Banana Fish-The Official Podcast Of The Animation Festival Of Halifax
Welcome to AFX, The Animation Festival of Halifax!
An annual gathering that celebrates all things animation from Halifax and beyond.
The festival showcases the best of what the Halifax animation scene has to offer: innovative artistic achievements, friendly local industry events, thoughtful discussions, and chances for everyone to get creative. The festival is proud to be growing while remaining true to the collective resourcefulness and hospitality of the region.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2019
Episode 5 - Bunnicula Creator Jessica Borutski
Jessica Borutski began her animation career between Ottawa and Halifax, making the leap to Los Angeles when Warner Brothers came calling. After redesigning the Looney Tunes, she began directing, prod…
Episode 4 - Direct Cinema with Steven Woloshen
This year’s AFX includes a retrospective screening from one of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary experimental animators, Steven Woloshen. In today’s episode, Becka Barker, curator of this retrosp…
EP: 003 Labour and Animation: Out from Under the Rug
Today, Becka Barker from our festival organizing team talks in the studio with festival installation curator (and award-winning animator) Sam Decoste and fine artist/playwright (and co-founder of the…
EP: 002 Dots and Loops and Food and Music
In this episode, Becka talks with the AFX Artistic Director, Siloën Daley, and Wonder’neath Art Society Chair Jessica Winton to learn more about the importance of connecting local animation creation …
Ep: 001 Halifax: an Animation Industry Destination?
This episode, hosted by Becka Barker of the AFX organizing team, features a conversation with Phillip Stamp (Creative Director) and Linda Craigmyle (Animation Producer) at Island of Misfits, a new lo…