The film, which premiers at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, is itself a surreal experience within within the mind of Benoît. Keep A Modest Head features rare audio recordings and film footage taken in Benoît’s studio in Paris.
zeeBigBang spoke with Dawson on the making of his film and what it was like to get such intimate access to Benoît.
The live production features 23 dragons, some with wingspans of up to 46 feet, including Viking warriors and world-class acrobats who perform against a 20,000 square foot wall-to-floor immersive projection screen.
John Kricfalusi speaks on animation industry at TAAFI 2012
On Saturday, legendary animator and creator of Ren and Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, spoke at the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) about his career in animation.
Along with showing the audience some classic animated cartoons, he shared some of his thoughts on how he feels about the animation industry today.
First Ever Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
With over 60 film festivals happening in Toronto every year,the long overdue Toronto Animations Arts Festival International (TAAFI) is hitting the city this weekend for animation enthusiasts and industry professionals alike.
“There’s nothing quite of this nature in Toronto.There’s a massive [animation] audience here. We’ve got all this great infrastructure and there’s so much industry here.” That’s what kicked off the idea for TAAFI according to Ben McEvoy, festival co-founder.
