TEACHING
Joseph has given talks, lectures and workshops to a wide range of audiences at festivals, conferences and universities all around the world. In addition, he has worked frequently as an interviewer and moderator, having hosted events with filmmakers such as senior animator Tim Allen, Aardman co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, OSCAR-winner Michael Dudok de Wit, cult director Robert Morgan, BAFTA-nominated Barry Purves and the world-renowned Quay Brothers.
Joseph offers bespoke sessions on animation and puppetry and has lectured at National Film and Television School, Royal College of Art, Central St Martins, Aardman Academy, Trinity College Dublin, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland and Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Hungary. He has talked at festivals and organisations such as Kaboom in the Netherlands, Primanima in Hungary, Animatex in Egypt, Manchester Animation Festival, London International Animation Festival, the British Council and the British Film Institute.
He has spoken regularly on the work and legacy of the French/British children’s animation pioneer Ivor Wood, given talks on animation and puppetry history and aesthetics, led a week-long stop motion workshop with fellow animator Péter Vácz at Primanima Festival and curated the film programme for Bristol Festival of Puppetry 2015.
JURY
Joseph has served as a jury member for the CEE Forum, Czech Republic, Animatex, Egypt, Primanima, Hungary, London International Animation Festival, Brighton Animation Festival, UK and Animario, Spain.
LECTURE / WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE
General career talk / film screening / behind the scenes insight
Full-day masterclass exploring creative methodologies in animation
Puppet aesthetics on stage and screen
Performance for animation workshop
Animation history: Ivor Wood, Czech animation, East German puppet animation, Jim Henson, Quay Brothers
Stop motion puppet making workshop
Stop Motion Character Performance Workshop
Cinematography for puppet animation workshop
Live action puppetry workshop
Also available: story / character / visual feedback - one-on-one or in small groups.
Please get in touch to discuss availability and rates.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Lecturing at ECIB, Barcelona, Dec 2024
Sanatorium Q&A with the Quay Brothers, Animario, 12-15 Dec 2024
SELECTED TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
Stop motion performance workshop, Central St Martins, 2024
Animating Ideas panel, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 2024
Lecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2024
Handmade Fantasies, Puppet Masters Conference, 2024
View Conference, Italy, 2024
In Conversation with the Quay Brothers, British Film Institute, UK, 2024
Q&A with Robert Morgan, British Film Institute, UK, 2024
Q&A for Tim Allen’s Stop Motion Animation Mentoring Programme, UK, 2024
Directing Against the Odds: Survival in the World of Independent Animation, Brighton University, UK, 2024
Behind the Curtain of Stop Motion Cinema, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland, 2024
Puppet Animation Workshop, Aardman Academy, UK, 2024
Behind the Curtain of Stop Motion Cinema, Primanima, Hungary, 2023
Salvation Has No Name Q&A with Joseph Wallace & Tim Allen, Animarkt, Poland, 2023
Animation: Music and Animation, Kino St Leonards, UK, 2023
Performing with Puppets, Aardman Academy, UK, 2023
Secrets of Stop Motion, Animatex, Egypt, 2023
The Art of Puppet Animation (with Jamie Caliri), Kaboom Festival, Netherlands, 2023
Animating in the Face of Adversity, Salvation Has No Name Case Study, MOME Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Hungary, 2022
Animated Worlds, Casa da Animacáo / Cinanima, Portugal, 2022
Animated Worlds for Cinema and beyond, National Film and Television School, UK, 2022
Directing Against the Odds: Survival in the World of Independent Animation, Royal College of Art, UK, 2022
Post Production Workshop, Central St Martins, UK, 2022
Animated Worlds, Norwich University of the Arts, UK 2022
Retrospective at London International Animation Festival, UK, 2021
Work from Home panel, Manchester Animation Festival, UK, 2021
Aesthetics and Design in Puppet Animation, University of Bournemouth, UK 2021
Animating Music Videos and Documentaries, SCAD Animation Festival, USA, 2021
Behind the Scenes on Salvation Has No Name, Stop Motion Montreal, Canada, 2021
Directing and Model Making, Zoom Lecture, National Film and Television School, UK, 2021
Animation On Stage: Exploring the role of animation in performance, University of Worcester, UK 2021
The Art of Stop Motion: Streamed conversation with Tim Allen, Aesthetica Festival, UK, 2020
Process-based Experimentation in Animation, Zoom Lecture, HKU University of the Arts, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2020
