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Animator
Bob Godfrey will share the stage with stop-motion legend Ray
Harryhausen, who animated movies like Mighty Joe Young (1949)
and Jason & the Argonauts (1963).
TV
funnyman and Never Mind the Buzzcocks star Phil Jupitus will
host an evening of questions and anecdotes with the two men.
The
festival, which has
moved to May to avoid refurbishment work at the Watershed,
also boasts more than 50 British and international films and
a chance to see all five of this year's Bafta-nominated short
animations.
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| Bob
Godfrey presented the Do It Yourself Film Animation Show
in 1974 |
As
usual there will be an industry day (May 9) with seminars,
masterclasses and demonstrations of the latest digital animation
techniques.
The
pioneering animation which has come out of Manchester will
be showcased in a retrospective featuring DangerMouse, Bob
the Builder and the Manchester animators who brought them
to the small screen.
A
programme of shorts called Saints and Sinners, which look
at religion, promises to have us outraged, shocked and rolling
in the aisles.
To
top it all off will be the announcement of the Audience Award
winner which will be nominated for the most prestigious European
animation prize - the Cartoon D'Or.
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