Media Arts Cologne, department of Media Design, where she created the short animation Mate to Mesure (2004) and her graduation film Lovesick (2007).

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