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KingstOOn Animation Festival is going 100% Virtual April 21 - 25, 2021.

KingstOOn is being hosted by the Office of The Prime Minister, Jamaica, in partnership with the World Bank. KingstOOn is an international animation conference and film festival that brings together international, regional and local industry leaders, universities, businesses, professionals, amateurs, students, and young dreamers to LEARN about, EARN from and DISPLAY animated creativity! KingstOOn h

osts THREE competitions: (1) KingstOOn Animation Competition; (2) KingstOOn Pitch Competition; and (3) KingstOOn Film Festival

To find out more visit: http://www.kingstoonfest.com

03/11/2021

You are invited to panel discussion on the development of the Guyana Animation Industry at the TAAFI Toronto Animation Industry Conference. See you soon! https://taafi.com/industry/2021/sessions/building-new-animation-ecosystems-in-guyana

02/06/2021

Calling all Animation Film Makers: Register now to have your film considered to compete in Animae Caribe's official selection. Submissions must be entered through the following links: http://filmfreeway.com/AnimaeCaribeInternationalAnimation... http://www.animation-festivals.com/.../animae-caribe.../… See More

Our Jury lead Nancy Denny Phelps writer for AWN (Animation World Network) and global jury member will overlook the process and choose her own ‘Nancy Choice’ for our 2021 selections. Register now to have your film considered to compete in the official selection. Submissions must be entered through the following links: filmfreeway.com/AnimaeCaribeInternationalAnimationandDigitalMediaFestival www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/animae-caribe-animation-and-digital-media-festival/

13/05/2021

Take a look at the 2021 graduates of Capilano University's work in 2D Animation and Visual Development, as well as 3D Animation and Visual Effects. If your studio needs animators and artists with a great work ethic, get them before they're all snapped up!https://www.gradshow.com/

Vancouver Animation School. Classical 2D, Digital 3D, and Digital Visual Effects training. Vancouver Art School. Capilano University Animation Programs, North Vancouver, BC.

10/05/2021

Kingstoon Animation Conference and Film Festival has successfully concluded its (virtual) fourth edition on April 25. The event has announced the winners of its competitive section, which are listed in this article by Cartoon Brew.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/future-of-caribbean-animation-honored-at-kingstoon-2021-204951.html

Discover the full list of winners at this year's edition of the Jamaican festival.

07/05/2021

Local team, CARIMAC animation majors to produce Sesame Street short film. Read more here. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20210507/local-team-carimac-animation-majors-produce-sesame-street-short-film

Two animation majors from the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, will be a part of a local production team set to produce an animated short film for the 52nd season of the...

29/04/2021

Announcement!

After evaluation of our five original giveaway winners, we have come to a decision.

We have disqualified one winner and would like to announce our new giveaway winner

Renee Campbell -

The remaining four giveaway winner are the same:
Shania Waul -
Asha Brown -
Kevaughn Beckford - .silhouette
Najee Whyte -

These lucky winners will be going home with a WACOM INTUOUS PRO

27/04/2021

The KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival featured five days of exceptional Masterclasses, Panel Discussion and Keynotes from over 40 speakers

If you missed any of the sessions or want to share with your friends, have them Register on www.kingstoon2021.com and watch On-Demand until May 25th!

27/04/2021

from the Panel Discussion “Black Women in The World of Animation”

One of our panelist Pilar Newton,President & CEO PilarToons speakers on the joy she feels when her students are celebrated

Re-watch this session on DEMAND until May 25th
See Link in Bio.

27/04/2021

We want to thank everyone who tuned in for the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival 2021. It was an amazing 5 days filled with panel discussions, masterclasses, film nights and more

If you missed out on any of our sessions, you can visit our website and watch on demand until May 25,2021

Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

27/04/2021

from the Panel Discussion “Making of an Animator” from Day 5 of The Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival

Our Panelist “Corretta Singer”, 3D Modeler & Character Artist touched on Diversity the demand for diverse stories

Re-watch this session on DEMAND until May 25th

Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

LIVE NOW at the Awards Ceremony

We are joined by our category finalists as they find out the winners for their respective categories!

