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LIAF 2024 is just over 10 weeks away and we can’t wait to share with you the amazing films we’ve been watching all year long. This years festival will take place across London at 5 wonderful venues - the Barbican, Garden Cinema, Horse Hospital, Puppet Theatre Barge and Close Up Cinema - but for … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMMES & BRITISH SHOWCASE

The End is Nigh. And what better way to embrace Armageddon, then watching some phenomenal animations to bring some cheer and feel some small consolation in the face of the collective despair we are experiencing. This cathartic selection of artists' animations includes films that delve into our … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023 Article: Figures in Focus

Best Film of the Festival Award: The Dog Apartment - Priit Tender Best British Film Award: Shackle - Ainslie Henderson Best Abstract Film Award: Sphere - Wataru Iwata Best Sound Design Award: Luce and the Rock - Bram Meindersma (Dir. Britt Raes) Best … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022: And the winner is…

Each year we search for the finest panel of judges: educators, independent animators,  producers, authors, curators and more. All are experts in their field and all possess an informed and exploratory eye for excellence in the animation world. This year we are honoured to welcome the following … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022: Meet the Judges

“Every spectator is a plotter, if he tries to explain a word (to know!)"of mine has a prosthetic leg, and he has a 2½ year old daughter. It’s my gift to her, I wanted her to have a film where she can see someone just like her dad, being part of this world just like all the other characters.” Tristan … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Being Human

Couldn’t quite shake the feeling that we hadn’t finished dancing with the ‘real’ in the intro back at Programme #2 (Playing with Emotion) so let’s pick up that thread again here. Alternative explanation for this opening paragraph is that the introductions were written out of sequence this year and … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Looking for Answers