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Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema

October 26, 2007 1:20 pm

I wish this festival were in Los Angeles - or anywhere in the United States. But I’m thankful it’s presented anyplace at all. Located in beautiful Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Canada, The Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema is the annual film retrospective dedicated to showcasing the latest unreleased international animated feature films - in an actual movie theatre, the way theyâ€™re supposed to be seen.

This year the four day festival runs from November 15-18. Screenings will be held at The Gig Theatre (the Hyland Cinema) in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The festival opens Thursday Nov. 15 with the Canadian premiere of Leslie Iwerks’ The Pixar Story. Other films screening this year include: A-Film’s The Ugly Duckling and Me; Korea’s Aachi and Ssipak; France’s The Killer of Montmartre; Bjork’s Anna and the Moods; the Czech puppet horror film One Night In The City; and the infamous Norwegian CG feature Free Jimmy.

Two films document the development of one of Brazil’s leading animators, Otto Guerra: Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock Ã«n Roll, and Rocky and Hudson. Anime is represented with Five Centimeters Per Second, and SOS Metro Tokyo Explorers. Other Festival selections and premieres include RH+ and Film Noir.

Last but not least, the Festival will be holding the premiere of Ladd Ehlinger Jr.’s Flatland the Film. Director and animator Ehlinger will present the film in person and take Q&A after the screening - and the festival will be presenting the film and the Q&A session not only to the attending audience, but to the entire world via the Internet.

For more information contact program curator Joseph C. Chen via email wfac-at-wfac.ca or through the festival website.

13 commentsshare posted in Events

10/26/07 2:37pm	Dave James says:
	I remember back in the ’80’s there was a FESTIVAL of ANIMATION (or something like that) every year. It toured around the SoCal area. I remeber seeing it at LIDO cinema (I think) in Newport Beach and other areas. I don’t think it was a Spike and Mike thing either. There really aren’t too many animation festivals these days; at least in SoCal. Wonder if this is another result of YouTube and the digital age?
10/26/07 2:44pm	Evan says:
	I think your Idea of bringing this festival to Los Angeles is great! Go cartoon brew films. Get on the phone with Joseph C. Chen and make this thing happen.
10/26/07 2:53pm	Billy Batz says:
	Aacchi + Ssipak! awesome choice!!! Someone knows whats going on!!There is hope!
10/26/07 3:22pm	Niffiwan says:
	Does anyone know where to find the official schedule for this festival? I’m desperately searching for one, but I can’t find it anywhere, certainly not on the barren official website. Jerry could you post it, maybe (since you seem to know something)? I narrowly missed it last year and vowed that I’d go this time around, but I can’t find any info - where to book a hotel, how to get there, how to order advance tickets, etc. I live in Toronto, so it’s not too far away from me - but I’d still like more than a few days’ notice!
10/26/07 3:23pm	Niffiwan says:
	I tried to contact them several times a while ago at that email address (and at their Youtube account) but without any success so far.
10/26/07 4:09pm	Joseph C. chen says:
	Hello, all, This is Joseph from the Waterloo Festival. I apologise for the website being down; the servers are not cooperating with the website code at the very last minute, proving that Murphy is my neighbour. :( Please feel free to contact me via the email address of my work alter-ego, joseph -at- rim.com. I have just discovered your blog the other day, and very much look forward to making your acquaintance. I have several ideas I’d like to discuss with you!
10/26/07 4:11pm	Joseph C. Chen says:
	WFAC 2007 schedule: Thursday Nov. 15 18:30 The Pixar Story 21:00 Tidbits 1 Friday Nov. 16 18:30 Rocky and Hudson 21:00 Aachi and Ssipak Saturday Nov. 17 10:00 The Ugly Duckling and Me 12:30 RH+: the Vampiress of Seville 15:00 Tidbits 2 18:30 Flatland 21:00 One Night in The City 23:30 Film Noir Sunday Nov. 18 13:30 Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock ‘n Roll 16:00 Free Jimmy
10/26/07 7:26pm	Niffiwan says:
	Is that a complete schedule? It seems to be missing some of the films which Jerry’s post mentioned… a post on BCDC also says that you plan (or planned) on showing “Black Ceiling” from Estonia. Also, I think Jerry’s Youtube link is of the trailer to “Flatland the Movie”, NOT “Flatland the Film”? Both of them were released this year, but “Flatland the Movie” is not a feature film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972374/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814106/ Here’s the official website for “Flatland the Film”: http://www.flatlandthefilm.com/
10/27/07 8:18am	Jorge Garrido says:
	Hey! I live here and I didn’t even know about this! Thanks, Brew!
10/27/07 10:17am	Joseph C. Chen says:
	Black Ceiling is in Tidbits 1, which also contains Speed of Five Centimeters Per Second. Indeed, it is Ehlinger’s “Flatland the Film” that is being screened, not the other. Tidbits 2 contains the Killer of Montmartre, Anna and the Moods, and SOS Metro Tokyo Explorers.
10/27/07 1:00pm	Jerry Beck says:
	Jorge & Joseph - Duly noted, and the link to Flatland the Film has been corrected in the original post
10/27/07 3:18pm	Travis says:
	Hmmm. I got excited when I looked at Flatland: The Movie. The correct link for the ‘film’… ehh, not so much.
10/27/07 5:55pm	Joseph C. Chen says:
	It’s not as pretty, but it’s a better film. :)

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