International Festival of Animated Objects

The International Festival of Animated Objects is a biennial festival

Festival

A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....

sponsored by the non-profit group CAOS Calgary Animated Objects Society
CAOS Calgary Animated Objects Society
Calgary Animated Objects Society is a non-profit charitable arts organization based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Founded in 2003, CAOS is dedicated to the arts of mask, puppetry and animated objects, and to building community through art...

that promotes the arts of puppetry

Puppetry

Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance which involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient, and is believed to have originated 30,000 years BC. Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects...

, mask

Mask

A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes...

, and animated objects. It takes place in downtown Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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The IFAO features high calibre local, national, and international artists working in the realm of animated objects. Programming includes live performances, screenings, lectures, workshops, and exhibitions for all ages, and adult audiences, including the ever-popular late night "Dolly Wiggler Cabaret" and "Opening Night Galabash".

Past programming has included Canadian marionette superstar Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett

Ronnie Burkett is a Canadian puppeteer, best known for his original theatrical plays for adults, performed with marionettes...

, BC spectacle artists Three on the Tree, Tsimphisan carver Victor Reece, Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...

artist Mooky Cornish, Phillip Huber (of "Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American black comedy-fantasy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and John Malkovich, who plays a fictional version of himself...

" marionette fame), Frank Meschkuleit

Frank Meschkuleit

Frank Meschkuleit is a voice actor who plays the voice of Toopy and Binoo, a flagship cartoon of Treehouse TV. In addition to this role, Meschkuleit has appeared as a voice actor and puppeteer on many other shows, such as Internet Slutts, Don't Eat The Neighbours, and Dragon. His original...

("Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...

", "The Left Hand of Frank"), Calgary's The Old Trout Puppet Workshop

The Old Trout Puppet Workshop

The Old Trout Puppet Workshop is a puppet theatre company, founded on a ranch in southern Alberta in 1999. The company's first year of operation was an experience of intense collaborative isolation – the Trouts lived together, cooked together, and worked together. They collected eggs, fed the pigs,...

, Red Smarteez, and Czech group Buchty a Loutky, amongst others.

Puppets on Film is the screening portion of the International Festival of Animated Objects. Submissions for the film portion may be made through Withoutabox

Withoutabox

Withoutabox was a website founded in January of 2000 by David Straus, Joe Neulight and Charles Neulight which created technology to allow independent filmmakers to self-distribute their films. The first product launched was the International Film Festival Submission system. Withoutabox works with...

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Supporting the IFAO are the following organizations:

Canadian Heritage
Human Resources Development Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
The Department of Human Resources Development, also referred to as Human Resources Development Canada , is a former department of the Government of Canada...
Alberta Lotteries
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Alberta Human Resources
Calgary Arts Development

External links

Official Website

CAOS Website

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