Animation is Film (AIF) has announced the slate of films for its upcoming 6th edition. The festival will start with an IMAX presentation of The Boy And The Heron, the latest film from legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki at the TLC Chinese Theater on October 18. The five-day event which will exhibit theatrical presentations, special events, and shorts showcases will close with the Los Angeles premiere of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget, followed by a Q&A with Oscar-nominated Director Sam Fell, and Peter Lord, the director of the original Chicken Run (2000) movie.
Animation Is Film 2023 will open with a screening of The Boy and the Heron, and will also feature Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.