We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our ‘Bringing Legacy to Life’ (online) Stop Motion Conference!
Tickets are limited and include a small fee of £10, which will give delegates access to all panels, keynotes and special events. Note: registration closes on the 15th of April. Full details of the programme will be announced shortly.
We are also pleased to announce the keynote events, detailed below:
Opening Event – Thursday 29th April – ‘Re-Animating the Archive: A conversation with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen foundation’, featuring Connor Heaney, collections manager at the Foundation in conversation with Dr Steve Henderson – scholar, festival director and specialist in animation archives. They will be talking about restoration and preservation of key pieces of the Harryhausen archive which is currently on display in the Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema Exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Closing Event – Friday 30th April – Stop motion great Barry Purves reflects on Harryhausen’s work in ‘Harryhausen: An Animator’s Perspective’. Internationally acclaimed, OSCAR and BAFTA nominated Animator and Directory, Purves has worked across sectors, genres and platforms, and we are delighted to welcome him to round of our conference with a reflective discussion around Ray’s work and his own.
These keynotes will run as public events, so those unable to attend the full days of the conference may still register for the keynotes. Eventbrite details to follow.
Note: registration closes on the 15th of April. Full details of the programme will be announced shortly. If you have any questions, contact us at: animationresearch@ed.ac.uk
