Animation First Workshops
Schedule
Learn the art of animation in hands-on workshops! Young animators will work with Momoko Seto (Dandelion’s Odyssey), Samuel Ribeyron (The Songbirds’ Secret), and The Art Studio NY to bring their ideas to life in these free, family-friendly workshops.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Pricing: Free; first come first served.
Animation workshop with Momoko Seto
Time: 11:45AM-12:45PM
Venue: L’Alliance New York Board Room (604)
Artist: Momoko Seto
Age recommendation: 6+
In French and English
Join filmmaker Momoko Seto for a creative workshop! Inspired by Momoko’s delicate and poetic animation style, participants will explore the natural world through collage. Using leaves, bark, pinecones, and other natural materials, participants will create their own miniature scenes and step into them as characters. This workshop invites young artists to bring their own magical worlds to life under the guidance of an acclaimed animator.
2D Animation Workshop
Time: 3:30PM-4:30PM
Venue: L’Alliance New York Board Room (604)
Artist: Tyler Kratz
Age recommendation: 7+
In English
Create a fun animation of a bouncing ball moving across the screen. Participants will learn how motion, timing, and simple rules can bring their drawings to life!
Co-presented with The Art Studio NY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Pricing: Free; first come first served.
Paper Animation Workshop with Samuel Ribeyron
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Venue: L’Alliance New York Board Room (604)
Artist: Samuel Ribeyron
Age recommendation: 6+
In French and English
Venez découper du papier avec Samuel Ribeyron, qui vous dévoilera tous ses secrets.
Avec des ciseaux, du papier et de la colle, il vous guidera pour fabriquer un petit décor à la manière du film Le Secret des mésanges.
Join Samuel Ribeyron for a paper collage workshop, where he will share his creative secrets.
With scissors, paper, and glue, he will guide participants in crafting a miniature set inspired by the world of The Songbirds’ Secret (Le Secret des mésanges).
Stop Motion Workshop
Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Venue: L’Alliance New York Board Room (604)
Artist: Tyler Kratz
Age recommendation: 6+
In English
Participants will create their own stop-motion movies using paper cutouts, clay, and small toys as characters. They’ll learn how taking many photos and moving objects little by little can turn simple materials into an exciting animated story!
Co-presented with The Art Studio NY
Event Pricing
Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
Momoko Seto
Seto was born in Tokyo, Japan. She moved to France to study art at the École supérieure des beaux-arts in Marseille and later at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. She works as a director at CNRS (The French National Center for Scientific Research), where she makes scientific films in collaboration with researchers in the humanities and social sciences. In 2021, she received the CNRS Cristal, the highest distinction for a scientific filmmaker. In addition, she creates personal works and experimental pieces, where she explores different animation techniques such as VR, projection mapping, and installations.
The short films in her PLANET series have been showcased at numerous festivals and art events worldwide. PLANET Σ received the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlinale Shorts in 2015—an award recognizing works with a “strong artistic signature”— and is part of the prestigious Mori Art Museum collection in Tokyo. PLANET A is included in the Cinémathèque Française collection. In 2017, her virtual reality film, PLANET∞, was added to the mk2 Films catalog. Seto has also directed several films, some shot in Japan, which have been broadcast on France TV.
Her new fiction film, Dandelion’s Odyssey premiered at the Critic’s Week at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded by Prix FIPRESCI and it went on to win the Prix Paul Grimault at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Dandelion’s Odyssey will be released nationwide in France on March 11, 2026.
Tyler Kratz
Tyler Kratz is an instructor with a background in animation and education. As both an artist and educator, he values creativity and personal expression. He earned a BFA in Applied Media Arts after studying Animation and Cinema at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and has received awards recognizing excellence in art and animation.
The Art Studio NY
Discover your creativity, relieve stress, and enhance your wellbeing with NYC’s #1-rated art studio, The Art Studio NY! Through 100+ weekly virtual and in-person beginner-friendly, fear-free art classes and corporate workshops, receive encouraging, step-by-step, personalized instruction in painting, drawing, authentic expression, and “everything creative”. Feel inspired to express your true self while being supported by a non-judgemental, warm, and supportive community and team of expert New York City artist educators. www.theartstudiony.com
Samuel Riberyon
Samuel Ribeyron is a children’s book author and illustrator, published by several French publishing houses.
He creates his images using cut-paper techniques, notably in the picture book It’s Not Very Complicated, available in the United States through Reycraft, as well as in the graphic novel Puisette and Fragile.
Alongside his publishing work, he is also an art director and visual author for animated films.
He began his animation career in stop-motion on the French–British series Hilltop Hospital. Since then, he has collaborated with Folimage Studios on numerous productions (The Four Seasons of Léon / 4 × 26 min, Operation Christmas / 26 min). More recently, he designed and supervised the creation of the sets for Antoine Lanciaux’s cut-paper animated feature The Songbirds’ Secret.
Photo credit © 2025 Folimage, Les Armateurs, Lunanime, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Will Production, JPL Films, Dragons Films, Pictanovo, Folimage Animation, TNZPV Production.
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