Celebrate animation's finest in France at 2024 SCAD AnimationFest Lacoste
Join the best in animation, digital media, visual effects, and more for two days of screenings and presentations from France's breathtaking Luberon Valley at the 2024 SCAD AnimationFest Lacoste. This festival hosted at SCAD's idyllic study abroad location returns for its third annual soirée, welcoming students, honored guests, and industry professionals for its calendar of events on the future of these expansive entertainment fields.
Friday, April 5
1:30 p.m.
Designing the Narrative: Storyboarding for Animation
Theatre du SCAD
Learn to wield the power of storyboards with director Julien Chheng (Primal, Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia). This presentation explores storyboarding strategy for creating dynamic visual blueprints that guide animated projects from script to screen.
Presenter: Julien Chheng, co-founder, director, and producer, Studio La Cachette
3:30 p.m.
The Art of Concept Illustration
Theatre du SCAD
In the $300 billion video game industry, the creative process often starts with concept art, which influences everything that follows. Every character, landscape, prop, and more is put through multiple rounds of concept design before the animation and effects work begins. Learn more about the role of a concept artist in this presentation by SCAD alum James Rinere.
Presenter: James Rinere (B.F.A., illustration, 2020), concept artist, Massive Entertainment — An Ubisoft Studio
6 p.m.
Screening: Migration
Theatre du SCAD
Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing, and The Secret Life of Pets franchises, invite you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown in this action-packed, original new comedy. A family of ducks decides to leave the safety of a New England pond for an adventurous trip to Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they get lost and wind up in New York City. The experience soon inspires them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A will Illumination creative director Richard Adenot. The film and Q&A will be presented in French.
8:30 p.m.
Private SCAD Screening of Migration
Theatre du SCAD
Open to SCAD Card holders only.
Saturday, April 6
4 p.m.
SCAD Animation Showcase
Theatre du SCAD
At SCAD, animation students learn and work in a growing field that has ascended to preeminence in the entertainment industry. This selection of student-produced short films showcase a range of styles and techniques.
5 p.m.
Best of Annecy Kids 2023
Theatre du SCAD
Experience global animation excellence with this curated collection of short films from the renowned Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
6 p.m.
Screening: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Theatre du SCAD
Ernest and Celestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award-nominated adventure introducing a bear and mouse as the unlikeliest of friends. In this 2022 film, Ernest remains an ursine troubadour dedicated to a life of music and art, and his constant grouchiness is softened by the creative whims of his mouse friend Celestine.
When she accidentally breaks his beloved violin, the duo must take a long voyage to Ernest’s country of Gibberitia, home to the only artist who can repair it. But when they arrive, they are shocked to discover that all forms of music have been banned in Gibberitia for many years, and a land once known across the world for its incredible musicians has fallen silent. It is up to Ernest and Celestine and their new friends, including a mysterious masked outlaw, to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Julien Chheng. The film and Q&A will be presented in French.
8:30 p.m.
Private SCAD Screening of Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
Theatre du SCAD
Open to SCAD Card holders only.