Program 2025

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Trollywood Animation Festival Program

Please note, times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST/UTC +2). Current time in Sweden below. Main event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, all movies and screening at Biostaden, Kungsgatan 30 (affärshuset ODEN)

Day 1

Thursday, May 2 2024

09:00 - 17:00

Festival opens – live and digital

Presentation: Front desk opens, pick up your festival pass and get ready! Speaker: Live/Digital: Yes/No Venue: N3, Entry hall Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)Hide

09:00 - 09:05

Opening Trollywood Animation Festival 2024!

By Ben Mowbray Moderator, 3D generalist and designer

Presentation: Opening talk Speaker: Ben Mowbray Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Stage Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)Hide

10:00 - 11:00

“Puppets from the inside out”

By Oscar Rodriguez

Presentation: "Puppets from the inside out" Speaker: Oscar Rodriguez Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden.Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Character animation

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10:45 - 12:00

Animated shorts: EUNIC / REX Animation

By EUNIC! Together with REX

Presentation: No Speaker: No Live/Digital: Yes/No Venue: N3, Stage Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Screening Animation

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11:10 - 12:00

Making my breaking

By Dina Amin

Presentation: Making my baking Speaker: Dina Amin Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)Hide

12:30 - 17:00

SMEA Conference

By SMEA Conference

Presentation: Conference start/Closed session. Speaker: Swedish Media Production Academies Live/Digital: No/No Venue: N3, Meeting room 2103 Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Academic

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13:00 - 13:50

A frog’s journey into the Kiwi VFX at Wētā FX

By Drifa Bensghir

Presentation: A frog’s journey into the Kiwi VFX at Wētā FX Speaker: Drifa Bensghir Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Character animation - VFX

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13:00 - 14:15

Animated shorts: AWARD WINNERS / Fredrikstad Animation Festival

By WINNERS! FAF

Screening Animation

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14:00 - 14:50

Mavka

By Anna Eliseeva

Presentation: Mavka Speaker: Anna Eliseeva Live/Digital: Yes/Yes (online presentation, not in person) Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

3D - Character animation

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15:00 - 15:45

Work in progress – Super-Charlie, Mamma Moo and Bamse

By Christian Ryltenius

Presentation: Work in progress - Super-Charlie, Mamma Moo and Bamse Speaker: Christian Ryltenius Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

3D - Character animation

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15:00 - 16:15

Animated shorts: EUNIC / REX Animation

By EUNIC! Together with REX

Screening Animation

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15:50 - 17:00

Panel Talks – State of animation

Presentation: Panel Talks Moderator: Ansgar Maßmann Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Come and have a sit down together with Toon Boom representive Ansgar Maßmann and discuss at the round table of animation with schools and studios, what is happening, the latest trends and the future. Listen in to what is happening in the industry and ask questions in this laid back, intimate gathering. Come by, say hi and introduce yourselvesLive event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Business

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19:00 - 22:00

Reception Dinner and Opening Party (VIP)

Event: Reception dinner and opening party at Art Hall / Trollhättans KonsthallLive: This is a VIP and local event only.Digital: (not)Venue: Art Hall (Trollhättans Konsthall), Nohabgatan 11B, one minute walk from N3Hide

18:00 - 18:45

Vernissage – At the Art Hall / Konsthallen

Presentation: Vernissage and opening of our animation art exhibition at Konsthallen.Speaker: Peter Hagser Participating artists: Regina Pessoa, Martin Bergquist, Kaoru Furuko,All festival participants are welcome to join. Trollhättans Konsthall, Nohabgatan 11B (1 minute walk from our main venue N3).Live: This is a local and live event only. Digital: (not)Hide

22:00 - 22:00

Closing the first festival day

Day 2

Friday, May 3

09:00 - 17:00

Festival opens – live and digital

09:00 - 09:05

Opening – day two

By Ben Mowbray Moderator, 3D generalist and designer

Presentation: Second day Speaker: Ben Mowbray Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Stage Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)Hide

09:00 - 12:00

SMEA Call for papers session

By SMEA Conference

Presentation: Call for papers session/Closed session. Speaker: Swedish Media Production Academies Live/Digital: No/No Venue: N3, Meeting room 2103 Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden.Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!

Academic

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09:15 - 10:30

Animated shorts: EUNIC / REX Animation

By EUNIC! Together with REX

Presentation: No Speaker: No Live/Digital: Yes/No Venue: N3, Stage Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden.Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Screening Animation

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09:30 - 10:20

Making of ’Tales of Zale – Flickering Lights’

By Sif Savery

Presentation: Making of ’Tales of Zale – Flickering Lights’ Speaker: Sif Savery Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

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10:30 - 11:15

Developing new IPs: Creating a unique art vision in a crowded mobile games market – How 10 years worth of learnings led me here

By Nana Li

Presentation: Developing new IPs: Creating a unique art vision in a crowded mobile games market – How 10 years worth of learnings led me here
Speaker: Nana Li
Live/Digital: Yes/Yes
Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden.

Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

Business - Games

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10:45 - 12:00

Animated shorts: AWARD WINNERS / Fredrikstad Animation Festival

By WINNERS! FAF

Screening Animation

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11:15 - 12:00

2D animated game trailers with Brikk

By Samuel Fast

Presentation: 2D animated game trailers with Brikk Speaker: Samuel Fast Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)

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13:00 - 14:15

’50 Years of Creativity’

By Peter Lord

Presentation: ’50 Years of Creativity’ Speaker: Peter Lord Live/Digital: Yes/Yes Venue: N3, Black Box Live event: N3, Nohabgatan 15 Trollhättan, Sweden. Digital event: You will find a link in your mail on Thursday morning (or buy a ticket today!)Hide

13:00 - 14:15

Animated shorts: AWARD WINNERS / Fredrikstad Animation Festival

Closing the festival

Ben will close Trollywood Animation Festival 2021Hide