Animagination Festival presents: The Fantastical Time Travelling Library Bus with Moonfish Theatre “If we want to release the trapped moments of history, we have to do it now. This might be our only chance!” Welcome to the Fantastical Time Travelling Library Bus - this is no ordinary Library Bus! The books in this bus are
Animagination Festival presents The Mega Doodle workshop with animator and illustrator Marten Jonmark Come along and get involved with our interactive Monster Doodle! Meet animator and illustrator Marten Jonmark and create the scariest, meanest monster you’ve ever seen! Stretch out and show off your drawing and colouring skills in a huge group drawing session on
Animagination Festival presents Shorts for Wee Ones We know your little ones like nothing more than a colourful collection of animated stories from around the world. So we’ve looked high and low and found these wee treasures from Belgium, Brazil, Germany, the USA, France and the UK. You’ll meet a baby lamb who definitely thinks outside
Animagination Festival presents: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The story of Charlie Bucket, a little boy with no money and a good heart, trying to win a tour of a local chocolate factory with its eccentric owner. This delightful original musical version of Roald Dahl's much-loved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory needs no introduction.
Animagination Festival presents Discover the World of Pop-uppetry! with Moonfish Theatre Following on from their premier of the Fantastical Time Travelling Library Bus - an immersive show created with the support of Riverbank Arts Centre and the Kildare Library Services, Moonfish Theatre are hosting a workshop in the wonderful world of pop-uppetry! Pop-up books and cards
Animagination Festival presents: THE MAGIC BOOKSHOP From Monkeyshine Theatre in Association with Roscommon Arts Centre Welcome to The Magic Bookshop! It’s a treasure trove of wonders where old books flock together and their stories hop from the pages. Peter and John work at the new arrivals desk. Great heaps of books have to be sorted and
Animagination Festival presents: Storybook Workshop with illustrator Sarah Whelan. This workshop is a first stop shop for budding illustrators and writers who are looking to make their stories come to life. Making a Storyboard is the initial stage of cartoon or movie planning. Much like when making a storybook, you must first plan out what is
Animagination Festival presents: Create your own Revolting Story-Villain! With Simone Schuemmelfeder Every good story needs a villain and Roald Dahl was a master in creating the most revolting, scary and yet funny villains! Just think of Miss Trunchbull, the horrible principal in Dahl’s book “Matilda” or of the dreadful giants Bonecruncher and Meatdripper in “The BFG” whose
Triple Bill : The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child & Room On The Broom The Gruffalo The Gruffalo tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive.
Create your own Mini Comic Book with Fintan Taite In this fun workshop learn how to write, draw and make your own comics with award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Fintan Taite. Beginning with story and character design, Fintan takes you through all the fun steps involved in producing your very own mini comic! Duration 90
The BFG Steven Spielberg directs this adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel starring Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant. The film follows Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) as she is whisked away from her orphanage by the BFG and taken to Giant Country where she is immediately at risk of being eaten by the other, larger giants,
Toddler Workshop with Beth O Halloran These workshops are designed for young children working together with their grown-up. Visual artist Beth O’Halloran will guide these fun and creative sessions. Together you will explore colour, shapes and storytelling in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Come and join in a morning of fun with your little one. The
These magical tales will delight children age 3+ and are a colourful introduction to the cinema experience as well as moving image literacy. These little gems are from around the world, including Germany, France, Switzerland, Hungary and the USA. All these short films are in English or are dialogue free, except one where French is
Design and illustrate a cover for your favourite story or book Workshop with Illustrator Olwyn Whelan. Olwyn will show some examples of her work and explain the process involved in illustrating her picture books. The children will then design and illustrate their own design from a favourite story or book. Suitable for ages 6+, duration
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. The movie opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New
Come along and get involved with this spectacularly scary workshop. This is the perfect workshop to let your creativity go wild! Illustrator Sarah Whelan will host this workshop and will be encouraging everyone to get creative and create their own marvelous monster or curious creature. This is a great chance to make some crazy collages
A visually spectacular drama based on the hugely popular book by Patrick Ness follows 12-year-old Conor dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother and bullying classmates. Conor finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith,
Join us once again for our annual Animagination Festival! We've got screenings, workshops, authors events....... Saturday 21st April: 10am: WORKSHOP: Imagine a New World of Characters – mixed media collage workshop 11.30am: WORKSHOP: Drawing fun with illustrator Tarsila Krüse – in association with CBI Bold Girls 11.30am: FAMILY CINEMA: Thomas & Friends Journey Beyond Sordor
Illustration workshop for toddlers and pre-schoolers Join visual artist Marta Golubowska for a workshop in which the youngest artists (along with their parents and guardians) will create a multi-sensory story. Participants will create a collaborative collage on one giant piece of paper. The children will be invited to use their imagination in to make textures
Join Pádraig Kenny, author of the bestselling Tin, as he introduces his new book Pog. Learn about the inspiration behind the book, Pádraig’s journey to becoming a writer, and hear Pádraig read a snippet of his story. David and Penny arrive in a strange new home in a forest. Other creatures live here – magical
Come and join Dan Colley, Artistic Director of acclaimed theatre company Collapsing Horse, for a fun, intergenerational storytelling and puppetry workshop. What can grandparents and grandchildren learn from each other’s stories? How can you work with puppets to tell a story? This workshop is inspired by Collapsing Horse’s forthcoming production, A Very Old Man With
You are invited to Fighting Words to write an original story together, and see it being typed up on the Fighting Words screen. Once you have decided on the characters and plot you will write part of the story together, helped by Fighting Words tutors, editing as they go. You will then have time to
The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals in this neighbourhood can't help but ruffle a few feathers. With tales including a fox who unwittingly mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork and a duck who steps in as Santa Claus, if
From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown… and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon, has become an epic adventure spanning their lives. Now chief and ruler