Animation Salon, Zoom session, British Council, UK, 2020
Animating in the Face of Adversity, Zoom Q&A, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, 2020
Survival in the World of Independent Animation, Royal College of Art, UK, 2020
Hands-on Directing, Zoom Q&A, National Film & Television School, UK, 2020
Pitching Your Film, BFI Network Animation Lab, UK, 2019
Survival in the World of Independent Animation, Royal College of Art, UK, 2019
Puppets on Screen, live-action puppetry workshop, Materia Magica Festival, Lithuania, 2019
Animated Worlds on Screen and Stage, Ravensbourne University, UK, 2019
Inspiring Stories, Q&A, Screenology, UK, 2019
Animated Worlds, Leeds Arts University, UK, 2019
Performance for Animation workshop, Central St Martins, UK, 2019
Guest Speaker, London Animation Club, UK, 2019
Animated Worlds on Stage and Screen, Plymouth University, UK, 2019
Puppet Performance Module Tutor, Arts University Bournemouth, UK, 2019
Creating Animated Worlds, masterclass at Silk Road Int’ Film Festival, Trinity College, Dublin, 2019
Aardman: One Frame at a Time, in conversation with Peter Lord & David Sproxton, UK, 2018
Ivor Wood: A celebration, talk & panel, British Film Institute, UK, 2018
Creating Animated Worlds, Masterclass, Camberley International Festival, UK, 2018
Student mentor, University of the West of England, UK 2018
Facilitating the Puppet Party + workshops, Flatpack Festival, UK, 2018
Animated Worlds on Screen and Stage, Middlesex University, UK, 2018
Stems: Post Modernism in Puppet Animation, Manifest, Netherlands, 2017
The World of Ivor Wood, Manchester Animation Festival, UK, 2017
Péter and Joseph's World of Stop Motion, 4 day workshop at Primanima Festival, Hungary, 2017
Desert Island Flicks, interviewing Michael Dudok de Wit, Encounters Festival, UK, 2017
The Great War Horse - closing plenary, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK, 2017
Animated Worlds on Screen and Stage, Falmouth University, UK, 2016
Aesthetics & Storytelling in Puppetry on Stage & Screen, University of Surrey, UK, 2016
Joseph Wallace Retrospective, Kiskakas FilmKlub, Hungary, 2016
Director, New writing project, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, 2016
Student mentor, Central School of Speech and Drama, 2016
Puppets on Screen: Aesthetics & Storytelling, Curious School of Puppetry, UK, 2016
Animation is not a Genre, University of South Wales, UK, 2016
Creative Practices on Stage & Screen, lecture, University of Bedfordshire, UK, 2015
37 Years With Puppets: In Conversation with Barry Purves, Bristol Festival of Puppetry, UK, 2015
Alchemists of the Inanimate: In Conversation with the Quay Brothers, BFP15, UK, 2015
Joe & Péter’s Film & Music Show, Animac Festival, Spain & Bruz Festival, France, 2014-2015
Handspring Puppetry Workshop, Arts and Ideas Festival, USA, 2013
Midsummer Night’s Dream panel with Tom Morris and puppetry workshop, Spoleto Festival, USA, 2013
Workshop leader, Bristol Old Vic Young Company, 2011-2013
Making The Man Who Was Afraid of Falling, TAF, France, 2012
Animation Sans Frontières presentation, FMX Festival, Germany, 2010
Workshop assistant for Barry Purves, Animation course, Italian National School of Cinema, Italy, 2008
SELECTED QUOTES
“The talk I waited two years for!”
“Joseph’s talk was very informative and thoroughly enjoyable, enabling our students to gain an in-depth insight into the world of stop-motion directing”
“Joseph Wallace gave an utterly inspirational talk to our animation and visual effects students. He kept them entertained and enthralled with words of wisdom – pure gold! Come back soon Joseph!”
“The students loved it”
“Wonderful and inspiring talk”
“Joseph has given a wonderful talk about his commissioned and personal work which have left the students and staff alike absolutely inspired. Students have been talking about and referring to the talk months later and it’s left an absolute impression.”
“An extraordinary workshop on puppetry at Bristol Old Vic led by Joseph Wallace yesterday, greatly inspiring!”
“My favourite talk I’ve had in my time of being a student”
“Thanks for the excellent talk this evening! Seeing your process and work was very inspiring!”
“I find that working intensively on something changes your way of approaching stuff and you see things differently. I’m motivated to step up my work.”
“Joseph’s lecture and masterclass on the crossovers between puppetry and animation was informative, provocative, and an affirmation that opportunities exist for those with the creativity and the will to seize them! Joseph also reminded us that the ‘industry’ is in fact made up of a host of imaginative freelancers working at many different scales of production. The students talked about his visit for weeks afterwards.”