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Let’s invent a new word. Heterotopia. No, that’s already a word and, no, it’s not a euphemism for the Playboy Mansion, the name of the hottest 70’s disco in Blackpool, a misspelling crafted by some idiot archaeologist for a mythical long lost Greek city or a psychosis induced by binging too many … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Into the Dark

What is is? What is the use of is? When you think about it, the enemy of is might just be if. And, perhaps, the antidote to the power of is is how. This probably rushes right past English scholars but animators understand this stuff at an instinctual level . That’s what makes them such advanced … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: From Absurd to Zany

It turns out that - in animation  the problem with ‘orthodox’ might just be that real is not real enough. If you have never heard of Gunther Anders you are far from alone – and it probably also means you don’t speak German. And yet, Anders was remarkable in so many ways. He referred to … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Playing with Emotion

Let’s take a different approach to introducing LIAF’s annual showcase of abstract and experimental animation this year. We want you to meet somebody who helped get us to where we are right now. Valé Leonard Lipton. A lot of you probably do not recognise the name but all of you will know of at … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Abstract Showcase

Three quid – couldn’t believe it. Rummaging through the deepest entrails of a second-hand book store a couple of years ago there was a copy of the 1951 edition of 'Documentary Film' by Paul Rotha in excellent condition. This was the third updated edition of a book widely regarded as the authority … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Animated Documentaries

“Since there are no solutions, there are no problems.” Ahhhh yes, it’s hard to have a LIAF in which we don’t invoke the mutterings of the great R Mutt, Marcel Duchamp. It’s not really a rule here at LIAF HQ but if you’re talking about an artform that requires a gymnastical imagination to conjure … [Read more...] about LIAF 2022 Article: Long Shorts