The Cardiff Animation Weekender will showcase a vibrant, hybrid programme of animated nostalgia, cult classics, and brand new gems. Across screenings, talks, workshops and socials, audiences can enjoy films together, get involved in discussions, take time to reconnect, meet new friends, create and have fun!
The programme will include:
Feature Film Screenings: beloved Don Bluth dino classic The Land Before Time; a Feather’s McGraw double bill, Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers followed by their newest outing Vengeance Most Fowl; dreamy, surreal coming-of-age story Boys Go To Jupiter; brand new anime feature Ghost Cat Anzu; and revisit the cult classic Welsh fantasy Y Dywysoges a’r Bwgan (The Princess and the Goblin) with a rare showing on the big screen – yn Gymraeg!
Short Films: Festival Favourites, hand-picked highlights from over a decade of Cardiff Animation events; Oska Bright’s best of the fest, a bold showcase of unique voices, styles and themes: and Cardiff Quick Draw Shorts sees teams across the globe take on the impossible goal of making an animated film in a single weekend.
Talks: Academy Award-nominated animation legend John R. Dilworth comes to Cardiff all the way from New York City to celebrate 25 years of Cartoon Network cult classic Courage the Cowardly Dog, from the unbelievable first pitch to its legacy with today’s generation of animation fans; and Chris Shepherd shares his nostalgic debut graphic novel ‘Anfield Road’ in conversation with Hannah Lau Walker.
Interactive Workshops, including a hands-on stop-motion animation workshop with animator Helen Piercy, using locally sourced fossils and the magic of traditional animation techniques to make a mini dinosaur film, plus make your own Gromit and Feathers McGraw with expert guidance from Aardman.
A brand new event Sketch Showdown! will bring artists head-to-head in an epic on-stage cartoon memory battle. Local art and film group Sinema Colomendy will be hosting a fun and relaxed session of Dog Life Drawing at Corporation Yard.
An exhibition of Welsh animators’ work alongside their inspirational treasures. One Bum Cinema Club, possibly the smallest cinema in the world, returns to Chapter. And Cardiff Animation Nights kicks off the Weekender with a launch party at The Underdog bar in Cardiff City Centre.
Every event at the festival will be captioned and BSL interpreted and all online screenings and events will be captioned.
Day Passes, Weekend Passes and tickets are now on sale on CAF’s website: