TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL / 5 TERRITORIES/ 6 CONCEPT & OBJECTIVES/ 8 BOARD / 12 EXPERTS / 18 MENTORS / 22 PARTICIPANTS / 26 SCHEDULE / 36 PARTNERS / 48 TEAM / 54 THANKS / 61
EDITORIAL 5
The Animation Workshop is proud to host the world’s imminent need for clever and constructive NiNoKo Universe Accelerator in Viborg, Denmark entertainment and communication, whether it be in 2019. NiNoKo is the third edition of the Universe for games, film, tv, virtual reality – or any thinkable Accelerator after the successful NipponNordic or yet unimagined combination thereof. Universe Accelerator in 2017 and 2018. NiNoKo Universe Accelerator will work with skilled and experienced tutors, who will present high-level We will use the unique opportunity to invite all masterclasses as well as supervising workshops participants to take full advantage of the deeply and mentorship in cooperation with a wide range creative environment around The Animation of local, regional, and international partners who Workshop. Everything from serene workstations support the program. to noisy networking events and parties will be available for attendees, so as the activities of the Viborg Animation Festival which has a special focus Morten Thorning this year on South Korea and Korean animation. General Director of The Animation Workshop VIA University College
The NiNoKo Universe Accelerator is an innovative and transnational project that aims to bring visionary and entrepreneurial artists and concept designers from Japan, South Korea and Scandinavia together. Although the three territories are very far apart geographically, there is a mutual respect and curiosity towards the other’s culture and traditions. What can create a better understanding between people than working together with the ambition to identify and realize yet unknown visions? It is our hope that the results of NiNoKo Universe Accelerator will be new exciting IPs that target the TERRITORIES
Endorsed by the Japanese Embassy in Denmark as the official event of the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of Japanese & Danish diplomatic relations, The Animation Workshop ran in 2017 an event called Kawaii & Epikku. It aimed to be the first and largest exposition in Denmark about Anime, Manga and 360° productions.
As a part of this great event, NipponNordic 2017 supported the creative initiatives of its participants, following the global philosophy of Kawaii & Epikku to enhance knowledge and cultural exchanges between the Japanese and Danish/European professionals of the creative industry. Similarly to its previous editions in 2017 and 2018, the third edition will continue the successful program in the same innovative mentality with a new name called NiNoKo. In 2019, the Universe Accelerator broadens its horizons and so besides Danish and Japanese, Scandinavian and South Korean talents will join as well, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Korea.
This Universe Accelerator has been created to develop connections between different countries because of the big potential for more cooperation and co-production between these territories: TERRITORIES 7
There are many examples of Danish commitment to innovation, storytelling and design – from the fairy tale storyteller Hans Christian Andersen to a long list of world-renowned companies and brands of Danish origin, such as LEGO, Bang & Olufsen and Royal Copenhagen. Denmark (and Europe in general) has a strong and constantly evolving animation and games tradition with a special focus on producing cost effective 3D feature films. Besides that the game industry in Denmark is known to drive innovation on a global scale. Impactful and popular Danish games include titles such as the Hitman series, Limbo and Subway Surfers. All of them are testimonies to Denmark’s industrial traditions, know-how and skills. As the Danish game industry is searching for new markets to penetrate, the Japanese market has become of great interest to Nordic developers, especially since Japan is looking towards Denmark for nordic designed products.
Japan has an old and well-established animation culture, especially in 2D, which has had an immense impact on western markets over the last 20+ years. Western productions, however, have a hard time entering the Japanese market. Despite Japan excelling in 2D animation, it is falling behind when it comes to 3D animated features. In regards to video games, the Japanese industry has been an inspiration to Western games for decades, therefore a collaboration between Japanese and Western entertainment industries seems to be natural and inevitable culmination of all these years spent working and creating content independently.
South Korean animation and games industry have become key members of the international market for the last 10 years. The fast growing Korean creative network shows great interest in technical innovations and international collaborations. This interest makes Korea a relevant third territory to join the Universe Accelerator.
