Each year we search for the most diverse, open-minded, objective, and generally well-versed panel of Judges: educators; independent animators; producers; affiliates of prominent organisations (all with animation at their core); authors; curators and more... all are experts in their field and all … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: Judges – The Inside Scoop
Archives for December 2016
LIAF 2016: And the winner is…
Best of the Fest Award: Before Love (Igor Kovyalov, Russia) Everybody is looking for love. But what is true love? A typically dramatic tale of human shortcomings from the acclaimed Russian filmmaker Igor Kovyalov. 19'00, 2016 Best British Film Award: Johnno’s Dead (Chris … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016: And the winner is…
International Competition Programme 7: ‘Long Shorts’ An Intro
What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016’s International Competition Programme 7: Long Shorts. Find out more here. This may be one of the finest single collections of animation we have ever screened at LIAF. Animation is an art form that often demands much of its audience. Watching … [Read more...] about International Competition Programme 7: ‘Long Shorts’ An Intro
Introduction to International Competition Programme 6: Below the Surface
What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016’s International Competition Programme 6: Below the Surface. Find out more here. Surfaces. The concept is one of the simplest to grasp and one of the first learned by new-borns. We stand on a footpath, our dinner sits on top of a table, a movie … [Read more...] about Introduction to International Competition Programme 6: Below the Surface
An Introduction to International Competition Programme 5: Into the Dark
What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016’s International Competition Programme 5: Into the Dark. Find out more here. Animation has always harboured a dark heart. The earliest animation enthusiastically gave vision to nightmares that people had never before seen move except in their … [Read more...] about An Introduction to International Competition Programme 5: Into the Dark
An Introduction to International Competition Programme 3 – Looking For Answers
What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016’s International Competition Programme 3: Looking For Answers. Find out more here. Life is a more or less constant trek involving looking for answers of various kinds. For the most part we know where to look or who to ask for most of the answers … [Read more...] about An Introduction to International Competition Programme 3 – Looking For Answers