We are currently creating a resources page to help you find out more about training opportunities, festivals and useful web links from across the UK and international puppetry, physical and theatre and animation sectors.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: We will continue to update this page as much as we can, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of the below resources may be inactive.
Last Updated: 28.09.20
USEFUL LINKS
PUPPETEERS UK / home of Puppets Online puppeteers directory and events listings puppetry organisations puppetry news.
UNION INTERNATIONALE DE LA MARIONNETTE / AKA. UNIMA, an international puppeteers and festival organisers meeting
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PUPPET FRIENDLY CITIES / An association which gathers cities and local governments across the world around puppetry
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE / A list of world theatre festivals for children and young people
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE / A list of European Theatre and Performing Arts Festival, including puppetry and street theatre
ANIMATION FESTIVALS / A list of international festivals
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUPPETEERS, VISUAL THEATRE MAKERS AND ANIMATED FILM MAKERS
- ARJAC ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE, Pants on Fire Theatre, London/France
- DANCEBASE, Edinburgh UK
- THE COCKPIT, TheatreMaker, London UK
- ARTHAUS, Berlin
- NORTHERN STAGE, Newcastle UK
- EXTANT, London UK
- CURIOUS SCHOOL OF PUPPETRY, Various Locations UK
- LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE, London UK
- LONDON SCHOOL OF PUPPETRY, London UK
- BRIGHTON PUPPETRY SCHOOL, Brighton UK
- NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE, Norwich UK
- PUPPET CENTRE TRUST, London UK
- PUPPET PLACE, Bristol UK
- PUPPET SOUP, Various Locations UK
- FLABBERGHAST THEATRE, London UK
- SPARKLE AND DARK, London UK
- ONE WAY UK, Leeds UK
- BLIND SUMMIT, London
UK & INTERNATIONAL PUPPETRY, VISUAL THEATRE & ANIMATED FILM FESTIVALS
PUPPETRY:
- NEWCASTLE PUPPETRY FESTIVAL, Newcastle UK
- BEVERLEY PUPPET FESTIVAL, Hull UK
- SKIPTON PUPPET FESTIVAL, Skipton UK
- NUKU, Tallinn, Estonia
- FIGURA THEATRE FESTIVAL, Baden, Switzerland
- FESTIVAL DECOUVERTES IMAGES ET MARIONETTES, Charleville-Mézières, France
- FESTIVAL OF WONDER, Silkeborg, Denmark
- DIVALDO DRAK INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- PIF – INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATRE FESTIVAL, Zagreb, Croatia
- MUKAMAS INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATRE FESTIVAL, Tampere, Finland
- FIMFA – FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MARIONETAS E FORMAS ANIMADAS, Lisbon, Portugal
- CORK PUPPETRY FESTIVAL, Cork, Ireland
- SYNERGURA INTERNATIONAL PUPPETRY FESTIVAL, Erfurt, Germany
- FIDENA, Various Locations, Germany
- LUTKE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- FESTIVAL MONDIAL DES THEATRES DE MARIONETTES, Charleville-Mézières, France
- CASTELIERS, Montreal, Canada
VISUAL THEATRE:
- LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL, London UK
- RESOLUTION, London UK
- PUSH THEATRE FESTIVAL, Manchester, UK
- NOW, London UK
- VAULT FESTIVAL, London UK
- IMAGINE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL, London UK
- WOW FESTIVAL, London UK
- MAYFEST, Bristol UK
- NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL, Norwich UK
- TAKE ME SOMEWHERE, Glasgow UK
- EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL, Edinburgh UK
- BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL, Bath UK
- LIFT FESTIVAL, London UK
- PULSE FESTIVAL, Ipswich UK
- GREENWICH & DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, London UK
- BEFESTIVAL, Birmingham UK
- INCOMING FESTIVAL, Bristol, Manchester & London UK
- INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GREEK DRAMA, Various Locations, Greece
- CHEKOV INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, Various Locations, Russia
- SIBIU INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, Sibiu, Romania
- FESTIVAL AVIGNON, Avignon, France
- ADELAIDE FESTIVAL, Adelaide, Australia
- KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, Kampala, Uganda
- LAGOS THEATRE FESTIVAL, Lagos, Nigeria
- AL BUSTAN FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS, Beirut, Lebanon
- STRATFORD FESTIVAL, Stratford Ontario, Canada
- IBERO-AMERICAN THEATRE FESTIVAL, Bogota, Columbia
- KONTAKT THEATRE FESTIVAL, Torun, Poland
- SHAW THEATRE FESTIVAL, Niagra, Canada
- WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL, Williamstown, USA
- UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL, New York, USA
ANIMATED FILM:
- ALCHEMY FILM FESTIVAL, Hawick UK
- ANIMEX, Teesside UK
- BERWICK FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, UK
- BFX ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Bournemouth UK
- BOLTON FILM FESTIVAL, Bolton UK
- CARDIFF ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Cardiff UK
- CHESTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Chester, UK
- ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL, Bristol UK
- LONDON ANIMATION FESTIVAL, London UK
- COVENT GARDEN MAY FAYRE AND PUPPET FESTIVAL, London UK
- MOVE SUMMIT ANIMATION GATHERING, Edinburgh UK
- MANCHESTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Manchester UK
- KINOFILM MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM & ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Manchester UK
- EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Edinburgh UK
- STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM, Stuttgart, Germany
- ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL, Atlanta, USA
- ASPEN SHORTSFEST, Aspen, USA
- VIENNA INDEPENDENT SHORTS, Vienna, Austria
- KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL, Krakow, Poland
- ANIMAFEST ZAGREB, Zagreb, Croatia
- ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Annecy, France
- MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Melbourne, Australia
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS, Palm Springs, USA
- RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Rhode Island, USA
- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, Cannes, France