NiNoKo looks forward to sharing new ideas and exploring the possibilities that Korea will bring to the residency. CONCEPT
NiNoKo Universe Accelerator is a 4 weeks artist residency in Viborg, Denmark, for creative IP development, individual mentorship and cooperation between Japan, South Korea and Scandinavia. For this third edition, the selected participants will develop universes, prototype concepts and story worlds for animated content, video games and XR, that can resonate across Scandinavia, Asia, and beyond. The name of this year’s residency refers to the three territories participating to the Ni(ppon)No(rdic)Ko(rean) synergy. CONCEPT/OBJECTIVES 9 SEPTEMBER 2 to 29 2019
During the first week, experts from the creative industries are expected to run workshops for the participants to strengthen their skills OBJECTIVES in pitching, storytelling and reaching out to potential production companies and audiences. The second and the third weeks of the residency The concepts and intellectual properties developed during the Universe are dedicated to each participant’s project Accelerator, as well as the network and business opportunities it creates, development, supervised by experienced are the clear follow-up of this program. It aims to highlight partnerships professionals giving individual consultations and co-productions as viable alternatives to the subcontracting practices, to identify their audience, enhance their which are a challenge for the creative industries in the era of globalization. commercial potential and highlight their strengths. The last week starts with the Pitch day in front of a wide audience of professionals, including a Board of experts. On the following day the Board will give feedback to each participant to ensure the continuous development of original, high quality animation, cross-media or game content. AWARDS
THE BEST PROJECT PITCHES WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES:
* PROFESSIONAL INCUBATION residency
Project development residency by TAW
* ARSENALET ‘ROOF’ residency
Game & Visual Storytelling development
* Invitations to major international events AWARDS/REPRESENTATIVES 11
PROFESSIONAL INCUBATION Animated Short/Series/Feature development and production space
The Professional Incubation is the newest branch of the Open Workshop residency at The Animation Workshop. It offers a calm and inspiring place for project development or production for artists and small companies. The programme accepts established artists and projects of various profiles from the field of animation. It is located in the Arsenalet building situated in the colourful, professional cluster of highly creative companies in Viborg, Denmark.
ARSENALET ‘ROOF’ Games & Visual Storytelling development and networking space
Roof is a Danish startup community and business facilitation program for entrepreneurs in the game and visual storytelling industry. They are based in Arsenalet in Viborg, run by The Animation Workshop (TAW), with the support of Game Hub Scandinavia, an Interreg OKS Project. Their mission is to create a structure that supports the creation and sustainable growth of new and different IPs and workplaces in the visual media and game industry. They do this through incubation (office space), networking, consultancy, investor relations, events (pitching, game jams, etc.) and the communal support of companies and people in the colourful TAW environment. BOARD BOARD
During the final Pitch day, what will be the first day of Viborg Animation Festival (VAF), the participants will pitch their projects in front of a Board of experts. The creators may get the opportunity to participate in major international events, meeting potential sponsors, thus giving them a better chance at finding partners in the industry. The Board, composed of recognized international figures, investors and heads of companies, will assess the 15 projects developed during the Accelerator, paying special attention to worldbuilding, storytelling and gameplay.
Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 Parolesalen, Arsenalet BOARD BOARD 13
Filmmaker/Animator ERICK OH Erick Oh is a Korean filmmaker and animator based in California, USA. His independent films have been introduced and awarded at numerous international film festivals including Student Academy Awards, Annie Awards, Annecy Animation Festival, Hiroshima Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi and more. After receiving his BFA from the Fine Art Department at Seoul National University and his MFA from UCLA’s film program, Erick worked at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016 as an animator on Oscar winning films such as ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Finding Dory.” Erick recently joined Tonko House to direct ‘PIG : The Dam Keeper Poems’ which was nominated at Annie Awards 2018 and won the Cristal Award at Annecy Animation Festival 2018. Creator/ Executive Producer RIKKE Rikke was born in the north of Denmark in 1979. After her graduation ASBJØRN from the Animation Workshop in 1999 she moved to London to start drawing cartoons for a living. In 2007 she started working at Cartoon NETFLIX Network Development Studio Europe in London, writing and directing her own animated TV show ideas, while also helping to develop a number of other projects like The Amazing World of Gumball. She moved to Los Angeles in 2012 to work as a feature Story Artist for DreamWorks Animation. Most recently she was Executive Producer at Nickelodeon on Pinky Malinky, an animated show she co-created with Chris Garbutt, which started airing on Netflix in 2019. She is currently developing a brand new animated project for Netflix, that she created with Chris Garbutt. BOARD 15
Producer and Late Love founder LANA Educational Coordinator at The Animation TANKOSA Workshop
NIKOLIC Lana has been an Educational Coordinator at The Animation Workshop since 2010. Since she started her production company in 2016, she LATE LOVE has been co-producing with France, Germany and Canada. Her first production Martina Scarpelli’s “EGG” has been awarded with more than 20 awards and screened at more than 140 festivals. She is producing with Uri and Michelle Kranot, so as with Paul Bush, doing VR and animation. Art Director JONAS Jonas graduated from The Animation Workshop in 2011 with a focus on GEORGAKAKIS 3D art for games. He interned at Lionhead Studios but decided to return to Denmark in order to work with other former alumni in their newly started game company, SYBO. Here he would go on to become the sole-artist on SYBO GAMES Subway Surfers - one of the most downloaded games of all time - and continue working as an Art Director as the company grew to over 90 people. He loves his wife, his dog, computer games and pizza. In that order. 17 EXPERTS
During the residency the participants will be supervised and guided by professionals from the industry to identify their audiences, enhance their commercial potential and highlight the strengths of their IPs.
The first week prepares the participants for the two intensive weeks of the mentorship program. The week starts with the Story Jam by Merlin Mann, then the Pitch training held by Paul Tyler and finally a Masterclass led by Mikkel Mainz. Read more about their activities in the ’Schedule’ section. EXPERTS 19
MERLIN MANN
Writer
Merlin initially wrote book versions for Disney/Pixar cartoons. With the artist Jan Kjær, he created the award-winning fantasy-series Taynikma (500.000 copies sold). He studied screenwriting at Danish Film School in 2010-2011 and has written for many platforms (stageplay, movies, television and radio).
