Film and Television Work
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Labyrinth Festival News:
My latest film "Labyrinth" was shown at the following festivals:
-In Official Selection at the 18th World Festival of Animated Film Animafest, in Zagreb, Croatia, from May 31st to June 5th, 2008. The film was screened as part of the grand Section.
-In Competition at the Odense International Film Festival in Odense, Denmark in August 2008.
-In July 2008, at the Anima Mundi Animation Festival in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
-In August 2008 at the Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
-In September 2008 at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
-In September 2008 at Animadrid, Madrid, Spain
-In October 2008 at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
It will be shown at the following festivals:
-In December 2008 at Les Sommets du Cinema D'animation, Montreal, Canada
-In January 2009 at the Goteborg International Film Festival, Goteborg, Sweden
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Recently Completed
Labyrinth
35mm, Colour, Sound, 2008
8 min., 34 sec.
A paint on glass animated film.
Directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins
Synopsis: After being given an enigmatic locket to protect, a detective encounters strange phenomena and beings from the afterlife in this surrealistic film noir story.
Music Composed by Paul Intson
Available from: Moving Images Distribution,
402 West Pender Street, Suite 606,Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 1T6
Tel: 604.684.3014 (local)
Toll-free (North America): 800.684.3014
Fax: 604.684.7165
mailbox@movingimages.ca
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My two documentaries:
- Death Is In Trouble Now: The Sculptures of Mark Adair
and
- Of Lines and Men: The Animation of Jonathan Amitay
can now be seen on BRAVO! television. Check your local listings for broadcast dates.
Death Is In Trouble Now: The Sculptures of Mark Adair
45 min., 2007
"Death Is In Trouble Now", is a documentary portrait of Canadian artist Mark Adair. An environmentalist, Adair's Gothic style sculptures comment on contemporary man's relationship to the natural environment and the stress of urban life. His sculptures explore such diverse subjects such as violence, sexual politics between men and women, pollution, spirituality, consumerism and the devastating force of nature. His art has been exhibited at the Community Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto; Optica Gallery, Montreal and Loop Gallery, Toronto; and is in the collection of the Canada Council Art Bank. This documentary explores the artwork Adair has created over the past 25 years and traces the themes in his work to his childhood experiences of growing up in the country and seeing noticeable environmental degradation in his lifetime.
I am also curating a retrospective gallery show of Mark Adair's artwork that will be shown at the Rodman Hall Arts Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada from July 8 - September 16, 2007. The opening is on Sunday July 8 at 2:30 p.m.
For more information go to www.brocku.ca/rodmanhall
Videotape available from: Moving Images Distribution,
http://www.movingimages.ca
Of Lines and Men: The Animation of Jonathan Amitay
48 min., 2007
"Of Lines and Men", is a documentary portrait of Canadian Independent Animator Jonathan Amitay who has created innovative stop motion animated films using thin gold chains and sand. Amitay's award winning films about ecology, nuclear war and human rights, have been screened at film festivals around the world and have been honoured with retrospective screenings at Cinematheque Ontario and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. This documentary explores Amitay's films and traces the themes in his work to his childhood in Palestine during the Second World War.
My film "The Skateboarder" was chosen as a finalist at KAFI, the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International in Kalamazoo Michigan. The Festival took place in May 2007.
"The Skateboarder" was shown at the prestigious Annecy 2006 International Animation Festival in Annecy, France from June 5th to 10th, 2006.
This is a short 2-D computer animated film about a boy who, despite warning signs, goes skateboarding in a construction site with disastrous results.
"The Skateboarder" had its Toronto Premiere at the Canadian Filmmakers Festival on Saturday March 25th, 2006 at the Cineplex Odeon Carlton Cinemas.
"The Skateboarder" was shown at the Real 2 Reel Children's Festival in Vancouver Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and is also being screened at Cinematheque Quebecoise in Montreal on March 30, 2006.
It premiered at the 2005 Montreal World Film Festival which ran from August 26th to September 5, 2005 and at the 2005 Ottawa International Animation Festival on Sunday, September 25th, 2005.
This film is about the misadventures of a boy who, despite warning signs goes skateboarding in a construction site. The film was made using 2D computer animation software and has a graphic quality akin to a shadowplay. It is 6 minutes long with a musical score by Paul Intson
"Man Versus Geometry" released Jan. 2004.
"Man Versus Geometry" is a 2.5 minute stop motion animated film in which a man encounters a treacherous half circle in a battle of wits.
"Man Versus Geometry" was shown at the 2005 Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy, France from June 6 to 11, 2005 in the Independent Canadian Animation Program.
"Man Versus Geometry" was shown at the Flicks, The Saskatchewan International Film Festival for Young People in Saskatoon, Canada, from April 7 to 10, 2005
World Premiere: My film "Man Versus Geometry" premiered at the 2004 Ottawa International Animation Festival which took place Sept. 22 to 26, 2004 in Ottawa, Canada
To read an article on the Making of Man Versus Geometry, click here.
"Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry" is a 23 minute documentary that explores the work of Vancouver poet Ralph Alfonso. Alfonso's poems document his life and loves, both joyful and bitterweet, and memories of places he visits. Produced, Directed and Animated by Patrick Jenkins. (2001)
Ralph Alfonso's poetry is inspired by the Beat writers Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, and Jack Kerouac, as well as jazz and rock music. In 1992, he began publishing his poetry 'zine "Ralph", on his antique Gestetner machine. His poems document his life and focus on love, both joyful and bitterweet and memories of places he visits. He gave away these zines through the mail and book and record stores. One of these zines fell into the hands of Peter Gzowski, the host of the national CBC radio show Morningside, who invited Ralph onto the show for a half hour interview. Seizing the moment, Ralph assembled a small musical combo, made up of a guitarist andbongo player, and recited his poetry to jazz flavoured musical accompaniment on the show.
The next day Ralph started to receive the first of what would eventually be hundreds of letters from admirers who wanted copies of his zine. Ralph started to issue CD's of his beatnik inspired spoken word performances including: "Coffee, Jazz and Poetry" (1995), "Olympia 66" (1996) and "Sophisticated Boom Boom" (1997) and "This Is For The Night People" (2001). His 'zines have been published in two books and he and his band have toured across Canada on the "Beatnik Folk Pop Explosion Tour" that features poetry and songs that mix the jazz, folk and garage rock musical traditions together.
"Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry" features live performances of Ralph's poetry and songs along with interviews that explore the poetic traditions that have influenced Ralph's poetry and outlook on life. His poems "Venus In Violets", "The Goatee Club", "Crawling Around In A Fountain" and "This Is My Corner Of The World" are brought to life through animation.
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"Positive, up beat, humanist, good humored, makes ya smile, sincerity of the artist's work yet goofily irreverent, makes ya feel good about art and poetry, cool funny videos, color/b+w variety, good short interviews from pals, mild in its persuasion, gets its message across without hitting ya over the head with it...non threatening for a first time user."
Jeffrey Morgan
"Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry; The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso" premiered at the 2001 Montreal World Film Festival/Festival Des Films du Monde in the Panorama Canada category (August 27 and 28th) at the Parisien Cinema.
"...Ralph is a short but thoroughly loving doc on Montrealer-turned Vancouverite and "crazy cool bongo cat" Ralph Alfonso, who one day realized that he could teach the world to sing if he gave up a graphic design career to set his poetry to nouveau beatnik music...It's all expressed in cartoon illustrations and friendly interviews."
The Gazette, Montreal, Tuesday, August 28, 2001
Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry was shown at The JVC Jazz "Reel Jazz" Film Series Sat., June 23, 2001 11pm, Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
"Crawling Around In A Fountain"(2001)
A short, computer animated video of poet Ralph Alfonso's poem/song "Crawling Around In A Fountain", directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins for upcoming his documentary "Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry; The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso". A poet returns to the Trevi Fountain in Rome, to retrieve his penny and try again to make his wishes come true.
Available for Television Broadcast from: Patrick Jenkins, 54 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 1Y6, Tel: 416-533-2440
"Can You Pretend?"(2000)
A short, computer animated music video of Terry Draper's children's song "Can You Pretend?", from his album "Can You Pretend?". Directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins for Bullseye Records of Canada.
Available for Television Broadcast from: Jaimie Vernon, Bullseye Records, http://www.bullseyecanada.com
"This is My Corner of the World"(2000)
A short, computer animated video of poet Ralph Alfonso's poem/song "This is My Corner of the World", directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins for upcoming his documentary "Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry, The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso". A poet's home is his castle or at least his little corner of the world.
"The Goatee Club"(1999)
A short, computer animated video of poet Ralph Alfonso's poem/song "The Goatee Club", directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins for upcoming his documentary "Ralph: Coffee, Jazz and Poetry, The Poetry of Ralph Alfonso". A first time poet encounters the bizarre characters of the local poetry scene.
"Venus In Violets"(1997/98)
A short, cut-out animated music video of poet Ralph Alfonso's song "Venus In Violets", directed and animated by Patrick Jenkins for Bongo Beat Records of Vancouver. From the CD "Sophisticated Boom, Boom" by Ralph Alfonso. This video is included on this CD as a QuickTime movie. Aired March 1998 on Muchmusic's Indie Spotlight Television Show.
Available for Television Broadcast from: Bongo Beat Records, Box 93627, Nelson Park P.O.,Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 4L7, Fax: 604-654-1993, e-mail: ralpha6982@aol.com, WWW.BONGOBEAT.COM
"Animal Tales" (1996)
A series of 11 short cut-out animated films, created and animated by Patrick Jenkins, that explores the lives of several recurring characters including a mouse, an ant and a fish.
Available for Television Broadcast from: W.A.M., 580 Christie Street, Suite 711, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6G 3E3, Tel: 416-654-3086, Fax: 416-654-0638
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