The London International Animation Festival 2025
LIAF 2025: BEST OF THE NEXT (Part 1) [15+]
Still from ‘Né una né due’ Dir: Lucia Catalini 6'00
Doors: 6.30pm
This is the first of 3 hour-long student programmes on this night. You can buy tickets for all 3 programmes at a reduced price: Triple Screening Special Offer: Best of the Next 1, 2 & 3
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.
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.
Total running time: 65 mins
Films:
Take me Drunk, I'm Home
At 5 o’clock the town comes to life. As everyone descends deeper into their cups, one man tries desperately to get upstairs to bed.
USA 2025 Dir: Nolan J Downs 10'50
California Institute of the Arts
Intermission
The tragicomic story of a young man who goes to a concert in the hopes of being moved - only to feel more detached than ever before.
UK 2024 Dir: Milo Bonnard 9'50
National Film and TV School
Blinks in Mimi's Singing Voice
Sleep paralysis and glimpses of wonder.
China, USA 2025 Dir: Natalie Xie 6'05
Rhode Island School of Design
Susurros
From the witch hunts of 17th-century Europe to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States in 2022, Susurros follows the story of two women faced with a pregnancy they did not choose.
France 2025 Dir: Alexandra Pewinski, Marie Lombard, Florian Reignier, Emma Pluchard, Lisa Francillon, Alice Parmentier 7'25
Supinfocom Rubika
Né una né due
A young woman finds a notebook of 1951 written by her maternal grandmother. By leafing through it, she reconstructs her life. Now a 25-year-old, Elena keeps but few memories of Laura, but finds out she is quite like her.
Italy 2024 Dir: Lucia Catalini 6'00
ISIA Urbino
Sunshower
A boy, weary from relentless bullying at school, steps into his house just as rain begins to fall. The moment he crosses the threshold, he transforms into a tree-like figure. His mother, without a word, approaches him - an axe in hand…
China 2024 Dir: Jintong Song 8'40
Shanghai Normal University
Q
In the middle of the night, on a mountain road, a man was struck down in a motorcycle accident. This was the cue.
Japan 2025 Dir: Masataka Kihara 7'35
Tama Art University
Superspice
Two kids, Ximena and Angel, are on the hunt for the latest spicy chips!
Mexico, USA 2025 Dir: Adriana Lopez Escalante 4'10
California Institute of the Arts
MRI
A patient named Tom goes for an MRI scan only to be transported into a psychedelic space odyssey halfway through.
UK 2025 Dir: Dougal Vecqueray 3'45
Aardman Academy
Still from ‘MRI’ Dir: Dougal Vecqueray 3'45
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF 2025) - the UK’s largest and longest-running animation festival is back with 10 days of amazing screenings, talks, discussions and events from November 28 to December 7. We are delighted that LIAF is once again returning to the Horse Hospital for 4 nights and 9 extra special screenings - with several visiting local and international animators attending to talk and introduce their films.
The full festival programme is available at https://liaf.org.uk/
