Persuasive, illustrative and able to get over abstract details in attractive and compelling ways, animation is the perfect tool to document someone’s vision of the truth. These films – a selection of stylish and compelling short documentaries feature subjects as diverse as the inner workings of an … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: International Competition Programme 8 – Animated Documentaries + Q&A (15)
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LIAF 2016: Closing Gala – The Best of the Fest (15)
Selected by an industry judging panel and audience votes, these are the best films of LIAF 2016. Awards will be announced by the festival director and judges and award-winning directors welcomed to the stage to say a few words. Awards are given for the best film in each competition session, ‘Best … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: Closing Gala – The Best of the Fest (15)
LIAF 2016: International Competition Programme 7 – 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. At Barbican book tickets The Sparrow's Flight (Tom Schroeder, USA) Beautiful and moving – the … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: International Competition Programme 7 – Long Shorts (15)
LIAF 2016: Window Horses (PG) FEATURE, BRITISH PREMIERE
Sandra Oh, Ellen Page and Don McKellar lend their voices to this warm and witty animated feature by Ann Marie Fleming about a young Canadian poet who undergoes a life-changing experience when she attends a poetry festival in Iran. At Barbican book tickets Window Horses (Ann Marie … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: Window Horses (PG) FEATURE, BRITISH PREMIERE
LIAF 2016: Closing Gala – The Best of the Fest REPEAT (15)
Selected by an industry judging panel and audience votes, these are the best films of LIAF 2016. Awards will be announced by the festival director and judges and award-winning directors welcomed to the stage to say a few words. Awards are given for the best film in each competition session, ‘Best … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: Closing Gala – The Best of the Fest REPEAT (15)
LIAF 2016: Momotaro – Sacred Sailors (PG) FEATURE, ENGLISH PREMIERE & JAPAN’S FIRST ANIME FEATURE
Presumed lost until the mid-’80s, Momotaro resurfaced on VHS in Japan (and was only available in the West on rare bootlegs). Now freshly restored in a 4K scan of the original 35mm negatives, Mitsuyo Seo’s classic lives again - looking not a day older than when it screened in 1945. Momotaro remains - … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: Momotaro – Sacred Sailors (PG) FEATURE, ENGLISH PREMIERE & JAPAN’S FIRST ANIME FEATURE
