Festival – Animayo – May 8
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international festival of animation, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. May 8th Program:
CICCA BUILDING (AUDITORIUM). MASTER CLASSES. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 11:30 h: Masterclass Sarah MacDonald: «From Code to Character»
11:30 to 12:00 h: Autograph Signing (Upper Floor)
12:00 to 13:30 h: Masterclass Arslan Elver: «Bringing Rocky to Life: Animation Secrets and the Creative Process in Project Salvation»
13:30 to 14:00 h: Autograph Signing (Upper Floor)
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Masterclass Andrew Gordon: «Toys, Bugs, Monsters, and More: Animating Pixar's Most Iconic Characters»
18:00 to 18:30 h: Autograph Signing (Ground Floor)
18:30 to 20:00 h: Masterclass Alan Bodner: «The Art of Alan Bodner: From Background Artist on Looney Tunes to Art Director of The Iron Giant»
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: Directing Masterclass by Avery Kroll: «How it was made The Piano«
12:15 to 13:30 h: Directing Masterclass by Nicolas Solé and Rubén Seca: «How it was made Cap al Cel: From Idea to Production»
16:45 to 18:00 h: Masterclass Elena Velasco: «Be a Chameleon! Adapting Your Drawing to Different Projects While Maintaining Your Essence for the 2D Industry»
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM: Panel with Patri Díaz and Rocío Benavent: «MIA Report: The Situation of Women in the Animation Industry»
CICCA. WORKSHOP ROOM 1. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
10:00 to 13:00 h: Drawing Workshop with Elena Velasco: «DRAWING KEY POSES FOR YOUR CHARACTER»
16:30 to 19:30 h: Visual Storytelling Workshop with Tony Bancroft: «VISUAL STORYTELLING: THINK LIKE AN ARTIST; TELL LIKE A DIRECTOR»
EDIFICIO «EL REAL» DE TRIANA. AULA DE TALLERES 2. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
16:30 to 19:30 h: Taller de dirección de animación con Miguel Miranda: «DESTEJIENDO LA MAGIA»
GUINIGUADA THEATER. SCREENINGS. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Proyección Especial Lo Mejor de Animayo 2024 – Sesión II
18:30 to 20:00 h: Sección Oficial Internacional a Concurso Animación con Ñ Animayo 2026
20:30 to 21:45 h: Sección Oficial Internacional a Concurso III Animayo 2026
LITERARY CABINET. PRESENTATIONS (GOLDEN HALL AND ORIENT ROOM). ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026
9:30 to 10:15 h: Ponencia de Danai Dawaher: «Cómo hacer tu primer corto de animación y sobrevivir al proceso»
10:30 to 11:15 h: Ponencia de Danai Dawaher: «Cómo hacer tu primer corto de animación y sobrevivir al proceso»
11:30 to 12:15 h: Ponencia de Judit Cuesta y Nadia McGowan: «Nuevas narrativas en Animación»
12:30 to 13:15 h: Ponencia de Judit Cuesta y Nadia McGowan: «Nuevas narrativas en Animación»
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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