International Competition Programme 3 (15) (Repeat)
7:00 pm: Tickets £10/£7 Concs. click here
The Bungled Child / La Ravaudeuse (Simon Filliot, 2012)
The backbone of the whole LIAF mission. Somehow we’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,350 entries with enough strength and wits intact to put together a series of programmes that showcase the best 100 or so new films. Six ‘general’ International Competition Programmes, our ever popular Abstract Showcase and Long Shorts programmes, plus the British Showcase. The films come in from every corner, they use every technique, they can be funny, dramatic, eye-popping, subdued, documentary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop.
Tram (Michaela Pavlatova, 2012) A voluptuously sultry tram ride resplendent in all its wondrously esoteric wobbliness. France, 7’00
The Box-Poltergeist (Dadomani Studio, 2012) The Box and Dox spend their entire lives sitting on the couch in front of the TV. Both are afflicted with a very powerful addiction to television. Italy, 3’00
Guilt / Kalte (Reda Bartkute, 2013) A lonely fox isolates itself from the world to enjoy the pleasures of being tormented by guilt. She is forced to choose between madness and reconciliation. Lithuania, 5’20
Coffee / Koffie (Sjaak Rood, 2012) How hard can it be to simply order a coffee? Just give him a coffee and nobody gets hurt. Holland, 5’40
The Bungled Child / La Ravaudeuse (Simon Filliot, 2012) There’s nothing easy about mending a bungled child. France, 9’15
Agnieszka (Izabela Bartosik-Burkhardt, 2011) Agnieszka, Izabela Bartosik-Burkhardt, LIAF, London International Animation FestivalFollowing some harmless children’s game, Agnieszka experiences a family breakup which causes her to withdraw into herself. France / Poland, 10’10
Old Man (Leah Shore, 2012) Animated to snippets of phone conversations with helter-skelter serial killer Charles Manson, this reaffirms his ‘down to the bone’ madness. USA, 5’45
The Deep (PES, 2012) Metal objects of the past come to life in the depths of the sea. USA, 1’35
Droplets (Simon Fiedler, 2011) Oppression, disorientation and fear can be paralyzing, but are often a very important element on the way to the perfect idea. Germany, 2’45
La Chute (Gwenola Carrere, 2012) Lola, a teenager, learns to love life by discovering fear and death. France, 4’40
Moirai (Kerstin Unger & Jasper Diekamp, 2012) Moirai are the Goddesses of Fate in Greek mythology. They spin the strings of life and allot them to the living. Germany, 9’50
Assembly (Jenn Strom, 2012) A woman’s hands reach in and out of frame, cutting and editing a reel of film on a flatbed editing table. Fragments of animated archival footage flash across the screen – until a message is revealed. Canada, 4’25
Paula (Dominic-Etienne Simard, 2011) A disturbing portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood in which social interactions leave unpredictable ripples in its motley fabric. Canada, 10’29
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International Competition Programme 4 (15) (Repeat)
9:00 pm: Tickets £10/£7 Concs. click here
Double Fikret (Haiyang Wang, 2012)
The backbone of the whole LIAF mission. Somehow we’ve emerged from under the pile of 2,350 entries with enough strength and wits intact to put together a series of programmes that showcase the best 100 or so new films. Six ‘general’ International Competition Programmes, our ever popular Abstract Showcase and Long Shorts programmes, plus the British Showcase. The films come in from every corner, they use every technique, they can be funny, dramatic, eye-popping, subdued, documentary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop.
Invocation (Robert Morgan, 2013) A grotesquely surreal deconstruction of the guts of stop-motion animation. UK, 3’00
Left (Eamonn O’Neill, 2012) When I was 12 my best friend at school was Neill. We cycled our bikes and fished off the jetty. We got older, drifted apart. Neill changed and so did I. UK, 11’30
Morning Train / Fruhzug (Delia Hess, 2012) The rhythm of the train on the journey home from a romantic entanglement transports a woman into a parallel and confusing space. Switzerland, 5’16
Cleo’s Boogie (Collective Camera Etc, 2012) Sure, it’s all a bit seedy backstage but come showtime Cleo and Her Orchestra cut loose the coolest roomful of tunes this side of the baby grand. Belgium, 6’18
Futon (Yoriko Mizushiri, 2012) A woman wrapped in a futon begins to dream and think about the future. Everything melts pleasantly together. Japan, 6’00
Marcel, King Of Tervuren (Tom Schroeder, 2012) The owners of Marcel, a much-loved, free rooster roaming his domain in Brussels, strike a problem when a bird flu warning is issued. USA, 6’00
Boles (Spela Cadez , 2013) Filip lives in a poor neighbourhood dreaming of becoming a famous writer and having a luxurious lifestyle in a more prosperous part of town. One day there’s a knock on his door. Slovenia/Germany, 12’00
The Hours of Tree (Dahee Jeong , 2012) A delightful, slow-paced collection of stories inspired by the observation of the life-cycle of trees. France/South Korea, 8’20
Sunny Afternoon (Thomas Renoldner , 2012) A self-portrait and a kind of music-video based on the lyrics of a song composed 25 years ago. Austria, 6’20
Ballast (Jost Althoff , 2012) Sorrow is not part of my mind – but part of my head. Germany, 5’00
Double Fikret (Haiyang Wang, 2012) Non-narrative, surreal associations and transformations around two Eastern men. China, 3’30
Little Plastic Figure (Samo-Sama, 2012) Sometimes we need a little help from our inanimate friends. A plucky stop-motion musical irreverent tribute to an unassuming doll figure who stays vigilant while her sleepwalking companion causes havoc in their apartment. Germany, 3’10
My Little Underground / Suivra le Jour (Elise Simard, 2012) A haunting, compassionate exploration of addiction and existence. An almost absurdly beautiful autobiographical depiction of a young girl’s journey between real and imagined events. Canada, 6’43
