This year from week 39 up to and including 42, Viborg Animation Festival holds a Treasure Hunt for the entire family. Around Viborg’s center you can find pictures of animal-human like creatures who are visiting from their stop-motion universe made by this year’s VAF Artist: Niki Lindroth von Bahr.
Come along on a breezy walk and try to find the different animals around on the streets and the shops.

Keep a cool mind and have a sharp eye for the details because it is exactly the details you should be looking for to answer the questions for each picture. When you have answered all the questions a VAF prize awaits!

Do you want to create animation yourselves? Visit VAF in week 39 and go for the ANIMNOK childrens creative workshop in Student House or dive down in to marvelous Animanimals-univers in the Tinghallen foyer.

Where do I get the Scavenger map?

Get a physical copy of the Scavenger map at Tinghallen during the festival OR save the online version above.

At this two-day workshop you will get an introduction to co-creation with kids. We start by letting imagination run wild and develop stories with a group of local school children. Afterwards, you will get the opportunity to continue working with the best elements and ideas when you have to develop and write yourself.

Join Manuskriptskolen for two days full of curious ideas and curious children’s brains – we promise you will leave the workshop filled with completely unique inspiration.

The workshop is for you who are curious about co-creation and want to write for children and young people. This workshop is one in five different workshops that will give you a taste of Manuskriptskolen’s two-year education. Choose whether you want to participate in one or the entire series of workshops throughout autumn 2023.

Please note: the workshop will be conducted in Danish due to co-creation workshop with children in Danish.

PROGRAM

Monday

09.30 Doors open
10.00 Welcome and intro to co-creation
11.00 Workshop with children
13.00 Lunch break
11.45 Development of ideas (without children)
15.00 Thank you for today

Tuesday

09.30 Welcome
10.00 Writing time (individually or in small groups)
13.00 Lunch break
13.45 Presentation and reading
15.00 Presentation of the two-year education at Manuskriptskolen
15.30 Thank you for today

Animation Boot Camp is an annual workshop for young artistic talents.
Guided by the fantastic multi-talented artist Christen Bach, young people from the Visuel Hf program at The Animation Workshop and Viborg Gymnasium and Hf work intensively for four days producing a bunch of amazing visuals for the band Twins of June. The workshop is a chance to explore creativity, storytelling and filmmaking. The music is provided beforehand and the young students the opportunity to dive into the lyrics for inspiration on look and visual expression.

The workshop ends with a live concert with Twins of June, where the beautiful visuals form the backdrop, on Thursday 28/9 at Paletten.

Do you want to write funny? Create laughable characters and unleash them on each other and the world in ridiculous situations? Irish cartoonist, comedian and tv writer Luke Healy knows how, and he’ll share tips, tricks, and techniques in the VAF Masterclass “Writing Funny”.

Healy’s masterclass is divided into two sections. In the morning, from 10 to 12, he will discuss his work as an artist and writer and the techniques “Point of View” and “Game”, both derived from improv theater. They are his personal go-tos when writing comedy for tv and comics.

In the afternoon, 13 – 16, Healy will invite masterclass participants to make their own strip comics using the techniques he described before lunch – and offer advice, encouragement and feedback along the way.

Luke Healy
Cartoonist, comedian and tv writer based in Dublin, Ireland. He has written and drawn four graphic novels and a number of short stories. His books have been translated into five languages and singled out among the “best of the year” by The Guardian, Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post among others. He is currently busy making more comics and developing animated tv shows.

Since 2016 Filmmaker’s Workshop is a returning experimental activity during VAF bringing together a handful of young international filmmakers with Bachelor degree students of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College to engage in a creative animation jam.

During the intense 4-day workshop filmmakers produce a short collaborative film based on a select theme/prompt, but first and foremost the workshop is about the creative process and being inspired by each other.

Filmmaker, multimedia artist and teacher Uri Kranot leads the workshop and is assisted by animation director Henrik Malmgren. The workshop will be running from Monday, September 25 to Thursday, September 28, 2023.

International participants with a nominated film in Graduation Film Competition:

• Adela Križovenská
• Nika Karner

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduation program 01 Tuesday, 26/09

• Lamprini Loukaidi
• David Crisp

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduaton program 02 Wednesday, 27/09

Uri Kranot

Uri Kranot is a filmmaker and multimedia artist. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science, awarded at Venice, Cannes and other prestigious festivals.
Uri is supervising the bachelor films at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College and the main tutor of Anidox Lab (https://anidox.com/).

Henrik Malmgren

Henrik Malmgren runs GoodJobStudios, the world’s smallest full-service animation studio, creating animated illustration and soundtracks. Formally trained as an illustrator (MA) and interaction designer (BA), Henrik aims to deliver high quality pictures, music and narratives within both fiction and function.

At this two-day workshop you will get an introduction to co-creation with kids. We start by letting imagination run wild and develop stories with a group of local school children. Afterwards, you will get the opportunity to continue working with the best elements and ideas when you have to develop and write yourself.

