International Festival of Animated Objects
international festival animated object annual festival promotes art puppetry mask animated object downtown calgary alberta canada fao produced xstine cook project nonprofit group calgary animated object society formed nonprofit society international festival animated object society xstine cook bob davis peter balkwill originally produced biennially xstine cook gwen murray amelia newbert newbert transitioned fao annual event pandemic era cosmo christoffersen took helm current managing producer fao feature high calibre local national international artist working realm animated object programming includes live performance screening lecture workshop exhibition age adult audience including everpopular late night dolly wiggler cabaret past programming included canadian marionette superstar ronnie burkett old trout puppet workshop bc spectacle artist three tree tsimphisan carver victor reece cirque du soleil artist mooky cornish phillip huber john malkovich marionette fame frank meschkuleit bride chucky left hand frank calgary old trout puppet workshop red smarteez czech group buchty loutky amongst others march edition festival animated object included programming support number partner organization calgary animated object society produced exhibition curated tia delauria claudia chagoya animovies short film package curated kes lefthand kelsey two young men stony nakoda av club dolly wiggler cabaret curated xstine cook hosted xstine cook mooky cornish wp puppet theatre produced learning component concert sparrow art society canadian academy mask puppetry produced wunderbriefs series short popup work well residency brazilian artist nina vogel seton ymca shane home ymca rocky ridge produced splish splash young audience fao sponsored street character animovies screening portion international festival animated object submission film portion may made filmfreeway supporting ifao following organization canadian heritage human resource development canada alberta lottery alberta foundation art alberta human resource calgary art development official website fao website caos website camp website nakoda av club website wp puppet website sparrow art space website street character website cspace website ymca seton website shane home ymca rocky ridge website glenbow museum golden sheaf award vtape prairie tale phillip huber frank meschkuleit cirque du soleil varekai old trout puppet workshop red smarteez ronnie burkett buchty loutky press link ctv news calgary set host festival animated object calgary herald wild wonderful anything go festival animated object guantlet festival animated object brings whimsy magic art calgary ctv news festival animated object calgary herald let good time annual dolly wiggler cabaret offer short often surreal performance theyyscene march ctv news festival animated object start friday canada one sorrow two joy cbc teacher dream blackfoot language sesame street inspires art exhibit lethbridge animation project make learning blackfoot accessible online cbc teacher dream blackfoot language sesame street inspires art exhibit lethbridge news blackfoot language project screened calgary’s festival animated object livewire calgary frankenstein production us mask puppetry draw audience closer original gothic novel avenue calgary check festival celebrating thing puppetry airdrie city view springbank puppeteer spearhead theatrical production swerve puppet master festival animated object labour love coartistic director yyscene festival animated object brings calgary life puppetry performance film art installation calgary herald frankenstein back time puppet calgary herald old trout offer something new old international festival animated object cbc interview xstine cook peter balkwill nanton news drive film festival calgary herald ghost river theatre giant cbc interview xstine cook cbc animated object cbc puppet show pull back curtain family experience alzheimers calgary herald five fact dolly wiggler cabaret calgary herald mooky cornish headline dolly wiggler cabaret yyscene ghost river theatre giant ammsa film project inspired tragic death stranger calgary herald canadian theatre review ffwd festival preview ffwd crawdaddy review calgary herald le voisins review archived wayback machine calgary herald alice nelson review