The backbone of the whole LIAF mission. We’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,400 entries to put together a series of programmes that showcase the best 128 new films. Six ‘general’ International Competition Programmes, our ever popular Abstract Showcase and Long Shorts programmes, plus the British Showcase and Animated Documentaries. The films 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 we think they’re the pick of the crop.
This programme celebrates some of the funniest, weirdest and eye-poppingly nutty films that were entered this year.
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The Noise of The Grey (Stephane Aubier & Vincent Patar, France/Belgium)
Horse, Cowboy and Indian invite some crazy friends over to help them liven up their dull grey house by adding some splashes of colour. Chaos ensues!
3’00, 2016
Panic (Joost Lieuwma & Daan Velsink, The Netherlands)
In the car Marja has a sudden rush of panic: did she turn off the gas? Did she leave the water running?
6’00, 2015
Pig (Steven Subotnick, USA)
A pig is everything. An experimental riff on a hundred things that PIG might mean.
3’00, 2015
Velodrool (Sander Joon, Estonia)
A nicotine addicted cyclist in a race against time finds the pathway to the finish line littered with a plethora of peculiar obstacles.
6’00, 2015
No Offense (Kris Borghs, Belgium)
Cartoonists are being put on trial with the death penalty being the ultimate fate.
7’00, 2016
The Bald Future (Paul Cabon, France)
Being a bald man sucks. Knowing you’ll become one is even worse.
6’00, 2016
Roger Ballen’s Theatre of Apparitions (Emma Calder & Ged Haney, UK/South Africa)
An animated theatre of dismembered people, beasts and ghosts, dance, tumble, make love and tear themselves apart.
5’00, 2016
The Noise of Licking (Nadja Andrasev, Hungary)
A mysterious woman, a curious cat, some exotic plants and a perverse ritual.
9’00, 2016
In One Drag (Alireza Hashempour, Germany)
Late in the evening when all the cigarette butts in the city become alive.
3’00, 2016
By the Name of Boston (Grant Kolton, USA)
William Boston lives in the desert caring only for the finer things and his friend Chester the scorpion.
2’00, 2015
Wolf Games (Jelena Oroz, Croatia)
It’s late afternoon in the wolves’ house and the three little wolves are as boisterous as ever, and always hungry!
5’00, 2015
Life with Herman H Rott (Chintis Lundgren, Estonia)
Hermann is a rat with a penchant for binge drinking, distorted guitars and chess. To his mind, any form of cleanliness would disturb his cosy flat.
11’00, 2015
Balcony (David Dell’ Edera, Hungary)
Everybody does what they want to but some people are not yet sure what they want to do.
6’00, 2015
Panic Attack! (Eileen O’Meara, USA)
The internalised journey from wondering if the coffee machine was left on to sharing a cell with the Manson girls can be a short one indeed.
3’00, 2016
The Wrong End of the Stick (Terri Matthews, UK)
A neurotic teacher lost in a dull marriage to his wife of twenty years faces an all-consuming identity crisis, and he is forced to express a deep, hidden desire.
10’00, 2016
