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
2022
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)
LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 6 – Animated Documentaries (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 2023: International Competition Programme 6 – Animated Documentaries (18)
LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 5 – Into the Dark (18)
Welcome to our annual deep-dive into the dark heart of animation. Here you will find films featuring maggots, skeletons, dead flies, a world of rot, a visceral and discombobulating depiction of a classroom crush and a disturbing Virgin Mary figurine taking a weird, wobbly walk. Step in, take a seat, … [Read more...] about LIAF 2023: International Competition Programme 5 – Into the Dark (18)
