10/07/2026
๐๐ธ๐คง GIRAF 22 feature film announcement: ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐คง๐ธ๐
The Quickdraw Animation Society stands tenaciously and single-mindedly for the notion that
animation is an artform. That animation should be practiced and taught as an art. It continues to act as an irresistible magnet for people with passion and it continues to craft an atmosphere that
converts that passion into getting good stuff done. This feature-length documentary marks the 40th anniversary of the place where that good stuff gets done, investigating how the society kept going making and celebrating the art of animation. The story is told through archive footage, film and video clips, and old and new interviews of QAS members.
The QAS old guard and new guard join forces to create this feature length documentary celebrating the Societyโs 40th anniversary. Directed by Carol Beecher who has been intimately involved with the animation community in Alberta for over 30 years as an animator, producer, and teacher. Her most recent production was as co-director on Skin for Skin, made with the NFB. She joined QAS in 1990. Co-directed by Dylon Klemen-Hurrell; an animator and musician, known for his abstract visual-music and fluid style. He explores spirituality and the natural world through experimentation with music composition and 2D digital animation. He created the 20th anniversary festival signal film for GIRAF 20. He joined QAS in 2021.
A film by the community for the community celebrating the societyโs history and the animate art that connects us all!
