Tim Burton's black and white animation Frankenweenie is to open this year's BFI London Film Festival.
BBC: Tim Burton's Frankenweenie to open London Film Festival
Frankenweenie, an animation directed by Bonham Carter's partner Tim Burton, will open the festival on 10 October.
London Film Festival director Clare Stewart said the 2012 3D version of Frankenweenie was a "perfect choice of opener".
BBC: Tim Burton's Frankenweenie to open London Film Festival
An Art of Frankenweenie show will be presented from 17 to 21 October.
BBC: Tim Burton's Frankenweenie to open London Film Festival
"Frankenweenie" and "The Cabin in the Woods" are tied for the 10th spot on this list of 2012's best films.
Mike Cantlay, chairman of VisitScotland, was delighted to see Brave beat strong competition from Wreck-it Ralph, Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and The Pirates!
The festival launched last week with a screening of Burton's 3D animated feature Frankenweenie, now on general release in the UK and Ireland.
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An Adventure with Scientists, which Bristol-based Aardman Animations helped to create, Wreck It Ralph, Frankenweenie and Paranorman have also been nominated for the same Oscar.
As for "Frankenweenie, " pictured, this 3-D black-and-white tribute to classic Universal monster movies showed yet again that Tim Burton is most himself in animated film.
Chris Terrio took home the best screenplay prize for his work on Ben Affleck's film Argo, while Tim Burton received the best animation prize for his stop-motion horror fantasy Frankenweenie.
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Burton has been searching for just that "tone" in directing films that run the gamut, from the obscure 1984 "Frankenweenie" to the blockbusters "Batman" (1989), "Batman Returns" (1992) and the high-priced critical and commercial defeat "Mars Attacks!"
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