Leeds Young Film Festival (LYFF) is one of the United Kingdom's leading film festivals for young people and families. The 2017 iteration is set to take place from April 10th-20th, and as usual is set to feature a great deal of animation and animation related events.
This year's festival boasts screening of all this year's Oscar-nominated animated features- Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) , Kubo and The Two Strings, My Life As A Courgette, The Red Turtle and Moana. A number of other recently released animated films will also be getting screenings including Your Name, LEGO Batman, Long Way Northand Finding Dory.
A number of Disney's recent remakes will also screen, with Pete's Dragon and The Jungle Book being joined by both the 2017 Beauty And The Beast and the animated original.
Additionally, there will be a number of animation themed events for families including workshops and more. More details and tickets are available from the festival's website. The animation related events are below.
April 10th
Sheep and Wolves
My Life As A Courgette
April 11th
Super Furry Animals
Long Way North
April 12th
Raven The Little Rascal: The Great Race
April 13th
Molly Monster
The Red Turtle
April 14th
Workshop : Creating 3D Graphics for VR
Workshop: Animotion
Workshop: Animation With Peppa Pig
LEGO Batman Animation Workshop with Spite Your Face
Animation Short Film Audience Award
Cartoon Special Effects
The Gruffalo and Room On The Broom with Boomchikkaboom.
BAFTA Kids presents: Mickey and The Roadster Racers
Beauty And The Beast (1991) with Boomchikkaboom
BAFTA Kids Presents The Amazing World Of Gumball
LEGO Batman Sound Effects Workshop
Zootropolis
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
April 15th
Workshop : Creating 3D Graphics for VR
Workshop : Creating 3D Graphics for VR (Girls Only Session)
LEGO Batman Animation Workshop with Spite Your Face
Workshop: Animation With Peppa Pig
Cartoon Special Effects
Animotion Exhibition
Animation Short Film Audience Award
Workshop: Toymation
LEGO Batman Sound Effects Workshop
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
The Rescuers
Pokemon IV: Pokemon 4 Ever + Pokemon Go Lunch Hunt
Finding Dory (Hyde and Seek)
Moana
The Animation Show
Young Animator Of The Year Awards
Pokemon V: Heroes + Pokemon Go Hunt
Your Name
April 16th
LEGO Batman Animation Workshop with Spite Your Face
Workshop: Animation With Peppa Pig
Cartoon Special Effects
Animotion Exhibition
Animation Short Film Audience Award
Workshop: Toymation
LEGO Batman Sound Effects Workshop
The Animation Show
Workshop : Creating 3D Graphics for VR
Workshop : Creating 3D Graphics for VR (Girls Only Session)
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
Family Animation Workshop with 'Postman Pat' animator John Ashton
Life, Animated (Autism Friendly Screening)
The LEGO Batman Movie
The Jungle Book (2016)
Beauty and The Beast (2017)
April 17th
Animotion Exhibition
Animation Short Film Audience Award
Workshop: Animation With Peppa Pig
Cartoon Special Effects
Workshop: Toymation
LEGO Batman Sound Effects Workshop
LEGO Batman Animation Workshop with Spite Your Face
The Animation Show
Family Animation Workshop with 'Postman Pat' animator John Ashton
Revolting Rhymes with Boomchikkaboom.
Horton Hears a Who
The Art of Brickfilming With Spite Your Face Productions
Animation Showcase + ASIFA Premiere
April 18th
Animation Short Film Audience Award
School Screening: Kubo and The Two Strings
Animotion Exhibition
The Animation Show
Family Animation Workshop with 'Postman Pat' animator John Ashton
Workshop: Animation With Peppa Pig
Workshop: Toymation
LEGO Batman Animation Workshop with Spite Your Face
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