London International Animation Festival Celebrating a world of animation for kids
17 – 19 January 2025
In the Playhouse
Kids & Families
Ages 2 - 14 | These January school holidays, the London International Animation Festival is returning to Sydney with a showcase of the best children's animations full of visually dazzling joy from all around the world.
| Date | Time |
| Friday 17 January 2025 | Ages 2 - 6: 10am, 12pm Ages 6 - 10: 2.30pm, 4.30pm Ages 10 - 14: 7pm |
| Saturday 18 January 2025 | Ages 2 - 6: 10am, 12pm Ages 6 - 10: 2.30pm, 4.30pm Ages 10 - 14: 7pm |
| Sunday 19 January 2025 | Ages 2 - 6: 10am, 12pm Ages 6 - 10: 2.30pm, 4.30pm Ages 10 - 14: 7pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Standard | $20 |
| Insiders | $18 |
Children aged 0-23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged two years and older must hold a valid ticket
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 23 July 2024
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What’s On e-newsletter pre-sale
9am, Wednesday 24 July 2024
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Wednesday 24 July 2024
Wheelchair accessible:
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in our theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office:
Telephone
+61 2 9250 7777
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Age & Run Time
Over the three days, four sessions are available per day. Your ticket is valid for one session. See which session best suits you:
10am & 12pm: Recommended for ages 2 - 6
2.30pm & 4.30pm: Recommended for ages 6 - 10
7pm: Recommended for ages 10 - 14
Each session will run for 60 minutes, features a variety of animations per session.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Select animations contain adult themes and elements of nudity.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Useful information:
Like childhood, animation is full of wonder
In need of an escape from the Summer sun? Join us for the return of the London International Animation Festival for kids.
Our Playhouse has been transformed into a cinema for you and the family to enjoy the best independent animation from across the globe. From stop-motion, claymation, 2D and 3D CGI and everything in between, get comfy in your seats and ready to travel to faraway lands and mysterious planets.
Grab some popcorn and get involved in the fun free foyer animation play activations before or after your movie session as we roll out the red carpet for this big screen celebration.
This carefully curated programme for our littlest film critics contains the most wonderful animated short films from all around the world. There will be talking animals, heartwarming friendships, fun adventures and wondrous tales to spark everyone's imagination.
Sydney Opera House presents
17 - 19 January 2025 9.30am - 4.30pm
Flipbook Animation Creation Station
Free Creative Play
Western Foyers
At the Sydney Opera House these January School Holidays, we have flipbook animation activities inspired by the London International Animation Festival.
Want to become an animator? Free to all children, adults, and families, join us to create your very own flip book animation at the Flip Book Animation Creation Station! Here you can learn step by step how to draw and create your own stories, brought to life with animation.
17 – 19 January 2025
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
These January school holidays, to coincide with our screening of the London International Animation Festival, join Jelena Sinik to create your very own stop motion animation.
Program
Bibimbap
A delightful stop-motion music video set to the Nat King Cole song ‘Bibimbap’.
UK 2017 Dir: Heather Colbert 2 mins
Sloth
A slow groove just may be the answer when your energy is low.
Germany 2018 Dir: Julia Ocker 4 mins
The Swimming Lesson
On a busy beach day, a little boy is captivated by the aquatic adventure stories he hears, but soon has to put his own swimming skills to the test.
Russia 2017 Dir: Tatyana Okruzhnova 3 mins
Between the Lines
A Zebra thinks she is completely alone in a world where everyone has a partner, until she finds another Zebra.
Russia 2017 Dir: Maria Koneva 4 mins
I Want to Live in the Zoo
Sasha doesn’t like the rules at home, so she decides to move to the zoo.
UK 2017 Dir: Evgenia Golubeva 6 mins
Watercolours
When the room is empty, tiny watercolour paints jump onto the canvas.
Japan 2017 Dir: Takashi Yoneoka 2 mins
Ant
An anthill is no simple thing. Each ant has their task and it’s hard to imagine what would happen if one of them rebelled and decided to do things differently…
Germany 2017 Dir: Julia Ocker 4 mins
Konigiri-Kun: Music Box
Konigiri-Kun eats a super-sour pickled plum to wake himself up, then grabs his music box to show his friends.