Join Manuskriptskolen for two days full of curious ideas and curious children’s brains – we promise you will leave the workshop filled with completely unique inspiration.

The workshop is for you who are curious about co-creation and want to write for children and young people. This workshop is one in five different workshops that will give you a taste of Manuskriptskolen’s two-year education. Choose whether you want to participate in one or the entire series of workshops throughout autumn 2023.

Please note: the workshop will be conducted in Danish due to co-creation workshop with children in Danish.

PROGRAM

Monday

09.30 Doors open
10.00 Welcome and intro to co-creation
11.00 Workshop with children
13.00 Lunch break
11.45 Development of ideas (without children)
15.00 Thank you for today

Tuesday

09.30 Welcome
10.00 Writing time (individually or in small groups)
13.00 Lunch break
13.45 Presentation and reading
15.00 Presentation of the two-year education at Manuskriptskolen
15.30 Thank you for today

Animation Boot Camp is an annual workshop for young artistic talents.
Guided by the fantastic multi-talented artist Christen Bach, young people from the Visuel Hf program at The Animation Workshop and Viborg Gymnasium and Hf work intensively for four days producing a bunch of amazing visuals for the band Twins of June. The workshop is a chance to explore creativity, storytelling and filmmaking. The music is provided beforehand and the young students the opportunity to dive into the lyrics for inspiration on look and visual expression.

The workshop ends with a live concert with Twins of June, where the beautiful visuals form the backdrop, on Thursday 28/9 at Paletten.

Since 2016 Filmmaker’s Workshop is a returning experimental activity during VAF bringing together a handful of young international filmmakers with Bachelor degree students of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College to engage in a creative animation jam.

During the intense 4-day workshop filmmakers produce a short collaborative film based on a select theme/prompt, but first and foremost the workshop is about the creative process and being inspired by each other.

Filmmaker, multimedia artist and teacher Uri Kranot leads the workshop and is assisted by animation director Henrik Malmgren. The workshop will be running from Monday, September 25 to Thursday, September 28, 2023.

International participants with a nominated film in Graduation Film Competition:

• Adela Križovenská
• Nika Karner

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduation program 01 Tuesday, 26/09

• Lamprini Loukaidi
• David Crisp

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduaton program 02 Wednesday, 27/09

Uri Kranot

Uri Kranot is a filmmaker and multimedia artist. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science, awarded at Venice, Cannes and other prestigious festivals.
Uri is supervising the bachelor films at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College and the main tutor of Anidox Lab (https://anidox.com/).

Henrik Malmgren

Henrik Malmgren runs GoodJobStudios, the world’s smallest full-service animation studio, creating animated illustration and soundtracks. Formally trained as an illustrator (MA) and interaction designer (BA), Henrik aims to deliver high quality pictures, music and narratives within both fiction and function.

We are surrounded by popular culture weighed down by heavy baggage. Outmoded, sometimes harmful depictions of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, class and more have hardened into stereotypes that are thoughtlessly reproduced. Narrative structures driven by conflict and conquest dominate our storytelling. And even when the patterns are broken – by dark-skinned mermaids or queer side characters – the giant media corporations doing the messaging rarely seem to have any real interest in defying the status quo.

US cartoonist, illustrator and character designer Ronald Wimberly has made it his mission to critically examine the entertainment industry’s depiction of especially black American culture. He’ll share his thoughts and insights in the first part of his masterclass, 10-12, where he is interviewed by Weekendavisen comics critic Erik Barkman.

The second part of the masterclass is all about exploring alternative narrative forms – specifically “kishoutenketsu”, Japanese four act structure. Wimberly has studied and used this ancient form of storytelling in his own work, and from 13-16 he will challenge masterclass participants to do the same.

Ronald Wimberly

Artist and writer of a series of graphic novels – Sentences, Prince of Cats, and most recently Now Let Me Fly – as well as the political comics newspaper LAAB. He has also created a number of shorter pieces for The New Yorker, DC/Vertigo, Nike, Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics among others. Wimberly was a 2008 recipient of the Glyph Comics Award and has been nominated for two Eisner Awards. He has also worked as a character designer on the animated tv series Black Dynamite.

Local and national creative visual educations, actors in culture and companies are all invited to Creative Viborg Day during Viborg Animation Festival at Paletten and Tinghallen.

We aim to repeat the successes from previous years, but this time in a different manner. The city of Viborg will become a hub for expressing visual creativity in a variety of fields and to debate the potential and application of new technologies.

There will be a light breakfast, lunch and finally cold drinks and networking.

During the day you can experience:

Anne Stampe – New chairman at Arsenalet

Sofie Hvidvedt, Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.

Austin, USA – The Music and Media Arts Capital of the world

Viborg F.F.

&Co – AI as creative tool

Kit Monkman – The artists behind ”Peole We Love”

There is also gold in Houlkær!

