Disney animators will conduct trainings for Kazakhstani specialists

Kazakhstani animators will be able to take part in trainings of foreign animators who have revived many famous characters and who have fallen in love with many, including Masha and the Bear, heroes of Soyuzmultfilm and American Disney.       

The luminaries of international animation, who took a direct part in the release of world-famous cartoons, will hold lectures and trainings for participants of the International Animated Film Festival AMEN in Turkestan.

An outstanding animator, teacher Alexander Dorogov will conduct an online master class on the topic "From the idea to the embodiment of an animated film. Search for the main character". He performed his first works in the Soyuzmultfilm studio, where one of the famous projects with his participation was "Well, Just You Wait!". Later he revived the characters of the most famous American cartoons, such as "Mulan", "Lion King", "Fixies", "Lilo and Stitch", etc.

  British expert, director of the animation company ZONTUL FILMS LIMITED, professor, writer Tim Wilson will talk about the peculiarities of the Western animation industry and share his personal experience with the participants of the online lecture.

Another British specialist Oliver Guy-Watkins will talk about the use of animation elements when creating a documentary. It is worth noting that documentaries made by film director, writer and artist Oliver Guy-Watkins have won prizes at several world-famous film festivals. Watkins' artistic works are also frequently exhibited in exhibitions in England, Germany and Ireland.

Among the guests there is also Natalia Malgina, director of the famous project "Masha and the Bear", which is especially popular among children from all over the world. Natalia Vladimirovna during the online lecture will show the process of creating the work "Masha and the Bear", translated into more than 40 languages.

The participants will have a unique opportunity to meet with renowned Turkish specialists Musab Gunduz and Mustafa Ahmet Kara, who will specially arrive in Turkestan for the festival. Animation director, comics artist and motion artist Mustafa Ahmet Kara will focus on the intricacies of creating comics, and the founder of the animation studio Cordoba Musab Gunduz will voice the basics of creating a project according to the age of the audience using the example of Turkish animators.

In addition, an exhibition of the best animation studios of Kazakhstan has been organized for the guests of the festival, where they will demonstrate the subtleties of creating animation and its features, starting from writing the script to the final result. 

The organizers of the festival are the OzgeEpic Contemporary Art Space and the Association of Animation Film Studios of Kazakhstan with the support of the Ministry of Information and Social Development.