Teaching primary school children animation and creativity in Decusibamba, Cusco, Peru

Animated Stories Decusibamba

Internationalization & Systems Export / Animated Stories Decusibamba

This creative workshop, which took place in Cusco, Peru, aimed to show how producing animation can transform our perspective, mind and ability to learn. The workshop took place over a week in 2017, working with the teachers and children of Decusibamba primary school.

Animated Stories Decusibamba

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Teaching primary school children animation and creativity in Decusibamba, Cusco, Peru

The creative process of producing story based animation is an opportunity to open your mind and heart and dive into the unknown world of emotions and visual storytelling in a cross cultural exchange of knowledge. 3 final animated stories was produced by children, with the guidance of professional animators and their respective teachers, for its later exhibition and open discussion at the TIFA International festival of Andean Animation in Cusco.

Number of participants in the project: 52 children

Project start date: October 2017
Project end date: October 2017
Project Participants

Participants: 52 children, 8 Local educators, 5 Animators, composers and filmmakers
Partners

TAFA / Taller Ambulante de Formacion Audiovisual

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TAFA / Taller Ambulante de Formacion Audiovisual is an organization that, through audiovisual workshops and educational events, uses artistic experiences in community creation with the purpose of generating and exchanging dialogue and knowledge through education, supporting healthy intercultural development, supporting human rights and free expression of violated and oppressed communities.

TIFA / Taller Internacional de Formación en Animación

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TIFA / Taller Internacional de Formación en Animación, seeks to create and promote spaces of recognition, cooperation, exchange and production models in the field of the creation of animated quality children's and youth content that seek to match international standards. TIFA also promotes recognition and stimulation of the diversity and rich cultural heritage, typical of our Latin American imagination.

Universitat Politècnica de València

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Universitat Politècnica de València
Contact

Hanne Pedersen

Project Manager

T: +45 87 55 49 62

E: hap@via.dk