FAO 2025
FAO 2025
The festival was bursting at the seams this year.
We saw more screenings and performances, more incubator artists, and more puppets! This Spring we enjoyed full houses and full hearts.
As another sign of our growth, we launched OOOFFF!! Off the FAO, our Festival Off Series. We welcomed back two past incubator productions in their fully fledged glory.
FAO also had a special focus on improving its accessibility efforts, including a brand new Accessibility Page on the website, and both ASL interpreters and descriptive audio at the Dolly Wiggler Cabaret!
Thank you for selling out several of our events and making the Festival of Animated Objects 2025 a success! See you with more “living art” next year.
2025 Poster art by Mackenzie Bedford
LiLuune by Jamie Konchak
R U Home Yet Collective with the Wunderbriefs
Esperanza by Iván Guevara García
Student Showcase from USCPA
Fearsssome by Kaja Irwin
The Twilight Glow of Romeo by Nicola Elson
National Feature
Arctic Tall Tales/Racontars Arctique by La ruée vers l’ors
It’s cold out there in the North, but camaraderie keeps you warm.
Incubator Series: Perform
Fearsssome by Kaja Irwin
Esperanza by Iván Guevara García
Twilight Glow of Romeo by Nicola Elson
Incubator Series: Present
Ghost Story: Remains of Loss by Stephanie Quilliams
La Storia by Jamie T
Community Shows
LiLuune by Jamie Konchak
The Dolly Wiggler Cabaret presented by CAOS
SCPA Student Showcase led by Peter Balkwill
OOOFFF! Festival off the FAO
The Stories We Write Right by Jennifer Lynn Bain
One For Sorrow, Two For Joy by Juanita Dawn
Screenings + Exhibitions
Rubber (2010) directed by Quentin Dupieux
Animovies curated by Aiden Powderface
Short + Sweet curated by Aiden Powderface
Handmade Puppet Dreams presented by Heather Henson and CAOS
Worlds in Motion curated by Claudia Chagoya + Tia DeLauria, presented by CAOS
Retrospect photography exhibition by Sean Dennie
Workshops
Courage Journey for Kids with WP Puppet Theatre
VIEW From the Inside with WP Puppet Theatre
Taste of the VIEW (Youth) with WP Puppet Theatre
Create your own Tall Tale with Anne Lalancette
As Seen In
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As Seen In •
Curiocity A surreal festival with puppets & living art is coming to Calgary
Daybreak Alberta Festival of Animated Objects returns
The Scene Feature Scene Picks at the 2025 Festival of Animated Objects
Big Kitty Feature THE DOLLY WIGGLER CABARET: Embrace the chaos!
Calgary Herald Preview: Puppets and masks deliver pathos and laughs at annual Festival of Animated Objects