Activity: Story Jam
Time: September 3
Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen PAUL TYLER
Consultant/Moderator/Pitch Trainer
25+ years experience developing & producing concepts, strategies & projects within the cultural, public & corporate sectors. Paul brings a highly analytical, creative & often humorous approach to reveal the complex ecosystems in which we work, rest and play. 12 years working in BBC television production & 4 years in theatre, Paul now consults for numerous workshops and companies around the world.
Activity: Pitch Training
Time: September 4
Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen EXPERTS 21
MIKKEL MAINZ
Animation Film Director
Mikkel Mainz is an animation film director and the founder of the animation studios, Skjald and Sun Creature. He is the creator of the online series, Tales of Alethrion, and worked on Ivandoe (Cartoon Network), Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon), and Emara (Eating Stars). He specializes in finding creative ways to engage with the community and is currently working on two feature films that are in development.
Activity: Masterclass
Time: September 5-6
Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen MENTORS
The second and third weeks of the residency include an intensive mentorship program where the participants have regular consultations with their personal mentors to get ready for the Pitch Day.
Several mentors have been matched with the participants according to their projects and their objectives during NiNoKo. From South Korea, Eric Daeyoung Lee and Dahee Jeong will follow up animated short/series projects. From Japan, Kensuke Shimoda will guide the game projects alongside Søren Jønsson from Denmark. From the USA, Edwon, will oversee the digital and new media concepts. Finally, Amalie Olesen and Mikkel Mainz from Denmark will supervise the story development. The producer Michelle Kranot will coordinate these mentors, ensuring they meet the participants’ needs. MENTORS 23
ERIC DAEYOUNG LEE
Professor of Animation Department at Kaywon University of Art & Design
Eric Daeyoung Lee has been teaching Animation for almost 20 years through various courses dealing with Animated film-making while mostly concentrating on Animating characters. He believes animation to be an art form rather than just a commercial product. As an independent filmmaker, his main focus is the way people depict reality versus their own fantasy world in their art. He is very glad and excited to be able to share his experiences and thoughts during this year’s NiNoKo residency program.
EDWON
Creative Director/Programmer
Edwon is CEO of Cuteness Technology and a creative director, animator, and programmer. He is based in Los Angeles and is a member of the Los Angeles indie game developer space known as Glitch City. He spends a lot of time in Kyoto, Japan and he speaks Japanese. His goal is to entertain, delight, and move the human heart. DAHEE JEONG
Director
JEONG Dahee got a BA in Communication Design at Hongik University in Seoul and got a Master’s in Animation at ENSAD in Paris. She directed several short animation films, including Man on the Chair (2014), which won the Cristal at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and The Empty (2016), which won the Grand Prix at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2018.
KENSUKE SHIMODA
Game Designer
Since he started his career as a game designer at Square Enix in 2005, he has been standing at the forefront of the highly competitive game industry. While managing his company degG and working on cutting-edge video games such as his succcessful football simulator “BFB”, he has also been deeply involved in the game dev community and is always searching for the next generation talent. MENTORS 25
SØREN JØNSSON
Producer/Game Designer
Søren Jønsson is a producer and game designer working on both digital and analog games. He’s been working in the game industry for the past 18 years and since 1999 he’s released more than 100 games for retail. He works with and teaches iterative work processes (e. g. SCRUM). His Viborg based company Lemuria Consult ApS helps ideas become real products on time and within budget. The other part of the company - Lemuria Games develops and releases their own board games: www.lemuriagames.com
AMALIE OLESEN
Playwright
Amalie Olesen is a Danish playwright living in Viborg. She graduated from The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2016, followed by her debut The Pure Rooms at Aarhus Theatre. In 2018 she moved her focus abroad with an archeology-based project in Japan and her play Insomnia at The National Theatre in Reykjavik. This year her focus is cinema. She’s currently working on a feature film with actress and director Sara Hjort, as well as writing for animated movies. PARTICIPANTS
The NiNoKo Universe Accelerator Team and its partners chose 5 participants from each country involved and from various different fields, such as animated documentary, animated series, VR/AR experience, transmedia, video and mobile games. The following artists will develop their projects with the mentoring of experienced professionals during the NiNoKo Universe Accelerator in 2019.
Scandinavia - Akvile Krikstaponyte/ Christen Bach/ Mads Ellegård Skovbakke/ Noa Juel/ Otto Moesgaard Japan - Hana Yamazaki/ Yoko Yuki/ Yuka Nakamura/ Daigo Sato/ Shuhei Toyoda South Korea - Boyoung Kim/ Hwijin Jude Kang/ Miyoung Baek/ Sohee Jeon/ Yeaeun Jena Jang PARTICIPANTS 27
Position: Director Nationality: South Korean Country of residency: South Korea Project type: Documentary/True story based Animation Project title: „May Jeju Day“ HWIJIN JUDE KANG
Since she was a kid she kept seeing people whose lives were ruined by war and violence. Her goal is to make an artpiece that resonates with other people who also struggle with the everyday pain of war and violence. After creating an animated documentary as her graduation work, she is experimenting with expanding the definition of said animated documentary.
