Due to the recent measures put in place internationally to combat the spread of Covid-19, ACE Producers will be holding the ACE Animation Special online from Wednesday the 18th of March until Saturday the 21st of March 2020.
Due to take place in Dingle, Ireland this week, a devised timetable and online system have been set up in order to hold a revised version of the workshop online. This has been made possible thanks to the invaluable help of ACE’s vice-president Martin Pope (Magic Light Pictures) as well as the programme’s incredibly supportive consultants and enthusiastic participants.
The workshop is supported by Screen Ireland, Screen Skills Ireland, Animation Dingle, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), Animation Skillnet, Unreal Engine, IDA and Animation Ireland.
Focusing primarily on the creative and financial aspects of animation production, the ACE Animation Special will offer sessions on story development and the creative dynamics of animation production, the financing scheme in an international context, discovering the marketing potential and finding an (international) audience as well as budget, financing and production planning. Although held online, the workshop will offer networking opportunities and group discussions, attempting to recreate the comfortable atmosphere of an ACE workshop.