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The Next Wave Emerges: Animation Workshop Graduate Showcase (part 1: game trailers) Series intro: Every year, Animation Workshop students who are about to graduate go through a process of pitching films to each other, and then collaborating in teams to make the selected films. These films become the graduation projects
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The Sky's the Limit for Viborg’s Ouros Animation Since 2018, Ouros Animation has been producing gorgeous animation from Arsenalet in Viborg. This award-winning studio keeps the focus tightly on quality, with an artisanal approach to every project. With a portfolio that includes short films, documentaries, TV
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For most people, Mikkel Mainz is the face and force behind Tales of Alethrion, the groundbreaking animated web series. But Mainz is more multi-talented than that project alone. From his work as a creator and director to his work as an entrepreneur and innovator, Mainz has charted his own
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Martina Scarpelli Resident/Vice Chairperson Director, animator, producer, artist Martina Scarpelli graduated with a degree in animation from the Academy of Brera in Milan before getting her BFA at the Experimental Cinematography Center. She participated in ANIDOX and the Open Workshop at The Animation Workshop, where she connected with other
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Pernille Kjaer Associate Member Director, Artist, Animator After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Århus, Pernille graduated from The Animation Workshop with a degree in character animation in 2015. She has completed the student film Tiger, and several subsequent works including Amoeba, Terra Incognita, and her latest film
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The legendary annual party that takes place during Viborg Animation Festival. The Plastic Collective is arguably best known for the legendary annual party that takes place during Viborg Animation Festival. The Plastic headquarters reflects the playful, quirky nature of the organization, making it an almost irresistible destination after a day
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This article was originally published in 2021 and is being republished without any updates. Please note that some information may no longer be current. Rune Ryberg is a multi-award-winning independent comic artist. His books Gigant, Death Save, Turbo Fang, and others, have won international acclaim and rave reviews,
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It’s always exciting to see the latest graduate projects from The Animation Workshop, and WeAnimate Magazine is pleased to present the projects from the class of 2024. For the past 30 years The Animation Workshop (TAW) has educated some of the most promising animation students in the world. Today
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Digital artist and composer Mads Vadsholt is a graduate of The Animation Workshop (TAW) and a member of the eclectic artist hub PLASTIC Art Collective based in Viborg, Denmark. Vadsholt has collaborated on many recent Danish animation and game projects and is nearly done completing his first independent game, The
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In the Danish region of Jutland exists a type of personality, which is described as 'lun'. The word literally translates to lukewarm, but the connotation in Jutland is a type of person who always tries to maintain a good mood. Not by cracking jokes, but rather by telling
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Bringing research to life through short animations How can you describe your research in a single metaphor? At DanStem, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 research group leaders met with a team from the Sci-Vi initiative at The Animation
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Still from “Flee”. @Final Cut for Reel & Sun Creature Catching the Wave: The Next Generation of Animated Documentaries Thrives in Viborg The Changing Role of Animation in Documentary Film From WeAnimate Magazine #003, Spring 2019 101 years ago, Winsor McCay (b. 1866) animated the sinking of the Lusitania, and