Archives for 2014

Bill Plympton’s first feature in five years is about love, which of course leads almost immediately to strife and loads of sexual humour. It’s a glorious energetic romp with oodles of Bill’s distinctive, freewheeling visual imagination on giddy display. Lured into an amusement ride by a carnival … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 UK Premiere Feature: Cheatin’ (Bill Plympton, USA)

The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg is a powerhouse of a film school and a leader in animation and visual effects education. Offering multiple Animation and Interactive Media degrees, the school draws raves from around the world and produces an enviable roster of graduates. Professor Andreas Hykade … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg: The New Wave of German Filmmaking

If ever there was evidence that animation is a lot more than cute kids stories, this fearsome collection of the best truly haunted animated visions is most definitely it. LIAF received almost 2,600 entries this year and a good number of them were screams from the other side, the result of the … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 Late Night Macabre

LIAF is thrilled to announce that Peter Hemminger, the Executive Director from the Quickdraw Animation Society will be attending the festival to introduce this screening and be available for questions afterwards. Based in Calgary, the Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) stands as one of the most … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 Quickdraw Animation Society 30th Anniversary: Programme 2 Retrospective

LIAF is thrilled to announce that Peter Hemminger, the Executive Director from the Quickdraw Animation Society will be attending the festival to introduce this screening and be available for questions afterwards. Based in Calgary, the Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) stands as one of the most … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 Quickdraw Animation Society 30th Anniversary: Programme 1 Impact