Locksmith at Annecy Festival 2019

Annecy International Festival is a few days away from opening its doors, and the Locksmith crew are packing their bags in readiness for this great event. Set in the beautiful French town of Annecy this yearly festival is once again jam-packed full of events, films, masterclasses and animation talent. ​

The studio will be joining with their partners from the Feature Animation division of VFX powerhouse Double Negative.
In addition to the full programme of events Locksmith and Dneg will be partnering up to meet and recruit new talent for Locksmith's first film 'Ron's Gone Wrong' at the DNEG Booth in the MIFA recruitment area (5.009)

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How Do You Create a Credible Villain in an Animation Film?

Open to Students, Meetings and MIFA badge holders, without reservation, first come, first seated.
•    Thursday 13 June
•     09:00 → 10:15
•     Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
 
How do screenwriters, graphic writers, animators and directors go about making us love the ones we should hate? Major talents from animation film reveal their secrets of creating characters that made Hitchcock say: "The better the villain, the better the picture"

Our Co-CEO Sarah Smith will be joining a talented panel to discuss, chat and muse this important villainous subject.​

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Speakers attending:
​Sarah SMITH Co-CEO Locksmith Animation
Andreas DEJA Animator / Animation Director Mushka Productions
Sophie DECROISETTE Scénariste / directrice d'écriture
Sergio PABLOS Director Sergio Pablos Animation Studios
Natalie ALTMANN CEO / Producer Media Valley

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Studio Focus

Our Studio Focus session will be open to Students, Meetings and Mifa badgeholders, by reservation. Ticketing is on the Annecy website.
•    Thursday 13 June
•     18:00 → 19:15
•     Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
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For the first time, the founders and key creatives of the UK's new high-end feature animation studio reveal their vision and how they're putting it on screen.

Speakers attending:

Sarah SMITH Co-CEO

Julie LOCKHART Co-CEO

JP VINE Co-DIRECTOR

Octavio RODRIGUEZ Co-DIRECTOR

Aurelien PREDAL PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Philippe DENIS VFX SUPERVISOR

David PEERS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Justin HUTCHINGSON - CHATBURN ART DIRECTOR

Eric LEIGHTON ANIMATION DIRECTOR

Doug IKELER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER and VFX SUPERVISOR​

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Meet the team

•    Thursday 13 June
•     Booth 5.009
•     MIFA Recruitment Area

Our production partner DNEG will be at their MIFA booth No 5.009 from 11th June - 14th June meeting and recruiting for 'Ron's Gone Wrong'.
Locksmith crew will join them on the booth on Thursday 13th June.  Expect to meet Directors, JP Vine and Octavio Rodriguez, Animation Director, Eric Leighton, Production Designer, Aurelien Predal, Senior Story Artist, Ash Boddy, Line Producer, David Park and Front-End Production Manager Kev Harwood.
We will be posting on our social channels nearer the day to let you know their schedule, so don't miss an opportunity to gain experienced insight and advice on working for this high-end CG feature animation studio.

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