Position: Director Nationality: South Korean Country of residency: South Korea Project type: Animated Short Project title: „A guitar in the bucket“ (Working Title) BOYOUNG KIM
Boyoung Kim is a Korean animator, graphic designer and independent filmmaker. She is the creator of animated short films, including Replacement, Impersonation, Prey and The Levers. Currently working on a new animation “A guitar in the bucket”. (Working title) Position: Director Nationality: Japanese Country of residency: Hungary Project type: Virtual Reality Project title: „The Story of the Body“ HANA YAMAZAKI
Born in Kamakura, Japan in 1975, Hana Yamazaki now lives in Budapest, Hungary. She studied graphic design BA in London, and has finished her animation MA at Moholy-Nagy University in Budapest in 2018. She has worked for a software company, for which she has produced commercial video works. She has learnt contemporary dance, and this experience led her to combine dance and animation in her projects.
Position: Game Designer/Indie Game Developer Nationality: Japanese Country of residency: Japan Project type: Mobile Game Project title: „Star Child“ DAIGO SATO Born in Germany and grew up in Japan. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University (ETC) in the USA, he worked for Activision, Square Enix and DeNA. He worked on games such as Guitar Hero, Final Fantasy 14 and Blood Brothers. After that, he decided to go indie and his recent release “Bear’s Restaurant” became successful. He’s currently living in Tokyo, the perfect environment to keep developing quality games. PARTICIPANTS 29
Position: Director Nationality: Japanese Country of residency: Japan Project type: Documentary/True story based Animation Project title: „CONNECT“ YUKA NAKAMURA
Yuka Nakamura was born in Japan and spent her childhood in Richmond, London. As a teen she went to study abroad in Germany. Later she attended Tama Art University and majored in Graphic Design, graduating in 2019. She considers drawing to be one of the best methods for communicating with others. In college she created a few short animations. Lately she took on an internship in California and in Japan and finished her graduation movie called ‘Gifted’. Currently working for phstudio and as a freelance illustrator.
Position: Director Nationality: Danish Country of residency: Germany Project type: Animated TV/Web series Project title: „Goodbye Good Hearth“ CHRISTEN BACH
Christen Bach is a Danish animation director/artist currently living in Berlin, Germany. His personal work mainly focuses on human relations – often told through experimental or stylistic animation – using the absurd or surreal to highlight the emotional content. He is currently working on a series dealing with the creative process in animation and how to maintain high quality on a low budget. Position: Graphic Storyteller Nationality: Danish Country of residency: Denmark Project type: Animated TV/Web series/Transmedia Project title: „B.A.G.S. (Badass Grannies in Space)“ MADS ELLEGÅRD SKOVBAKKE
Mads is a Graphic Storytelling graduate from The Animation Workshop, VIA University College. In his work, he always tries to make people happy through wacky and whimsical stories, that show things from a different angle. Bill Watterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ holds a special place in his heart and the way it jumps effortlessly between absurd imagination and existential reality is one of the major inspirations for his own work.
Position: Artist/Visual Designer Nationality: Danish Country of residency: Denmark Project type: Animated TV/Web series/Video Game Project title: „Höj“ OTTO MOESGÅRD Carl Otto was born in Herlev. He grew up drawing and fantasizing about wonderful worlds. He’s trying to live an epic life - he’s been diving, he’s sailed the Atlantic and hiked the Himalayas. He went to The Drawing Academy and The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. He went to LA for a worldbuilding internship and joined Nørlum to work on a Big Hero 6 TV series. He graduated in 2018 and has been working in the industry for a year doing compositing, backgrounds, storyboards and much more. Currently working as a production designer at Copenhagen Bombay Production ApS. PARTICIPANTS 31
Position: Graphic Storyteller Position: Freelance 2D Animator Nationality: Danish Nationality: South Korean Country of residency: Denmark Country of residency: South Korea Project type: Animated TV/Web series/Transmedia Project type: Animated Short Project title: „B.A.G.S. (Badass Grannies in Space)“ Project title: „Love you“ SOHEE JEON
Sohee Jeon studied fashion design in high school and classical animation at the Vancouver FIlm School. When she later returned to Korea, she started working on a Disney TV series for over a year and then went freelance. She worked on TV animation series for children, music videos and movie opening sequences. Her main inspiration has always been music, she even made an animation based on a story that she came up with while listening to music. Currently she is working on a short animated film inspired by a song called “Love you” by korean singer JungYup from Brown Eyed Soul.
