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Animation, like childhood, can be just full of wonder with the biggest pleasures being the simplest ones. This programme strips away all the soft-sell toy ads and the over-the-top blockbuster-style special effects and just delivers up a programme of wonderful films full of simple joys. Book … [Read more...] about Children’s Animation Programme (7-12 year-olds) (U)

Midori-Ko screens with two of Keita Kurosaka’s acclaimed short films - 'Worm Story' (1989) and 'Agitated Screams of Maggots' (2006). Director Biography Born in 1956, Kurosaka Keita is active as an animator and as Professor in the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Tokyo’s Musashino Art … [Read more...] about ‘Midori-ko’ (15)

The best of recently released short animated films from Japan - this year’s LIAF country of focus. A programme that opens the window on what’s going on in the young Japanese animation scene. Special thanks to the Japan Foundation and Carte Blanche   Book tickets 'Many Go Round' (Yoshihisa … [Read more...] about International Programme 4: Recent Japanese Shorts (15)

The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries. They come in from every corner, they use every technique, they can be funny, dramatic, eye-popping, subdued, documentary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that … [Read more...] about International Programme 3 (15)

Lithuanian Animation has a history dating back one hundred years. In the beginning was one of the greatest pioneers of animation, self- taught filmmaker Ladislas Starewitch. This retrospective, spanning almost 100 years and lovingly put together by animation historian Dasa Vanova, features puppet, … [Read more...] about Lithuanian Animation Retrospective (15)