BLON Junior

2023 archive

BLON JUNIOR is full of exclusive, relevant and educational films. This programme is intended for the youngest participants in the festival. Such screenings are an important part of various film festivals around the world, allowing for the exploration of different animation techniques, styles and narratives. Our special screenings bring families together to enjoy a variety of animated films, from shorts to feature-length productions. The content is carefully curated to ensure it's suitable for children, but also appeals to an older audience. The films feature heartwarming stories, colourful characters and themes that tell the story of family, friendship, adventure and life lessons. The BLON Junior programme is divided into screenings, workshops and events for families and schools.

A conversation about artificial intelligence in creativity

**September 7th 4.00 p.m. In the central parking lot of the National Culture Center** Participants: graphic designer Mantas Rimkus and animator, director Antanas Skučas. Discussion will be moderated by Sondra Simanaitienė, Deputy Director of the Museum of History of Little Lithuania for the Sculpture Park The talk will be followed by the game "Find the sculpture based on the fantasy of artificial intelligence" Participation in the chat and the game is free (1 hour long).

Animation in Street Art

8-11 September

Everyone with BLON accreditation is welcome to join us in our mission to create a joint animated piece on a long wall. Everyone can leave their mark! We'll be waiting for you at Artoj st. on 6 September 7-9, between 12:00 and 18:00.

Animation Laboratory: Magic and Disappearing Frontiers

16.00-19.00, 5-9 September · KKKC

**5-7 September at KKKC** **For youth aged 14-19 years** **FREE OF CHARGE** **Registration is required**During the BLON festival, students and teachers of the Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art of VDA will be organising the 'Animation Laboratory: Magical and Disappearing Boundaries'. The Animatest educational initiative, organised by animation students, will run three animation workshops for young people aged 14-19 years, and one workshop children up to 7 years old.The workshop space will feature animation lab samples, tests, ingredients and recipes. Compilations of student cartoons and quizzes will be shown.**September 5th 4.00-7.00 PM, Rotoscopy/2D**Participants in this workshop will shoot a short video on their own. This video will then be converted into a sequence of frames, which will be projected onto a large-format sheet of paper or whiteboard. Each frame is then rotoscoped using charcoal or markers. The final video will then be edited.**2D workshop task: Flip book.**Participants in this workshop will use the help of the scoreboard to draw animation frames, numbering them in sequence. At the end, the pages of the booklet (frames) are stapled together and given to the participants.**September 6th 4.00-7.00 PM, Stop Motion Animation**Stop Motion: moving plasticine animation Each participant will choose some plasticine in their favorite colour and roll it into a ball. Their main task will be to transform the ball into a chosen animal as carefully as possible.**September 7th 4.00-7.00 PM, VR/ Photogrammetry**Photogrammetry requires only your phone (and if you wish, you can bring an opaque, non-reflective object that we will try to scan and animate with the help of the app). The VR task will only require your imagination. In this task, we will create space, characters and objects.**Workshops are free of charge, but REGISTRATION is required:** [Register here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm7YL377cBZQHc1i4fUgC3CHpX74IxTTbwSWO51GgXczwrfQ/viewform?usp=sf_link)More information apie educational initiative: **@anima\_\_test ir <https://www.instagram.com/anima__test/> <https://www.facebook.com/animationtest> **Information about "Animetest" lecturers can be found at: https://blon.lt/2023/guests/

Animation Laboratory: Magic and Disappearing Frontiers for Families

9 September · KKKC

**12.00-14.00, 9** **September. For children up to 7 years old. PARTICIPATION ONLY WITH PARENTS at KKKC** **Registration is closed. ** **Possibility to register on the waiting list. ** During the "Blon" festival, students and teachers of the Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art of VDA organize "Animation Laboratory: Magical and Disappearing Boundaries". The Animatest educational initiative organized by animation students will organize three animation workshops for youth aged 14-19 and one workshop for parents with children up to age 7. The workshop space will feature animation lab samples, tests, ingredients and recipes.Compilations of student cartoons and tests will be shown.September 9 12.00–14.00 h. Stop frame: plasticine animation of change / 2D painting animation.Using plasticine, children will create and animate their characters, as well as using paints (gouache, watercolor, crayons), participants will draw frames, numbering them in sequence. Next, the frames will be photographed and put into a moving video sequence. This is how miracles are born.PARTICIPATION WITH PARENTS ONLY. Recommended for children up to 7 years old. The workshop is free, but REGISTRATION is required: [Registruokitės čia](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYPX0CV4HXnXrPowY9vM_O3-YhQsKzBjdR0JvlLr7wx0QFCQ/viewform?usp=sf_link)More information about the educational initiative: @anima\_\_test and https://www.instagram.com/anima\_\_test/ https://www.facebook.com/animationtestInformation about Animatest lecturers can be found at: https://blon.lt/2023/guests/