Position: Director Nationality: Danish Country of residency: Denmark Project type: Animated TV/Web series/VR Game Project title: „Nacre“ NOA JUEL
Noa Juel is an aspiring storyteller, with a passion for film, TV series and games. He graduated from The Animation Workshop January 2019, with a bachelor’s degree in character Animation. At The Animation Workshop, he directed the short commercial Wrap it up! (also simply known as Poseidon) for the NGO Plastic Change. His first employment was with A.Film. In his free time, he likes to work on his passion projects. Position: Artist/Visual Designer/Director Nationality: Japanese Country of residency: Japan Project type: Animated TV/Web series Project title: „The Bees“ YOKO YUKI
Yoko Yuki is an animation filmmaker from Nagoya, currently living in Tokyo. For her own creative work, Yoko makes whimsical animation films using hand-drawn images and collage through combining a diverse range of techniques including stop-frame and 2D animations. Yoko graduated from the School of Media Arts at Nagoya University of Arts in 2010 and Graduate School of Film and New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015. She has shown her work in a number of film festivals in Japan and has received many prestigious awards.
Position: Ph.D. Researcher Nationality: South Korean Country of residency: Czech Republic Project type: Experimental Animated Short Project title: „Grand Finale: Abyss“ YEAEUN JENA JANG
Yea-Eun Jang is a Korean animated filmmaker, visual artist, illustrator, and designer based in Prague, Czech Republic. She is a Ph.D. researcher in Visual Communication at the University of Jan Evangelista in Ústí nad Labem, has gained a Master degree in Visual Arts and Film/TV Graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague. Philosophy, psychology, literature and poetry stay in the centre of her art realm that often appears in symbolic and surrealistic images. Her artworks are inspired by Art Brut, Primitive art, Decorative and Textile art, Short novels, Avant-garde film, and Experimental music. PARTICIPANTS 33
Position: Student in her last year Nationality: Lithuanian Country of residency: Denmark Project type: Virtual Reality/Nano-Narrative Experience Project title: „Audio-Visual meditation“ AKVILE KRIKSTAPONYTE
Akvile Krikstaponyte is a 25-year-old recent MSc in Media Technology at Aalborg University Copenhagen graduate from Lithuania. During her education she was working on a different scale projects, varying from VR, 360 videos and advanced AV productions to video-game productions. Seeing the congruence of technology and human behavior psychology drives her to create virtual experiences that have an impact on players (users). Position: Artist/Visual Designer Nationality: Japanese Country of residency: Japan Project type: Video game/Animated TV/Web series Project title: „Man with no expressions“ SHUHEI TOYODA
Born in Shizuoka, Japan. After graduating from an architectural study in university, he started his career as a graphic designer in global electronics brand Sony. He was in charge of a lot of branding projects includes graphic, web and space design. He was also working in the UK as a member of Design Centre Europe of Sony Europe. In 2016, he left Sony and established his design and branding studio called atrium in Japan.
Position: Director Nationality: South Korean Country of residency: South Korea Project type: Animated Short Project title: „Piece“ MIYOUNG BAEK
Miyoung Baek was born in 1986 in Busan, South Korea. In 2011 she finished the School EMCA in Angoulême, France (Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d’Animation). Between 2011-18 she participated several times at the Artist Residency at ‘la Maison des auteurs’ in Angoulême, France. She graduated with a ‘Visual design’ Master’s degree in 2018 in Seoul National University. From 2018 she is an Adjunct professor in Kaywon University of Art and Design at the Animation department in South Korea.
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SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 37
STORY JAM
Instructor: Merlin Mann
Time: September 3
Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen
Description:
In this session participants will be introduced to basic story structure and two workshop sessions develop story ideas. The workshop will be in groups and final results will be pitched at the end of the day. PITCH TRAINING THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PITCHING
Instructor: Paul Tyler
Time: September 4
Place: Arsenalet/ Parolesalen
Description:
The pitch is an opportunity to engage people in something you believe needs to be made. It’s a chance for you to engage us in your quest and to give us the confidence that you are a safe pair of hands. Not only will this workshop show you how to take an audience on a journey to move your project forward, but will reveal how pitching can be used as a development tool. SCHEDULE 39
MASTERCLASS MATCHMAKING CREATIVITY AND OUTREACH
Instructor: Mikkel Mainz
Time: September 5-6
Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen
Description:
