London's animation festival gears up

With less than a few days to go before the first events of this year's London International Animation Festival, details of the opening party are being announced, while the full programme is also revealed.

The opening night party, taking place this Thursday (August 27), is hosted by Brighton-based short film collective Paper Bag in collaboration with BAFTA. Paper Bag has selected the night's programme of animated shorts to be screened; The Morning Orchestra and DJ Kelvin Andrews provide music.

Also at the opening event, animation pairing The Brothers McLeod give a talk, discussing their BAFTA-nominated short Codswallop, as well as other past works and future projects. The party takes place at the Roxy, London SE1. Click here for more information and to book tickets.

The festival proper kicks off on August 28 and features seven days of themed screenings at venues including the Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury, the Rio Cinema in Dalston, and the Renoir Cinema in Soho.

Strands include Animated Documentaries; British Panorama and International Panorama (which take the pulse of the international animation scene); Best of the Next (a celebration of international graduate animation); and Museek, a panorama of animated music promos.

Click here for the full programme and to book.