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LIAF 2024: Best of the Next 1 (15+)

Lights, Camera, Animation! This is LIAF’s annual showcase of the most dazzling animated student films selected from the best animation and film schools from all around the world. This is  the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed. Stop-motion, drawn animation, collage, cut-out, CGI, clay, ink and almost every other technique these animators can dream up are all on display here.  33 wondrous films in 3 hour-long programmes from the future stars of our animation universe.

doors: 6:00pm

This is the first of 3 hour-long student programmes tonight. You can buy tickets for all 3programmes at a reduced price. Triple screening Special Offer: Best of the Next 1,2 &3.Book tickets here:


This is the first of 3 hour-long student programmes tonight. You can buy tickets for all 3 programmes at a reduced price. Triple Screening Special Offer: Best of the Next 1, 2 & 3

Book tickets here: https://wegottickets.com/event/636148

Several of the filmmakers will be in attendance. Come along and help us celebrate this incredible work and to gain insights into their creative processes, inspirations, and the challenges they faced while bringing their visions to life.

 

Shape of the Elephant -There was an elephant living in my house, but all the adults were avoiding it.The elephant kept changing its shape and grew up with me. [Japan 2023 Dir: Sam Kuwa 8’10]

 Every Other Weekend - Desperate to escape from a routine of bi-weekly visits, a recently divorced father drags his two children camping to the west of Ireland. [Ireland 2023 Dir: James Naughton 5’00]

Daisy - In the darkness, a music box reveals a girl in a petal dress. As the spotlight shines on her, she discovers she can create music with her movements and begins to dance, unaware that eerie eyes are watching. [Spain 2023 Dir: Aditi Dixit, Joffrey Atienza Zamora, Shecid Domínguez Aguilera 4’40]

Swifts - Each year, the swifts keep coming back to their homes in the sleeping districts. This time they don't find any humans. The space is filled with spirits. [Estonia 2024 Dir: Ada Napiorkowski 5’00]

Polliwog -During a school trip to a forest home, 10 year-old Marlene struggles with her changing body. When classmates mock an oddly developed tadpole at the museum, Marlene oddly identifies with it and decides to set it free. [Germany 2024 Dir: Julia Skala 9’15]

Mycelium - The role of mushroom and fungi in the woodlands and how they allow trees and smaller shrubbery to communicate. [UK 2024 Dir: Heather Whelton 3’20]

Colourful White - An animated documentary about the life experiences of people with vitiligo. [China, UK 2024 Dir: Jiahao Li 4’30, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London]

Children of the Bird - A playful exploration of the symbiotic balance between creation and destruction, as two divine children shape and discover the world together. [Hungary 2024 Dir: Júlia Tudisco 11’30]

 Technically_Breathing - Can avatars and artificial intelligence truly breathe or merely create an illusion? [Germany 2023 Dir: Markéta Müllerová 5’45]

Keep Frozen! - It's 8 a.m. and employees are finishing preparing the store for the opening. Just as the first customers are starting to shop, a man steps into the main aisle and removes all his clothes. [France 2023 Dir: Jeanne Tiesse 8’00]


 For more information about the London International Animation Festival please visit https://liaf.org.uk/

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