| November 28, 2021 | ||
| 6:30 pm |
At Hackney Picturehouse and ONLINE tickets available soon
This programme ‘From Absurd to Zany’ celebrates some of the funniest, weirdest and eye-poppingly nutty films that were entered this year including the latest films from returning LIAF favourites – Claude Cloutier, Sasha Svirsky, Martinus Klemet and Edmunds Jansons . Tales of battling plant-life, snakey dildos, crazy kitchen shenanigans and much more. Buckle up for a wild ride.
Independent animation is an art form that continues to thrive and develop as a breathtaking medley of styles, materials, techniques and production – from hand-drawn, paint on glass, collage, sculpture, cut-outs, puppets, abstract to some of the more interesting developments in CGI – all of which can be seen at this year’s LIAF.
We’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,400 entries to put together a series of screenings that showcase the best 80 new films from every corner of the world. They can be funny, dramatic, bizarre, subdued, scary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop.
Eight international competition programmes. Every technique, every genre, every style – this is your annual window into the international indie animation universe.
Bad Seeds – Claude Cloutier, Canada
The struggle between two antagonistic plants reaches surreal new heights as they battle eachother for dominance in the garden.
2020 6 min
Mr Pete and the Iron Horse – Kilian Vilim, Switzerland
The diligent soldier Mr. Pete does everything to meet the high standards of his baroness. To satisfy her insatiable lust for speed, he shovels madly on her new iron horse’s voyage.
2021 7 min
Vadim on a Walk – Sasha Svirsky, Russia
Vadim is locked inside a box. Vadim suffers anxiety attacks caused by the thought of having to come out into this big hostile world. Can Vadim break out?
2021 8 min
Sauna Security – Nils Knoblich, Germany
The bizarre goings-on in a sweaty sauna with a group of disobedient attendees.
2020 8 min
See Me – Patty Stenger & Yvonne Kroese, Netherlands
When nobody sees you, you seem to disappear. Only when you fall, you seem to belong, just for a little while.
2020 8 min
Eating in the Dark – Inari Sirola, UK
Through snakey dildos and a journey through a mind bending forest, we follow Siro’s quest for self discovery.
2021 9 min
Face Recognition – Martinus Klemet, Estonia
The network of video surveillance cameras in cities record and monitor our every move. Subject Igor-503 tests the effectiveness of the system during a night of wild drunkenness.
2021 7 min
The Fourth Wall – Mahboobeh Kalaee, Iran
Home and family, relationships, desires and wishes – everything is in the kitchen – as seen by a stuttering boy, with only his imagination for company.
2021 10 min
Guard of Honour – Edmunds Jansons, Latvia
A guard of honour’s protocol to stay put whatever happens is interfered with by a natural disaster. While most of the guards flee, one chooses to remain at his post.
2021 5 min
Diseased and Disorderly – Andrew & Eden Kötting, UK
A phantasmagorical journey into a world of Eden’s making through her collages, self-portraits and still-life drawings.
2021 13 min
Our Funding Partners
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
