What is Womanimation? As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world.
From satire to drama, from documentary to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival features something for every taste.
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Womanimation! History:
Womanimation! 2012
For 2012, the festival place on Sunday, June 10th, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
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Womanimation! 2011
For 2011, the festival took place again on Mother's Day, Sunday May 8th, at the Roots Café Providence.
Along with films, the festival featured:
- mother/daughter Swedish folk music duo Astrid Drew
- spoken word poetry and hip hop by 5th Elament and DJ Reza Wreckage of the RI women's art collective ISIS Storm.
- soundscapes and global grooves spun by DJ Madame B.
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Womanimation! 2010
For 2010, the festival took place Mother's Day Weekend at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester, MA.
The 2010 program highlighted ten animated shorts that celebrate motherhood and the cycle of life with tales of
humor and heartache.
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Womanimation! 2009 / SWAN Day 2009
The inaugural festival was held in conjunction with the second international SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now), an event designed to highlight the contributions of women artists for Women’s History Month in March.
Many films explored women’s issues such as menopause and spousal abuse; others dealt with broader themes such as environmental degradation and career burnout.
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SWAN Day RI 2008
Celebrating Music, Art, and Fearless Femmes in Film
SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day is a new international holiday celebrating women artists. MergingArts worked with Providence-based band Anne's Cordial on the first annual SWAN Day RI celebration, a grassroots multimedia celebration of women in the arts.
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