Outstanding Australian and international animated films will be on show this weekend as the sixth Australian International Animation Festival returns to Wagga Wagga. Over 120 animated films, selected from 2 000 world-wide, will feature during the three day festival. There will be sessions for for children, teenagers, international animation and a late night ‘bizarre’ screening Festival organiser and Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer Mr Andrew Hagan describes the 2009 program as ‘awe inspiring and unforgettable’. “All of the films selected are exceptional; many have won international awards, some are the most hotly talked about in the global film circuit, and importantly each program is of international standard selected by expert curators.” A feature of the festival is the special children’s program of short animation films which have been carefully selected for appropriateness and entertainment value to appeal to children. “There’ll be premier international screenings and informative seminars, and a surprise screening or two to celebrate this very special art form,” said Mr Hagan.