It took just a few probing questions about Italy's economy before the dapper prime minister suddenly stood, shook the host's hand and stormed angrily out of the studio.

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The 74-year old, who seems to have slowed down his creative output only marginally since his retirement last year, is currently working on a computer-animated short for his museum -- a rapid departure from his studio's distinctive, hand-drawn style.

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Disney has virtually abandoned old-fashioned, hand-drawn animation it is closing its Florida studio and the feature-animation business will pare down to 600 employees, compared with 2, 200 at the peak in 1999.

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In a small pottery studio in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, the steady hand of Peter Graves, 64, adds the finishing details to a delicately-painted picture of a ship inside an enamel box.

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Festival-goers keen to break into this new art form will be able to make their own mini-films in a special studio and editing facility set up in the Forum, where actors and technicians will be on hand to help.

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