In this two-day masterclass, dig into your passion project and learn how to make it happen by making it attractive for the right people. We will analyse and study various projects, then apply what worked with your own project. Material is presented in a mix of seminar, lecture, and hands-on, participatory segments and is directly applicable to creative projects such as animated films, series, games, graphic novels, etc. VIBORG CODING JAM BASICS OF PROGRAMMING FOR BEGINNERS
By TAW & Coding Pirates
Time: September 7, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Place: Arsenalet/ Parolesalen
Description:
Interested in programming, but completely new, and unsure where to start? Want to boost your skills before attending Viborg Game Jam? Join us for a fun afternoon of programming goodness! Our friends at Coding Pirates Viborg are visiting to help you become CODEWIZARDZ! SCHEDULE/OPTIONAL EVENTS 41
VIBORG CODING JAM VIBORG GAME JAM BASICS OF PROGRAMMING FOR BEGINNERS 48 HOURS INTENSE GAME CREATION
By TAW & Coding Pirates By VAF Game Expo
Time: September 7, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM Time: September 13, 4:00 PM – September 15, 4:00 PM
Place: Arsenalet/ Parolesalen Place: Arsenalet/Parolesalen
Description: Description:
Viborg Game Expo, The Animation Workshop and Arsenalet open its doors for 48 hours of intense game creation! Join us and make the game you’ve been itching to make. You can bring your friends or ride solo. There are also plenty of chances to match up at the event. All you need is: your creative gear (PC, art tools etc) & Snacks The theme of the game jam is already decided on but is a secret until the event starts. Everyone is welcome no matter their background. You don’t need previous programming skills, but they will make your game more awesome. WEEK 1
Time Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Sunday 8
9-10 Story Jam Pitch Training Masterclass Masterclass by Merlin Mann by Paul Tyler by Mikkel Mainz by Mikkel Mainz 10-11 Arsenalet/ Arsenalet/ Arsenalet/ Arsenalet/ 11-12 Parolesalen Parolesalen Parolesalen Parolesalen
12-13 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 13-13:30 Coding Jam/ Basics of Programming 13:30-14 Story Jam by Merlin Mann by 14-15 TAW&Coding Arsenalet/ Masterclass Masterclass Pirates 15-15:30 Parolesalen by Mikkel Mainz by Mikkel Mainz Pitch Training Arsenalet/ 15:30-16 Break by Paul Tyler Arsenalet/ Arsenalet/ Parolesalen Parolesalen Parolesalen 16-16:30 Arsenalet/ Story Jam Parolesalen 16:30-17 NNK Studio tour by Merlin Mann
17-17:30 Arsenalet/Front Door Arsenalet/ Parolesalen Arsenalet Friday Bar & NNK 17:30-18 Karaoke
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Welcome Dinner Arsenalet/Lobby 19-20
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Lectures & Workshops Project Development Social Events Mentors & Board Final Pitch SCHEDULE/WEEKLY SCHEDULE 43 WEEK 2
Time Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday 15
Mentors meeting 9-10 Arsenalet/Library
10-11 Meeting with the Mentors 11-12 Arsenalet/Parolesalen Game Jam/ 48 hours 12-13 Projects development intense game and creation 13-13:30 Lunch Individual consultations by VAF Game Expo 13:30-14 Arsenalet/NNK Studio Arsenalet/ Game Jam/ Parolesalen 14-15 48 hours intense Consultation Plans game creation 15-15:30 by VAF Game Arsenalet/NNK Studio Expo 15:30-16 Arsenalet/ 16-16:30 Parolesalen
16:30-17 Game Jam/ 17-17:30 48 hours intense game creation 17:30-18 by VAF Game Expo
18-19 Arsenalet/ NNK/OW Special Event Parolesalen Potluck 19-20 with TAW students TAW Høgni 20-21
Lectures & Workshops Project Development Social Events Mentors & Board Final Pitch WEEK 3
Time Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday 21 Sunday 22
9-10 Mentors meeting 10-11 Arsenalet/Library 11-12
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13:30-14 Projects development Technical and Rehearsal 14-15 Individual consultations for the Pitch Day 15-15:30 Arsenalet/NNK Studio Arsenalet/ 15:30-16 Parolesalen
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18-19 NNK/OW Special Event Potluck 19-20 with TAW students TAW Høgni 20-21
Lectures & Workshops Project Development Social Events Mentors & Board Final Pitch SCHEDULE/WEEKLY SCHEDULE 45 WEEK 4
Time Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Sunday 29
9-10 One-on-one Pitch Day meetings Public 10-11 VAF - Viborg Animation Festival Arsenalet/ Arsenalet/Parolesalen 11-12 Parolesalen
Lunch for 12-13 Board & Participants
13-13:30 Arsenalet/Lounge
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14-15 C-MIF Pitch Day 15-15:30 Public
15:30-16 VAF SCI-VI Arsenalet/Parolesalen ANIDOX Day Conference 16-16:30
16:30-17 Game Expo Game Expo Game Expo
17-17:30 Board meeting Closing Cocktail Public 17:30-18 Arsenalet/Library
VAF Cafe Kimchi 18-19
VAF 19-20 Closing Party Board Dinner 20-21
Lectures & Workshops Project Development Social Events Mentors & Board Final Pitch Art by: Seoro Oh, VAF Artist 2019 47
VIBORG ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2019 23. - 29. SEPTEMBER
VAF – a celebration of all things animated!
Denmark’s biggest international animation film festival featuring film programs, exhibitions, conferences, talks and masterclasses for the public and professionals.
