The Animation Directors’ Lab
This course has been developed by the National Film School at IADT in association with Creative Futures Academy, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet, FilmEU-The University Alliance, The National Talent Academy for Animation and N-Tuttor at IADT.
What is The Animation Directors’ Lab?
The Animation Directors’ Lab is designed to empower the next generation of animation directors to compete on the world stage.
The Lab is a peer-to-peer learning event that brings experienced and upcoming directors together. The event is designed to inspire and inform the new wave of directing talent to find their unique storytelling voice and equip them with some of the skills they will need to develop their careers as directors.
What will I do?
Taking place over the course of 5 days at Frybrook House in Boyle, Co Roscommon, this event will offer a diverse programne comprising workshops, one-on-one mentoring sessions, and networking opportunities. Experienced animation directors will lead each workshop, outlining their creative methodologies and charting their professional progress, with a focus on their work-flows from pre-production through to production. The mentoring sessions offer direct access to experienced leaders in the animation industry. This will help participants to industry their individual creative process to advise and guide on improvement. Networking will give everyone a chance to meet others in the industry, and these connections can be invaluable as people move forward in their careers.
The Directors Lab was developed and designed by Stephen Fagan creative producer and managing director of Studio Meala and Damien Byrne from the National Film School at IADT.
Dates + Times
June 17th until June 21st
All sessions are in person in Frybrook House, Boyle Co. Roscommon, Ireland.
The week will start on lunchtime on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will be 10am-1pm and 2:30pm-5pm.
Friday will be 10am-1pm followed by a wrap up lunch.
Travel and accommodation options will be provided once your application has been successful.
APPLY NOW
Application deadline: Monday May 20th 12 noon .
Contact damien.byrne@iadt.ie for any further information.
Image credits L-R:
‘Every other Weekend’, Director James Naughton, The National Film School, IADT 2022.
‘The Fall of the Ibis King”, Director Josh O’Caoimh, The National Film School, IADT 2022.
