The animation program at Volda University College was the first animation education in Norway. The school offers a 3-year bachelor's degree, but has plans to expand to a master's degree. The whole range of animation techniques are covered, spanning from basic animation exercises to the most advanced 3D techniques.
In addition to educating animators, we place great emphasis on covering all the animation film specialist functions, such as directing, storyboarding, editing, character design, etc.
The school was important in the development of the new animation industry in Norway in the mid 90's through the alumni in startups such as Qvisten, Troll Film and Microfilm.
Twenty years later the same trend continues, most recently being Rain Dog Studios, which was established in Volda in 2012 by seven former students. Animated films from Volda has had great success at film festivals worldwide, including Minimalen. The school's international position was further confirmed by a retrospective at the key animation festival in Hiroshima in 2012.
Lørdag/Saturday 11:00
NO 1996 | 5 min |
MANMOWER Music video for Norwegian prog-rock band Motorpycho, which got the price as the best Norwegian Music video in year 1996.
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 NO 1997 | 5 min Director: Ørjan Jensen |
SUSHI En ensom fisker fikk endelig fangsten han alltid har drømt om. Lonely fisherman got the catch he have dreamed of. |
 NO 2000 | 6 min Director: Robin Jensen |
HE CAME FROM OUTER SPACE En gruppe mennesker løper igjennom skogen, nysgjerrige på hva lederen deres har å si. A group of men are running through the forest, anxious of what their leader has to say. Music: Roy Ole Førland |
 NO 2006 | 5 min Directors: Are Edvardsen, Øyvind Heggstad, Henrik Moss Mathisen, Gunnar Follesø |
HUGO & MUNKI To enfoldige fyrer kjemper mot den ondeste av de onde: herr Strømpe. Two simple guys fighting against evil of all evils, Mr. Strømpe. Co-production between Cartoon Network Channel,
London and Volda University College. |
 NO 2006 | 8 min Director: Linda Fagerli Sæthren |
JANUS Janus har levd et langt liv, og har mange gode historierå fortelle. Helst forteller han dem over en øl på stambaren, hvor mye har hendt opp gjennom årene. Janus have lived a long life, and has many stories to tell. He likes to tell them over a beer. Music: Geir Andreas Bredal, Janove Ottesen |
 NO 2007 | 10 min Director: Trygve Nielsen |
THE PIANOPLAYER , THE COWBOY AND THE SINGING HOUSEWIFE Universet er ute av balanse. Menneskeheten lider av ensomhet, de er spredd ut over, hver og en på hver sin planet. Vår helt Pianisten legger ut for å redde dem med den magiske kraften til rock'n'roll. The universe is out of balance. Humankind suffers from loneliness, spread out, each on their little planet. Our hero, the Pianoplayer, sets out to rescue them by the magic power of rock'n'roll. Music: Paul Stanley, Trygve Nielsen |
 NO 2007 | 10 min Director: Julian Vargas |
ADHERENT En gutt prøver å feire bursdagen sin, men ikke engang moren dukker opp. A boy is trying to celebrate his birthday, but not even his mom shows up. Music: Soup |
 NO 2007 | 4 min Director: Martine Grande |
MEIN STAMPF (OR THE DANCESHOW OF THE LAST CENTURY) En av verdenshistoriens viktigste hendelser sett gjennom en dansers øyne. One of history's most important incidents seen through the eyes of a dancer. Music: Laila Totås, Conor Patrick |
 NO 2009 | 9 min Director: Tuva Synnevåg |
SAIVA En mann befinner seg alene på den øde vidda. Han fryser og han vet ikke hvor han skal. Hva har skjedd og hvorfor er han der? A man is alone out on the forsaken tundra. He's freezing, and he don't know where he's going. What's happened, and why is he there? Music: Trygve Nielsen |
 NO 2012 | 6 min Directors: Simon Furdal, Kristian K. Larsen |
WARP Den gamle tidsmesteren og hans læregutt jobber medå holde i gang den store verdensklokken som driver selve tiden fremover. Arbeidet er hardt, og ivrig etter å vise seg verdig prøver læregutten å gjøre mesterens arbeid. Men han er ikke sterk nok, og tiden stopper! The Timekeeper and his apprentice runs the big World Clock that drives time itself forward. The work is hard. Eager to prove himself, the apprentice tries to do his master's job. But he is not strong enough and time stops! Music: Robert Francis Whitley |
 NO 2012 | 11 min Directors: Eirik Bjørnsen, Anna Mantzaris |
BUT MILK IS IMPORTANT A man with social phobia is being pursued by a naive and clumsy creature. Terrified the man tries to escape, unaware that the creature is a helper with slightly unconventional methods. Sound: André Parklind | Music: Phil Brookes |
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