In recent years, there has been a rise in the number of independent Japanese animators, producing innovative works often differing from the commercial animation or ‘anime’ style which Japan is so famous for. Responding to this influx of works, the Japan Foundation has invited Nobuaki Doi, animation … [Read more...] about Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Japanese Animation, Japan Foundation, London
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The Animation Spot…
We’ve teamed up with The Proud Archivist to bring you the first of a series of special monthly screenings, that we're calling The Animation Spot. On the first Wednesday of every month we'll be digging deep into the treasure trove that is the LIAF Archive, and carefully excavating some of the best … [Read more...] about The Animation Spot…
LIAF 10th Anniversary – Free Brochure Download
We printed some great articles in our most recent festival brochure. Whilst we very much have all hands on deck for LIAF 2014, it's only right that we share the wealth we gathered in celebration of our 10th anniversary, with you. So, grab a freebie download of our printed programme here, or if … [Read more...] about LIAF 10th Anniversary – Free Brochure Download
And the winner is…
Best of the Festival Futon - Yoriko Mizushiri This gentle exploration of comfort and how the mind wanders beneath the duvet is a delightfully pure expression of how animation can communicate an idea and the implicit feelings behind it. Mizushiri's use of slow ponderous movements, surreal and … [Read more...] about And the winner is…
UK Premiere of Phil Mulloy’s The Pain and The Pity
The third – and presumably final – instalment in the mercurial ‘Christies' animated features by the equally mercurial bad boy of British animation, Phil Mulloy. Mister Christie and the others return for one last time to try and work out exactly who they are. A serial killer is loose deep under the … [Read more...] about UK Premiere of Phil Mulloy’s The Pain and The Pity
10 Horror Animations
Find out more or book tickets here Horror! At its most profound; its most clenching and suffocating foundation, horror is fundamentally a state of mind. Experienced at full volume, horror grips the brain and ignites some of the simplest animal-level emotions and responses that have been hardwired … [Read more...] about 10 Horror Animations