Cadpeople

Viborg Creative Alliance

See who receives the first Creative Viborg Award

… and much more

The day consist of plenary and breakout sessions, debates and lots of time to network.

The event is supported by Vision Denmark and the Danish Board of Business Development

Animation Boot Camp is an annual workshop for young artistic talents.
Guided by the fantastic multi-talented artist Christen Bach, young people from the Visuel Hf program at The Animation Workshop and Viborg Gymnasium and Hf work intensively for four days producing a bunch of amazing visuals for the band Twins of June. The workshop is a chance to explore creativity, storytelling and filmmaking. The music is provided beforehand and the young students the opportunity to dive into the lyrics for inspiration on look and visual expression.

The workshop ends with a live concert with Twins of June, where the beautiful visuals form the backdrop, on Thursday 28/9 at Paletten.

Since 2016 Filmmaker’s Workshop is a returning experimental activity during VAF bringing together a handful of young international filmmakers with Bachelor degree students of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College to engage in a creative animation jam.

During the intense 4-day workshop filmmakers produce a short collaborative film based on a select theme/prompt, but first and foremost the workshop is about the creative process and being inspired by each other.

Filmmaker, multimedia artist and teacher Uri Kranot leads the workshop and is assisted by animation director Henrik Malmgren. The workshop will be running from Monday, September 25 to Thursday, September 28, 2023.

International participants with a nominated film in Graduation Film Competition:

• Adela Križovenská
• Nika Karner

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduation program 01 Tuesday, 26/09

• Lamprini Loukaidi
• David Crisp

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduaton program 02 Wednesday, 27/09

Uri Kranot

Uri Kranot is a filmmaker and multimedia artist. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science, awarded at Venice, Cannes and other prestigious festivals.
Uri is supervising the bachelor films at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College and the main tutor of Anidox Lab (https://anidox.com/).

Henrik Malmgren

Henrik Malmgren runs GoodJobStudios, the world’s smallest full-service animation studio, creating animated illustration and soundtracks. Formally trained as an illustrator (MA) and interaction designer (BA), Henrik aims to deliver high quality pictures, music and narratives within both fiction and function.

Internationally acclaimed Danish cartoonist Halfdan Pisket is best known for his Dansker-trilogy, the story of his Turkish/Armenian father who fled to Denmark and lived a precarious life here. His follow-up, Døden, was equally showered in praise. Both projects were conceived and drawn in solitude, but lately, Pisket has become part of an artistic duo: Last year, he and painter/film maker Masar Sohail created the multimedia exhibition and book The Mullah together, and during VAF, they will continue the story in Viborg Kunsthal.

In the first part of Piskets masterclass, running from 10 to 12, he will discuss his own work and career as a cartoonist and illustrator: The exhibition at VAF, collaborating instead of going solo, letting your passion fuel your work, and drawing your way through life.

The second part is a workshop focused on the importance of working with limitations and how you can challenge your own process through rules and regulations. Pisket will talk about how he’s set strict guidelines for himself in his work, and then ask masterclass participants to do the same.

Halfdan Pisket

Illustrator and cartoonist. His breakthrough work was the trilogy Dansker – consisting of the volumes Desertør, Kakerlak, and Dansker – detailing his father’s early life on the border between Turkey and Armenia, his flight to Danmark and his subsequent life in Scandinavia. The series was highly praised by critics and won several awards, most notably a Fauve d’Or at the Angoulême Festival, the comics equivalent of the Cannes Film Festival. He followed Dansker up with Døden, while also creating a number of illustrations, artist prints, VJ performances and collaborative projects.

Meet VAF Artist, internationally recognized Swedish filmmaker and artist Niki Lindroth von Bahr in a conversation with filmmaker Philip Piaget. Right after the screening of Niki’s short film program in Fotorama, the audience have a chance to meet the filmmaker and hear about her career in stop-motion animation. The talk is set in a cozy atmosphere of a local brewery and pub “Ølluminati”, where VAF will launch a selection of VAF beers inspired by dark, existential, yet humorous universe of Niki’s films created in collaboration with “Ølluminati’s” brewmaster Theis.

Since 2016 Filmmaker’s Workshop is a returning experimental activity during VAF bringing together a handful of young international filmmakers with Bachelor degree students of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College to engage in a creative animation jam.

During the intense 4-day workshop filmmakers produce a short collaborative film based on a select theme/prompt, but first and foremost the workshop is about the creative process and being inspired by each other.

Filmmaker, multimedia artist and teacher Uri Kranot leads the workshop and is assisted by animation director Henrik Malmgren. The workshop will be running from Monday, September 25 to Thursday, September 28, 2023.

