The Garden Cinema

Some films need extra time to develop their themes, to grow and draw us more comprehensively into their worlds. It takes time to think. Reflection tends to work best at a slower tempo. This competition programme is dedicated to showcasing the best of these longer films. 7 longer short films, 7 … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 8 – LONG SHORTS (18)

Persuasive, illustrative and able to get over abstract details in attractive and compelling ways, animation is the perfect tool to document someone’s vision of the truth. This past decade has seen a boom in non-fiction films that use animation to tell their stories and LIAF has been one of the … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 7 – ANIMATED DOCUMENTARIES + SCREENTALK (18)

Despite societal pressures, humans still create art, jokes, rituals, experiments… and animated films. Play and imagination are core human capacities that drive innovation and meaning. This programme examines some big life moments and asks some pointed questions. The 11 powerful films include a man … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 4 – BEING HUMAN (18)

This programme explores the full spectrum of human emotions through 8 captivating films that delve into themes of love, hate, jealousy, sensuality, melancholy, anxiety, confusion, fear, and doubt. Each film is powerful and moving, offering profound insights and striking visuals that resonate with … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 2 – PLAYING WITH EMOTION (18)

This programme ‘From Absurd to Zany’ celebrates some of the funniest, weirdest and eye-poppingly nutty films that were entered this year. Strange tales of a woman giving birth to her reproductive organs, a chatty hair living on the head of a balding man, disturbing bird people, singing aliens … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 3 – FROM ABSURD TO ZANY (18)