This programme explores the full spectrum of human emotions through 9 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 2024: International Competition Programme 2 – Playing with Emotion (18)
2022
LIAF 2024: Are You OK? + SCREENTALK (15)
Animated shorts are a powerful medium for addressing mental health issues, offering a unique and often visually compelling way to explore complex emotions and inner struggles. These films vividly depict experiences like anxiety, depression, trauma and personal growth, often capturing the nuance of … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: Are You OK? + SCREENTALK (15)
LIAF 2024: Closing Night Gala – The Best of the Fest (18)
It all comes down to this …The Best of the Fest! The judges have deliberated, the audience votes have been added up and we’ve pulled together a final programme that celebrates the highlights of what has been filling the screen all week. Awards are given for the ‘Best Sound’, ‘ Best Children’s … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: Closing Night Gala – The Best of the Fest (18)
LIAF 2024: Disrupting the Narrative: When Worlds Collide (15) + Screentalk
How far will you go and what will you do in order to achieve your dreams? Disrupting The Narrative: When Worlds Collide takes viewers on unexpected journeys across London, Libya, South Africa and beyond into personal histories and deep into emotional landscapes of the heart. Documentary and avant … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: Disrupting the Narrative: When Worlds Collide (15) + Screentalk
LIAF 2024: Marvellous Animations for 8-15 year-olds (PG)
These 9 films from 7 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as friendship, resilience, and self-discovery. They are films for the young but also the young at heart with several laugh-out-loud moments alongside tales that tug at the … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: Marvellous Animations for 8-15 year-olds (PG)
LIAF 2024: Figures in Focus: Wanderlust (15) + Screentalk
For this year’s ‘Figures in Focus’ programme, we are going on an adventure. The selected films examine the urge to explore the world, to travel, to feel the delight to roam. Hand in hand with this sense of wanderlust is the restlessness felt by some, the need to escape their situation, or to return … [Read more...] about LIAF 2024: Figures in Focus: Wanderlust (15) + Screentalk