International participants with a nominated film in Graduation Film Competition:

• Adela Križovenská
• Nika Karner

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduation program 01 Tuesday, 26/09

• Lamprini Loukaidi
• David Crisp

Meet them in Q&A after VAF Best Graduaton program 02 Wednesday, 27/09

Uri Kranot

Uri Kranot is a filmmaker and multimedia artist. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science, awarded at Venice, Cannes and other prestigious festivals.
Uri is supervising the bachelor films at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College and the main tutor of Anidox Lab (https://anidox.com/).

Henrik Malmgren

Henrik Malmgren runs GoodJobStudios, the world’s smallest full-service animation studio, creating animated illustration and soundtracks. Formally trained as an illustrator (MA) and interaction designer (BA), Henrik aims to deliver high quality pictures, music and narratives within both fiction and function.

Welcome to CMIF 2023, the annual one-day conference tailored for Producers and Creative Leads within the animation and VFX industry, set against the vibrant backdrop of the Viborg Animation Festival.

The purpose of CMIF is to guide you through the dynamic currents of the animation industry, embrace fresh perspectives, share knowledge and inspiration, as well as engage in networking. Hopefully, CMIF will be the stepping stone towards your next great project, partnership, or idea.

Throughout its history, the animation industry has consistently pushed the boundaries of technology or adapted new technologies, techniques and production methods, resulting in ever-evolving forms of storytelling and entertainment. CMIF 2023 will take a look at where we are now and what to expect and how new technology will influence creative choices, mindsets and business models.

Program

• Sofie Hvitved, Senior Advisor & Head of Media, Copenhagen Institute of Futures studies: Perspectives on the future of the Media Industry
• Dylan Sisson, Pixar: Exploring the Boundaries of Creativity: AI, VR, and VFX
• Erik Smitt, Director of Creative Production, Skydance: Creative Production, Two Sides of the Same Coin
• Paneurama, Morten Thorning & Roberta Jablonskyte: Presentation of a new alliance across industry, education and R&D. 
• Philippe Llerena, CTO Fortiche & Emmanuelle Aubeau, Talent Acquisition Manager Fortiche: ARCANE: Behind the Scenes of the Hit Series: Target Audience, New Technologies, and Talent Search. They will explore different aspects, such as defining the target audience, discussing talent acquisition challenges, and highlighting innovative production technologies.
• Danske Filminstruktører and VAF presents: 6 pitches for content aimed at an adult audience (read more here)

… and Networking opportunities.

(Remember to sign up for The Palette Mixer as well HERE)

Together with VAF, Funday Games invite some of the great minds from the gaming industry to join us for a celebration of art in games – and the art of crafting, designing and putting life into game characters.

We believe great people make great games, so we have invited some from industry friends that will share learnings to level up your game – in more than one sense. This year is all about “Characters in Games” and how we create them.

With expert guests and inspiring artists – the day is geared towards students and media industry audience. We discussed VR art, distribution, reaching new audiences, and personal approaches to making work.

10:00 – 12:00 Student screening
14:00 – 15:00 ‘Meet the artists’: Melanie Courtinat (FR) and Darren Emerson (UK)
15:00 – 15:30 Artist talk: Abner Preis, VR creator (NL)

Mélanie Courtinat

Mélanie Courtinat is an award-winning immersive art director and artist, born and based in Paris, France. Considering video games as a major medium, she focuses on their extraordinary immersive properties, and seeks to push back their limits. As an art director, she works on commissioned projects or clients in the Luxury, Fashion, Culture & Music fields. Mélanie also teaches video game theory at Écal in Lausanne.

Darren Emerson

Darren Emerson is an Immersive Artist, Director, Writer, and Producer and the Co-Founder of London production company East city films. His works had been shown at Venice biennale, IDFA Doc Lab, Tribeca Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest and won the awards for Best Immersive Storytelling at Sandbox Immersive Festival, the Grand Prix Innovation at Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Best VR Experience at the Broadcast Awards, and Best VR Narrative at the World.

Abner Preis

Abner Preis is a story-teller whose work is rooted in personal aspirations to give one hope in a situation that seems hopeless, to transfer the ability to laugh at sadness. What his extensive research, sensitivity and awareness provide is the simple and extremely difficult ability to tell a story with visuals that can be felt before they are understood. Abner was awarded tur ANIDOX:VR Award for his work ‘The Wind Through the Curtains’ in 2020 and is presenting his current work as part of the Expanded Animation Lab at VAF.

Animation Boot Camp is an annual workshop for young artistic talents.
Guided by the fantastic multi-talented artist Christen Bach, young people from the Visuel Hf program at The Animation Workshop and Viborg Gymnasium and Hf work intensively for four days producing a bunch of amazing visuals for the band Twins of June. The workshop is a chance to explore creativity, storytelling and filmmaking. The music is provided beforehand and the young students the opportunity to dive into the lyrics for inspiration on look and visual expression.

The workshop ends with a live concert with Twins of June, where the beautiful visuals form the backdrop, on Thursday 28/9 at Paletten.

