Toys on Film Weekend

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July at the IFI

The IFI is thrilled to host award-winning New York City filmmaker Eva Saks as our special guest at the Toys on Film weekend. [more]

Want to see films about toys? Learn about toys that inspired early filmmakers? Use 21st century toys to make your own films? Do all this and more at the IFI Toys on Film Weekend, running in collaboration with The Ark Toys! Summer programme.

To learn more about the Ark's Toys! programme, click here

Two-Day Workshop – Animators in Residence ages: 10 - 12
10.30 am – 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday
Learn the art of animation with the 21st century toy – the movie camera.
Make your own film in this two-day workshop with our animators-in-residence,
Delicious 9.

Working with Dublin animation collective Delicious 9, you will take part in a two day workshop covering storyboarding, script development and stop motion animation to create a short animated piece. Working together in a group, you will get a hands-on introduction to all aspects of creating a short animated story, working with toys, props and, most importantly, your imagination to create a unique piece of work to take home with you.

Saturday July 28th

12 noon (77 minutes) all ages
Screening: Have a classic morning at IFI with March of the Wooden Soldiers - a Laurel and Hardy hit in which the two play well-meaning but brainless toymakers in Toyland. Songs, laughs and thrills make this a perfect film for all the family.

1 pm
Tickets: €5                 all ages
Screening: Award-winning filmmaker Eva Saks will present 12 of her favourite films in a programme that will delight young people and parents alike. The screening will be followed by a questions and answers session with one of American’s most unique and creative filmmakers for young people. Click here to learn more about Eva Saks.

Workshop ages: 8 – 12
12 noon – 1.30 pm
Animation toys: Learn about the early toys and inventions that made pictures move. Bring your own pictures to life with flick books and zoetropes.

Presentation/Display:
All day
Display from some of Ireland’s most exciting and cutting-edge animators. See animators at work in the IFI foyer.
Free

Screening Family screening
2.15 pm (81 minutes)
Screening: Enjoy a special screening of modern animation classic Toy Story, everyone’s favourite film on toys.

Presentation/Display
All day all ages

Computer games – meet some up and coming computer gamesters and see them at work.
Free

Sunday July 29th

Workshop ages: 8 - 12
11.30 am – 1 pm
Shadow puppet making & Lotte Reiniger film
Lotte Reiniger was a film director and animator, fascinated with the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry. Make your own shadow puppets in this practical workshop and see one of Reiniger’s most famous films, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the first-ever animated feature film.

 

 

 

 

Panel Discussion
1 pm
21st Century Toys – play or dismay?
How does your child play today? As Internet, mobile phone, computer games replace more conventional toys, what might be the long-term effects of such technology- driven play?
Leading representatives from Internet safety, film distribution, classification and parents’ organisations will be present to discuss this question and issues relating to contemporary toys and film.
Free

Screening
2.15 pm (91 minutes)
Toy Story 2 family screening
Follow up on Buzz and Woody’s adventures in the sequel, when Jessie the cowgirl arrives on the scene.

All events will take place in the Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Dublin 2.

For more information about Toys! on Film, please phone 01 679 5744 or email education@irishfilm.ie.

Booking information:

Screenings: €5
Workshops: €9
Panel discussion: free
2-day workshop with animators-in-residence: €50

Box Office Hours: 1.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Phone: 01 679 3477

Online booking: www.ifibooking.ie

Email: education@irishfilm.ie

Please note that spaces for workshops and screenings are limited. We advise you to book early to avoid disappointment.

Age recommendations: We ask you to respect the age recommendations listed for the screenings and workshops. This will ensure the best possible experience for all participating.

 

Other upcoming events for young people in the IFI:

REELMAGIC 2007
Aimed at younger filmmakers (10 – 13 yrs) REELMAGIC is a fun, active course with the emphasis on developing practical filmmaking skills. Participants are encouraged to take different roles behind and in front of the camera. There will be a rough-cut screening of their film on the last day when participants will also be presented with certificates of achievement. [more]