<div>Three years in the making, Lotte Reiniger’s beautiful 1926 silhouette animation, <i>The Adventures of Prince Achmed</i>, brings to life magical tales from the Arabian Nights. The earliest surviving animated feature film – preserved in the BFI National Archive – it has been hailed as one of the world’s most innovative and influential animations.</div><div><br></div><div>In celebration of the film’s centenary, <i>The Adventures of Prince Achmed</i> returns to the big screen, along with three of the director’s later fairytale short films - <i>Papageno</i>, <i>The Frog Prince</i>, and<i> Thumbelina</i>.</div>AnimationPT1H39MPG2026-08-07DEde