Join us at CAVE Conference – the premier event for concept artists and visual thinkers in the entertainment industry. Attend talks from top industry professionals, gain inspiration, share knowledge, and network with fellow artists. Don’t miss out on the biggest Concept Art conference in Scandinavia. Register now and join us in Viborg, Denmark.

Speakers for this year’s cave include:

Jama Jurabaev, Senior Concept Artist, Lucasfilm
Atey Ghailan, Founder & Creative Director, Envar Entertainment
Ron Ashtiani, Creative Leader & Co-Founder, Big Thursday Creative
Darek Zabrocki, Founder & Creative Director, Focal Point School & Darek Zabrocki Studio
Rasmus Poulsen, Franchise Art Director, IO Interactive
Antonio Stappaerts, Founder & Creative Director, Sqetch & ArtWod
Maarten Hermans, Concept Designer, Karakter & One Pixel Brush
Guillaume Normand, Concept Artist, Envar Entertainment
Jort van Welbergen, Concept Artist, HBO & Marvel
Leon Tukker, Concept Artist, Wizards of the Coast & Netflix
And more!

Register today and stay tuned!

CAVE is originally created from the ideas of Andreas Husballe, Jannick Lund and Christian Demény Rasmussen from Vizlab Studios. They wanted to create a Danish hotspot for the world’s greatest concept artists to meet and share their knowledge through talks and live show-and-tell sessions.

CAVE seeks to support:

– EXPERIENCE SHARING
Get to know how other professionals work and think in their creative approach
– TIPS & TRICKS
A great opportunity to pick the professionals’ brains for new knowledge
– NETWORK & FEEDBACK
Speakers and Industry Artists give you professional feedback on your portfolio

Programme

Thursday (Day 1)

10:00-10:15 Welcome by Vizlab Studios
10:15-11:15 Maarten Hermans
11:30-12:30 Cumron Ashtiani
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking
14:00-15:00 Rasmus Poulsen
15:15-16:15 Atey Ghailan
16:15-17:00 Guillaume Normand

Friday (Day 2)

10:00-11:00 Vizlab Studios
11:15-12:30 Jama Jurabaev
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking
14:00-15:00 Darek Zabrocki
15:15-16:15 Leon Tukker
16:15-17:00 Jort van Welbergen

Insights on the current development: New technologies, new consumption patterns, new expectations, new ambitions and new generations. Everything impacts the future media landscape, and therefore becomes important for the industry producing content from fact to fiction, and advertisement for the digital platforms. The goal is to learn about both the challenges and the opportunities the industry faces today.

Program

13.00 Welcome
By Mads Schmidt Haagensen, Media College Denmark

13.10 The media landscape of the future
Sofie Hvitved and Bugge Holm Hansen, Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, who give their take on how the media landscape will change over the coming years. How does the media consumer of the future behave? What kind of content will dominate? What will AI mean? And what about democracy, representation and public service?

14.00 The ballad about ‘Kolonihaven’
‘Everything is complete; whimsically and elegantly delivered.’ That’s what the film magazine EKKO writes in its review of probably the most talked about documentary series, Kolonihaven, at the moment. Meet producer Majbrit Oddershede Pedersen and photographer Frederik Thyberg in a Q&A, which, supplemented with selected clips, examines the grip of the series and, not least, perspectives for future Public Service TV.

15.00 Coffee break

15.15 AI – is already here!
Artificial intelligence takes up a lot of space in the debate, both in relation to future media production and how we can best educate for the future.
Hear how Media College Denmark uses AI and see examples of how far we are in relation to programming and image processing.

15.45 Debate: Implications for education
What should we prioritize when training future employees in the media industries? Panel debate and three points on the way forward for the school, the industry and the programmes.

16.30 Screening and Q&A (TBC)

ANIDOX is a creative platform for the development, production and exhibition of animated documentary projects. Returning with a special exhibition at Gallery NB: Viborg Animation Festival celebrates factual, animated stories in emerging media / Virtual Reality. Presenting a selection of contemporary works focused on outstanding storytelling and craftsmanship.
Exhibition

Selection

House of Moiré
By Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Matthew Edwards (CA)
House of Moiré invites users into a void-like realm, where one’s experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In self-directed exploration, the viewer advances through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audio-visual programming, and minimalist spatial design.

All unsaved progress will be lost
By Mélanie Courtinat (FR)
All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a melancholic journey through a ghost town made of concrete and fog, based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
By Darren Emerson (UK)
A euphoric, interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement, where finding the party is the only thing that matters.

MLK: Now is the time
By Limbert Fabian (USA)
An immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King’s speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.

Entertainment Industry Art Sessions

In continuation of CAVE Conference, we are inviting you to join our open Entertainment Industry Art Sessions, where you can meet industry experts and get valuable inputs on how to create and improve your art, and understand how to get into and navigate within the Entertainment Industry!