Don't miss KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival, April 21 - 25. Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

Happening now at the awards ceremony we are finding out 1st and 2nd place in the following categories:

EMERGING ANIMATED CONTENT COMPETITION (CARIBBEAN CITIZENS)
EMERGING ANIMATED CONTENT COMPETITION (CARIBBEAN CITIZENS) - CHARACTER DESIGN CATEGORY
EMERGING ANIMATED CONTENT COMPETITION (CARIBBEAN CITIZENS) - CARIBBEAN SHORT FILM CATEGORY
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION (KIAFC) - INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL EFFECTS FILM CATEGORY
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION (KIAFC) - INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM CATEGORY
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION (KIAFC) - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM CATEGORY
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION (KIAFC) - INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
EMERGING ANIMATED CONTENT COMPETITION (CARIBBEAN CITIZENS)

Don't miss out on this exciting moment! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

now is the Award Ceremony

Tune in now and join our finalists in finding out who will take home a Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival Award!

Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

The Award Ceremony begins with a Welcome by ROBERT REID
Animation Specialist, YEDAI, Office of the Prime Minister

Tune in now to the Award Ceremony to find out which one of our finalists won!

25/04/2021

and see who graced the Red Carpet at The Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival

Don’t forget to tune into the Award Ceremony and Cocktail Party

Time: 1:00 -2:30pm
Don't miss KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival, Award Ceremony Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

The Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival Award Ceremony is something we have all been waiting for !

Here we will find out which one of our finalists WON!
Time: 1:00 -2:30pm

WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
ROBERT REID
Animation Specialist, YEDAI, Office of the Prime Minister

Award Ceremony

ADDRESS
OZAN SEVIMLI
World Bank Resident Representative, Guyana and Jamaica

CLOSING REMARKS
AUDREY SEWELL
Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

Register for Free Now and find out who won! ! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

The Final Day of Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival is here!
We have two exciting panel discussions for Today
10:05 - 10:45AM
PANEL DISCUSSION : MAKING OF AN ANIMATOR
PANELISTS
CORRETTA SINGER, 3D Modeler & Character Artist
PATRICK MEIKLE, Illustrator, Animator & Character Designer
SHERAINE PEART, President, Jamaica Animation Nation Network
MODERATOR
CAMILLE SELVON-ABRAHAMS, Founding Director of Animae Caribe Animation

12:00 - 1:05PM
PANEL DISCUSSION : BLACK WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF ANIMATION
PANELISTS
SONYA CAREY, Founder, The Animation Lounge
KIMBERLY WRIGHT, Film Producer, Sesame Workshop
PILAR NEWTON, President & CEO PilarToons
MELANIE GOOLSBY, Original Animation Indie Series, Netflix

MODERATOR
TAYLOR K. SHAW, Founder & CEO BWA Studios

Register for Free Now to watch these sessions ! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

The Final Day of Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival is here!
Check out the Agenda for Today

10:05 - 10:45AM
PANEL DISCUSSION : MAKING OF AN ANIMATOR
11:00 - 11:45AM
KEYNOTE : BRINGING ANIMATED CHARACTERS TO LIFE: MAKING YOUR CHARACTERS BELIEVABLE
12:00 - 1:05PM
PANEL DISCUSSION : BLACK WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF ANIMATION
1:00 -2:30pm
AWARDS CEREMONY

Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

TODAY!!

Meet RICK FARMILOE, Award Winning Disney Animator
Credits Include: The Swan Princess, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, Rugrats Go Wild, Curious George and The Simpsons Movie

Join him for his Keynote
BRINGING ANIMATED CHARACTERS TO LIFE: MAKING YOUR CHARACTERS BELIEVABLE

Time: 11:00 - 11:45 A.M.

Don't miss KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival, April 21 - 25. Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio.

25/04/2021

from our panel discussion “Diversity in The Media Industry”

Our panelist Camille Eden, Vice Presiden, Recruiting and Talent Develpement, Nickelodeon discussed the importance of choosing diverse talent.

