The backbone of the whole LIAF mission. We’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,600 entries to put together a series of screenings that showcase the best 126 new films across 10 competitive programmes.
A looping GIF has an existential crisis, a peaceful haven populated by good-hearted little frogs and an unlikely meeting between a tough female polar bear and an enthusiastic male grizzly bear – some of the funny and moving, heartfelt stories explored in this compelling bunch of shorts.
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Poles Apart (Paloma Baeza, UK)
A tough female polar bear and an enthusiastic male grizzly bear are brought together by their changing habitats.
12min, 2017
The Stranger in my Head (Petra Balekic, Croatia)
A dramatic retelling of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger”, read 12 years ago but stuck in the filmmakers head.
4min, 2017
Wicked Girl (Ayce Kartal, France/Turkey)
An 8 year-old Turkish girl endowed with an exuberant imagination recalls the happy days spent in her grandparents’ village until dark and terrifying memories slowly rise to the surface.
8min, 2016
The Ogre (Laurene Braibant, France)
Greatly insecure about his size, a giant refrains from eating, terrified at how he will be viewed in society.
10min, 2017
Beside Oneself (Karolina Specht, Poland)
A warped perception of reality – one day She notices that something strange is happening to Him.
5min, 2016
Have Heart (Will Anderson, UK)
A looping GIF has an existential crisis.
12min, 2017
Debut (Katarzyna Kijek, Poland)
A screenwriter finds himself in the centre of the story he tries to create.
7min, 2016
Charles (Dominic Etienne Simard, Canada/France)
Charles knows he’s not like other kids. To dodge the unfairness and taunts of his schoolmates, he imagines a peaceful haven peopled by good-hearted little frogs.
11min, 2017
I Am Here (Eoin Duffy, Canada)
A mysterious traveller journeys across space and time in search of the origin of the universe, life, and God.
5min, 2016
