Stoke Your Fires 5 Back in February for more film and animation showcases and workshops

Last years Stoke Your Fires was an amazing success with even more premires, showcases events and training sessions than ever before. The animation and film festival is becoming an increasing important date in the uk animators film dairy and also offers people a chance to learn new and valued skills in a fast emerging market.

So, Stoke Your Fires is not just a film festival, it's were people come to share.
For example, the corporate world may well have made great use of the web, but is now discovering the delights of embed-able video on their websites, but at the minute there are few film companies locally to make the most of these opportunities. Is this your chance to learn some new skills?

Last year Stoke Your Fires also saw the launch of Blood and Bone China, which saw one lucky My Tunstall win free tickets to the premiere. The premiere was a fantastic night and featured Rachel "Mitzeee " Shenton from Hollyoaks, and unveiled the first 3 Blood & Bone China Episodes in the Hanley Museum Film Theatre.

Animation Workshops.

BIGred studio, home of the overly talented artist Rob Pointon are putting on a number of workshops.

Mitchell Arts Centre
Monday 13 to Friday 17 February, 10am
Free workshops

Come and join our free drop in workshops at the Mitchell Arts Centre for a week of animated fun. Each day you can make your own animation relating the feature film begin shown on the big screen.

Monday 13 February
Help us bring a rainforest to life with colour – make and fly your own tropical birds the animated film Rio

Tuesday 14 February
We’ll be making Plasticine Gnomes and animating them in their own gardens before the film Gomeo and Juliet
Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 February
Underwater fun with paper cut-out turtles, sharks, penguins, fish, and octopuses. Make your own sea creature and bring it to life before the film Turtle’s Tale.

Friday 17 February
Make your own shadow puppets. Paper cut out animation like the shadow puppet animation in the Harry Potter films. Before the Harry Potter film.
All workshops are free of charge and participants must be accompanied by an adult.

Last Years Premiere of Blood & Bone China

Hopefully this should wet your whistle