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 second 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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Blargh – Sofija Zivkovic, Germany
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 4’10 min
Burnout – Matthew Hendry & Tolli Myers, UK
A character is trapped in a furious cycle of work. Through this inner turmoil, an uncontrollable force emerges, wreaking havoc in its wake.
2024 5’35 min
Falmouth University
Bus! – Asta Azopardi, UK
An ex-bus driver wakes up in purgatory and is promptly sentenced to hell.
2025 2’10 min
Royal College of Art
After a Whale – Kate Jansone, Estonia
A young girl goes to a swimming pool and meets a killer whale. Being with him awakens her, but unfortunately nothing in this world is eternal.
2025 5’15 min
Recordari – Carolina Cruz, Chile / Germany
Santiago, Chile, 1985. Camila and Paula, both 7 years old, are neighbours and best friends. Living amidst sweetness and bitterness, their lives, along with those of their families and their neighbourhood, are shaped by the horrors of Pinochet’s military dictatorship.
2024 9’35 min
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
This film is not included in our online programme
If I Raised my Mother – Bhavna Madan Mohan, UK
A young woman reminisces about her childhood and wonders what she would have done differently had she raised her mother.
2024 2’20 min
UAL: Central Saint Martins
(Jincheng Driving School) – Jiao Binghao, China
A film that uses driving practice to explore the warmth and conflicts of everyday life. Five distinct characters navigate lessons marked by mishaps from pig transport accidents to roadside breakdowns, culminating in a quiet bond between the coach and his son.
2025 9’40 min
China Academy of Art
Cottage Cheese – Janina Muller, Liina Loumajoki, Lena Metzger & Alice Kunz, Switzerland
When Mika sits on the toilet, she is shocked to discover that there is something slimy and “cottage-cheese-like” in her underwear. In search of answers, she embarks on a bizarre journey into her own vagina.
2024 5’15 min
Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts
Chair Cemetery – Alicia Lévy, France
Confusion settles in the house, how to make it a home again?
2024 3’35 min
DnMade Lycée René Descartes
The Id, the Bad and the Ugly – Hannah Eccles, UK
A short slapstick following the psychological journey of a cowboy, his truck and an elusive therapist.
2024 4’30 min
Royal College of Art
Nrut – Sophia Schönborn, Germany
Everything spins in this film, except Muncu. The world is dancing and Muncu is trying to keep up. Do you have to dance along or stand still to find the right beat? And if you’ve always stood still, how do you know if you’re going to get dizzy?
2025 4’30 min
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
The Undying Pain of Existence – Oscar Jacobson, Germany
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.
2025 5’20 min
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
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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