The Animated Realities conference about the emerging field of animated documentaries is a collaborated event between the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art and The Edinburgh International Film Festival. The conference will take place at Edinburgh College of Art, June 23-24 2011 with a concurrent screening programme of contemporary animated documentary work as part of the 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Animated Realities aims to bring together practitioners and theoreticians from a diverse range of disciplines in order to discuss and debate this hybrid and rapidly expanding area of contemporary visual culture.

Registration for the event is now open. For more details see http://www.animatedrealities.co.uk/index.html