London International Animation Festival

LIAF presents: Amazing Animated Shorts for 7-14 year-olds at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

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We’ve dug deep into the LIAF archives and have selected 10 of the best short animated films full of visually dazzling joy from all around the world, for kids of all ages and the whole family.

Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. The London International Animation Festival has long been at the forefront of championing storytelling that inspires the imaginations of children and adults alike and this selection of films features diverse viewpoints and stories told in stylistically striking ways. A feast of seriously fun adventures and wondrous tales to spark those little imaginations. 

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Tickets

Rabbit and Deer – Peter Vacz, Hungary

Rabbit and Deer, Peter Vacz, LIAF, London International Animation Festival

Rabbit and Deer are living happily together until their friendship is put to the test by Deer’s new obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension.

2012 16 mins

Flipped – Hend Esmat & Lamiaa Diab, UK

Flipped, Hend Esmat, Lamiaa, LIAF, London International Animation Festival

The absurdity of a world where the roles of kids and adults are switched.

2018 5 mins

Tend – Tom Judd & Ed Barrett, UK

Tend, Tom Judd, Ed Barrett, LIAF, London International Animation Festival

A father and daughter live peacefully in the forest until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. 

2018 8 mins

Herman Brown is Feeling Down – Dan Castro, UK

Herman’s quiet, colourful world is suddenly interrupted by something loud and stressy.

2018 6 mins

Link – Robert Loebel, Germany

Link, Robert Loebel, LIAF, London International Animation Festival

Two characters are linked by their hair. They influence each other with every move they make.

2017 8 mins

Pete – Bret Parker, USA

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Pete, Bret Parker

Based on a true story about gender identity, Little League Baseball, the people who inspire change by trying to be themselves, and the superheroes who allow that change to happen.

2016 6 mins

Trial and Error – Alexander Isert & Antje Heyn, Germany

Trial and Error, Alexander Isert, Antje Heyn, LIAF, London International Animation Festival

An account of a lost shirt button, perfectionist aunts, busy cats, startled parrots – and a long-lost friend. 

2016 6 mins

Hansel and Gretel – Shaun Clark & Magid El-Bushra, UK

LIAF, London International Animation Festival, Hansel and Gretel, Shaun Clark, Magid El-Bushra

Hansel and Gretel’s parents have fallen on hard times. The mother sends them out into the forest to find strawberries for supper, not realising that it is a dangerous place after dark.

2016 6 mins

Tickets

30 August @ 11:00
11:00 — 12:05 (1h 5′)

Hyde Park Picture House