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SUMMARY:Animators’ Hangout at Villa Eläintarha
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly welcome to Animators’ Hangout at Villa Eläint
 arha on 26th Feb. In collaboration with the Finnish Animation Guild\, we g
 ather for presentations by Menghui and Sara Saffari followed by a hands-o
 n workshop by Heta Jokinen. \n\n[video width="1080" height="1350" mp4="ht
 tp://villaelaintarha.fi/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/carousel01.mp4"][/video
 ]\n\nSara Saffari is a 28-year-old multidisciplinary artivist and filmmak
 er from Iran\, based in Helsinki. She will discuss how she approached a so
 cio-political topic as an artist and activist through incorporating poetry
  in her animation documentary film\, How Much for How Many (2025).\n\nMeng
 hui is a VR director focused on immersive storytelling and world-building.
  Her VR film The Big Cube was selected for the 82nd Venice International F
 ilm Festival and screened internationally. Menghui will present how she us
 es the abstraction of shapes for animated worldbuilding.\n\nHeta Jokinen
 ’s thesis\, Haptic Wandering in the Animation Land from Aalto Universit
 y concentrated on the process of finding this with the hands and body in h
 er graduation film Drawn in Water. Heta will be facilitating a workshop on
 \, Wandering with the Hands where we will seek for a feedback loop between
  our hand and materials.\n\nThe event is open for all. However\, there is 
 limited capacity at the Villa. Please RSVP via this link to secure your sp
 ot.\n\n[gallery ids="1229\,1228\,1227"]\n\nAbout ‘(at)Villa Eläintarha
 ’\n‘(at)Villa Eläintarha’ is a series of events initiated and curre
 ntly coordinated by Mreethmandir Roy. ‘(at)Villa Eläintarha’ aims to
  activate and claim the common space of the Villa Eläintarha artist’s r
 esidency for discussions\, presentations\, and workshops\, so that the roo
 m can become a safe space for sharing creative ideas and knowledge. Your s
 uggestions and feedback regarding future events are warmly welcome.\n\nThi
 s event is a cooperation between Villa Eläintarha and Animation Guild.
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