FAO 2024
FAO 2024
2024 Poster art by Sheen Agnew
The Festival of Animated Objects 2024 was our biggest year yet! With workshops outnumbering live performances, this year was the best chance to see from both sides of the mask.
The festival saw over 1700 attendees from all over Alberta and beyond.
National Feature
MULTIPLE ORGANISM by Mind of a Snail (Vancouver)
We’re all just projections, man.
Incubator Series: Perform
The Stories We Write Right by Jen Bain
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Juanita Dawn
Incubator Series: Present
GROWTH: Artist Talk with ea_t_worms
Snake, Rattle and Roll: Artist Talk with Kaja Irwin
Wunderbriefs presented by CAMP
International Feature: Nina Vogel (Brazil)
Evelyn Delgado
Nyx Orr + Abigail Monarrez as Ruhomeyet Collective
Almendra Vergara
Miranda Martini
Jocelyn Mah
Tia DeLauria + Claudia Chagoya
Community Shows
Splish Splash! by Tangle McClaron
The Dolly Wiggler Cabaret presented by CAOS
SCPA Student Showcase led by Peter Balkwill
Screenings + Exhibitions
Animovies curated by Kes Lefthand and Kelsey Two Young Men
Animated Imagination: A Stop Motion Puppetry Showcase curated by Tia DeLauria and Claudia Chagoya, presented by CAOS
Retrospect photography exhibition by Sean Dennie
Workshops
Animal Tabletop Puppets with Jenny Dale Stables
Beginner pop-Up Storybook Theatre with Tia DeLauria
Fuzzy Friends: Mouth and Rod Puppets with Jenny Dale Stables
Robot Parade: Robot Puppets with Jenny Dale Stables
Miniature Crankies with Monica Ila
Shadow Puppets with Monica Ila
Intermediate Pop-Up Storybook Theatre with Tia DeLauria
Cell-uloid: Phone Animation Workshop with Sacha Michaud + Chantale Beaulne
Fairy Tale Rode and Puppet Building with Jenny Dale Stables
Liminal Beings and Linking Objects with Glenn Taylor
The Zoo Inside Me: Animal Masks with Jenny Dale Stables
As Seen In
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The Festival of Animated Objects brings the whimsy and magic to the arts in Calgary - The Gauntlet
Calgary set to host Festivals of Animated Objects - CTV News Calgary
Wild and wonderful: Anything goes at the Festival of Animated Objects - Calgary Herald
Episode 50: Festival of Animated Objects Pt. 2 - Living a Creative Life
YMCA Calgary Arts Presents: Festival of Animated Objects in Splish Splash at Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton - Global News
Festival of Animated Objects starts Friday - CTV News Calgary
7 Spring Festivals to Check Out in Calgary - Avenue Magazine Calgary
'Let's Have a Good Time': Annual Dolly Wiggler Cabaret offers short and often surreal performances - Calgary Herald
10 things to do in Calgary this weekend - CTV News Calgary
What to Do in March - The Scene
Festival of Animated Objects Morning Feature - CTV News Television Calgary
The Festival of Animated Objects - Chatter Block