The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) is the UK’s largest, longest-running animation festival, screening annually since 2003. This programme is a snapshot of the most recent festival – 8 short films that promise to inspire, delight and challenge the notion that animation is merely for the 3D CGI blockbuster genre or cute cartoons for kids. Independent animation is an art form that continues to thrive and develop as a breathtaking medley of styles, materials, techniques and production – from hand drawn, paint on glass, collage, sculpture, cut outs, puppets, abstract, sand/salt, to some of the more interesting developments in CGI – all of which can be seen in this programme.
Mee and Burd – Greg McLeod, UK
A post operative existential crisis inspires an animator to make a film about a post operative existential crisis.
2023 7’45 min
Tennis, Oranges – Sean Pecknold, USA
A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.
2024 10’50 min
Noggin – Case Jernigan, USA/Italy
No sugarcoatin’ it, you’ve got brain damage from multiple sclerosis. Your memories are fading so gather everything left in that noggin, like paper and ink and photos and love of course.
2024 7’10 min
(S) – Mario Radev, UK
An immersive loop of organic forms, reflecting on the entangled nature of life and art.
2024 12’30 min
Bunnyhood – Mansi Maheshwari, UK
“Mum would never lie to me, would she?” Innocent Bobby discovers the answer to this question when she is surprised by a last minute trip to the hospital.
2024 9’05 min
Humanity – Tereza Kovandová, Czech Republic
Life is hard even without having to tolerate other people’s annoying habits. The problem is you can’t kill somebody just because they chew too loudly.
2024 7’40 min
I Am a Robot – Sean Buckelew, USA
An autonomous vacuum cleaner, a self-driving car and a supercomputer confess their murderous innermost thoughts as they go about their day.
2024 7’05 min
Missed Connection – Jack Gray, USA
‘Missed Connections’ is an online forum where anyone can post their story, in hopes of reconnecting with someone they shared a passing moment with.
2024 5’00 min
