The creative works of UNSW animation students past and present will be on display at the We Heart Animation festival at UNSW, with special guest Bruce Petty, Academy Award winning animator and cartoonist for The Age.

Media Production students are inviting members of the general public to celebrate their original and experimental animation works at the free festival. Opening night is Wednesday September 28.

Festival organiser, Alyssa Rothwell, said the works are "delightful curiosities - raw, inventive, touching and funny - first steps toward careers in the industry!"

The student-run festival will highlight a range of different animation techniques from digital, stop-motion, claymation, cut-out and silhouette animation.

It will also feature interviews with animators and two satellite exhibitions, Sound Works and Bodies & Interfaces.

The festival runs until October 7.

What: Free public showcase, We Heart Animation Festival- opening night with Bruce PettyWhen: 5pm, Wed 28 Sept Where: Robert Webster Building, UNSW Kensington campus

Media contact: Leilah Schubert, UNSW Media Office | 02 9385 3107