At this event you will be able to meet:

• Andreas Husballe, Vizlab Studios
• Antonio Stappaerts, ArtWOD & SQETCH
• Atey Ghailan, Envar Entertainment
• Christian Rasmussen, Vizlab Studios
• Claudiu-Antoniu Magherusan, Envar Entertainment
• Darek Zabrocki, Focal Point School & Darek Zabrocki Studio
• Emmanuelle Aubeau, Fortiche (Talent Acquisition)
• Esben Lash, IO Interactive
• Gabriel Rubio, Envar Entertainment
• Jama Jurabaev, Lucasfilm
• Jort van Welbergen, HBO & Marvel
• Leon Tukker, Wizards of the Coast
• Maarten Hermans, Karakter & One Pixel Brush
• Pamela Tanasovichi, Envar Entertainment (Talent Acquisition)
• Rasmus Poulsen, IO Interactive
• Riana Møller, Vizlab Studios
• Ron Ashtiani, Big Thursday Creative
• Victor Maury, IO Interactive

Here is what you can expect from the event:

Agenda

The event will be divided into 2 sections.

The initial section is an intro to the event, the Industry experts, the expert’s thoughts and experiences with art in the entertainment industry.

The second section will revolve around 4 Art/Industry Sessions where you will be able to get concrete and actionable input on how to improve your art skills or how to enter and/or navigate within the entertainment industry.

Here is the full breakdown of the event:

• 17:00 – Cinema Lobby in front of Cinema Hall 5
  Introduction to the Event
  Introduction and Questions to the Experts
• 17:15 – Industry & Art Sessions
  In the spirit of CAVE Conference, you can participate and shuffle between industry sessions, that fits your interests. Discuss Art (Characters, Environments, Hard Surface, and Illustrations) with the experts, in group sessions – feel free to share your own work as base for the conversations or join the Industry session and get important knowledge on how to enter and navigate within the Entertainment Industry.
  Chose between one or more of the sessions:Session A: Character Concept Artists, including experts:
  Antonio Stappaerts, Gabriel Rubio, Victor MaurySession B: Environment & Hard Surface Concept Artists, including experts:
  Andreas Husballe, Jort van Welbergen, Leon Tukker, Maarten Hermans, Rasmus Poulsen,              Riana MøllerSession C: Illustrations, including experts:
  Atey Ghailan, Claudiu-Antoniu Magherusan, Esben Lash

  Session D: Industry, including experts:
  Christian Rasmussen, Emmanuelle Aubeau, Jama Jurabaev, Pamela Tanasovichi

• 18:00/18:15 – Thank you and see you at the Palette Mixer

We are looking forward to seeing you there and wrapping up the first day of CAVE Conference by sharing knowledge and creating opportunities for personal development and advancements in your career!

The event is organized in collaboration with CAVE Conference and Viborg Animation Festival.

20:00
Doors Open & Live Music
The doors to Palette Mixer opens!
Concert with Twins of June; closing event for Animation Boot Camp

21:00
Welcome & Networking Session
– Marie Munch Burski of Creative Viborg
– Christian Rasmussen of Vizlab Studios
To kick off conversations our hosts Marie & Christian will share insights and highlights from VAF & CAVE and invite you to participate in a brief networking session to break the ice to get the talks going. We’ll make sure you’ll get introduced to new contacts, expand your network and have some interesting topics to talk about for the rest of the evening

21:15 – 23:59
Networking, Party & DJ (DJ Morten Hampenberg)
DJ Morten Hampenberg
It’s time to get the party started! It’s all up to you, whether you want to keep talking or get on the dancefloor. There will be room for both! DJ Morten Hampenberg will be making sure everyone is having fun, mixing the best music of past and present. Have fun, chat, get on the dancefloor, enjoy the drinks and music, and share an unforgettable evening in great company.

With this year’s theme ‘Art and Aesthetics – in education and pedagogy’ we ask: What does art mean for the well-being and general education for children and young people?

Does the development of aesthetic- and production-oriented teaching processes strengthen children’s and young people’s motivation and participation in the class room?

Kick off your VAF friday in style and Join us for a casual networking event! meet the creative forces of viborg, mingle with the vaf guests, jury and speakers and enjoy a croissant & a glass of bubbles.

Vizlab Studios proudly presents: CAVE 2023!

CAVE Concept Art & Visual Exploration

Attend talks from top industry professionals, gain inspiration, share knowledge, and network with fellow artists. Don’t miss out on the biggest Concept Art conference in Scandinavia. Register now and join us in Viborg, Denmark.

Speakers for this year’s cave include:

Jama Jurabaev, Senior Concept Artist, Lucasfilm
Atey Ghailan, Founder & Creative Director, Envar Entertainment
Ron Ashtiani, Creative Leader & Co-Founder, Big Thursday Creative
Darek Zabrocki, Founder & Creative Director, Focal Point School & Darek Zabrocki Studio
Rasmus Poulsen, Franchise Art Director, IO Interactive
Antonio Stappaerts, Founder & Creative Director, Sqetch & ArtWod
Maarten Hermans, Concept Designer, Karakter & One Pixel Brush
Guillaume Normand, Concept Artist, Envar Entertainment
Jort van Welbergen, Concept Artist, HBO & Marvel
Leon Tukker, Concept Artist, Wizards of the Coast & Netflix
And more!

