Da-da-da-daaah! Tickets have finally gone on sale for next month’s Animated Exeter thingy.

The festival runs from February 12-24, and is BIGGER! and MORE EXCITING!! than ever, boasting over 160 films, 47 workshops and 10 talks by guest animators.

There’s also six exhibitions, two multimedia events and careers, industry and games days to keep D+Cineastes happy over the February half-term.

One of this year’s highlights is the screening of the acclaimed new adaption of Prokofiev’s classic wheeze, Peter & the Wolf – The Film, in Exeter Cathedral with live accompaniment by Devon Concert Orchestra.

The film programme offers the chance to see some of the best new animation from around the globe in a series of International Festival Hits. For youngsters, Komenko shows a series of short films about a Japanese cat making an animation film. We know what you’re thinking but we’ve been promised it won’t give your kids nightmares.

The festival also showcases the best of the next generation of filmmakers with the ExAnimation, Best Of The West and Screen Out Loud films made by schools and youth groups in Exeter and around Devon; as well as students and professionals from across the region. This year, 64 films have been selected and could win prizes for best new talent sponsored by AT Computers and South West Screen.

Um, what else? Well, guest appearances include Suzie Templeton, the BAFTA award-winning director of Peter & the Wolf – The Film, and Darren Walsh, creator of the Angry Kid series, who will be in conversation with Kieran Argo from Aardman Animation. Project leaders, tutors and filmmakers from Israel, India and London will lead workshops and discussions on the UNESCO project Big Small People.

In short, there’s a hellovalot happening. Free brochures with full information and booking details are available from libraries, tourist information centres and loadsa other outlets across Devon. To join the free mailing list call 01392 265885 or visit the website http://www.exeter.gov.uk/animatedexeter/ and sign up for e-bulletins.

Click below to see one of the better episodes of Darren Walsh’s Angry Kid series. It should whet your proverbial appetite for the festival’s, erm, festivities.

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