If you missed this session, click the link in our bio and you can re-watch on demand! See Link below

24/04/2021

BIG GIVEAWAY!

Deadline April 25, 2021 @12:00 P.M.

Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival in Partnership with WACOM will be giving away 5 Wacom Intuos Pro’s - Large

Wacom Intuos Pro large is perfect for illustration, painting, or photo editing on a Mac or PC. This super-slim, compact pen tablet is built to last and features a 12-inch active area, three unique creative application tools, and the state-of-the-art Wacom Pro Pen 2.

How do you win?

1. Must be registered for Kingstoon Animation & Film festival: www.kingstoon2021.com
2. Must be following or liked one of the Kingstoon pages (FB,IG,Twitter)
3. Post an original artwork created by YOU and tag and 5 friends

24/04/2021

from today's panel discussion on “Diversity in The Media Industry”

Here our panelist Jay Francis, Vice President, Current Series and Diversity, Disney Television Animation speaks on improvements of diversity in the work space.

If you missed this session, click the link in our bio and you can re-watch on demand! See Link in Bio.

24/04/2021

In their Master Class “Market your Animation Studio using the 360 Approach,” Aimee Norman (B2B Communications Consultant, DDA Group) and her business partner Janet Balmforth explained the importance of marketing and social media in animation.

Missed the session...click the link below to register and re-watch on DEMAND

24/04/2021

TODAY!!

Join Edu Martin as he talks about his transition from working in triple A animation projects with more traditional pipelines based on offline renders, to using game engines to produce high quality animation content. He will take us through the benefits of using this technology, not only to produce animation content more efficiently, but also to provide more freedom to directors and the creative leadership team.

IMPROVING ANIMATION WORKFLOW USING VIDEOGAME TECHNOLOGY
Date: APRIL 24, 2021
Time:11:00 - 11:45am

Register for Free Now! See Link Below

24/04/2021

It’s already DAY 4 of the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival. What have you thought about the festival thus far? Let us know in the comments!

If you haven’t already be sure to register for the last two days of the festival, we will be closing off with a BANG! See link below

Day 4 Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Pre-Show
10:05 - 10:45am
KEYNOTE : CHILDREN AND VIRTUAL REALITY: EMERGING POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES
11:00 - 11:45am
KEYNOTE : IMPROVING ANIMATION WORKFLOW USING VIDEOGAME TECHNOLOGY
12:00 - 12:35pm
TV:Paint Animation Demo
1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
PANEL DISCUSSION : DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY

24/04/2021

Join ADAM WOODGATE, Snr Vice President, Media Insights, Dubit Limited (Kids Research, App Development)
DAVID KLEEMAN, Snr. Vice President, Global Trends, Dubit Limited (Kids Research, App Development) for the first KeyNote for Day 4 of the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival

KEYNOTE : CHILDREN AND VIRTUAL REALITY: EMERGING POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES
Time: 10:05 - 10:45am

Adam and David for insights on research on the effects and opportunities for VR in younger audiences, in particular the 8-12 age group.

Register for Free Now! See Link Below!
https://kingstoon2021.com/

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Videos

#Highlights from the Panel Discussion “Black Women in The World of Animation” One of our panelist Pilar Newton,President & CEO PilarToons speakers on the joy she feels when her students are celebrated Re-watch this session on DEMAND until May 25th See Link in Bio. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

#Highlights from the Panel Discussion “Making of an Animator” from Day 5 of The Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival Our Panelist “Corretta Singer”, 3D Modeler & Character Artist touched on Diversity the demand for diverse stories Re-watch this session on DEMAND until May 25th Register for Free Now! See Link in Bio. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

#HIGHLIGHTS from our panel discussion “Diversity in The Media Industry” Our panelist Camille Eden, Vice Presiden, Recruiting and Talent Develpement, Nickelodeon discussed the importance of choosing diverse talent. If you missed this session, click the link in our bio and you can re-watch on demand! See Link below #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

