London International Animation Festival 2015

With everything from a Marvellous Animation programme for 8-15 year old’s to an evening of horror, this year's International Animation Festival has something for everyone.

Book early for tickets to the prestigious opening gala featuring Barry Purves, one of the giants of British animation: with a career spanning over 25 years, Purves will look back at his multi-award winning short films and offers an in-depth insider’s look at the creative process.

For thrill-seekers, a late night viewing and Q&A takes place on 5 December, as multi award-winning animator/director and iconic horror filmmaker Robert Morgan will present a career-spanning retrospective of his work. These include The Separation, which looks at the separation of conjoined twins and its extraordinary consequences, and The Cat with Hands about a cat who, legend has it, longs to be human.

The festival will go on to present a series of stylish and compelling short documentaries, claiming that animation is the perfect tool to document someone’s vision of the truth. This selection contains beautifully realised sequences, such as Aristotelis Maragkos’ A Portrait, an elegant depiction of Maragkos’ grandfather’s life in line drawings.

Also noteworthy, Canadian film Seth’s Dominion offers a meta-take on the process of animation, as it celebrates the Canadian cartoonist known simply as 'Seth'. A thoughtful portrait of a man who, like so many of his comic character creations, wrestles with a present that’s constantly moving into the past, director Luc Chamberland's film sheds light on his articulate subject, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation.

Finally at the International Animation Festival, look out for Framed Film Club's Christmas Party. Younger children won’t be left behind in this ten day extravaganza as the party will be hosted by CBBC's Katie Thistleton in association with BAFTA Kids. There will also later be a sing-a-long screening of mega-hit Disney film, Frozen.