Unima Australia's cover photo ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Check out our trailer for the UNIMA Australia Silver Linings Online Puppet Film Festival, 2020! Screening films on Sat 26 Sept at 8pm (AEST)!
2020 has been a tough year, but we wanted to find some silver linings and put some joy out into the world. We invited people from around the world to join the UNIMA Australia Silver Linings Project – a call to submit short, uplifting puppet films.
We received entries from around Australia as well as the UK, Ireland and Uruguay. We will award prizes after the screening.
The films will be available to view from Saturday 26 September at 8pm (AEST) via:
👉 our Facebook page
👉our UNIMA Australia Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/channel/UC0CXhhgLcfdeVc4sQjj_wPw/)
Please join us! More info at
www.unima.org.au/projects/
The music (to the tune of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' by Judy Garland) was taken from one of our entries - 'Pivoting' by Suzannah Griffith.
UNIMA Australia is the official puppetry organisation of Australia. Membership is open to anyone around the world. For more information please go to www.unima.org.au/membership/
#unimaoz #silverliningsunima ... See MoreSee Less
Video
Gary Friedman Productions are launching puppetry and stop motion animation workshops online! Check out their website for more info: www.garyfriedmanproductions.com ... See MoreSee Less
Video
Direct from rural Victoria, Randy Feltface proudly presents a cavalcade of special guests, sketches, songs, and real-time audience participation. Tune in live for some old-fashioned internet frivolity; trousers optional.
SUN SEPTEMBER 13 • 12pm AEST
TICKETS: www.eventbrite.com/e/feltface-time-tickets-118356077213 ... See MoreSee Less
Video
The deadline is coming up for submissions for our UNIMA Australia Silver Linings Project: Online Puppet Film Festival!
👉👉👉 www.unima.org.au/projects/
2020 has been a tough year, but we want to find some silver linings and put some joy out into the world. You are invited to join the Unima Australia Silver Linings Project - a call to submit short, uplifting puppet films as well as photos showing puppetry activities you have been doing during COVID times.
This project is open to anyone around the world, and there will be prizes!
Check out this shadow puppet made by high school drama students at The Drama Studio in Wollongong, NSW. They made a cutout of the UNIMA Australia logo, which was originally designed by the late Puppet Master Norman Hetherington.
Making a work for the project? Show us your work progress and post your photos using the hashtags #silverliningsunima #unimaoz
SUBMISSIONS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 7 2020 ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Dream Puppets are live streaming their beautiful blacklight puppet show 'Dreamer in the Deep' this Sunday! It's a free show but you'll need to book to register 🙂 This event is organised through Glen Eira City Council.Next Sunday as part of Live Sunday Sessions get ready to visit the underwater world with Dream Puppets. Dreamer, an adorable half child, half animal character ventures into the Australian deep seas to rescue a leafy sea dragon held captive by a greedy scorpion fish and along the way encounters many exotic sea creatures. This event is for the Glen Eira little peeps and the young at heart! Book in now: www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=643822& ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Bristol 48 Hour Puppet Film Challenge! Register by 28th August - open to all!Wow! ⭐️ 45 teams from around the world ⭐️ have already registered to take part in The #Bristol 48 Hour #Puppet Film Challenge, which starts this coming Bank Holiday weekend from 28th - 30th August.
There's still time to get involved and registration is FREE but you must register before 28 August to enter the competition.
Register here now: forms.gle/wTxSaL45z3M3qtvj9 ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Callout for content for the UNIMA Oz Magazine's Special 50th Anniversary Issue! We are open to written articles, images, audio and video/animation entries as we celebrate 50 years of UNIMA Australia and Aussie puppetry!
👉Submissions due 14th September, 2020
www.unima.org.au/australian-puppeteer-magazine/unima-oz-magazine-50th-anniversary-issue/ ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
We haven't had an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT for a while...
So we thought it was about time to announce the next two shows in our #PuppetrySofaSeries!
First up is Matthew Robins' 'Flyboy and the Robot'. Matthew has been writing and performing stories about Flyboy for 10 years, and this adventure features some of his (and our!) favourite things, including robots 🤖, crocodiles 🐊, and sausages 🌭.
📅: Sunday, 9 August, 11am BST. Free on our YouTube channel!
Find out more: bit.ly/2PdYAlI ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
THE SILVER LININGS PROJECT: ONLINE PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL!
👉👉👉 www.unima.org.au/projects/
2020 has been a tough year, but we want to find some silver linings and put some joy out into the world. You are invited to join the Unima Australia Silver Linings Project - a call to submit short, uplifting puppet films as well as photos showing puppetry activities you have been doing during COVID times.
This project is open to anyone around the world, and there will be prizes!
Making a work for the project? Show us your work progress and post your photos using the hashtags #silverliningsunima #unimaoz
SUBMISSIONS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 7 2020 ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Just announced!
THE SILVER LININGS PROJECT: ONLINE PUPPET FILM FESTIVAL!
👉👉👉 www.unima.org.au/projects/
2020 has been a tough year, but we want to find some silver linings and put some joy out into the world. You are invited to join the Unima Australia Silver Linings Project - a call to submit short, uplifting puppet films as well as photos showing puppetry activities you have been doing during COVID times.
This project is open to anyone around the world, and there will be prizes!
Making a work for the project? Show us your work progress and post your photos using the hashtags #silverliningsunima #unimaoz
SUBMISSIONS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 7 2020 ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Richard Bradshaw reading the new book Out of the Shadows by Leslee Asch.
The book is about “The Henson International Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater”.
The book is available from inform-press.comRepost from @lesleeasch
•
Dear Richard Bradshaw reading Out of the Shadows in Australia! Getting truly international. (Belgian Toone puppet hanging up behind him) #puppets #outoftheshadows #inform-press #jimhensonfoundation #unima
#richardbradshaw #unimausa ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
After 6 years as President of UNIMA Australia, Richard Hart has stepped down from his role. We thank him for his years of service and significant contribution to our organisation – especially developing ties with UNIMA International as well as the Asia Pacific Commission.
He represented UNIMA Australia in the 5th China Quanzhou International Puppet Festival in 2017 and has advocated for artistic partnerships and skills exchanges with artists in Australia and overseas.
He will be sorely missed, and we wish him all the best with his future endeavours.
Best regards,
Kay Yasugi
General Secretary
UNIMA Australia ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Check out the new Aussie puppetry podcast 'Talking Sock' by One Orange Sock! bit.ly/talkingsock
There are interviews with world renowned Master Puppeteer Richard Bradshaw (including memories of Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney), Kailah Cabanas (touring with War Horse and Cirque du Soleil), Philip Millar (so many dinosaurs!), Katherine Hannaford (Puppetry in Education) and Kay Yasugi from Pupperoos (talking about Unima Australia, crocheted puppets of Korean women divers, and meeting a banana-obsessed monkey).
There are 5 episodes that have been released, and more to come soon. Find them on Apple podcasts podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/talking-sock/id1503117341
Or go to bit.ly/talkingsock for more info and streaming options.
And if you are able, please consider supporting One Orange Sock Productions via Patreon, to help them keep creating more puppet podcasts from Down Under! You will also gain early access to episodes and bonus content :D bit.ly/OneOrangeSockPatreon ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
