6 - 8:30 PM

Ages 12+

South Shore Regional Library

Both at the library! This evening's feature is Howl's Moving Castle directed by Hayao Miyazaki based on the book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. Free Popcorn!

Sophie, a 19-year-old girl who believes she is plain, has resigned herself to a drab life in her family's hat shop--until the Witch of the Waste transforms her into a 90-year-old woman. In her aged guise, Sophie searches for a way to break the Witch's spell and finds unexpected adventures.

HB Studios Presentation

3D Computer Animation

Official Welcome 11:00 am

Screenings of Films, Animations & Video Games starts at 11:05 am

10 - 11:30 AM

Artech Studios

TEENS

Create a Zine with Flavia Lytle

All you need is a BIG imagination, scizzors, old magazines, paper cuttings, pens and some paper & we'll construct what's known as a "zine"-an underground self-published piece of work that can talk about anything you wish, nothing is barred!

My Community Illustration by Flavia Lytle

Rant, rave, wish, imagine: put it into a zine & then give it to your friends. Impress your parents with your talent and put your energy into a real work of art!

Teens encouraged and not limited to express their frustrations, creations and writings-We will work on a zine together as a group. OPEN THEME- Black and White ONLY

Flavia Lytle of a-ok clothing art & a-ok indy zine, is a working artist who lives in Lunenburg with her 3 kids. She has travelled around the world, collecting ideas and images her whole life. She speaks for languages and would like to inspire young people to live life large!

12 - 1:30 PM

Artech Studios

Ages 6-10 yrs old

Worms for Dinner - Claymation/Animation
An Artech Studios' workshop with Marieke Denil

Worms For Dinner

Children will work with modelling clay to create a colourful cast of slithery snakes. Then its time to set the stage or rather 'set the table' with plates, bowls & cups – whacky! Get ready for dinner - 'worms for dinner!'

Children take turns as Photographer, Director, and
Producer for their claymation movie production.

Maximum 24 Requires one adult for every 6 children
Festival volunteers may be available - please inquire

1 - 2:30 PM

South Shore Regional Library

Creative Writing Workshop with Russ Barton of Creative Holidays Nova Scotia

Create Dynamic Openings for Short or Long Fiction

Workshop tutor Russ Barton has taught fiction writing for Creative Holidays, Nova Scotia in Halifax and along the South Shore for ten years.

This ninety-minute workshop demonstrates techniques used to write dynamic openings that draw readers into fiction. Examine and analyze successful openings in literature. Russ challenges you to write your short story or novel opening and present it to the workshop for critical discussion.

Screenings of Films, Animations & Video Games

11:30 AM

Empire Theatre Studio 7

Aven Fisher will present his award-winning animations Bruno and Herbert [the chameleon]

Herbert by Aven Fisher. Click image to enlarge.

Watch for
WEE Giant's Puppets

at today's festivities!

More about Wee Giant Theatre

Coming next year...

Dressing it Up!  A  Wee Giant Theatre Workshop with Monika Wildemann. 

This workshop offers a taste of the fantasy world created in film and theatre through props, costuming, movement and sound.

PHOTOS [right] by James McMahon and [below] by Bruce Dienes

2 - 4:00 PM
Artech Studios

Stop Motion Animation with award-winning Animator Aven Fisher

Herbert by Aven Fisher. Click image to enlarge.

Join festival featured guest Aven Fisher for this hands-on workshop. Read all about Aven and his films at the Avenzone!

Aven will walk participants through the process of creating a stop motion animation skit using plasticene characters.

Maximum 12 Preregistration required

4:30 PM

Boston Pizza

7 - 8:30 PM

The Wandlyn Inn

Closing Gala & Awards