CAFF: THE CULTURAL ANIMATION FILM FESTVAL
CAFF Reception: May 19, 6pm-7pm
The CAFF celebration continues with entertainment and a meet and greet with local animation filmmakers. Food available for purchase from ChamorroGrindz. Special performance by Pacific Voices from Kokua Kalihi Valley
Screening begins at 7:30pm
Thought provoking short animated films from Italian, Chinese, Hawaiian, Native American, Mesopotamian, Gaelic, French, Aztec, Minoan and LGBTQ cultures.
Screening begins at 7:30pm, followed by a Talk Story Panel Inspiration not Perspiration: Fiscal Responsibility in Cultural Films , Animation and Video games.
Leanne Kaʻiulani Ferrer, Executive Director for Pacifc Islanders in Communication moderates this panel with local Producer Ty Robinson and Kenneth Paulino Jr. Co Founder and Chief Media Innovator for Kottura Innovations in Guam.
L'Aria del Moscerino (Death of a Fruit Fly) - Italian
A tiny fruit fly gets swatted and against all odds, it defies death in it's very own way.
Directed by: Lukas Von Berg | 2013
Length: 4:30 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
A tiny fruit fly gets swatted and against all odds, it defies death in it's very own way.
Directed by: Lukas Von Berg | 2013
Length: 4:30 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Noon - Chinese
Street vendors are ready to open for business, students are eating lunch at school, and commuters are trying to squeeze onto the crowded MRT. Everyone is busy, except one person…
Directed by: Cindy Yang | 2013
Length: 3:05 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Street vendors are ready to open for business, students are eating lunch at school, and commuters are trying to squeeze onto the crowded MRT. Everyone is busy, except one person…
Directed by: Cindy Yang | 2013
Length: 3:05 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
A Fox Tail - Chinese
In the heart of ancient China, two brothers are hunting fox, this mad journey will have them face treason, bravery, hatred and love.
Directed by Thomas Bozovic, Alexandre Cazals, Julien Legay, Chao Ma. | 2013
Length: 6:54 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
In the heart of ancient China, two brothers are hunting fox, this mad journey will have them face treason, bravery, hatred and love.
Directed by Thomas Bozovic, Alexandre Cazals, Julien Legay, Chao Ma. | 2013
Length: 6:54 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Mana Comics -
Mana Comics is a self published independent comic book company that celebrates ethnic diversity, showcases heroes from Hawaii, and was founded in 2014 by creator Christopher Caravalho.
Length: 2:00 Minutes
Mana Comics is a self published independent comic book company that celebrates ethnic diversity, showcases heroes from Hawaii, and was founded in 2014 by creator Christopher Caravalho.
Length: 2:00 Minutes
Kai and Honua - Hawaiian
A trailer for the upcoming short animated film Kai and Honua.
Directed by: Kari Noe | Hawai‘i | 2018
Length: 1:00 Minutes
Premiere
A trailer for the upcoming short animated film Kai and Honua.
Directed by: Kari Noe | Hawai‘i | 2018
Length: 1:00 Minutes
Premiere
Salmon - Native American
Sčədadxʷ (salmon) features famed Nisqually educator and activist Billy Frank Jr. as he journeys up the river, and through time, to illustrate the importance of salmon and the connection between the salmon and the people of the Pacific Northwest through the arrival of the settlers, habitat degradation and, hopefully, the unification of people throughout the world working together to save salmon and salmon habitat. For his tireless work and dedication, Billy Frank Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Salmon is part of the Injunuity half-hour documentary made up of nine short films using a unique mix of animation, music and real audio from interviews with Native Americans conducted on reservations and in big cities across the country to form a distinct view of modern America from a contemporary Native American perspective.
Directed by: Adrian Baker | 2013
Length: 4:57 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Sčədadxʷ (salmon) features famed Nisqually educator and activist Billy Frank Jr. as he journeys up the river, and through time, to illustrate the importance of salmon and the connection between the salmon and the people of the Pacific Northwest through the arrival of the settlers, habitat degradation and, hopefully, the unification of people throughout the world working together to save salmon and salmon habitat. For his tireless work and dedication, Billy Frank Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Salmon is part of the Injunuity half-hour documentary made up of nine short films using a unique mix of animation, music and real audio from interviews with Native Americans conducted on reservations and in big cities across the country to form a distinct view of modern America from a contemporary Native American perspective.
