Get ready for a blast at the Wellington International Animation Film Festival, a fresh and exciting event brought to you by C.A.F.E, teaming up with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the French Embassy of New Zealand. We’re taking over the legendary Roxy Cinema in Wellywood on March 15th and 16th, 2024 – it’s going to be two days of animated awesomeness! Don’t miss the fun, mark your calendars!
The Wellington Animation Film Festival brings you the best new animated films from around the world. Whether you’re an adult or part of a family, our carefully chosen programs offer something for everyone. We love animation as an art form and aim to be a place where filmmakers from all over can share their unique vision. Join us to explore the amazing world of animation and discover the creativity it has to offer!
The Roxy Cinema – 5 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington 6022
More info coming soon!
In collaboration with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Feature Films
Sirocco and the kingdom of the Winds
Juliette and Carmen, two sisters aged 4 and 8, discover a passage between their world and that of the book “The Kingdom of Breezes.” To return, they will have to find Sirocco, this terrifying character capable of controlling the wind.
Director : Benoît CHIEUX
Country : Belgique, France
Year of production : 2023
Running time: 1h 16m
Target public: Kids, Family
Audience Award Annecy 2023
Rosa and the Stone Troll
Rosa is a little flower fairy who always lived alone in her rosebush. More than anything she dreams of having a friend, but she is scared of leaving to the Summerland to meet one. One day an adventurous butterfly Silk crosses her paths and they immediately become friends. Silk wants to go on adventures in the Summerland and Rosa just wants to stay in her safe bush. But when Silk is kidnapped by an evil Stone Troll, Rosa has to let go of her fears and set out on a dangerous journey to save her best friend.
Director : Karla Nor HOLMBÄCK
Country : Danemark
Year of production : 2023
Running time: 1h 15m
Target public : Kids, Family
Fredrikstad Animation Festival Price
Chicken for Linda!
No, it wasn’t Linda who took the ring! Paulette realises that she unfairly accused her daughter and she will now anything to be forgiven. She will even cook chicken and peppers, despite not knowing how to cook. But how do you go about buying chicken on the day of a general strike?
Director : Chiara MALTA, Sébastien LAUDENBACH
Country : France, Italy
Year of production : 2023
Running time : 1h 13m
Target public : Kids, Family
Cristal for a Feature Film Annecy Award (2023) & Gan Foundation Award for Distribution In Annecy (2023)
The Inseparables
An animated buddy movie following the misadventures of two unlikely friends – a puppet and an abandoned stuffed animal toy – as they cross paths in Central Park and pair up for an epic adventure in New York City.
Director : Jeremie Degruson
Country : Belgique, Espagne, France
Year of production : 2023
Running time : 1h 30m
Target public : Kids, Family
Four Souls of Coyote
Native American teenagers confront an oil pipeline project, which is just down the hill from their ancestral land. The grandfather evokes the ancient tale of their Creation, reminding all of us that we need to find our place in the great circle of creatures.
Director : Áron GAUDER
Country : Hungary
Year of production : 2023
Running time : 1h 43m
Annecy Jury Award for a Feature Film & Best feature Film (2023)
Fantasia 2000
An update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.
Director : James ALGAR, Gaëtan BRIZZI, Paul BRIZZI
Country : United States
Year of production : 1999
Running time : 1h 15m
Target public : Kids, Family
Annie Awards (Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation, Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation & Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production) and PGA Awards (Theatrical Motion Pictures)
Short Films
Annecy Best of 2023 Shorts Collection
This shorts films collection is brought to you by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This is the “Best of Annecy 2023” combining a selection of shorts, mainly winning films from the latest Festival with two tailor-made opening sequences by second year students from the GOBELINS PARIS. 1 shorts is even shortlisted to the Oscars this year! Don’t miss out on this high quality animated stories they will blow your mind!
Target Audience : for young adults (+14 years old)
Run time : 75 minutes
Annecy Best of Kids 2023 Shorts Collection
This shorts film collection is brought to you by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This is the “Best of Annecy 2023” combining a selection of shorts, with content for the whole family. It assembles funny, touching and poetic short films that children will adore. Films from the Official Selection as well as a tailor-made 2023 Annecy opening sequence by the students of GOBELINS Paris, will make up the program designed to enchant children from the age of 6 and upwards.
Target Audience : 6+
Run time : 65 minutes
New Zealand Animated Shorts Collection
Experiences a tailor made collection of the animated shorts created in New Zealand since 1961! Come and join us in celebrating the animation of Aotearoa. This is a kids friendly screening.
Target Audience : 6+
Run time : 65 minutes
Panels
PANEL 01 - 10.30 am 16th of March
Animation in Aotearoa: exploring the production and funding landscape.
Join us to discuss the animation production and funding landscape of Aotearoa. Chris Payne from the New Zealand Film Commission and Amie Mills from NZ On Air are joining us for a round table breakfast discussion to touch base on the state and the future of public funding for the animation industry in New Zealand.
PANEL 02 - 2pm 16th of March
2D and stop motion in modern animated content.
PANEL 03 - 6pm 16th of March
Short but Epic ! Real time techniques in animated content.
Join this panel of change makers. We’ll discuss how real-time engines offer unique affordances and opportunities for experimentation. Each creator will weigh in on the rapidly revolving state of tools and how innovation connects them to traditional artforms like sculpting, creature design, key-framed animation, theater, and cinema.
WAFF Program
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