a share a belief that animation is cinema in its fullest sense, capable of telling

stories with extraordinary emotional and artistic ambition,  said Laika Chief Marketing   Operations

Officer David Burke.  'Wildwood' represents 15 years of imagination, craftsmanship and commitment

from hundreds of artists, so there could be no more fitting place to celebrate its journey to the screen

than with AIF. 

The ninth edition of AIF Festival runs Oct. 16-19, with the main program hosted at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Premiering at this year's festival are Louis Clichy's  Iron Boy,  Leah Nelson's  Tangles  and  Julián.