On October 1st the UK will host HDFest’s London screenings at the Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre. Screenings will focus on innovative visuals and HD Animation. The event coincides with the Raindance Film Festival. Screenings will include “We are the Strange”, “Waiting for Yesterday”, “Supernova”, “Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum”, “Pour Finir Ici (To End Up Here)”, “Eels”, “Public Spaces”, and Moonbabies “War on Sound” music video.

“HDFEST will hold its London screenings in conjunction with the Raindance Film Festival on October 1st at the Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre. HDFEST screenings in London include the feature presentation “We are the Strange” directed by M dot Strange. The film’s creator “painstakingly creating this film, using a range of animation techniques–traditional, stop-motion, computer, and his own unique blend of 8-bit graphics and anime, dubbed ‘Str8nime.’” The popularity of “We are the Strange” continues to grow at a breakneck speed as its youtube trailer has already been viewed over 1 million times. M dot Strange will be in attendance at HDFEST London. The HDFEST London event will also present a series of visually intense shorts which include “Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum” a Canadian stop-motion animation directed by Marc Lougee, “Eelsâ€? a German animation by Martin Rahmlow and “Public Spacesâ€? a CG animated short from the Netherlands shot with one long uninterrupted camera movement. This sequence marks some of the most intense images and animation seen at HDFEST to date.”

You can learn more about HDFest London and register to attend at http://www.hdfest.com/hdfestlondon07.html