As digital animation becomes more hyper-real, there’s something increasingly special about stop-motion, which is painstakingly handmade.

One of the most famous and accomplished champions of claymation is British animation studio Aardman, best known for the Wallace & Gromit and friends series, as well as films Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep.

Melbourne’s ACMI has announced its major winter exhibition will be the world premiere of Wallace & Gromit and friends: The magic of Aardman. It celebrates 40 years of the hugely successful studio.