Catalogue Launch & Talk Event
Presented by Exhibition co-curator Deborah Szapiro
July 2, 2022
DEBORAH SZAPIRO
Deborah Szapiro is a Sydney based creative director, curator and academic specialising in animation for broadcast, exhibition and public projection art. Her work has been screened extensively by broadcasters and film festivals worldwide. Awards include two AFI awards, Dendy, ATOM and IF awards, Gordon Bruce Award for Humour, PATHE Award, Shell Canada Award and BANFF Television Award. Deborah founded the Japanime Film Festival, was co-director of the Sydney International Animation Festival and curates animation programs locally and internationally, specialising in Indigenous animation, nationalities of animated cinema and the work of women animation directors. Deborah is passionate about independent animation and mentoring new generations of animators. She lectures in the Bachelor of Animation at UTS with her research looking to explore animation’s potential as an agent for cultural resilience, social change and innovation. She is currently collaborating with the Honda Research Institute – Japan applying storytelling and animation principles to the design of creative content for socially responsible robots.
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EVENT DETAILS
July 2, 2022 (Saturday)
3:30pm – 4:30pm AEST
Doors open at 3:00pm
40 min talk + 10 min audience Q&A
IN-PERSON VENUE
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
Level 4, Central Park
28 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008
Free; bookings not required
ONLINE VENUE
JPF Sydney Facebook
Free; bookings not required
ENQUIRIES
(02) 8239 0055
Header image: Cynthia Burke, Jonathan Daw and Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Ngayuku Papa: Tiny (My Dog – Tiny), 2017. © Tjanpi Desert Weavers 2017
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