LIAF 2021: join us for part two of a double bill screening of new work by up-and-coming animators from around the world
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Doors: 9:00pm (Screening starts promptly at 9.30pm)
Tickets: £8.00 General Admission; £6.00 concessions
This is the second screening in a double bill. Tickets for both screenings can be purchased as a bundle via the link below.
This is the second of two student programmes taking place at The Horse Hospital on this evening. Full details at www.liaf.org.uk
You can buy tickets for both programmes at a reduced price of £15.40 (£11 concessions).
The London International Animation Festival - the UK’s largest and longest-running animation festival - is back with 10 days of amazing screenings, talks and visits from local and international animators with our first fully hybrid edition. We are especially excited to return to the Horse Hospital for the first time since 2019 with 3 nights of talks and screenings from several of the world’s best animators.
This screening is the second in a double bill dedicated to the best student work from all around the world.
Selected from 60 graduate showreels, 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. 30 wondrous films in 2 screenings from the future stars of our animation universe. See the full listings below!
Paz Bernstein, ‘When Alone’, film still, 2021 (Courtesy of the artist)
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Films:
BusLine 35A (2021), dir. Elena Felici
Denmark, 6 mins
One city bus, three passengers and a back seat scenario they fail to address.
Dogs Smell like the Sea (2020), dir. Anastassia Lisovets
Russia, 4 mins
Beautiful watercolour depiction of a dog and its emotional attachment to its owner
When Alone (2021), dir. Paz Bernstein
Israel, 4 mins
A deep dive into this woman’s soul and an explosion of feminine power, painting the town with its sexuality
A Grave Man (2020), dir. Thomas Pecout, Evan Charvet-Quemin, Corentin Dupessey Brun, Edouard Rosaz, Quentin Lassauzay
France, 4 mins
A duel in the Wild West desert between a bored undertaker and two bolshie cowboys.
Girl in the Water (2021), dir. Shi-Rou Huang
[Taiwan, 7 mins
Stunning poetic watercolour depiction of a girl and her broken heart.
The Place that Left Me (2021), dir. Deandra Asara
UK, 4 mins
A story about a girl, her loved place, memories, and change.
Due to Legal Reasons this film is called Breaking Bert (2020), dir. Anne Isensee
Germany, 5 mins
A stick figure gets accidentally confronted with questions about responsibility through a poem by Bertolt Brecht. And all this while listening to jazz in the comfort of her home.
Follow (2020), dir. Zhang Lihong
Japan, 6 mins
Seek and you shall find. Mobile phones are everywhere.
Soft Animals (2021), dir. Renee Zhan
UK, 3 mins
Two ex-lovers bump into each other on their daily commute.
One Two Home (2020), dir. Gili Shani
Israel, 5 mins
A girl’s home falls apart as a result of her parents’ divorce. Her buried memories are revealed through a sea of grains of sand.
A Sip of Water (2020), dir. Hyuna Cho
South Korea/UK, 7 mins
An extraordinary look at the world of Shamans in Korean society as they bridge the gap between gods and humans with their psychic talents.
The Balloon Catcher (2020), dir. Isaku Kaneko
Japan, 6 mins
An axe-human tries to get along with a balloon-human in Balloon City.
Pause, Play, Repeat (2020), dir. Ankita Panda
USA, 5 mins
Mesmerising and hypnotic - a film that identifies the patterns that exist in the macro and micro systems around us.
Summer Rain (2020), dir. Julia Skala, Oscar Jacobson
Germany, 6 mins
After an exhausting rainy day, a young woman is struggling with her growing overwhelming feelings.
Elevator Alone (2021), dir. Anastasia Papadopoulou
Greece, 4 mins
Four people and the time they spend in an elevator