Animation filmmaker Koji Yamamura is arguably the greatest short-form, auteur animator in Japan today. He is certainly the most internationally successful. Yamamuras’s animated worlds are in constant flux, characterised by dazzling visual images that shift and change in the blink of an eye. Over … [Read more...] about Koji Yamamura Masterclass
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British Animation Showcase (15)
One of the LIAF’s most important and popular programmes. There aren’t many opportunities to see British animation on the big screen and each year LIAF probably shows more than any other event in the world. This is an opportunity to see what British animators are doing, how they’re doing it and how … [Read more...] about British Animation Showcase (15)
Make a Spooky Film Workshop (10-14yrs)
A morning animating spooky films and an afternoon adding scary soundtracks, for children aged 10-14. BAFTA winning animator Kevin Griffiths will introduce the various stages of ‘cut-out’ animation and guide children step-by-step through the process of making their very own animated film. Children … [Read more...] about Make a Spooky Film Workshop (10-14yrs)
Klasky Csupo Retrospective: Unseen Pilots (15)
Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo created the iconic Klasky Csupo Studio from scratch in a spare room in their apartment. It grew to become one of the true greats of the animation scene giving us the original Simpson’s shorts, the first three seasons of The Simpson’s TV series, the blockbuster Rug Rats … [Read more...] about Klasky Csupo Retrospective: Unseen Pilots (15)
International Programme 8: Long Shorts (15)
Some films just need extra time to develop their themes, grow and draw us more comprehensively into their worlds. This competition programme is dedicated to showcasing the best of these longer films. If you find the regular competition programmes a bit of a roller coaster ride, this screening is … [Read more...] about International Programme 8: Long Shorts (15)
International Programme 7: Into the Dark (15)
The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries. They come in from every corner and use every technique. The one thing these 7 films have in common is that they are some of the creepiest, darkest films made in the last 18 months. Be … [Read more...] about International Programme 7: Into the Dark (15)
