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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Aug 14

💪🎉 Today is the first day of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which this year will showcase the boundless creativity of animation from across the globe, including Distance To The Moon, directed by Victoria Watson and Sacha Kyle from Scotland.

www.edfilmfest.org/film/animation-shorts-2/

Images: Selection of stills from EIFF Animated Shorts 2025

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Aug 13

If you still have a few gaps in your festival itinerary here are few ideas for animated film, puppetry and visual theatre shows from around the world that are on our radar.

Follow the link below, to read a small selection and find out more.
👀 www.manipulatearts.co.uk/.../visual-t...

through warm temperatures By Mele Broomes

Distance To The Moon, Directors: Victoria Watson, Sacha Kyle.

Book of Mountains and Seas by Huang Ruo and Basil Twist

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Aug 7

Festival season is here! As Scotland’s home for animated film, puppetry and visual theatre, we wanted to share a few ideas to get you started and ensure that visual theatre is part of your festival itinerary! Read about a small selection of shows that are on our radar this year: tinyurl.com/4be2pjue

Visual Theatre at the Edinburgh Festivals - Manipulate Arts

Festival season is here! With thousands of shows to choose from, the festival programmes can be overwhelming to navigate. As Scotland’s home for animated

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Aug 6

A full outline of key duties and responsibilities, as well as person specification and how to apply can be found in the recruitment pack in the Jobs and Opportunities section of our website.

Deadline: 15th September 2025 at noon

www.manipulatearts.co.uk/about/jobs-o...

Jobs & Opportunities - Manipulate Arts

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Aug 6

We’re looking for a Chair of the Board of Trustees at Manipulate Arts. The Chair will provide leadership for the Board of Trustees and work in close collaboration with the Artistic Director and CEO to steer the organisation’s activities, ensuring its long-term success...

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jul 28

With puppetry direction by the legendary Basil Twist, the work is a contemporary opera by Huang Ro which explores our relationship with our fragile and shifting planet.

Our own Artistic Director Dawn Taylor will facilitate the post-show discussion on Friday 15 August after the show.

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're thrilled to be partnering with Edinburgh International Festival (@edintfest) to support 25 Scottish puppetry artists to attend Book of Mountains and Seas as part of their August festival this year.

www.eif.co.uk/events/book-...

Book of Mountains and Seas | Edinburgh International Festival

A giant tries to capture the sun. A drowned princess seeks revenge on the ocean. Ten suns compete to light the Earth.Huang Ruo, one of the most exciting fi

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jul 17

This informal meet-up is for anyone working in visual theatre and/or puppetry, hosted by Manipulate Arts. Come along to connect, share ideas, and enjoy some summer fun with like-minded creatives and programmers during one of the most exciting festivals of the year.

Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jul 17

Want to connect with people from around the globe working in puppetry and visual theatre at the August Edinburgh festivals? Join us for a relaxed afternoon of drinks and networking on Thursday 21st August at Summerhall. We'll be gathering on the decking in the courtyard from 2:15pm to 3:45pm.

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 20

We’re delighted to announce that we’re hiring a freelance fundraiser to be a part of our team. We would like to work with someone who has a proven track-record of successful grant funding especially for organisations of our size. More info can be found here:

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 15

There’s still time to apply to have your short featured in next year’s Manipulate Festival programme. More information, including rules and guidelines, can be found in the Jobs and Opportunities section in our website 👉

Jobs & Opportunities - Manipulate Arts

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks to our friends at Go Figure! For the invitation to this great festival. 🇫🇮🌟

Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 13

We brought Scottish-based artists Ninon Noiret and Julia Darrouy along to take part in a workshop and performance with Norwegian puppetry company Wakka Wakka and artists from Norway and Finland. So many wonderful connections made and shows seen, and we loved the urban fjord sauna too! 👉

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our Artistic Director Dawn attended Go Figure! Festival in Oslo last week as part of our ongoing three-way partnership with the Norwegian festival along with Aura of Puppets/TIP Fest in Turku, Finland 🧵

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 12

Have you seen our funding opportunity in partnership with Vanishing Point? Read more about this opportunity, along with guidelines and application form, on our website www.manipulatearts.co.uk/about/jobs-o...

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 10

More information about this fund, along with application requirements and the application form is available on our website.

Closing date: Friday 11th June 12noon

Photo credit: Without Us, dir Julie Engass

Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 10

🌟 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 🌟

We’re delighted to announce the opening of our Visual Performance and Puppetry Fund for 2025. This fund focuses on creative exploration and development, with the opportunity to receive up to £5000 plus travel and access costs for your project.

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re delighted to hear that The Yellow Canary by Tashi Gore won Best Production for Children and Young People last night at the CATS Awards. Gore’s exceptional piece first premiered at Manipulate Festival in 2023, and was originally developed through our Creative Fund

Scottish-Japanese co-production the big winner at 2025 CATS

Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, an international collaboration between Glasgow-based Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre of Yokohama,…

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 7

The 17th Figura Theaterfestival is coming in 2026, with the Grünschnabel Prize returning for its 11th award. The award, worth 10,000 Swiss Francs, will go to a young theatre company starting out professionally and working in an original way with puppets and objects. Apply now:

Grünschnabel-Preis 2026

Der Regierungsrat des Kantons Aargau verleiht am 17. Figura Theaterfestival 2026 in Baden zum zwölften Mal den Förderpreis für junges Figurentheater «Grünschnabel» in der Höhe von CHF 10’000. Er…

www.figura-festival.ch

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 5

Funded by The William Grant Foundation, this mentorship scheme provides practical support and training for the eight chosen professionals over a period of six months. This is a valuable opportunity, particularly for Scottish creatives, to take part in.

Closing date: 18th June 12noon

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · Jun 5

Glasgow Film Festival has opened applications for its New Talent Mentorship Scheme, aimed at emerging professionals working in film, high-end television, or animation from backgrounds currently under-represented in the industry www.glasgowfilmfest.org/new-talent-m...

New Talent Mentorship Scheme

Glasgow is one of the friendliest film festivals on the planet with a wide-ranging programme that celebrates every corner of world cinema and provides a fantastic showcase for the best of Scottish…

www.glasgowfilmfest.org

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · May 19

We're excited to continue this collaboration with a great team of artists and to develop the partnership with Go Figure further.

Follow the link to their programme to see more 🔗 gofigure.no

Forsiden

[email protected] +47 907 79 727

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · May 19

Exciting to see the full programme announcement from our friends at Go Figure! Festival in Oslo for their 2025 edition. We’ll be attending with two Scottish artists for an invited artistic exchange in June as part of our ongoing partnership with Go Figure! and with TIP-Fest, Turku Festival in Oslo.

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · May 15

While we say goodbye to one platform, we’re looking forward to keeping you all updated here, along with on our other socials. Find the link to follow them in our bio 🔗

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Manipulate Arts @manipulatearts.bsky.social · May 15

Hello BlueSky 👋 we’re sorry for the silence here, but we have since left X (formally known as Twitter). Owing to the significant changes at Twitter over recent months, we no longer feel that the platform is a space which reflects our values...

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