Best Film of the Festival Award: The Dog Apartment – Priit Tender
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-of-the-Fest-v2.jpg)
Best British Film Award: Shackle – Ainslie Henderson
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-British-Film-1.jpg)
Best Abstract Film Award: Sphere – Wataru Iwata
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Sphere, Wataru Iwata](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Abstract-1.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Sound-Design-3.jpg)
Best Original Score Award: Zoon – David Kamp (Dir. Jonatan Schwenk)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Zoon, David Kamp, Jonatan Schwenk](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Original-Score.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Music-Video.jpg)
Best Late Night Bizarre Award: Catisfaction – Andre Marques Almeida
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Catisfaction, Andre Marques Almeida](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Late-Night-Bizarre.jpg)
Best Childrens Film Award 0-7 year-olds: Fox for Edgar – Pauline Kortmann
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Fox for Edgar, Pauline Kortmann](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Childrens-0-7-year-olds.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIAF-2022-Awards-Best-Childrens-8-15-year-olds.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sphere-3-1024x576.png)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Queen-of-the-Foxes-3-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hotel-Kalura-3-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Hotel Kalura, Sophie Koko Gate](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hotel-Kalura-3-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bestia-1-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Bestia, Hugo Covarrubias](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bestia-1-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Learning-Disabilities-in-Primary-Care-5-1024x595.png)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Learning Disabilities in Primary Care, Ivyy Chen](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Learning-Disabilities-in-Primary-Care-5-1024x595.png)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Iizuna-Fair-3-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Iizuna Fair, Sumito Sakakibara](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Iizuna-Fair-3-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
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
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Curiosa-1-1024x424.jpg)
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Curiosa-1-1024x424.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hysteresis-1-1024x427.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Hysteresis, Robert Seidel](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hysteresis-1-1024x427.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Queen-of-the-Foxes-3-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF Animation Festival, The Queen of the Foxes, Marina Rosset](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Queen-of-the-Foxes-3-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF Animation Festival, The Queen of the Foxes, Marina Rosset](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Queen-of-the-Foxes-3-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Dog-Apartment-4-1024x554.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Dog Apartment, Priit Tender](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Dog-Apartment-4-1024x554.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, The Debutante, Elizabeth Hobbs](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Debutante-4-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Beware-of-Trains-2-1024x540.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Beware of Trains, Emma Calder](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Beware-of-Trains-2-1024x540.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-Taste-for-Music-2-1024x576.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, A Taste for Music, Jordan Antonowicz-Behnan](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-Taste-for-Music-2-1024x576.jpg)
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
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Slow-Light-1-1024x576.jpg)
![](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Slow-Light-1-1024x576.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Ice Merchants, João Gonzalez](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ice-Merchants-4-1024x540.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Franzys-Soup-Kitchen-1-1024x554.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Franzy's Soup-Kitchen, Ana Chubinidze](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Franzys-Soup-Kitchen-1-1024x554.jpg)
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](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Death-of-the-Gods-1-1024x429.jpg)
![LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Death of the Gods, Leto S Meade](https://liaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Death-of-the-Gods-1-1024x429.jpg)
The story of a hug. A boy’s journey across a surreal world to find his fallen giant.
2022 11 min