Uni honours filmmaker
Mr Chomet, who put the Capital on screen in the animated hit The Illusionist, will receive a Doctor honoris causa at a ceremony at the McEwan Hall.
He said: “I am looking forward to returning to the city that I grew to love so much during my time there.”
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Hide AdThe degree ceremony coincides with the 20th edition of the French Film Festival UK.
Richard Mowe, a film critic and director of the festival, said: “It is wonderful that the city’s most venerable university has seen fit to honour the talents of Sylvain.”