Tag: Factual Animation Film Festival

  • Public Talk – ‘Animated documentaries: challenges and opportunities’ panel discussion at DocuDays UA, the Ukrainian human rights film festival

    Watch the full talk here: https://docuspace.org/eng/project/dokumentalna-animaciya–vikliki-ta-mozhlivosti Even though the first animated documentary (The Sinking of the Lusitania) was released in 1918, the genre was considered as a paradox for a long time, and needed a couple of quite powerful breakthroughs – Waltz with Bashir and Flee – to win recognition from the wider audience and industry decision-makers. Today animation’s use in documentary…

  • Factual Animation Film Festival 2021

    The 7th Edition of Factual Animation Film Festival was held at Queen Mary University of London’s Hitchcock Cinema on the 16th October 2021. The festival programme was also made available online until the 24th October. For full details visit factualanimation.com The programme consisted of curated screenings and a series of interviews with animation directors conducted…

  • FAFF this year took place from 17th – 25th October, as an entirely online event. Here are some collected highlights: Programme Winners Best film: Drop by Drop, directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves Best student film: Right now, I am, directed by Ciara Kerr Animated Documentary.com award: Not For Money, Not For Love, Not For…

  • London’s fifth annual Factual Animation Film Festival was hosted at the Cinema Museum on 8th December 2019.  21 short animated documentaries were screened across two programmes. Between the screenings there was a discussion panel featuring Rory Waubly-Tolley, director of There’s Something In The Water,  Diana Gradinaru, director of What Is Consciousness?, Simon Ball, director of Do…