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CAVE is originally created from the ideas of Andreas Husballe, Jannick Lund and Christian Demény Rasmussen from Vizlab Studios. They wanted to create a Danish hotspot for the world’s greatest concept artists to meet and share their knowledge through talks and live show-and-tell sessions.

CAVE seeks to support:
– EXPERIENCE SHARING
Get to know how other professionals work and think in their creative approach
– TIPS & TRICKS
A great opportunity to pick the professionals’ brains for new knowledge
– NETWORK & FEEDBACK
Speakers and Industry Artists give you professional feedback on your portfolio

Programme

Thursday (Day 1)
10:00-10:15 Welcome by Vizlab Studios
10:15-11:15 Maarten Hermans
11:30-12:30 Cumron Ashtiani
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking
14:00-15:00 Rasmus Poulsen
15:15-16:15 Atey Ghailan
16:15-17:00 Guillaume Normand

Friday (Day 2)
10:00-11:00 Vizlab Studios
11:15-12:30 Jama Jurabaev
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break & Networking
14:00-15:00 Darek Zabrocki
15:15-16:15 Leon Tukker
16:15-17:00 Jort van Welbergen

ANIDOX is a creative platform for the development, production and exhibition of animated documentary projects. Returning with a special exhibition at Gallery NB: Viborg Animation Festival celebrates factual, animated stories in emerging media / Virtual Reality. Presenting a selection of contemporary works focused on outstanding storytelling and craftsmanship.
Exhibition

Selection

House of Moiré
By Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Matthew Edwards (CA)
House of Moiré invites users into a void-like realm, where one’s experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In self-directed exploration, the viewer advances through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audio-visual programming, and minimalist spatial design.

All unsaved progress will be lost
By Mélanie Courtinat (FR)
All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a melancholic journey through a ghost town made of concrete and fog, based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
By Darren Emerson (UK)
A euphoric, interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement, where finding the party is the only thing that matters.

MLK: Now is the time
By Limbert Fabian (USA)
An immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King’s speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.

ANIDOX:VR guests and jury

Jakob Kirstein Høgel, National Film School of Denmark

Jakob Høgel is a visual anthropologist, a digital media and documentary producer, as well as film consultant. A founding member of the ANIDOX community, he is well known for producing high profile documentaries, winning numerous international awards. Høgel works as a consultant at the Danish Film Institute, West Danish Film fund and globally. Until recently he was Head of content development and co-creation at the Danish National Museum. His current position is Head of Education and Research at the National Film School of Denmark.

Ana Brzezińska, Tribeca Festival (USA

Ana is an XR curator and creative producer working at the intersection of art, storytelling, and technology for over 15 years. Currently, she is responsible for Immersive programming at Tribeca Festival, USA. Tribeca Immersive, with its competition section for spatial and digital storytelling, is considered one of the most prestigious selections in the world. Ana serves as an XR and innovation expert to the Creative Europe and collaborates as a mentor and advisor with a number of organizations, universities, and businesses in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

Louise Haugstrup Jensen, The Danish Film Institute

Louise Haugstrup Jensen leads the VR distribution scheme at the Danish Film Institute, and has supported numerous award-winning projects, following the trajectory of the works from impact strategy design and development to presentation at national and international platforms.

Michelle Kranot, ANIDOX (moderator)

Michelle Kranot is the co-founder and producer of ANIDOX. A filmmaker and multimedia artist based in Denmark, she has been working with her partner and co-director Uri Kranot as a duo for 20 years. Michelle is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Académie des César. She has been recently honored with the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Immersive Work at the 77th La Biennale di Venezia and Best Immersive XR at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Michelle holds the position of researcher and project leader at The Animation Workshop.

VAF wants to give thanks to all the creators of the festival and celebrate the courage they show by sharing their work with the festival audience. The nominated films will be judged by the professional juries of 2023, who will also be announcing the winners. 
 
VAF receives animated films from filmmakers from all over the world with strong messages and stories that illuminate current themes, trends and challenges. These are films that you would not necessarily be able to see in the cinema or on various streaming services. That’s why the VAF Award nominees need to be celebrated as unique film experiences, whether it’s short films or feature films. We are always deeply grateful for the filmmaker’s courage and creative urge to create such amazing, animated experiences. 
 
