Festival – Animayo – May 7
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international festival of animation, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. May 7th Program:
CICCA BUILDING (AUDITORIUM). MASTER CLASSES. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 11:30 h: Animation Masterclass Elena Najar: «2D Character Animation, by Gigglebug Entertainment»
11:30 to 12:00 h: Autograph Signing (Upper Floor)
12:00 to 13:30 h: Masterclass Monica Singh Haley and Silje Falck-Pedersen: «Inside Blur Studio: development, production, and creative vision for unforgettable worlds»
13:30 to 14:00 h: Autograph Signing (Upper Floor)
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Masterclass Elena Velasco: «Be a chameleon! Adapt your drawing to different projects and maintain your essence for the 2D industry.»
18:00 to 18:30 h: Autograph Signing (Ground Floor)
18:30 to 20:00 h: Masterclass Tomasz Baginski: «On the way to The Witcher and beyond»
20:00 to 20:30 h: Autograph Signing (Ground Floor)
CICCA BUILDING. CAIRASCO ROOM (AUDIOVISUALS). ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:15 to 11:45 h: Masterclass by Darío Sánchez and Nathalie Martínez: «Producing animation: who pays for this party?»
12:15 to 13:30 h: Masterclass by Abraham López: «Telling stories with heart and building an industry at the same time»
16:45 to 18:00 h: Comic presentation with María del Castillo (Macas): «How to Become a (Almost) Functional Being»
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM: Panel with Sandra Lasso and Isabel Fonseca: «Lights, camera…. Your career! Recruitment, scholarships, and life within the studio»
CICCA. WORKSHOP ROOM 1. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 13:00 h: Art and concept art workshop with Alan Bodner: «COLOR SCRIPTING FOR ANIMATION»
16:30 to 19:30 h: Animation Workshop with Elena Najar: «ANIMATING ANIMAL CYCLES, IN 2D»
EDIFICIO «EL REAL» DE TRIANA. AULA DE TALLERES 2. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 13:00 h: Character design workshop with Mario Serrano: «WHERE IS THE APPEAL«
GUINIGUADA THEATER. SCREENINGS. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Special Screening The Best of Animayo 2024 – Session I
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Videoclips and Cinematics Section Animayo 2026
20:30 to 21:45 h: International Official Competition Section II Animayo 2026
LITERARY CABINET. PRESENTATIONS (GOLDEN HALL AND ORIENT ROOM). ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
9:30 to 10:15 h: Presentation by José García: «Development of artistic projects with new technologies»
10:30 to 11:15 h: Talk by José García: «When creativity met technology»
11:30 to 12:15 h: Talk by Irene Espada: «Characters that leave a mark»
12:30 to 13:15 h: Talk by Darío Sánchez and Nathalie Martinez: «Producing animation: who pays for this party?»
ARTIST ALLEY AND EXPERIENCES ZONE – GROUND FLOOR OF CICCA. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 13:30 h:
Exhibition: «The Art of Alan Bodner – World Premiere at Animayo Gran Canaria»
Artist Alley & Schools Stand
17:00 to 21:00 h: (Note: the Wednesday column indicates «17:00 to 21:00» in the text, although the cells cover from 17:30)
Exhibition: «The Art of Alan Bodner – World Premiere at Animayo Gran Canaria»
Artist Alley & Schools Stand
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