Educational activities at Anibar International Animation Festival: we welcome you to join our workshops!

This year's edition we made sure to curate entirely new and exciting workshops

This edition of the Anibar Animation festival is scheduled to start on the 23rd and wrap up on the 30th of July. The organising staff behind the festival has taken all of the necessary steps in preparation, to make sure that this is an edition that fully delivers its intended message, an edition that educates the audience on everything that the animation world has to offer. But more so than anything else, it will be an edition of storytelling. 

Apart from screening more than 300 in this year’s edition, for this year’s edition we made sure to curate entirely new and exciting workshops, as every other edition before. In these workshops, visitors of the festival will have the chance to learn more about the subjects, themes and ideas that are presented in the animation world.  They will learn about new techniques from industry professionals, but most importantly they will have an outlet to share their stories. 

We have planned four different workshops for this years edition, and they are: 

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Title: Confessions of isolation

Tutors: Lend Mustafa,Ujeza Ademin, and Pablo Guarneros 

Dates: 26-30 July

Location: Peje, Kosova 

Age: +16

Isolation comes to us in various forms. This particular workshop aims to allow for in-depth storytelling of people’s experiences with isolation, be that from COVID or visa prohibitions. it gives the participants the ability to share through the most creative outlets. Because this workshop heavily revolves around storytelling and doing so by sharing through creative mediums, we the curators hope that the participants leave feeling empowered, because there is nothing more freeing than facing your fears, talking about them, and bringing them to the light. This workshop will be held from the 26th to the 30th of July, in Peja and it will be led by tutors: Lend Mustafa, Ujeza Ademin, and Pablo Guarneros. 

In order for you to have the best experience, we have also given the necessary space to artistic workshops that are more directly related to the world of animation, with the hopes that you will learn something new and share your greatest ideas on a project you are currently working on. If you’re an animation enthusiast this workshop is for you! 

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Title of the workshop: Barmation

Tutor: Gary Schwartz

Dates: 24-29 July

Location: Pejë, Kosova

Age: +13

In this immersive workshop, participants will be able to get a first chance at creating an animated promo for the festival itself! By fully submerging yourself in all of the theory and practice you will get a front seat to the creation process. A multithreaded workshop, to try new things, and most importantly broaden your artistic horizon. This workshop will take place from the 24th right until the 29th of July, in the city of Peja. Brought to you by the tutor: Gary Schwartz. 

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Title of the workshop: From one generation to the next 

Tutor: Kaltrina Berisha, Vullnet Lleshi, Leonita Thaqi, Finesa Peja

Dates: 23-30 July

Location: Peje, Kosovo 

Age: 8 until 12 years 

This workshop is specifically dedicated to our youngest audiences, the kids and the teens. It gives us great pleasure to say that Anibar Animation Academy’s first generation is already ready to pass on their knowledge to the younger ones through this online workshop. The first generation of Animation Academy graduates in late 2018, and they have not since stopped working on their craft on a personal as well as taking it to a professional level. The main premise of the workshop will be to give kids and teens the right outlet to make short animated films using the technique of Stop Motion. This workshop will be tutored by 4 of first-generation students: Kaltrina Berisha, Vullnet Lleshi, Finesa Peja, and Leonita Thaqi. It will take place from the 23rd until the 30th of July in the city of Peja!. 

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Title of the workshop: One Frame at a Time 

Tutor: Joan Kamberaj

Dates: 23-28 July

Location: Peje, Kosova 

Age: +14

Yet another very promising workshop that will grace this year’s edition. Fully exploring the intricate animation method Stop Motion, this workshop aims to create by bringing still objects to life, it will tell multiple stories all at once, all through the power of animation. It will allow for mixed creation, you can create video frames by using your own hands or by combining technology and traditional mediums. Brought to you by the tutor: Joan Kamberaj, starting from the 23rd until the 28th of July right in the city of Peja! 

Workshops bring a whole new level of sophistication to the festival. Apart from our annual movie screening, we always strive to give you the right space so that you can also learn, connect and create the world only through your eyes, unfiltered, and yours. 

Every time we learn something new, a new door opens up out there, a door that leads to some other world. That world is all up for exploring starting from the 23rd right until the 30th of July! 

Why keep on waiting? Apply now at this link to be a part of your favorite workshop! See you soon!