These 9 films from 7 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as otherness, friendship and tolerance. 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 2023: Marvellous Animations for 8-15 year-olds (PG)
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LIAF 2023: Figures in Focus: Apocalyptic (15) + Screentalk
This cathartic selection of artists' animations includes films that delve into our darkest fears and our greatest hopes. Whilst we're living through a time that feels eerily as though we are enduring characters in an unfolding disaster movie, and with the climate crisis ever present in our media and … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: Figures in Focus: Apocalyptic (15) + Screentalk
LIAF 2023: British Showcase (15) + Filmmaker Introductions
A comprehensive screening of the very best recently released British animation, including several premieres. Check the pulse of the British animation scene, meet many of the filmmakers and see the films that will take British animation to the world. Nobody screens more British animation than LIAF … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: British Showcase (15) + Filmmaker Introductions
LIAF 2023: Opening Night – 20 Years Celebration and a Tribute to Paul Bush (15)
Wow – we made it to our 20th anniversary!! Who would have thought it? From very humble beginnings – our first festival in 2004 screened at the now-defunct Rupert Street Cinema in Piccadilly – to LIAF 2023, 10 days at 4 venues across London and online for a worldwide audience, we have survived! … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: Opening Night – 20 Years Celebration and a Tribute to Paul Bush (15)
LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 7 – Looking for Answers (18)
What goes through your mind when you are stuck in the city, on the cusp of adulthood, feeling charged with desire and anger? How do you come to terms with the notion of being a slave to work - do you just drop out of society altogether? What happens when you want to speak but physically can’t? We … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 7 – Looking for Answers (18)
LIAF 2023: 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. 6 longer short films, 6 … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 8 – Long Shorts (18)