FAMILY SCREENINGS

10-11 September

**September 9-10th at Cinema “Arlekinas"**We invite you to take part in the festival's educational and family film screenings, which will be accompanied by discussions and meetings with the filmmakers.The programme will include European animated films with exceptional themes and techniques, as well as works by established Lithuanian filmmakers.### **SATURDAY****11.00 „Babookums. Seven fantastic stories". After the screening there will be sound in animation workshop with actress Martyna Gedvilaite.** **Recommended for children from 4 years old.** After the movie, all the viewers together with the actress who voiced the movie, Martyna Gedvilaite, will be able to try voicing different characters themselves. <https://blon.lt/2023/feature/babauziukai/> https://blon.lt/2023/junior/martyna/**13.00 „Titina" and Q&A with Marie-Laure Guisset** **_Recommended for children from 9 years old._** A unique opportunity for children to meet the animation director live and ask questions and get to know animation more deeply. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/titina/### **SUNDAY****11:00 a.m. Funny encounters... ** **Program of French animated short films (45 min.) Without dialogues.** **Recommended for children from 4 years old.** A sensitive and colorful program of French animation that develops visual literacy and sensitively touches on topics relevant to children and the world. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/funny-encounters**12.00 „Yuku and Himalayan Flower“ (1 hour 5 min.)** **Recommended for children from 4 years old.** A touching story about a brave mouse who is helped to overcome challenges by friendship, optimism and music. It is a musical and emotional story about values and courage. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/juku/

Interactive Fairy Tale Creation Workshop!

10.30, 7 September; 10.30, 8 September

**September 7-8th at Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A** **Registration is required**We invite you to participate in an educational animation workshop for schools, in which participants will learn about creating characters and will create their own animated fairy tale. This educational programme is designed to nurture children's creativity, spark their imagination and introduce them to the magical realm of animation. During the workshop, children will create characters that will be animated using various technologies. The workshop is intended for students in grades 1-4. Animator and director Antanas Skučas will lead the workshop. The workshop will run on 7 and 8 September at 11.30. Duration of the workshop: 1 hour 15 min Workshop price: 3 eur/person. Participation is free for accompanying teachers and children from socially disadvantaged families. Registration: https://forms.gle/Ct2C4BNZFqSKZtvA7

SCHOOL SCREENINGS

7-8 September

Educational sessions play an important role in developing students' visual literacy and critical thinking. Cartoons can convey complex ideas and emotions through an engaging visual narrative, making them a highly effective educational tool.**Ticket prices: 4 EUR/person. Through the Culture Passport platform: 5 Eur/person.**Accompanying persons and persons of socially sensitive groups participate free of charge.[Register here](https://forms.gle/hxE7XXuo1jQaAfEU6) If you have questions: edu at blon.lt### **THURSDAY:****10:00 a.m. Funny encounters...** **Program of French animated short films (45 min.) Without dialogues.** **Recommended for grades 0-3.**A sensitive and colorful program of French animation that develops visual literacy and sensitively touches on topics relevant to children and the world. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/funny-encounters**11.00 "Yuku and the Himalayan Flower" (1 hour 05 minutes)** **Recommended for grades 1-4.** A touching story about a brave mouse who is helped to overcome challenges by friendship, optimism and music. It is a musical and emotional story about values and courage. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/juku/**12.20 "Titina at the North Pole" and a meeting with animation director Marie-Laure Guiset! (1 hour 30 minutes)** **Recommended for grades 4-10.**Not only an exceptional educational film, but also an exceptional opportunity to meet the film's animation director, Belgian animator and animation teacher Marie-Laure Guisset. It is an insightful multi-layered animated historical account of the history of aviation, the pursuit of glory, triumphs and defeats. After the film, children will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the animation director. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/titina/**14.00 International competition N13 (1 hour 40 min)** **Recommended for grades 9-12.** The best selected short metro cartoons. Unique in both form and content. https://blon.lt/2023/international/### **FRIDAY****10:00 a.m. "Nelly Jelly. My film" and a meeting with the director. Meinard Valkevičius** **Recommended for grades 1-4.**The characters are well known to everyone and a unique opportunity to meet the film's director, animator Meinards Valkevičius. Participants will be able to ask any questions directly. https://blon.lt/2023/feature/kake-make/**11.30 "The Crossing" N13 (1 hour 20 minute**s) **Recommended for grades 9-12.** Sensitive experiences of migrants, when children are separated from their parents and forced to face the path of exile alone. They embark on a heroic journey, in which they will turn from children into teenagers: they will look for shelter, peace, hoping to meet their family again. <https://blon.lt/2023/feature/crossing/>**13.00 International competitive program (Part I).** **Recommended for grades 4-8.** The best selected short films. Unique in both form and content. <https://blon.lt/2023/international/>**In case of questions, contact:** edu at blon.lt or 860399455

Sound in Animation with Actress Martyna Gedvilaitė

9 September

**September 9th 12.20 P.M. at Cinema „Arlekinas"**The art of animation is also unique in that the entire soundtrack for a film is created with the help of actors, music and special effects. The character of each character has a unique way of speaking, so during the workshop, children will be able to try the art of dubbing the film themselves, voice different characters, create sound effects, and sing the most popular songs from the movie 'Babookums: Seven Fantastic Stories'. The workshop will be conducted by actress and singer Martyna Gedvilaitė. Participation in the workshop is free to those who purchase a ticket to the film 'Babookums: Seven Fantastic Stories". Workshop duration: 30 min. Recommended for children up to 12 years old.