Cultural events: Industry events: International screenings of Creative Media Industry Forum (C-MIF) animated shorts and features for producers and IP developers Flip Book Exhibition (in cooperation SciVi (Science Visualization) w. Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul) Visualizing Architecture • Featuring works by Lee Sung Gang, Oh Sung Jung, Kim Jung Gi Us, Composing for Animation Miyoung Baek, Jeong Dahee, Animated Learning Conference Seoro Oh and many more. Animated Health Conference Viborg Game Expo
www.animationsfestival.dk PARTNERS & SPONSORS
NiNoKo is made possible thanks to the following organizations. PARTNERS & SPONSORS 49
ARSENALET
Arsenalet is a creative stronghold founded in 2012 and is located in Viborg, Denmark. The building primarily houses companies who work with animation, games and new media.
Some of the companies at Arsenalet have at this point been involved in major international co-productions such as the Oscar nominated feature film Song of the Sea. GAME HUB SCANDINAVIA
Game Hub Scandinavia is funded by the EU our previous successful project, the similarly regional development fund Interreg Öresund- named Scandinavian Game Developers. The Kattegat-Skagerrak under their priority area previous project won an EU RegioStar Award called “Employment”. Game Hub Scandinavia in 2015 for its innovative approach. is a continuation of the knowledge gained in
EU-JAPAN FEST JAPAN COMMITTEE
EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee is a non-profit The Committee supports Japan-related non-governmental organization established by programs held mainly in conjunction with each European ambassadors to Japan and Japanese year’s European Capital of Culture (ECoC), as business and cultural figures on the occasion well as the continuation, development and of the 1993 request to assist with Japanese offshoots of programs from previous ECoC, and participation in the European Capital of Culture preparation for future ECoC. Antwerp, in Belgium. PARTNERS & SPONSORS 51
VISION DENMARK
Vision Denmark is a national business alliance Technologies, The Animation Workshop / VIA that brings together the digital visual industry University College, Interactive Denmark, The across industries - that is, film, television, Producers’ Association, Filmby Aarhus / The animation, games and XR. The association is Western Film Fund, FilmFyn and Copenhagen founded by Nordic Film, Sybo Games, Unity Film Fund.
KIAFA - KOREAN INDEPENDENT ANIMATION FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION
Korea Independent Animation Filmmakers and facilitation the communication among them. Association(KIAFA) is a gathering of independent KIAFA tries to become a future hope for Korean animation producers and related workers animation and society by proposing alternatives who have been seeking an alternative way for and implementing them. independent animation, based on the spirit of KIAFA has been organising the Independent freedom and criticism, experiment and challenge. Animation Film Festival ‘Indie-AniFest’ and The association basically aims at supporting the various other film shows and educational activities of independent animation workers programs. SYBO GAMES
SYBO Games is a mobile game developer right owners of the game application Subway company located in Copenhagen, Denmark Surfers that they developed together with founded by Creative Director Sylvester Rishøj Kiloo. The game is by far the most played game Jensen and CEO Bodie Jahn-Mulliner. They are ever created in Denmark, and is one of the most mainly known for being creators and IP downloaded games in the world.
VIBORG KOMMUNE
This project is supported by Viborg Kommune, long history and excellent track record of the home municipality of The Animation cooperation. Workshop, and with whom we have a
BOLIGSELSKABET SCT. JØRGEN
This project is supported by the housing provide a comfortable stay for the participants company Boligselskabet Sct. Jørgen in in the NiNoKo and Nippon Nordic Universe Viborg. With their support over the years The Accelerator programs. Animation Workshop has been able to PARTNERS & SPONSORS 53
ANNECY MIFA
CITIA organises the International Animation Each year, the Mifa Pitches showcase the best Film Festival, the Mifa and the Forum Blanc. It in original animation projects in their first phase also contributes to the development of the local of development in four categories: feature films, economy by proposing training programmes short films,TV series and specials and transmedia. and support to businesses in the animation and Open on an international level, the selection creative industries sector with the unifying space reflects young creation on the world scene. of Les Papeteries – Image Factory.
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC
Sunny Side of the Doc is the international The 4-day event creates unique opportunities for marketplace dedicated to documentary and +2,000 professionals from 60 countries, to follow specialist factual content, each year bringing the latest industry trends, present untold stories, together broadcasters, decision makers, make new connections and embrace interactive financing bodies, distributors, content creators forms of storytelling, through a variety of and producers from around the world to sell high-level pitching sessions, panel discussions, or buy projects and programmes, and to find networking activities and the added value of an coproduction partners. exhibition space. TEAM TEAM 55
THE ANIMATION WORKSHOP TEAM VIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
As one of the world’s top schools and knowledge center for animation, The Animation Worskhop has been training students for the last 30 years, leading them to work for major companies all over the world such as: LEGO, MPC, Sybo Games, Warner Bros Animation, Blue Bite - Unisoft, Riot Games, Double Fine, Massive -Ubisoft, Blink Ink, Giant Animation, Illumination, Framestore, Might and Delight, Double Negative, Chimney, Cinesite, Cartoon Network, Bullit Film, Aardman, Nørlum, Ja Film, Wil Film, M2Film, Aeria Games, Cartoon Saloon, Copenhagen Bombay, Bron Studios, Funday Factory, Monkey Tenis, Pixomondo, Media Molecule, Mark Film, Kong Orange, Animanostra, Precious Metals, Triband, Ghost, Heyday Aps, Beach Park Studios, A Film, Hide The Zebra, Powerhouse, The Third Floor, King, Snowcloud, Gear Works, Moving Picture Company, Feed Me Light, Argon FX, Passion Pictures Paris, Hydralab, Ted Ed, Golden Wolf, Parasol Island, Tin Drum Studio, Razor Edge Games, Fasad, Crytek GmbH, Advance A/S, Fork Film, Proof Inc, Clicks and Links, Fido Film, Six More Vodka, Pipangai etc. MORTEN THORNING
General Director of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College. He is the founder of The Animation Workshop, which is now more than 25 years old. Since the beginning, Morten has been constantly pursuing and implementing new ideas for the school. He has been the leading force in bringing the educational level and atmosphere of The Animation Workshop to the level it has reached today. Devoted to the development of European animation, he has earned great respect. Morten Thorning’s role in the training activities is that of general manager.