Directed by: Adrian Baker | 2013
Length: 4:57 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Tongues - Native American
An exploration on the cultural, historical and educational importance of Native language preservation. Featuring Tom Phillips (Kiowa, Creek), Alfredo Didrickson (Tlingit, Inuit) and Shawna Claw (Navajo/Diné).Tongues is part of the Injunuity half-hour documentary made up of nine short films using a unique mix of animation, music and real audio from interviews with Native Americans conducted on reservations and in big cities across the country to form a distinct view of modern America from a contemporary Native American perspective.
Directed by: Adrian Baker | 2013
Length: 4:54 Minutes
Premiere
An exploration on the cultural, historical and educational importance of Native language preservation. Featuring Tom Phillips (Kiowa, Creek), Alfredo Didrickson (Tlingit, Inuit) and Shawna Claw (Navajo/Diné).Tongues is part of the Injunuity half-hour documentary made up of nine short films using a unique mix of animation, music and real audio from interviews with Native Americans conducted on reservations and in big cities across the country to form a distinct view of modern America from a contemporary Native American perspective.
Directed by: Adrian Baker | 2013
Length: 4:54 Minutes
Premiere
City of Memories - Mesopotamian
In the desert lies a mysterious city, where past lives are shown within the pink dust that fills the streets. A young orphan girl is stuck here, reliving the memory of her mother. When she makes a new friend, she is faced with a choice: to keep living in the past, or to break free and leave the city together.
Directed by: Signe Tveitan | 2018
Length: 5:38 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
In the desert lies a mysterious city, where past lives are shown within the pink dust that fills the streets. A young orphan girl is stuck here, reliving the memory of her mother. When she makes a new friend, she is faced with a choice: to keep living in the past, or to break free and leave the city together.
Directed by: Signe Tveitan | 2018
Length: 5:38 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Irish Folk Furniture - Gaelic
In rural Ireland hand painted folk furniture is often associated with hard times, with poverty and with a time many would rather forget. In the making of this film 16 pieces of abandoned folk furniture were restored and returned back into daily use.
Directed by: Tony Donoghue | Ireland | 2012
Length: 8:19 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Keiki Coding Program Demo - Hawai‘1
Through Keiki Coding, students are introduced to the principles of video game creation, game logic, proficiency and computer skills. Each progressive module is filled with original content and artwork that is created to specifically fit the needs of local students in Hawai’i. Twiddle Productions special place-based curriculum and talk story sessions with artists, animators and game designers, help to guide Keiki in learning how to bring their amazing ideas to life and spark their imagination by becoming a coder!
Length: 5:00 Minutes
Premiere
Through Keiki Coding, students are introduced to the principles of video game creation, game logic, proficiency and computer skills. Each progressive module is filled with original content and artwork that is created to specifically fit the needs of local students in Hawai’i. Twiddle Productions special place-based curriculum and talk story sessions with artists, animators and game designers, help to guide Keiki in learning how to bring their amazing ideas to life and spark their imagination by becoming a coder!
Length: 5:00 Minutes
Premiere
Any Latitude - French
Official music video from Dominique A and staged with dreamlike creatures in a magical and mythological forest. "From a simple narrative canvas, the animation is improvised, unrolled along the piece.There is no storyboard, improvisation is the guarantor of a certain freedom and openness Here, too, to the possibilities. As in the songs, the clips have full latitude from the first seconds ", explains Sébastien Laudenbach
Directed by: Sébastien Laudenbach | 2018
Length: 3:16 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Official music video from Dominique A and staged with dreamlike creatures in a magical and mythological forest. "From a simple narrative canvas, the animation is improvised, unrolled along the piece.There is no storyboard, improvisation is the guarantor of a certain freedom and openness Here, too, to the possibilities. As in the songs, the clips have full latitude from the first seconds ", explains Sébastien Laudenbach
Directed by: Sébastien Laudenbach | 2018
Length: 3:16 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Mehua - Aztec
Two young women are about to receive the greatest honour : be sacrified to there gods. But the sacrifice doesn’t run thought normally.
