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Cardiff Animation Festival | 7-10 April 2022
Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) is back for its third year and will showcase some of the best animation from all over the world. Adults, families and filmmakers are all welcome! The programme includes themed short film programmes, feature films, masterclasses, workshops, filmmaker Q+As, industry events, panels, networking events and parties. For the first time ever, CAF is also going hybrid, with online events held 7-24 April.
For information on ACCESS at Cardiff Animation Festival (including BSL interpreted events), click here.
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Available now
A Festival Pass gives access to all Cardiff Animation Festival 2022 events at Chapter.
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7 - 10 April
“Possibly the smallest free to visit cinema on the planet”
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8 & 9 April
A programme full of love, featuring the struggles and joys of the relationships in our lives.
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7 & 9 April
What makes us human? These shorts explore humanity and our relationship with nature.
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7 & 8 April
Lose yourself in our eclectic mixtape of music-themed animated shorts.
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7 & 10 April
Make yourself at home with these short films steeped in nostalgia and hiraeth.
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8 & 9 April
These hand-picked animated shorts are a masterclass in pure visual storytelling.
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7 & 10 April
A collection of animated documentaries and shorts about the nature of truth.
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8 & 9 April
Stay after dark for these short films that will take you into the darker side of animation.
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9 & 10 April
An hour of animated short films from around the world for the whole family to enjoy.
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Friday 8 April, 5.30pm
Celebrate Welsh talent with a programme platforming Welsh/Wales-based filmmakers.
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7 & 8 April
A varied programme of animated shorts from young South African creators.
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8 & 9 April
A quick-fire screening of films made in 48 hours for the 2022 Cardiff Quick Draw challenge.
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Friday 8 April, 8.30pm
An opportunity to doodle and socialise with your fellow festival-goers.
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Saturday 9 April, 2pm
An innovative documentary about an Afghan refugee, blending animation and film footage.
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8 (Carry On Screaming, Parent & Baby only) & 9 April
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Sunday 10 April, 5:15pm
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Saturday 9 April, 6:15pm
Step into the vast world of His Dark Materials and see the show’s creatures come to life
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Saturday 9 April, 4:30pm
Join the skilled bards at Skillbard Studio in a masterclass exploring animation and sound.
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Saturday 9 April, 10:45am
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Sunday 10 April, 2:45pm
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Thursday 7 April, 4:30pm
Writers of children’s animation scripts let voice actors loose on their work.
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Friday 8 April, 7:30pm
Oscar® nominee Joanna Quinn will take us behind the scenes and animate live on stage.
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Friday 8 April, 1-5pm
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Friday 8 April, 5:45pm
A screening of animated musical performance ‘Dawta’ + Q&A with its creator Jessica Ashman.
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Sunday 10 April, 1pm
The duo behind the podcast present a trivia-filled guide to the legendary animation studio.
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Saturday 9 April, 2:45pm
Join the creators of Circle Square for some episodes of the new show from Milkshake!
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9 & 10 April
Filmmaker Q+As (and croissants!) hosted by Skwigly’s Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley
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Sunday 10 April, 4pm
See Love Bugs on the big screen followed by a Q&A with artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood.
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Sunday 10 April, 7pm
The exciting climax of the festival! Let’s send it off in style.
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Thursday 7 April, 1:30pm
What are the barriers facing neurodivergent animators and how can we break them down?
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Sunday 10 April, 8pm
And that’s a wrap! Have a drink with us as we bid a fond farewell to CAF 2022.
