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The schedule for GLAS 2025 is now available. GLAS 2025 will be held at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. For More information – visit the website CLICK HERE!

December 6th – 1:00PM UGO BIENVENU RETROSPECTIVE

Q&A TO FOLLOW

Join us for a retrospective highlighting the work of Ugo Bienvenu, acclaimed French animator, illustrator, and filmmaker known for his bold graphic style and retro-futurist sensibility. His films and illustrations blend precision, emotion, and design, exploring memory, technology, and the human condition with striking visual clarity.

2:30PM ARCO

Q&A TO FOLLOW WITH DIRECTOR UGO BIENVENU MODERATED BY SEAN BUCKELEW

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

In 2075, a girl witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. She shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.

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5:00PM COMPETITION 1

The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.

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7:00PM A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER YUH NELSON

MODERATED BY ANTONIO CANOBBIO

We’re excited to present the next edition of our A CONVERSATION WITH series, featuring Jennifer Yuh Nelson. As an acclaimed animator and director, Yuh Nelson has brought bold vision and dynamic storytelling to projects across animation, from Kung Fu Panda to Love, Death & Robots, as well as other feature and television work. Join us for an engaging conversation where she reflects on her career, creative process, and the ideas that inspire her work, offering a rare glimpse into the mind of one of animation’s most influential voices.

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8:30PM COMPETITION 2

The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.

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9:00PM OPENING NIGHT PARTY

PASSHOLDERS ONLY

Passholders are invited to kick off the festival at our Opening Night Party, enjoying drinks and snacks while connecting and networking with fellow animation fans, filmmakers, and industry artists in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.

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SUNDAY DEC 7

1:00PM JOSH SHAFFNER RETROSPECTIVE

Q&A WITH JOSH SHAFFNER MODERATED BY SEAN BUCKELEW

We’re pleased to present a retrospective of independent animator Josh Shaffner, whose films reveal a deeply personal and meticulously crafted approach to animation. Working mostly on his own, he blends drawing, painting, and digital techniques to create surreal worlds that balance humor, introspection, and the absurd. From Flaws to In Dreams, his work showcases technical mastery, a singular creative vision, and a quiet existential curiosity.

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2:30PM COMPETITION 3

The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.

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4:30PM CAROLINE LEAF RETROSPECTIVE

Q&A WITH CAROLINE LEAF

Caroline Leaf is a Canadian-American filmmaker. After pioneering groundbreaking techniques through several films early in her career, Leaf found a home at the National Film Board of Canada, where she produced numerous films, including Two Sisters and the Academy Award-nominated The Street. Her films are intimate and focus on familiar spaces that we share as families and communities, with simply observed stories that are true to life. The tactile manipulation of material under the camera mirrors the themes in the work, creating fluid transitions between places and the evolving metamorphosis of her characters. The mundane passage of time is rendered with care and grace. We are pleased to present a retrospective of her work followed by a Q&A.

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6:30PM COMPETITION 4

The Official Competition selections for the 8th edition of GLAS Animation Festival showcase the best films made within the last two years. Presented across four distinct programs, this collection highlights the best of contemporary independent animation. Each program is a must-see at GLAS 2025.

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8:30PM CLOSING NIGHT PARTY

PASSHOLDERS ONLY

Celebrate the festival’s finale at our Closing Night Party. Sip drinks, enjoy snacks, and indulge in sundaes on Sunday while soaking in the last moments of the festival with fellow animation fans and filmmakers.

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GLAS ANIMATION

GLAS a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides a unique platform for independent animation. We champion diverse and underrepresented voices, and emphasize exceptional directors and artists that push visual, conceptual, and narrative boundaries within the cinematic artform.

For More information – visit the website CLICK HERE!

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