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)
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LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 1 – ABSTRACT SHOWCASE (18)
After sorting through a huge pile of 2,400 entries, we’ve curated a selection of 77 outstanding new films from 30 countries. These films range from humorous and dramatic to bizarre, subtle, frightening, and autobiographical. What they all share is our belief that they represent the best of the best. … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 1 – ABSTRACT SHOWCASE (18)
LIAF presents: 12 Sensational Animated Shorts for 3 – 12 year-olds at The Garden Cinema
Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. This carefully chosen programme for our littlest and most special audience contains 10 of the best, wonderful short animated films, full of joy, from all around the world. There’ll be talking animals, seriously fun adventures and … [Read more...] about LIAF presents: 12 Sensational Animated Shorts for 3 – 12 year-olds at The Garden Cinema
LIAF presents: 10 Stunning Animated Shorts for 3-12 year-olds at The Garden Cinema
Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. This carefully chosen programme for our littlest and most special audience contains 10 of the best, wonderful short animated films, full of joy, from all around the world. There’ll be talking animals, seriously fun adventures and … [Read more...] about LIAF presents: 10 Stunning Animated Shorts for 3-12 year-olds at The Garden Cinema
LIAF 2024: International Competition Programme 8 – Long Shorts (18)
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 2024: International Competition Programme 8 – Long Shorts (18)
LIAF 2024: International Competition Programme 7 – Animated Documentaries + Screentalk (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 2024: International Competition Programme 7 – Animated Documentaries + Screentalk (18)
