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This programme takes a look at all aspects of emotion – 12 stunning films riffing on love, hate, jealousy, sensuality, melancholy, anxiety, confusion and everything in between. Powerful, moving and with some vital messages for our times, these films are full of intense emotional depth and glorious visuals.
Independent animation is an art form that continues to thrive and develop as a breath-taking medley of styles, materials, techniques and production – from hand-drawn, paint on glass, collage, sculpture, cut-outs, puppets, abstract to some of the more interesting developments in CGI – all of which can be seen at this year’s LIAF.
We’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,400 entries to put together a series of screenings that showcase the best 87 new films from 30 countries around the world. They can be funny, dramatic, bizarre, subdued, scary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop. 8 international competition programmes. Every technique, every genre, every style – this is your annual window into the international indie animation universe.
Hi! How Are You? – Gaïa Grandin-Mendzylewski, France
Pachyderm – Stéphanie Clement, France
Louise spends a few days every summer with her grandparents in the country. Everything seems sweet but this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.
2021 11’00
Blessing in Disguise – Emma Holzapfel, Onur Can Kargin & Kevin Koch, Germany
What happens in the milli-second after you jump from the Golden Gate Bridge? Kevin Hines reflects on the day that changed his life forever.
2021 4’30
The Queen of the Foxes – Marina Rosset, Switzerland
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 8’50
The Record – Jonathan Laskar, Switzerland
When an antique instrument dealer receives a magical vinyl record from a traveller, lost memories resurface.
2022 8’35
Pests – Juliette Laboria, France
In the heat of summer, children and wasps gather around the same meal, but sharing is not on the daily menu.
2021 6’30
Shackle – Ainslie Henderson, UK
Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.
2022 9’55
Seven Grams – Karim Ben Khelifa & TT Hernandez, France
In 2008, at age 12, Chance was abducted by the NDC, an active guerrilla group in Eastern Congo, while visiting his older sister in Mubi in the province of North Kivu.
2022 7’45
When I Am Sad – Lilit Altunyan, Armenia
A smile travels through the world of sadness, transformed by emotions and thoughts but a kiss of love brings it back home.
2021 6’30
Something Out of Nothing – Marcus Armitage, UK
Loss clings like sea air on a woollen jumper. Paul’s mother, grieving the loss of her son, reconnects with the St Ives landscape and imparts that loss into a series of sculptures.
2022 4’55
What Dying Feels Like – Philip Ullman, Netherlands
A mouse finds herself in an empty living room, recounting past memories of a childhood friend.
2021 9’00
Meta – Antje Heyn, Germany
Interconnection, form, function, flow: big ideas about change and growth sprout in playful ways when creatures shape shift and dance to the rhythm of discovery.
2022 3’40
Our Funding Partner
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
