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A FESTIVAL crammed with events which focus on the world of animation is due to start in Leicester.

The Animation Film Festival takes place at New Walk Museum from the end of July to the end of August, and will give visitors the chance to try their hands at recreating the magic of film animation.

The festival will include workshops, quizzes and talks exploring the fascinating world of animation.

It is part of the museumâs Animated Adventures exhibition, which centres on characters, sets and models from the hugely-successful Wallace and Gromit films.

Animation Film Festival highlights include workshops for visitors to try traditional animation-making techniques, involving making flipper books on Tuesday, July 22, zoetropes on Thursday, July 31, and miracle turners on Tuesday, August 4. Events on each day run from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Throughout August, visitors can hunt for Wallace and Gromit-related clues hidden in New Walk Museum, win prizes and be entered for a prize draw as part of the Animated Adventures Big Quiz Trail.

A Creature Clay Day on Thursday, August 7, will see visitors making clay models based on Wallace and Gromit characters, while Cartoon Capers, on Monday, August 11, will enable visitors to take part in a giant cartoon frieze. Both events run from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

A workshop on pop-up cartoon cards takes place on Tuesday, August 19, while Claymation on Saturday, August 30, will allow people to make clay figures. Both events run from 10am to 4pm.

Leicester City Councilâs cabinet member for culture and leisure, Councillor Andy Connelly, said: âThis is an exciting series of events for visitors of all ages.

âThe Animation Film Festival is a fantastic opportunity for people to get stuck in and try their hands at animation making, as well as learning more about this fascinating activity.â

The festival is part of the Animated Adventures summer programme, which runs until October and gives in-depth look into the industry secrets of animation making.

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