#HIGHLIGHTS from today's panel discussion on “Diversity in The Media Industry” Here our panelist Jay Francis, Vice President, Current Series and Diversity, Disney Television Animation speaks on improvements of diversity in the work space. If you missed this session, click the link in our bio and you can re-watch on demand! See Link in Bio. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Our KeyNote Speaker, Tatiana Kober, President, Bejuba! Entertainment gave some insightful tips on finding distributors today in her session on Licensing and Distribution. Register now to re-watch her session ! See Link in Bio. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

In their Master Class “Market your Animation Studio using the 360 Approach,” Aimee Norman (B2B Communications Consultant, DDA Group) and her business partner Janet Balmforth explained the importance of marketing and social media in animation. Missed the session...click the link below to register and re-watch on DEMAND #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

#Highlight from our panel discussion “Film,Animation and Music (FAM) in Jamaica” A career in Animation and Film may not be the typical path but it is becoming a field in demand. Listen to what our panelists Storm Saulter, Jamaican Filmmaker Mikie Bennett, Music Producer & CEO, Grafton Studios Adrian Lopez, CEO, Liquid Light Digital/Jamrock Animation had to say on the field of Film,Animation and Music (FAM) in Jamaica Today Click the link in our bio to watch on DEMAND in our conference room. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Did you catch the panel discussion on “Film, Animation and Music (FAM) in Jamaica. Moderator: Renee Robinson- Film Commissioner Panelists Storm Saulter, Jamaican Filmmaker Mikie Bennett, Music Producer & CEO, Grafton Studios Adrian Lopez, CEO, Liquid Light Digital/Jamrock Animation If you missed out, no worries register for FREE at the link in bio and you can view ON DEMAND in our conference room. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Meet Kelly our third Co-Host! Kelly was voiced by Kenia Mattis Co-Founder & CEO ListenMi Caribbean and brought to life by GashHuds and Patrick Meikle Kenia @kenia.mattis is a founder of ListenMi, an award-winning Animation & Design Studio. ListenMi designs cultural digital content and products. Her productions of note include a Sesame Street short film collaboration ‘D is for Dress Up;’ the award-winning animation concept The Adventures of Kam Kam (now in development), and Fimimoji.com, a WhatsApp Sticker app that helps you express yourself in a creative, Jamaican way. Kenia is a no stranger to Kingstoon as she is a past Kingstoon Finalist and was the moderator of the Panel Discussion “Creation of Hair Love - From Script to Screen “ for the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival 2021 Day 1. #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

#Highlight from our two Co-Hosts Caleb & Debbie at the Opening Ceremony yesterday! Caleb The Animated Host alongside Debbie who is equally animated started off Day 1 of the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival with straight vibes Join them tomorrow for the Kingstoon Animation & Film Festival Day 3! #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Have you seen anything like this before? Let us know in the comments It's Motion Capture Dancing and it all happened at the Kingstoon Animation and FIlm Festival! Big thanks to Edna Manley School of Dance for bringing this to life! Click the link below to register for more entertainment like this for the next 3 days! #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

The energy was right, yesterday at the Opening Ceremony of the Kingstoon Animation and Film Festival! Thanks to @dburnzmusic and his band are delivering a fiery performance! Click the link below to register for free and tune in now! #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Animating Your everyday Reality

HAPPENING NOW! Claire Grant, Managing Director, TVJ, talks about the importance of creative ideas in the animation process. Join Claire, Michael Look Tong, Vice President, Broadcast TV, Advertising & Media Operations, FLOW, Tashara Lee Johnson, COO, The LAB for an engaging panel discussion on “Animating Your Everyday Reality” moderated by D'Oyen Williams - Animation Industry Consultant, World Bank. Click the link in our bio to login/register to tune in! #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry

Meet one of our StoryBoard FInalists,Andre Rankine, Mango Man! Join in on Sunday,April 25,2021 for the Award Ceremony to see the results! Register now at the link below and find out who will win #kingstoon2021 #celebratediverityinanimation #caribbeananimation #animationfilms #animationstoryboards #leadersinanimationindustry