CLÉMENCE BRAGARD
Project Manager. After studying audiovisual and digital asset management, Clémence has worked for French broadcasters and production companies as an audiovisual researcher. Meanwhile, she has become involved in animation festivals, and returned to study in 2013 and graduated from Gobelins, School of Image as a Production Manager. Since 2014, she has been independently developing various events tied to the animation industry. She is a curator, presenter and moderator of Annecy International Animation Film Festival and also the main programmer of the French Animation Film Festival (Rennes, France) and a project manager for The Animation Workshop. CHAPTHERTEAM 57
ÁGOTA VÉGSŐ
Project Coordinator. Agota is a Hungarian animated film director, illustrator and producer. She finished her studies at the Moholy- Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, MOME, in 2012 with two master degrees in animation and teaching. She attended The Animation European Production Workshop, ASF, in 2012/13. She had the opportunity to participate in the Open Workshop program at The Animation Workshop in Denmark in 2014. Since 2014 she has worked for The Animation Workshop as a production manager organising a collaboration with TED-Ed.
ROBERTA JABLONSKYTE
Project Assistant. Roberta Jablonskyte is an International Project Coordinator educated at the master level in Economics and Business Administration, Consumer Affairs Management, at Aarhus University in Denmark, where her studies mainly focused on qualitative research methods, business development and project management. Roberta excels at logistics, planning, and execution of ancillary duties that demand a quick understanding and marked ability to deal with pressure and short deadlines. Roberta has filled out budgetary roles in a wide variety of EU and privately funded initiatives originating from The Animation Workshop, and has worked closely with animation companies in Denmark and animation festivals in Europe. MICHELLE KRANOT
Content Supervisor. Michelle Kranot is a filmmaker, multimedia artist and producer. She is the founder of TinDrum, an animation production company and of ANIDOX, a programme run by The Animation Workshop - for the development and production of animated documentaries. She has been honored with the top industry awards for her work, focused on fusing handcrafted images and new technologies into contemporary experiences.
SUNWOO VIVIAN LEE
Coordinator for South Korea. Sunwoo (Vivian) Lee is a Senior Innovation Officer at the Innovation Centre Denmark (ICDK) in Seoul. She assists Danish universities, entrepreneurs and companies in fields ranging from robotics, digital health, architecture and animation. ICDK are 8 global entrepreneurship and business development outposts of the Danish Foreign Ministry’s Trade Council and Ministry of Higher Education & Science. TEAM 59
KASPER KRUSE
Managing Director at Arsenalet. Graduated as Director of Animation from the National Film School of Denmark in 2004 and spent several years of freelancing within illustration, design and animation for clients like Lego, Everlast, National Danish television and several danish magazines within lifestyle and media. After graduation he worked in the service of business- and government clients as Creative Director, making a tremendous amount of animated explainer-, product- and branding videos as well as award winning animated e-learning program for Vestas. Between 2016 and 2018 Kasper was Project Manager for The Municipality of Viborg’s Animation Strategy.
HIROMITSU MURAKAMI
Coordinator for Japan and Community Officer. Born in 1975, Yokohama, Japan, he is an Animation Director and Producer. He studied moving images, including video, animation and interactive art, at Tokyo Polytechnic University and continued his studies at IAMAS (Gifu, Japan). From 2000, he moved to the UK and finished his M.A. in Animation at the Royal College of Arts in 2004. After coming back to Japan, he worked at art universities including IAMAS and Tokyo University of the Arts. He established Flicker Corporation in February 2018.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Jane Lyngbye Hvid Jensen Hannibal Glazer Lone Thaarup Nielsen Tim Leborgne Anne-Mette Bakkegaard Michelle Nardone Mette Islev Knudsen Therese Johannesen Katrine Frausig Rasmus Jensen Sita Malene Jensen Liga Jensen Svend Nordby & IT Team Maria Skov Pedersen Thomas Winther Peter Dyring Olsen Lamberto Anderloni Hiromi Ito Sungmin Lucy Lee Kirk Johnson