A Special Animation Seminar to take place during Dublin Chinese New Year Festival
Ireland's first Chinese Film Festival will take place during the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival 2011 next month.A key component of the festival will be a special free animation seminar which will explore business practices in China, animation in China and the legal aspects of co-production.
Two celebrated animators from China will join Oscar-nominated companies, Brown Bag Films and Cartoon Saloon, to participate in the seminar on Friday, 4th February, at Dublin City Council's Wood Quay Conference Centre.
Participants
- Paul Young, Creative Director / Founder Cartoon Saloon
- Jennie Stacey, Cathal Gaffney, Managing Director, Brown Bag Films
- Business Development Manager, Jason Leigh from Chinese Company Crystal CG
- Yao Guanghua, director, "The Magic Aster" (The Shanghai Animation Studio)
- Kevin Lynch, Clerkin Lynch Solicitors
- Jimmy Murakami, Animation Director
- Cathy Holahan, Enterprise Ireland
Chair: Damien Farrell, Caboom
Animation Seminar 2011
Date: Friday 4th February 2011
Time: 9.30am - 2pm
Venue: Dublin City Council's Wood Quay Conference Centre
Cost: FREE - tickets reserved through www.eventelephant.com/dcnyfanimationseminar
9.30 Introduction
Damian Farrell: 10 Things You Need To Know About China
9.40 Co-Productions
Panel: Paul Young / Jennie Stacey
What is a co-production? What are the sources of funding?
10.35 Out Sourcing
Panel: Gillian Higgins / Jason Leigh / Paul Young
What are the issues and dangers? What is the split of animation?
11.40 Doing Business in China
Panel: Cathy Holahan / Kevin Lynch / Jimmy Murakami / Jason Leigh
12.35 Animation in China
Panel: Yao Guanghua / Jimmy Murakami / Jason Leigh
What talent is there in China? Where are the opportunities?