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This is it, the ‘Big One,’ the end of the road... The Best Of The Best! This programme screens the highlights of LIAF as selected by a judging panel and audience. Awards are given for the best film in each session, ‘Best British Film’, ‘Best Sound Design’ and the overall ‘Best of the Festival’. … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 Closing Gala – Best of the Fest (15)

Enter a magical world where the everyday stands side-by-side with the extraordinary, and logic rubs shoulders with total confusion. 

The eponymous Tom has one thing on his mind: he wants a delicious slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey.

 And since Tom is active and energetic he doesn’t … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 Barbican Framed Film Club: Tom and the Slice of Bread with Strawberry Jam and Honey + Intro by Andreas Hykade (U)

Estonia is a little big nation of animation. For a country of some two million inhabitants, it has a long record of international animation festival awards and many, well-known and revered animators. Priit Tender and Ülo Pikkov are two of the most talented and respected names in the animation … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 New Estonian Animation + Q&A (15)

Open your senses to a refreshingly original, uniquely visual animated film from Brazilian artist Alê Abreu. Employing everything from mosaics to watercolors, the film overflows with delight, exploding with vibrant color and samba/hip hop rhythms. The story focuses on Cuca, a young child growing up … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 UK Premiere Feature: The Boy and the World (Ale Abreu, Brazil) (15)

The backbone of the whole LIAF mission. Somehow we’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,550 entries with enough strength and wits intact to put together a series of programmes that showcase the best 100 or so new films. Six ‘general’ International Competition Programmes, our ever popular Abstract … [Read more...] about LIAF 2014 International Competition Programme 6: Below the Surface (15)