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Propstore Auction November 2024
Harryhausen fans worldwide will have an exciting and exclusive change to bid upon selected pieces from Ray’s collection in the Propstore Autumn Entertainment Memorabilia 2024. Check out their preview for one of the key pieces in the auction, and sign up to see the full catalogue on October 15th: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/399 ‘…For the first time ever, […]
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Exhibition announcement: The Lost Worlds of Ray Harryhausen: Creatures, Martians and Myths.
We are delighted to announce an upcoming exhibition at Waterside Galleries in Sale, Manchester. ’The Lost Worlds of Ray Harryhausen: Creatures, Martians and Myths‘ will open on October 26th 2024: ‘…Immerse yourself in the lost worlds of animation legend Ray Harryhausen, the visionary behind some of Hollywood’s most iconic special effects. Explore Ray’s creative career […]
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The Ray Harryhausen Awards 2024- Ceremony in Auchterarder
We are delighted to announce that this year’s ceremony for The Ray Harryhausen Awards will take place in collaboration with the Auchterarder Picturehouse on June 29th. The winners and notable entries for this year’s awards will be announced, alongside a conversation with local stop-motion animator Wilma Smith. This date marks Ray Harryhausen’s birthday, and will […]
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Harryhausen Awards- new, reduced submission fees
‘A life changing award’ - Guillermo Del Toro We are pleased to announce a reduction in submission fees for the Harryhausen Awards 2024. Established in honour of the legendary master of stop-motion animation, we are now accepting submissions for animated films of all types within the following categories before the deadline of May 31st 2024. We […]
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Animated Women UK- An evening with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation
We are delighted to announce a guest lecture with Animated Women in Edinburgh next Friday November 17th. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-the-ray-and-diana-harryhausen-foundation-tickets-749825657727? “Animated Women UK Scotland are proud to be hosting An Evening with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation on Friday 17th November at Edinburgh College of Art. We’ll deep dive into the work of Stop Motion Animation giant […]
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‘Jason and the Argonauts’ 60th anniversary screening, Auchterarder October 22nd
We are delighted to announce a 60th anniversary celebration of ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ as part of the regeneration of Auchterarder Picture House at 1pm on Sunday the 22nd of October. Ray Harryhausen’s daughter Vanessa and Collections Manager Connor Heaney will introduce a 60th anniversary screening of the 1963 classic, as well as discussing the […]
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Regent Street Cinema Luminaries: Ray Harryhausen The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 50th Anniversary Screening plus Introduction from Caroline Munro
PIONEERING ANIMATOR AND SPECIAL EFFECTS CREATOR RAY HARRYHAUSEN TO RECEIVE LUMINARIES TRIBUTE AT HISTORIC REGENT STREET CINEMA Regent Street Cinema Luminaries: Ray Harryhausen The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 50th Anniversary Screening plus Introduction from Caroline Munro + Q&A Friday 29th September 2023 at Regent Street Cinema Buy Tickets: https://www.regentstreetcinema.com/whats-on/the-golden-voyage-of-sinbad-50th-anniversary-qa/ Animator behind iconic films such as […]
Continue ReadingThe Golden Voyage of Sinbad- 50th Anniversary celebration with Caroline Munro, Glasgow Film Theatre August 19th
Join The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation for a 50th anniversary celebration of The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at the GFT in Glasgow on Saturday the 19th of August, with an introduction from iconic starring actress Caroline Munro, the ‘First Lady of Fantasy’! https://www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/the-golden-voyage-of-sinbad—50th-anniversary-caroline-munro-qa/? Joined by Ray Harryhausen’s daughter Vanessa and Foundation Collections Manager Connor […]
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The Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023
We are delighted to share the winners of the Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023, as announced at the Cameo Cinema on June 29th 2023 Best Feature Film Animation Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (Directors- Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Gustafson) Best Short Film Animation Puppet Story (Director- Park Sehong) (Honorary Mention: Out of Character Director- Niccoló Gioia) Best Student […]
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The Ray Harryhausen Awards event- Cameo Picturehouse Edinburgh
The deadline for submissions to The Ray Harryhausen Awards is approaching, with all entries due in by Wednesday the 31st of May. Check out our Linktree page for submission details: https://linktr.ee/harryhausenawards We are delighted to announce that the Harryhausen Awards ceremony will take place at the historic Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh on June 29th, followed […]
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