Festival Workshops

WORKSHOPS COST:

$5 for two-hour workshops
$12 for four-hour workshops

Space is limited. We keep the workshops small so that everyone can be involved. Last minute enrollment is possible but we strongly recommend registering in advance. All children ages six and under must be accompanied by an adult. These workshops are delivered in English. If you would prefer that your children/child learn in French, please visit ateliers Call us now at 949-9355 or register online!

Filmmaking Workshops

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Full-day Workshops

Intensive Animation Workshop
(March 15, 1:00 to 5:30pm)
Delphine Hermans, professional animator with Caméra –etc., a children’s creative arts and media education centre in Belgium, leads a fun and fascinating exploration of basic stop-motion animation techniques. This is a bilingual workshop Delphine Hermans will provide instruction in either French or English as required. Participants are encouraged to attend the screening of Shorts from Caméra-etc on March 15 at 12:30 pm followed by a Q & A with International Guests Jean-Luc Slock and Delphine.

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Make a Film in a Day
(March 15, Noon to 5:00 pm & March 22, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm)
This popular hands-on intensive teaches the entire film production cycle in just one day! In the process, participants will produce their own short video. (March 15 is offered in English and March 22 is offered in French.) facilitator: Jim Sanders

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Half-Day Workshops

Create Your Own Visual Story
(March 16, 2:30 to 4:30)
Join Juanita Peters, Director of Hannah's Story, for a two-hour workshop on the art of
storytelling using visual imagery and storyboarding. Particpants are encouraged to attend the screening of Hannah’s Story followed by a Q & A with Canadian Guest Juanita Peters on March 15 at 11:30 am.

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Character Design for Animation
(March 21, 1:30 to 3:30 pm)
Award-winning animator Izabela Bzymek will demonstrate how paper cut-outs and a basic stop-motion animation technique can bring a character to life and animate their facial expressions to create emotions. Participants are encouraged to attend the screening of Oma’s Quilt during the Tour the World short program on March 21 at 1:00 pm followed by a Q & A with Izabela Bzymek.

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Scratch Animation on 16 mm
(March 16, 1:30 to 3:30 pm)
Veteran animator Mike Maryniuk will lead participants through the production of a scratch animation video on 16 mm film. Participants are encouraged to attend the Short Film Collection screening at

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Make up for Movies
(March 15, 12:30 to 2:30 pm)
Back by popular demand, this workshop, led by Fine Eyes Make Up, will introduce basic film make-up techniques to create convincing visual effects and stunning transformations.

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Acting for the Camera
(March 22, 1:00 to 3:00pm)
For those who love to “ham it up,” this dynamic workshop will give them the chance to do so in front of the camera. A seasoned acting coach will lead participants through the basics of acting for the camera. facilitator: Elyse Hartman

All workshops require advance registration and a minimum of 6 participants. To register please call 949-9355 or register online

Free Drop-in Activities
in Edmonton Court, Main Floor Portage Place
(March 15/16/ 21/22, 1:30 to 4:30 pm)

Animate Yourself Workshop
Mike Maryniuk and other local filmmakers will help participants create pixelation animation using their own bodies and cardboard cut-outs on a three-dimensional farmyard set. A selection of these animations will be posted on the Freeze Frame web site daily.

Animation Station
Using plasticine and paper cut outs, children and parents will learn how to create their own mini-animation projects that make simple characters come to life. A selection of these animations will be posted on our web site daily.

Freeze Frame
465-70 rue Arthur
Winnipeg MB
Canada R3B 1G7
tel/tél: (204) 943-5341
toll free/sans-frais:
1-866-543-3378
fax/téléc:(204)957-5437
info@freezeframeonline.org