8th -14th  Ribe Animation Festival 2010
Preliminary program, changes may occur.
Evening events:
Monday or Tuesday A long life with cartoons
The 82-year old award winning animator Kaj Pindal vivifies the history of cartoons by showing chosen films from different time periods and is telling interesting anecdotes from his long life in the world of cartoons.     
You will have the opportunity to see examples of his own masterpieces, e. g. his newest film series “Peep and the Big Wide World”, for which he 2005 received an EMMY, for best animation TV-program in the USA for children. It is about three small, very simple and charming animation figures, Peep, Chirp and Quack, being curious and learning about the great world and introducing scientific themes to pre-school children. 
 
Wednesday or Thursday  The Fairytale of Danish Cartoons                                              
Lars Jacobsen will come himself and show his documentary: ” The Fairytale of Danish Cartoons”, telling the story of cartoons through many rare film clips and interviews. Many of the old films were in bad shape, some are lost and others only exist in fragments. This documentary is the first to tell the forgotten and wonderful story and show chosen film pearls.
Friday Animation Convention
See examples of new films and meet some of the talented animator behind them.
Participation from:
The Danish Film School, department of animation in Copenhagen
Animation School in Viborg
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning i Toronto, Canada
Animation School in Eksjö, Sweden
Høgskulen in Volda, animation education, Norway
 
Saturday Homage with gala dinner
Celebration of two of the great Danish pioneers in animation art:
88-year old Børge Ring, born in Ribe as the son of the famous composer Oluf Ring, has lived in Holland for many years. Børge Ring is one of the great names in the international world of animation. As early as in 1940, Børge Ring became a professional jazz musician, guitarist and bassist. He played as a member of Svend Asmussen’s orchestra for some years and is present on several records with the hottest names back then, such as Leo Mathisen. However, his interest in cartoons was always present, and besides his life as a musician he tried to evolve as an animator on commercial films for Gutenberghus. In 1952 he left Denmark and his music career and was offered a position as sketcher and animator with Marten Toonder Film in Amsterdam.
He has travelled and worked as a film animator several places, and his own films have also given him several awards on festivals all over the world. 
In the program of the night, Jørgen Vestergaards film will be presented:
”BØRGE RING – film animator and jazz musician”, as well as a small compilation of Børge Ring’s best films, e. g.:  ”Anna & Bella” from 1984, for which he won an Oscar, and his very poetic film ”Oh my darling” from 1978, which was nominated for an Oscar.
82-year old Kaj Pindal, who started his long life with cartoons in Denmark, and has resided in Canada since 1957, where he for many years has worked for the animation department of the National Film Board. He has given lectures in animation at the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, and at the same time worked as an animator himself. Further, he has for the last years been a guest lecturer in Sweden and Denmark.
His Academy Award nominated film "What on Earth" from 1968, as well as his praised and great film ”I know an old lady who swallowed a fly” from 1964 will be presented at the gala.
”In the world of animation” - Kaj Pindal and his friend and teacher Børge Ring easy-going:
It is always entertaining and fun, when two of animation’s ”grand old men” meet on stage and tell anecdotes from the early years of cartoons and duel on their view on animation at the same time.
Homage speech for the two great Danish animation artists
Homage plaque
Special homage to the son of Ribe, Børge Ring, with the presentation of a homage plaque, which is to be placed at his childhood home in Ribe
Live jazz
The evening ends with a festive jazz concert as a special homage to Børge Ring and Kaj Pindal.
 
Daily programs:
 
Monday-Friday: Animation workshop for children
Project ANIMA, Inni Karine Melbye and Annemet-te Karpen
invite one school class from the 5th grade per day to participate in the animation workshop.
The children are lead into the magical creative animation process and get to try different techniques and methods of telling stories.  
With inspiration from tales about Ribe’s 1300 year anniversary, the children make their own small films, which are later presented to family, friends and all interested at the children’s workshop on Saturday. 
The participating children all get a CD with the results from the workshop. The animator Inni Melbye, has worked with animation for the past 40 years, and has lead many workshops for children in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Annemette Karpen, has for the past 10 years been project manager at Animationshuset, and is project coordinator on Project ANIMA, which makes mobile animation workshops for schools, libraries etc. and has produced more than 900 films with children.

Animation cavalcade for adults

Non-stop films, Saturday from 10 am – 1.00 pm and from 2.00 – 5.00 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 1.00 pm:
In two different locations in Ribe we present a rich cavalcade of classic cartoons, experimental animation films and computer animated films. So far, arrangements have been made to show the best animation films from The Danish Film School’s animation department and from the Animation school in Viborg. Further, arrangements have been made with the animation departments from ”Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning” in Toronto, Canada and the animation school in Eksjö, Sweden, Høgskulen in Volda, Norway as well as the National Film Board, Canada, famous for its animation department.
Program with film overview for the animation cavalcade will be available before the festival
Danish film historical cinema 
 
The Fairytal of Danish Cartoons
Saturday from 10 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.00 – 5.00 pm:
Lars Jakobsen presents his films and tells more about the history of Danish cartoons.
Play animation and films
Computergames and animation
Sunday from 10 am to 1.00 pm
Gunnar Wille, director of the Danish Academy for Digital, Interactive Entertainment, will with examples of animated games show, how they work and are created, and tell about educational possibilities within game animation. 
You will get the chance to see film examples from the Danish Film School’s Animation line, which he is director of as well.
Children’s cinema
Non-stop films Saturday from 10 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.00 – 5.00 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 1.00 pm:
Loads of classic cartoons and other animated films for children
Children’s workshop, cinema Saturday
Presentation of the results, made by the children in the animation workshops this past week
Saturday from 10 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.00 – 5.00 pm
Place: Brorsonsminde, Bispegade Skole, Liljebjerget etc.
Time: Further info will follow.
Price: Entrance.
Info: Ribe Animationsfestival,