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Schedule

March 77:00PM–9:00PM Opening Spotlight: Boys Go to Jupiter & Miisufy

March 8
12:00–1:45PM Shorts I: Everything Animated All at Once!

1:45–3:15PM Artist Alley

3:30–5:15PM Shorts II: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

5:30–6:30PM Anim-Mixer

7:00–8:45PM Closing Retrospective: Allegro non troppo & Gina Kamentsky’s Pinocchio in 70mm

9:00PM– Wrap Party

Film Venue: SIFF cinema uptown
Artist Alley Venue: SIFF Film center
ANIM-MIXER Venue: Seattle Center armory
WRAP party venue: solo bar and Eatery

Events

All events are free to enter and open to the public.

𖦹 Artist Alley 𖦹
March 8 1:45–3:45PM SIFF Film Center
Shop prints, comics, stickers, lil’ guys, and more from local animators and artists. All ages.


𖦹 Anim-Mixer 𖦹
March 8 5:30-6:30PM Seattle Center Armory
Meet animators and animation fans over good tidings and doodling activities. All ages.

𖦹 WRAP PARTY 𖦹
March 8 9:00PM– Solo Bar & Eatery
Toast the Larval Edition! 21+ only


Meet the Artists of the Artist Alley

Björn Miner
Björn is a Seattle based artist and animator. His work has been featured in The Stranger and Best American Comics.
Milo Harms
Milo is a multi-disciplinary artist working with mixed media, photography, and illustration. Milo will have some posters and other fun things for sale!
Lucas Marchi Art
Lucas Marchi is a story artist, 2D animator, and illustrator. He loves all things animation. Lucas will be selling prints and stickers of his favorite movies and games, as well as his own original art—including original pen and marker illustrations!
Octal Press
Octal Press is a cartoonist and makes comics, zines, prints, and stickers!
Reapers Creature Emporium and Magic Supply
Reapers Creature Emporium and Magic Supply are a queer/trans/disabled couple making an assortment of whimsical goods. Moon makes art dolls using recycled art supplies and materials, each creature embedded with their own energy and personality. Hedge is a magic practitioner offering spell jars, loose leaf organic tea blends for spiritual and practical use, hand carved wooden wands and sliding scale tarot readings.
Stefan Gruber
Stefan Gruber (they/them) is an experimental animator and performance artist born in Seattle. You can usually find them creating films in their studio along the greenbelt, traversing the country to share their films live in theaters, galleries, and backyard shows; or playing a three-person hexagonal chess variant of their own invention called Starwell here in Seattle cafes.
waxdrawing
waxdrawing is a mixed media artist from the Seattle area. She creates works inspired by flora and fauna and her interest in current environmental and social issues. They mainly draw, paint, and bead. waxdrawing will have art prints, stickers,  and handmade clay/beaded pendants and other wearable items!
Zine Hug
Zine Hug is a studio that risograph prints comics, zines, and animation in Seattle, WA.

Program

Opening Spotlight:
Boys Go to Jupiter & Miisufy


March 7 | 7:00PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown | 101 min.

Shorts I:
Everything Animated All at Once!


March 8 | 12:00PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown | 77 min.

Shorts II:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea


March 8 | 3:30PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown | 86 min.

Closing Retrospective:
Allegro non troppo & Gina Kamentsky's Pinocchio in 70mm


March 8 | 7:00PM | SIFF Cinema Uptown | 88 min.