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: 13 Wonderful Animated Shorts for 3 – 12 year-olds at The Garden Cinema
2022
LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 6 – STOP MOTION PANORAMA(15)
Since the dawn of cinema puppet animation has provided some of the most mesmerising films ever made and puppet animators have been among the most revered. Breathing a kind of life into inanimate puppets is a very special form of magic and this programme showcases the continuing vibrancy of this … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION PROGRAMME 6 – STOP MOTION PANORAMA(15)
LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 3 MOVING STORIES – ANIMATED STORYTELLING THAT SUCCEEDS
It's said that anyone can come up with ideas, but what makes a unique new idea succeed? How do you convince commissioners, heads of department, clients, even rights holders to trust you to create amazing animated work, whether it’s a short commercial or an animated series? In this panel discussion … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 3 MOVING STORIES – ANIMATED STORYTELLING THAT SUCCEEDS
LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 2 ARE WE OK? – ANIMATORS ON MENTAL HEALTH
Animation has the ability to describe and portray internal states and emotions. It's often said we are experiencing huge rises of mental health issues particularly in young people, but also the social instability of working in the creative industries themselves can take its toll with precarity of … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 2 ARE WE OK? – ANIMATORS ON MENTAL HEALTH
LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 4 SKETCH TO SCREEN – HOW STORYBOARDING BRINGS ANIMATION TO LIFE
Ever wonder how your favorite animated worlds begin? Join a crew of brilliant animators as they share how storyboarding sparks their ideas, shapes their stories, and brings their creations to life - one sketch at a time. LIAF presents the 2025 UK Animation Industry Event – 5 panels giving insider … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 4 SKETCH TO SCREEN – HOW STORYBOARDING BRINGS ANIMATION TO LIFE
LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 5 LIFE IS SHORT, MAKE IT ANIMATED – GET FUNDED
Short films remind us that magic doesn’t need to be long, just loved — and funded. So, how do you fund your animated short? We ask the givers and the takers how it works. LIAF presents the 2025 UK Animation Industry Event – 5 panels giving insider access to some of the hottest topics of the year. … [Read more...] about LIAF 2025: INDUSTRY EVENT 5 LIFE IS SHORT, MAKE IT ANIMATED – GET FUNDED
