This is the third of three 1 hour-long student programmes at The Horse Hospital.
Doors 9:15pm, Start 9:30pm
Tickets £8-10, or £13-16 for all three “Best of The Next” Screenings
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. 34 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: 66 mins
Please visit https://liaf.org.uk/ for more details
Entelechy
An anxious monster spots a bug and thinks it has crawled out of his brain. A simple chase turns into a spiraling adventure through shifting landscapes, where nothing stays still - not even his sense of self.
Chile 2025 Dir: Marcos Sanchez 3’30
Escuela de Animacion UDLA, Chile
Les Vieux/The Seniors
A group of elderly people enjoy the pleasures of the Cote d’Azur - and then their widest fantasies start to run wild.
France 2025 Dir: Axelle Fuset, Boris Boidron, Fanny Ghesquiere, Lucile Brunet, Jérémy La, Lauren Félines, Maëlys Guillemoteau, Manuel Mabayog 6’05
Ecole des Nouvelles Images, France
There's Something in the Milk
On a small farm somewhere in Ireland, Oona spends her days milking cows with her mother, who seems to care more about the cows and their milk than her own daughter.
France 2025 Dir: Cliona Noonan 4’05
La Poudriere, France
Phosphenic Archives
One night, a young woman suffering from memory loss is abducted by aliens and wired to a strange machine that carries them deep into her fading mind. As memories bleed into dreams, reality fractures into a melancholic psychedelic odyssey through the fragments of a life slipping away.
Estonia 2025 Dir: Léo Mourey 12’30
Estonian Academy of Arts
Expectation
A moment of intense introspective crisis before the big match.
UK 2025 Dir: Corin Anderson 2’50
University of Hertfordshire, UK
Consequences
After playing the paper game 'consequences' with his granddaughter, an old man is greeted by unexpected visitors. A heartwarming twist on the consequences of aging.
UK 2026 Dir: Kitty Bowen 2’55
Falmouth University, UK
A Princess’ Guide to Fairytale Love
Princess Lucette hires a dragon to stage her own kidnapping - only to discover that forging fairytales is trickier than it seems.
France 2025 Dir: Violette Avouach , Ramya Hegde, Tshegofatso Tracy Pitseng, Kelvin Shani, Polina Saratova, Ashil Shaji 6’30
Gobelins, l’école de l’image, France
It's been a while
When a girl senses her friend is troubled, she follows the clues in their tin-can conversations across a field of flowers to find her. But as her friend opens up about her fears and desires, she suddenly vanishes - leaving only the telephone behind.
Taiwan 2025 Dir: Ailun Su 7’15
National Taiwan University of Arts
Taut
Stringo is ripped from his peaceful home by a terrifying beast. He survives the battle, but it leaves him too altered to be accepted by his own kind.
Germany 2026 Dir: Ilya Barrett 5’40
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany
So he Grabbed the Knife
The boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”?
Japan 2026 Dir: Sam Kuwa 12’15
Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Viktor's Hot Dogs
Viktor, a hot dog seller discovers that his most annoying customer has left a terrified dog behind. With nowhere else to take her, Viktor brings her inside his eerie hot dog factory, where a sausage dog has every reason to fear the worst.
UK 2026 Dir: Kate Scott 3’05
Aardman Academy, UK