Animation and Directed by: Camille Agloz, Lucy Vallin, Michiru Baudet, Simon Anding Malandin, Diane Tran Duc, Margo Roquelaure | 2017
Length: 4:51 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Two young women are about to receive the greatest honour : be sacrified to there gods. But the sacrifice doesn’t run thought normally.
Animation and Directed by: Camille Agloz, Lucy Vallin, Michiru Baudet, Simon Anding Malandin, Diane Tran Duc, Margo Roquelaure | 2017
Length: 4:51 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Minotaur - Minoan
A loose interpretation of the Minoan myth, as seen through the monster's point of view. Abandoned in a labyrinthine island, the childlike minotaur has as his only companion a playful red ball and a multitude of mirrors. When he sees his own image he imagines himself dancing in perfect synchronicity with a mysterious other. But new characters are brought to the island, and they don't behave like his choreographed twins. Confused and frustrated, the creature has to learn to adapt to a world of uncertainty. But when he can't, the monster's true nature is revealed..
Directed by: Daniel Sousa | 1998
Length: 8:00 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
A loose interpretation of the Minoan myth, as seen through the monster's point of view. Abandoned in a labyrinthine island, the childlike minotaur has as his only companion a playful red ball and a multitude of mirrors. When he sees his own image he imagines himself dancing in perfect synchronicity with a mysterious other. But new characters are brought to the island, and they don't behave like his choreographed twins. Confused and frustrated, the creature has to learn to adapt to a world of uncertainty. But when he can't, the monster's true nature is revealed..
Directed by: Daniel Sousa | 1998
Length: 8:00 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Aquarium - LGBT
A simple date at the aquarium morphs into a vivid portrayal of battling emotional anxiety within a relationship.
Directed by: Yonatan Tai | 2013
Length: 2:35 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
A simple date at the aquarium morphs into a vivid portrayal of battling emotional anxiety within a relationship.
Directed by: Yonatan Tai | 2013
Length: 2:35 Minutes
Hawai‘i Premiere
Talk Story Panel
Inspiration not Perspiration: Fiscal Responsibility in Cultural Films , Animation and Video games
Inspiration not Perspiration: Fiscal Responsibility in Cultural Films , Animation and Video games
Moderator
Leanne K. Ferrer is the Executive Director for Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC). She joined PIC as Program Manager in 2008, was promoted to Program Director and then Executive Director in 2013. She created PIC’s first series for national public television, Pacific Heartbeat, which is now in its 7th season. Leanne has over 30 years of experience in the film and television industry. She is an award-winning filmmaker who previously worked for Disney Films, PBS Hawaii, and 1013 Integrated, Hawai‘i’s longest running full-service production company. She is a previously PIC-funded producer whose film, i scream, floats, and Sundays, broadcast nationally on PBS.
Leanne was a 2017 Fellow in the National Arts Strategies’, Chief Executive Program and is Board President of Hawai’i Women in Filmmaking.
Leanne K. Ferrer is the Executive Director for Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC). She joined PIC as Program Manager in 2008, was promoted to Program Director and then Executive Director in 2013. She created PIC’s first series for national public television, Pacific Heartbeat, which is now in its 7th season. Leanne has over 30 years of experience in the film and television industry. She is an award-winning filmmaker who previously worked for Disney Films, PBS Hawaii, and 1013 Integrated, Hawai‘i’s longest running full-service production company. She is a previously PIC-funded producer whose film, i scream, floats, and Sundays, broadcast nationally on PBS.
Leanne was a 2017 Fellow in the National Arts Strategies’, Chief Executive Program and is Board President of Hawai’i Women in Filmmaking.
Panelist
Ty Robinson is an Investor, Advisor, Wealth Strategist and Entrepreneur. He is a production consultant in the Virtual and Augmented Reality industries. As a Wealth Strategist, he helps employees and freelancers implement strategies to increase monthly passive income, rapidly pay off debt, and align their finances with their lifestyle and most important goals. Ty has also authored several eBooks including "Crypto Profits", an introduction to the cryptocurrency revolution. Ty has been investing for 20 years with a focus on Real Estate holds and flips, Options, P2P investments and Cryptocurrency.
Previously, Ty worked in the video game and animation industries, working on games such as Dance Dance Revolution, TMNT and Star Wars Star Fighter as well as animated TV commercials for Bell South and Motif Wines. Ty has also produced two animated films, "Haloa" and "Maisa" which have screened in film festivals around the world.
