This month films such as SPIRITED AWAY and BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS demonstrate the diversity and versatility of the animated film, a category that is often synonymous with the Hollywood animation of Disney or Pixar. With the emphasis on how and why different kinds of animation get to be made, this illustrated talk by Jayne Pilling will consider examples of contemporary animation outside of the Hollywood model. The talk will also discuss whether Dreamworks’ announcement that it will only make 3D computer-animated films threatens the production of and market for 2D animated films around the world.Jayne Pilling is an animation specialist, Director of the British Animation Awards and has published several books on animation including 2-D Animation and A Reader in Animation Studies.Tickets £3.50 full / £2.50 concs (includes £1.00 off any animated feature film in this brochure)