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The project has an interdisciplinary character and consists of an exhibition and a series of follow-up workshops and lectures (Prague, Oslo). The project will take place in the Czech Republic and Norway.
An essential part of the exhibition is the influence of Czech and Norwegian animated production on each other. The world of creation and fantasy is the main motto. The ICANA project represents a bilateral co-production program between Art Movement and Culture Break Borders. Cooperation with Culture Break Borders (CBB) adds value to the exhibition by an extensive presentation of Czech animated works to Norwegian artists and the Norwegian audience and its reflection among local artists and the audience.
Although Czech animation is referred to as one of the national showcases, few people actually know what animation is and how it works. We aim to arouse interest in animation as such - not only in artworks and films but also in the process of their creation. We will show animation as the magic of reviving the inanimate, a wonderful illusion created by combining many static images alternating in succession with cosmic speed into a single living whole, which the viewer perceives as a story. It combines pure imagination with technology and craftsmanship. Even an ordinary pencil and paper, or even a mere pile of sand, can be a tool for the creators of new universes.
The project is designed primarily for students, families with children, but also for people with a deeper interest in animation. We make no differences in our audience (race, religion, gender, etc.). Everyone has access without distinction, but we want to offer the disadvantaged group, minorities, whether mentally, disabled or members of other ethnic groups (including Roma), the opportunity to actively participate and not have to pay entrance fees. We will address the offer to special-needs schools and non-profit organizations that deal with those groups of citizens.