Lights, Camera, Animation! This is LIAF’s annual showcase of the most dazzling animated student films selected from the best animation and film schools from all around the world. This is the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed. Stop-motion, drawn animation, collage, cut-out, CGI, clay, ink and almost every other technique these animators can dream up are all on display here. 33 wondrous films in three 1 hour-long programmes from the future stars of our animation universe.
Several of the filmmakers will be in attendance. Come along and help us celebrate this incredible work and to gain insights into their creative processes, inspirations, and the challenges they faced while bringing their visions to life.
This is the first of three 1 hour-long student programmes at The Horse Hospital. Buy venue tickets for all 3 at a reduced price in our Triple Screening Special!
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Take Me Drunk, I’m Home – Nolan J Downs, USA
At 5 o’clock the town comes to life. As everyone descends deeper into their cups, one man tries desperately to get upstairs to bed.
2025 10’50 min
Intermission – Milo Bonnard, UK
The tragicomic story of a young man who goes to a concert in the hopes of being moved – only to feel more detached than ever before.
2024 9’50 min
Blinks in Mimi’s Singing Voice – Natalie Xie, China / USA
Susurros – Alexandra Pewinski, Marie Lombard, Florian Reignier, Emma Pluchard, Lisa Francillon & Alice Parmentier, France
From the witch hunts of 17th-century Europe to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States in 2022, Susurros follows the story of two women faced with a pregnancy they did not choose.
2025 7’25 min
Né una né due – Lucia Catalini, Italy
A young woman finds a notebook of 1951 written by her maternal grandmother. By leafing through it, she reconstructs her life. Now a 25-year-old, Elena keeps but few memories of Laura, but finds out she is quite like her.
2024 6’00 min
ISIA Urbino
Sunshower – Jintong Song, China
A boy, weary from relentless bullying at school, steps into his house just as rain begins to fall. The moment he crosses the threshold, he transforms into a tree-like figure. His mother, without a word, approaches him – an axe in hand…
2024 8’40 min
Q – Masataka Kihara, Japan
In the middle of the night, on a mountain road, a man was struck down in a motorcycle accident. This was the cue.
2025 7’35 min
Superspice – Adriana Lopez Escalante, Mexico / USA
Two kids, Ximena and Angel, are on the hunt for the latest spicy chips!
2025 4’10 min
MRI – Dougal Vecqueray, UK
A patient named Tom goes for an MRI scan only to be transported into a psychedelic space odyssey halfway through.
2025 3’45 min
Aardman Academy
Our Funding Partners
With Special Thanks to The Elf Factory, official sponsor of LIAF 2025.
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.
Venue
The Horse Hospital is a three tiered progressive arts venue in London providing an encompassing umbrella for the related media of film fashion, music and art. For more information about The Horse Hospital and how to get there, find out more.
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