FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE OF
CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER DESIGN AND ART
11 - 15 APRIL 2012
BABYLON, .HBC
AND 17+ GALLERY SPACES IN BERLIN
The world’s leading and largest Festival of contemporary character culture is back in Berlin, with a dense program of inspiring artist presentations, conference lectures, animation festival, workshops, installations, numerous character walk exhibitions, performances and of course, loads of character!
The unique mix of screenings, exhibitions, and personal artist presentations delivers tons of inspiring input, while the lively exchange between the various disciplines highlightes the importance of contemporary characters in today’s global visual understanding.
Once more the CHARACTER WALK invites you to discover exciting exhibitions and art happenings throughout Berlin!
Expect a vast accompanying program of partnering exhibitions, group-shows, installations, performances, live-concerts, parties and characters galore.
All character walk exhibitions are “entrance free” and open daily from the 11th to the 15th of April, starting point is the .HBC, at Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 9.
JOIN US AT THE > CHARACTER WALK
A vast program of animation screenings and special programs showcases the very best of today’s characters in motion, with selected work ranging from music visuals, motion graphics, narrative shorts and experimental animation, including fresh work by Yves Geleyn, Grant Orchard, Joel Trussell, Allison Schulnik, Pepper Melon, Passion Pictures and many, many more!Join us at 8pm from April 12 - 14 at the BABYLON, Rosa-Luxemburg Str. 30, with daily re-runs on rotation on Friday and Saturday.
VIEW SCREENING PROGRAMS > HERE
At the heart of the event and meanwhile in its 8th Berlin edition, the Pictoplasma conference from April 12 - 14 invites upcoming artists, outstanding illustrators, avant-garde filmmakers and global character connoisseurs to gather at the Babylon and .HBC in the heart of the city for 3 dense days of back-to-back presentations, state of the art animation screenings, numerous art sessions and hands-on workshops. This is your unique chance to rub shoulders with the crème de la crème of today’s visual creation!
VIEW THE > CONFERENCE LINE-UP
