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LIAF 2022: And the winner is…

December 4, 2022 by LIAF

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

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Sphere, Wataru Iwata

Best Sound Design Award: Luce and the Rock – Bram Meindersma (Dir. Britt Raes)

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Luce and the Rock, Britt Raes, Bram Meindersma

Best Original Score Award: Zoon – David Kamp (Dir. Jonatan Schwenk)

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Zoon, David Kamp, Jonatan Schwenk

Best Music Video Award: C’mon Tigre ‘Twist Into Any Shape’ – Donato Sansone

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, C'mon Tigre, Twist Into Any Shape, Donato Sansone

Best Late Night Bizarre Award: Catisfaction – Andre Marques Almeida

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Catisfaction, Andre Marques Almeida

Best Childrens Film Award 0-7 year-olds: Fox for Edgar – Pauline Kortmann

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Fox for Edgar, Pauline Kortmann

Best Childrens Film Award 8-15 year-olds: Death of the Gods – Leto Meade

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Death of the Gods, Leto Meade

JUDGE’S INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME VOTING

Best International Competition Programme 1: Abstract Showcase
Sphere – Wataru Iwata, Japan

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Sphere, Wataru Iwata

The work of mutual transformation that takes place when the self and the other face each other in an endless continuum.

2021 6 min

Best International Competition Programme 2: Playing with Emotion
The Queen of the Foxes – Marina Rosset, Switzerland

LIAF Animation Festival, The Queen of the Foxes, Marina Rosset

The Queen is the saddest member of the pack. To cheer her up with flattering phrases, the other foxes sift through people’s rubbish night after night, in search of unsent love letters.

2022 9 min

Best International Competition Programme 3: From Absurd to Zany
Hotel Kalura – Sophie Koko Gate, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Hotel Kalura, Sophie Koko Gate

On the romantic island of Sicily, a woman and man meet at a hotel bar.

2022 5 min

Best International Competition Programme 4: Being Human
The Debutante – Elizabeth Hobbs, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs

A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance. It probably won’t go well.

2022 8 min

Best International Competition Programme 5 – Into the Dark
Bestia – Hugo Covarrubias, Chile

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Bestia, Hugo Covarrubias

A shocking exploration of the life of a secret police agent during the military dictatorship in Chile. Her relationship with her dog, her body and her fears reveals a grim fracture of her mind and of the country.

2021 16 min

Best International Competition Programme 6 – Animated Documentaries
Learning Disabilities in Primary Care – Ivyy Chen, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Learning Disabilities in Primary Care, Ivyy Chen

People with learning disabilities often experience worse physical and mental health. This film is a starting point to address these inequalities.

2022 6 min

Best International Competition Programme 7 – Looking For Answers
Iizuna Fair – Sumito Sakakibara, Japan

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Iizuna Fair, Sumito Sakakibara

In the midst of a frenzied night a man finds himself lost in the crevasse of time.

2021 12 min

Best International Competition Programme 8 – Long Shorts
Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez, Portugal

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez

Every day, a father and his son jump from their cold house, attached to a cliff, to sell the ice they produce daily.

2022 15 min

AUDIENCE VOTING

Best British Showcase
Curiosa – Tessa Moult-Milewska, UK

After discovering that her boyfriend’s flat has been stripped bare of all personal belongings, curiosity leads young Mary into his mind in search of answers.

2022 9 min

Best International Competition Programme 1: Abstract Showcase
Hysteresis – Robert Seidel, Germany

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Hysteresis, Robert Seidel

The lag between recording analogue drawings and projecting them onto a queer performer’s choreography to create dense feedback loops.

2021 5 min

Best International Competition Programme 2: Playing with Emotion
The Queen of the Foxes – Marina Rosset, Switzerland

LIAF Animation Festival, The Queen of the Foxes, Marina Rosset

The Queen is the saddest member of the pack. To cheer her up with flattering phrases, the other foxes sift through people’s rubbish night after night, in search of unsent love letters.

2022 9 min

Best International Competition Programme 3: From Absurd to Zany
The Dog Apartment – Priit Tender, Estonia

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Dog Apartment, Priit Tender

A boozy ballet dancer lives in a barking apartment.

2022 14 min

Best International Competition Programme 4: Being Human
The Debutante – Elizabeth Hobbs, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs

A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance. It probably won’t go well.

2022 8 min

Best International Competition Programme 5: Into the Dark
Beware of Trains – Emma Calder, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Beware of Trains, Emma Calder

An extremely anxious woman is devoured by four major preoccupations – the man she met by chance on a train, her dying father, her daughter’s safety, and the murder she dreams she has committed.

2022 13 min

Best International Competition Programme 6: Animated Documentaries
A Taste for Music – Jordan Antonowicz-Behnan, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, A Taste for Music, Jordan Antonowicz-Behnan

Living with a sick loved one can have benefits and problems. A self-reflection on the memories and the record collection of the director’s father.

2022 5 min

Best International Competition Programme 7: Looking For Answers
Slow Light – Katarzyna Kijek & Przemysław Adamski, Poland

A boy who was born blind, suddenly at the age of 7 sees a light. A medical examination reveals that his eyes are so dense that it takes 7 years for the light to reach the retina and hence for the image to reach his consciousness.

2022 11 min

Best International Competition Programme 8 – Long Shorts
Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez, Portugal

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez

Every day, a father and his son jump from their cold house, attached to a cliff, to sell the ice they produce daily.

2022 13 min

Best Childrens Animation for 0-7 year-olds
Franzy’s Soup-Kitchen – Ana Chubinidze, Georgia/France

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Franzy's Soup-Kitchen, Ana Chubinidze

Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.

2021 8 min

Best Childrens Animation for 8-15 year-olds
Death of the Gods – Leto Meade, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Death of the Gods, Leto S Meade

The story of a hug. A boy’s journey across a surreal world to find his fallen giant.

2022 11 min

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