What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016’s International Competition Programme 4: New Japanese Shorts: Beyond Anime. Find out more here. Animation is such a frustratingly ubiquitous term. As a descriptor it lacks precision and in the crowded marketplace of cultural recognition the word … [Read more...] about An Introduction to International Competition Programme 4 – New Japanese Shorts: Beyond Anime
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An Introduction to International Competition Programme 1: From Absurd to Zany
What follows is an extended introduction to LIAF 2016's first International Competition Programme: From Absurd to Zany. Find out more here. A grand welcome - one and all - to LIAF 2016. Absurd To Zany seemed as good a way to trigger this annual animation avalanche as any. Abseiling the absurd and … [Read more...] about An Introduction to International Competition Programme 1: From Absurd to Zany
Abstract Showcase: Pure, Purer, Purest
Abstract animation is closer than close to our hearts here at LIAF HQ. So much so, we simply had to write an article about it. What follows is an introduction to LIAF 2016's Abstract Showcase. You can find out more about this screening here. Abstract animation plays a vital role in underpinning the … [Read more...] about Abstract Showcase: Pure, Purer, Purest
LIAF 2016 Programmes Are Here!
We are more than a little proud to be announcing our LIAF 2016 programmes! Tickets are available to book now. We also have even more programmes at LIAF regular venue The Horse Hospital, as well as a number of new events at the Whitechapel Gallery. Below you'll find an overview of all our … [Read more...] about LIAF 2016 Programmes Are Here!
LIAF 2015: Best Abstract Film – Behind the Scenes with the Jury
This year Jonathan Hodgson, Ton Crone and Riccardo Iacono formed our Jury for the Best Abstract Animation Award. Read on to find out what our much-learned judges had to say about the winning film Steven Subotnick's Line and why they ultimately awarded it the LIAF 2015 Abstract Film Award. But … [Read more...] about LIAF 2015: Best Abstract Film – Behind the Scenes with the Jury
LIAF 2015: And the winner is…
Best of the Festival Award: Me and My Moulton (Torill Kove, Canada/Norway) The latest beautifully crafted short from Oscar-winner Torill Kove tracing a young girl’s journey around her creative, unconventional and loving but hopelessly out-of-touch parents. 14’00, 2014 Best British Film … [Read more...] about LIAF 2015: And the winner is…