Famous for stripping down 3D graphics to the point of absurdity, the animated films of young Irish-born filmmaker and artist David OReilly have garnered over 80 awards at film festivals worldwide. Having recently stormed the world of game development and interactive art, OReilly’s work awes in … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: The David OReilly Lecture (15)
LIAF 2017: Cleopatra (18) FEATURE
Cleopatra is a very much unknown Japanese anime from 1970 made by “The Godfather of Manga” Osamu Tezuka along with director Eiichi Yamamoto. It has never been released in the UK. Cleopatra was a part of a series of adult anime films called Animerama, made at Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Production animation … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: Cleopatra (18) FEATURE
LIAF 2017: Abstract Art in Motion: The Best of the Punto Y Raya Festival + Q&A with organisers Noel Palazzo & Ana Santos (15)
Based in Barcelona but screening all around the world, The Punto Y Raya Festival has been called “the most abstract festival in the world’ with its explorations into experimental narrative in animation and live cinema through the use of pure form, colour, motion and sound. Since its first festival … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: Abstract Art in Motion: The Best of the Punto Y Raya Festival + Q&A with organisers Noel Palazzo & Ana Santos (15)
LIAF 2017: Special programme – Female Figures + Q&A (15)
Female Figures presents a selection of shorts featuring complex and compelling female characters, their dreams, frustrations, and dark desires. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about on screen representation, the problematic depiction of women as passive objects of desire, and … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: Special programme – Female Figures + Q&A (15)
LIAF 2017: Marvellous Animation for 8-15 year-olds (PG)
Animation, like childhood, can be full of wonder with the biggest pleasures being the simplest ones. This programme carefully chosen for children of 8 and above strips away all the soft-sell toy ads and the over-the-top blockbuster-style special effects to deliver a selection of wonderful films full … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: Marvellous Animation for 8-15 year-olds (PG)
LIAF 2017: Opening Night Gala – The Absurdist Narratives of David OReilly + Q&A (15)
Come and celebrate the opening of LIAF 2017 with a very special event - an evening with Irish-born and Los Angeles-based independent animator David OReilly, one of the most adventurous, innovative and perverse filmmakers working today. Famous for stripping down 3D graphics to the point of absurdity, … [Read more...] about LIAF 2017: Opening Night Gala – The Absurdist Narratives of David OReilly + Q&A (15)
