Newsletter - September 2010

• Rica Matsumoto Coming To Sydney
• Cafe Luciole - It's a bit Moe
• Panels at Animania Sydney
• Sydney Event Guide Online
• Tickets Available for Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane
• UTS: SIAF Symposium

Rica Matsumoto Coming To Sydney

Rica Matsumoto is Animania Festival's Guest of Honour. She is a voice actress (Seiyuu) and singer, well known for being the voice of Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) and singer of the opening themes from Pokemon.

Matsumoto-san will be giving a special performance for signing throughout the day.

Note: Rica Matsumoto will only be appearing on Sunday, so make sure you have a Sunday ticket, or better yet get a Weekend Pass!

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Cafe Luciole - It's a bit Moe

Treat yourself to a little luxury at the Animania Festival Weekend and visit Cafe Luciole, Animania's first Maid Cafe.

Maid-style cafes or cosplay restaurants are increasingly popular in Japan. These unique cafes feature costumed waitstaff, often as maids or butlers, who provide homely service and attention for the customer.

We invite you to be our very special guests at Cafe Luciole and enjoy a break in your busy day with a cup of tea or some delicious cake (make sure to try to Cafe Luciole special!).

Limited seating times and packages will be available so we highly recommend that you visit the Cafe early to book a seating time!

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Panels at Animania Sydney

There will be a plethora of panels at Animania Sydney. They are arranged into three main categories:

• Animania Classroom - Join us as we raise new questions and seek new answers.
• Animania Insight - Take a deeper look into the anime and manga you know and love and the cultures surrounding them.
• Art Talks & Demonstrations - From copic techniques, to ABJD face-up demos, to tips on Cosplay make-up, learn the tricks of the trade!

More details, including Panel blurbs and a full schedule, are available on the Panel Room page.

 

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Sydney Event Guide Online

Jump over to the Animania Sydney page and download the full festival guide!

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Tickets Available for Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane

Advance Sydney Tickets will be available for purchase until Wednesday.

Adelaide Tickets are now available.

Save with Brisbane Pre-Sale Tickets

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UTS: SIAF Symposium

In its second year as a stand-alone festival, the Sydney International Animation Festival returns to the University of Technology, Sydney on the 24 to 26 September 2010.

UTS: SIAF 2010 will feature international guests and the "best of the best" in short animations from around the globe. It will also play host to the very first UTS: SIAF Symposium and the Festival TEEN JURY, as well as, finalists from the SIXTY40 Proto-ninja Nationwide Animation Competition.

Highlights from this year's festival include Wadu Matyidi (Indigenous Animation), nominated for three ATOM Awards, including Best Animation and The Man in the Blue Gordini, winner of two Annecy Awards.

Other rare treats include Mathieu Bergeron and Yves Martel's documentary, A Thorn in the Mind, festival favourite Late Night Bizarre and Craftwork, a simplified approach to animation which utilises a homemade diy aesthetic, which is stitched, knitted, collaged, stuck and folded together.

To purchase tickets and find out more visit the festival homepage: www.siaf.uts.edu.au/, and don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter for your chance to win great prizes, including free tickets to the festival. Email events@uts.edu.au to subscribe!

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Animania Crew