Image: Tango of Longing Marta Szymanska (2018)
Doors Open 9pm
Tickets £7 / £5 concs
Best of the Next Programme 2 screens just before this one at 7:30pm. You can buy tickets for both screenings for just £12 + booking fee.
Selected from 60 graduate showreels and almost 30 countries this is a look at the best student work and first professional films from all around the world – the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed.
12 films. Total running time 65 minutes.
Films Screening:
Tango of Longing
A stunning hand-painted depiction of the nature of tango – passionate, erotic but tinged with melancholy and a longing for satisfaction that may never be fulfilled.
Poland 2018 Dir: Marta Szymanska 5min
Polish National Film School
Sog
Winner of over 30 awards at festivals worldwide
After a flood, some fish are stuck in the trees. They scream for help. Awakened by the noise, the inhabitants of a neighbouring cave do not appreciate this unexpected encounter.
Germany 2017 Dir: Jonatan Schwenk 10min
HFG Offenbach
Little Star
Nine-year-old Alexis is going to travel on a train by himself for the first time. At the same moment, thousands of miles away, a space probe is preparing to wake up.
France 2017 Dir: Etienne Bailleiu 4min
La Poudriere
Once in the Fields of Boredom
Boredom, existential void and the yearning for something different permeate the lives of a couple who are reaching an end of sorts.
Estonia 2017 Dir: Teele Strauss 5min
Estonian Academy of the Arts
Red Garage
It’s safer inside, less crazy too. But when you do have to go out, go in a crowd and go in a rush. It’s the only way.
France 2017 Dir: Max Litvinov 4min
La Poudriere
Ice Pepper
Roger and Billy, two penguins, wander around the sea ice. Within a hidden ice cave, they discover crates full of chilli peppers with an unusual property.
France 2017 Dir: Maïlly Boulin, Guillaume Escots, Alicia Journet, Soizic Lefeuvre, Clément Malargé, Eddy Martinez 6min
ESMA
Synched
A chaotic world. A man flees to the other side but there is no escape.
USA 2017 Dir: Cassie Shao 2min
University of Southern California
Oh Mother!
A playful game of constant change for an overprotective mother and her son.
Poland 2017 Dir: Paulina Ziolkowska 12min
Polish National Film School
Squaring the Circle
Repetition is a form of change. A beautifully abstract look at pattern, chaos and endless movement.
Poland 2018 Dir: Karolina Specht 5min
Polish National Film School
Cat Noir
A letter, a broken heart. The sound of the rain. A black cat, a plan.
Switzerland 2018 Dir: O'Neil Burgi 6min
Zurich School of Art and Design
Am I Oright?
A fun, playful and loopy film based around sound performance.
Taiwan 2017 Dir: Yen Liang Chen 4min
National Taiwan University of the Arts
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF 2018) returns for it’s 15th edition to the Horse Hospital over 3 nights – Thursday 6/Friday 7/Saturday 8 December – with 6 eclectic and inspiring screenings and talks with some of the most creative minds working in animation today.
Independent animation is very much alive and kicking and continues to thrive and develop with a breathtaking medley of styles, materials, techniques and genres. From hand drawn, paint on glass, collage and sculpture, to cut-outs, puppets, abstract and sand/salt – LIAF 2018 showcases all of this. Join us at the Horse Hospital and see these latest mini-masterpieces.
For full details on the LIAF 2018 programme please go to the LIAF website at www.liaf.org.uk.