The awards of 2023 is: 
 
VAF Best Feature 
VAF Best Short 
VAF Best Experimental 
VAF Best Graduation Film 
VAF Best Commissioned Work  
Open Workshop Best Danish Animated Short 
ANIMOK Youth Jury 
VAF Diversity Film 
ANIDOX:VR Award 

Read more about the awards and jury here

Sci-Vi Seminar 2023

When research communication moves out of text-heavy publications and becomes visual productions – a seminar on Science Visualization

What can it look like when research dissemination moves out of text-heavy publications and becomes visual expressions? When the research format moves out of books and publications and becomes visual, where does it go?

At this years Sci-Vi seminar we will look at different platforms for animated research communication.

We have chosen to present a preponderance of cases about climate and environmental productions as examples, but the day is relevant for all research- and knowledge fields and – environments as well as visual storytellers, animators, illustrators, producers and people in the visual industry in general.

Remember to book tickets for the Sci-Vi screening as well.

VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM HERE

Sci-Vi is supported by Vision Denmark and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science

ANIDOX is a creative platform for the development, production and exhibition of animated documentary projects. Returning with a special exhibition at Gallery NB: Viborg Animation Festival celebrates factual, animated stories in emerging media / Virtual Reality. Presenting a selection of contemporary works focused on outstanding storytelling and craftsmanship.
Exhibition

Selection

House of Moiré
By Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Matthew Edwards (CA)
House of Moiré invites users into a void-like realm, where one’s experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In self-directed exploration, the viewer advances through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audio-visual programming, and minimalist spatial design.

All unsaved progress will be lost
By Mélanie Courtinat (FR)
All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a melancholic journey through a ghost town made of concrete and fog, based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
By Darren Emerson (UK)
A euphoric, interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement, where finding the party is the only thing that matters.

MLK: Now is the time
By Limbert Fabian (USA)
An immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King’s speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.

ANIDOX is a creative platform for the development, production and exhibition of animated documentary projects. Returning with a special exhibition at Gallery NB: Viborg Animation Festival celebrates factual, animated stories in emerging media / Virtual Reality. Presenting a selection of contemporary works focused on outstanding storytelling and craftsmanship.
Exhibition

Selection

House of Moiré
By Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Matthew Edwards (CA)
House of Moiré invites users into a void-like realm, where one’s experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In self-directed exploration, the viewer advances through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audio-visual programming, and minimalist spatial design.

All unsaved progress will be lost
By Mélanie Courtinat (FR)
All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a melancholic journey through a ghost town made of concrete and fog, based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
By Darren Emerson (UK)
A euphoric, interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement, where finding the party is the only thing that matters.

MLK: Now is the time
By Limbert Fabian (USA)
An immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King’s speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.

This year from week 39 up to and including 42, Viborg Animation Festival holds a Treasure Hunt for the entire family. Around Viborg’s center you can find pictures of animal-human like creatures who are visiting from their stop-motion universe made by this year’s VAF Artist: Niki Lindroth von Bahr.
Come along on a breezy walk and try to find the different animals around on the streets and the shops.

Keep a cool mind and have a sharp eye for the details because it is exactly the details you should be looking for to answer the questions for each picture. When you have answered all the questions a VAF prize awaits!

Do you want to create animation yourselves? Visit VAF in week 39 and go for the ANIMNOK childrens creative workshop in Student House or dive down in to marvelous Animanimals-univers in the Tinghallen foyer.

Where do I get the Scavenger map?

Get a physical copy of the Scavenger map at Tinghallen during the festival OR save the online version above.

ANIDOX is a creative platform for the development, production and exhibition of animated documentary projects. Returning with a special exhibition at Gallery NB: Viborg Animation Festival celebrates factual, animated stories in emerging media / Virtual Reality. Presenting a selection of contemporary works focused on outstanding storytelling and craftsmanship.
Exhibition

Selection

House of Moiré
By Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Matthew Edwards (CA)
House of Moiré invites users into a void-like realm, where one’s experience is defined by the curiosity of their eyes and ears. In self-directed exploration, the viewer advances through a succession of rooms dressed in optical patterns, audio-visual programming, and minimalist spatial design.

All unsaved progress will be lost
By Mélanie Courtinat (FR)
All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost is a melancholic journey through a ghost town made of concrete and fog, based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
By Darren Emerson (UK)
A euphoric, interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement, where finding the party is the only thing that matters.

MLK: Now is the time
By Limbert Fabian (USA)
An immersive journey that explores key themes of Dr. King’s speech and highlights systemic inequities that persist in our society.

Six pitches has been selected from a pitch competition held by Danske Film Instruktører & VAF. They will compete for a grand prize to help realize the project. All pitches are based on annimated content for a mature audience. Come and see the six pitches from amazingly talented artists.

In competition:

A confirmation that the world is O.K. – Christen Bach

Fredsbaand – David Adler & Hans Frederik Jacobsen

Untitled project – Marie Jørgensen

The Football Agent – Muhamed Vejzovic

Nymfe – Snackbag Studios

Women in War – Julie Baltzer

There will afterwards be a presentation of four Open Workshop projects.