After going out on his own, he started up a software company specializing in software engineering for the video game industry, primarily serving the Asia market. Some of the company's key clients were Sanrio, Outblaze and MXR Corp. He also helped co-found Twiddle Productions and worked on films and commercials as well as two series pilot episodes.
Ty attended the Academy of Art University and majored in 3D Animation. He received his MBA from the University of Liverpool.
Ty Robinson is an Investor, Advisor, Wealth Strategist and Entrepreneur. He is a production consultant in the Virtual and Augmented Reality industries. As a Wealth Strategist, he helps employees and freelancers implement strategies to increase monthly passive income, rapidly pay off debt, and align their finances with their lifestyle and most important goals. Ty has also authored several eBooks including "Crypto Profits", an introduction to the cryptocurrency revolution. Ty has been investing for 20 years with a focus on Real Estate holds and flips, Options, P2P investments and Cryptocurrency.
Previously, Ty worked in the video game and animation industries, working on games such as Dance Dance Revolution, TMNT and Star Wars Star Fighter as well as animated TV commercials for Bell South and Motif Wines. Ty has also produced two animated films, "Haloa" and "Maisa" which have screened in film festivals around the world.
After going out on his own, he started up a software company specializing in software engineering for the video game industry, primarily serving the Asia market. Some of the company's key clients were Sanrio, Outblaze and MXR Corp. He also helped co-found Twiddle Productions and worked on films and commercials as well as two series pilot episodes.
Ty attended the Academy of Art University and majored in 3D Animation. He received his MBA from the University of Liverpool.
Panelist
KENNETH PAULINO JR. Co-Founder Kottura Innovations and Chief Media Innovator. Ken has over 17 years of experience in the areas of new media development, iOS development, SEO, digital media strategy, and UX/UI. He received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Cal State University Monterey Bay in Teledramatic Arts and Technology and Information Technology and Communication Design. While in college, Ken worked on a number of productions to include the production of his college capstone “FUNKTATE” and has done several print and multimedia work for other college functions. Prior to co-founding Kottura Innovations, he worked at Glimpses of Guam and was the Lead Media Developer for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School developing educational modules and other new media technology. To date he has released five mobile apps for iOS and Android devices to include: Access Guam, Taste Guam, the Marianas Business Journal, Kottura ART, and the GTA Capture App. If you were to search “Guam” in the app store, he has developed two of the top 5 ranking apps for Guam. Ken’s passion for design stems from his love of producing music and experimenting with different types of media outputs (audio, visual, mixed reality) to elevate the visual experience. As an avid audio learner himself, he values hands-on learning for all ages to engage and bridge how we learn and experience things from different perspectives.
KENNETH PAULINO JR. Co-Founder Kottura Innovations and Chief Media Innovator. Ken has over 17 years of experience in the areas of new media development, iOS development, SEO, digital media strategy, and UX/UI. He received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Cal State University Monterey Bay in Teledramatic Arts and Technology and Information Technology and Communication Design. While in college, Ken worked on a number of productions to include the production of his college capstone “FUNKTATE” and has done several print and multimedia work for other college functions. Prior to co-founding Kottura Innovations, he worked at Glimpses of Guam and was the Lead Media Developer for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School developing educational modules and other new media technology. To date he has released five mobile apps for iOS and Android devices to include: Access Guam, Taste Guam, the Marianas Business Journal, Kottura ART, and the GTA Capture App. If you were to search “Guam” in the app store, he has developed two of the top 5 ranking apps for Guam. Ken’s passion for design stems from his love of producing music and experimenting with different types of media outputs (audio, visual, mixed reality) to elevate the visual experience. As an avid audio learner himself, he values hands-on learning for all ages to engage and bridge how we learn and experience things from different perspectives.
CULTURAL ART AND MEDIA PRESENTATIONS
Cultural Art and Media Presentations
Comic Books: Chris Caravahlo of Mana Comics
Coding and Cultural Storytelling: Twiddle Productions Keiki Coding Program
Comic Books: Chris Caravahlo of Mana Comics
Coding and Cultural Storytelling: Twiddle Productions Keiki Coding Program