Japan 2017 Dir: Mari Miyazawa 5 mins
Koyaa: Naughty Toy Car
On a rainy day, Koyaa decides to tidy up his room. He steps on a toy car, taking a crazy ride. The toy starts acting naughty but Koyaa manages to outsmart it.
Slovenia/Croatia Dir: Kolja Saksida 3 mins
Mogu and Perol
Two friends live on Yummy Island, where delicious food can be found everywhere.
Japan 2018 Dir: Tsuneo Goda 8 mins
Mister Paper Goes For A Walk
Mister Paper goes for a walk. He finds old newspapers, takes out his scissors and starts cutting what he needs for the stroll: a hat for the sun and a dog for company.
Belgium 2018 Dir: Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul 9 mins
Penguin
A timid penguin waiter with a red bow tie goes out of his way to perform his job to perfection.
Germany 2018 Dir: Julia Ocker 4 mins
Spring Jam
A young stag, lacking impressive antlers, knows he needs to improvise sweet music if he’s to have any chance during the mating season.
New Zealand 2016 Dir: Ned Wenlock 6 mins
Hedgehog
A young boy, obsessed with hedgehogs, shares his love for them all the time with everybody.
France 2016 Dir: Various 5 mins
Heatwave
In the midst of a searing heatwave two little children find a way to cool everyone down.
UK 2016 Dir: Folkion Xenos 5 mins
Please be advised this animation contains minor nudity.
Gunpowder
lt’s teatime! Unfortunately for Phileas all his tea boxes are empty. He decides to get some from China!
France 2016 Dir: Various 5 mins
Good Heart
In a forest lives a primitive family. Mum is strict, crazy and grumpy. All she wants is that everyone eats well and is healthy.
Russia 2016 Dir: Evgeniya Jirkova 5 mins
Cat Lake City
Percy Cat is looking forward to a relaxing day in “Cat Lake City” – the cats’ holiday paradise.
Germany 2019 Dir: Antje Heyn 7 mins
Senses
Colourful and soundless or noisy and black and white? Your choice!
France 2016 Dir: Various 6 mins
How Much Does the Cloud Weigh?
A scientist is so concerned with observing the clouds that he fails to notice their beauty.
Russia 2016 Dir: Nina Bisyarina 6 mins
Mr Night Has A Day Off
Unsatisfied, Mr Night is walking around the town changing all things to black until everything is as dark as night.
Lithuania 2017 Dir: Ignas Meilunas 2 mins
Rabbit and Deer
Rabbit and Deer are living happily together until their friendship is put to the test by Deer’s new obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension.
Hungary 2012 Dir: Peter Vacz 16 mins
Flipped
The absurdity of a world where the roles of kids and adults are switched.
UK 2018 Dir: Hend Esmat & Lamiaa Diab 5 mins
Tend
A father and daughter live peacefully in the forest until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart.
UK 2018 Dir: Tom Judd & Ed Barrett 8 mins
Herman Brown is Feeling Down
Herman's quiet, colourful world is suddenly interrupted by something loud and stressy.
UK 2018 Dir: Dan Castro 6 mins
Link
Two characters are linked by their hair. They influence each other with every move they make.
Germany 2017 Dir: Robert Loebel 8 mins
Trial and Error
An account of a lost shirt button, perfectionist aunts, busy cats, startled parrots - and a long-lost friend.
Germany 2016 Dir: Alexander Isert, Antje Heyn 6 mins
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel’s parents have fallen on hard times. The mother sends them out into the forest to find strawberries for supper, not realising that it is a dangerous place after dark.
UK 2016 Dir: Shaun Clark and Magid El-Bushra 6 mins
Pete
Based on a true story about gender identity, Little League Baseball, the people who inspire change by trying to be themselves, and the superheroes who allow that change to happen.
USA 2022 Dir: Bret Parker 7 mins
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Babies aged 0-2 years old at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap. Children 2 years and older will need to hold a standard ticket.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and Western Foyers. The public lift to the foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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