The London International Animation Festival (LIAF 2024): A Global Feast of Animation Bonanza
Key Points
– LIAF 2024, UK’s largest, longest-running, and most quirky animation festival kicks off its 21st year in a burst of technicolor confetti.
– The festival is a colossal 10-day drool-worthy buffet of forums, screen talks, and, oh, did we mention, 240 animated shorts from creatives across 40 countries? Big oof!
– The event promises a sensory overload with animation wonders and intriguing storytelling techniques.
Closing Remarks and Sassy Commentary
Let’s Get “Animated”
Shout out to all animation fanatics. Get ready to tumble down a 10-day rabbit hole filled with fantastical phantasmagorias and technicolor dreams. The 21st London International Animation Festival is back and it’s bigger, bolder, and more binge-worthy than a boxset of “Game of Thrones”.
They’ve got screen talks to get your brain juices flowing, forums to geek out over, and mind-blowing animated shorts from not one, not two – gulp – but 40 countries! We’re talking the Olympics of anime, the World Cup of Waltz-with-Bashir, and the SuperBowl of Shrek… all rolled into one.
In the age of reruns and lacklustre live-action remakes, it seems the animation world still knows how to serve up a piping hot dish of originality. So pop your popcorn (extra butter, please!) and brace your eyeballs for a full-blown animation expedition!
Join us at LIAF 2024 – the UK’s biggest and longest-running annual animation event – for 10 days of immersive forums, engaging talks, and screenings of 240 top-notch animated shorts from 40 countries around the globe.
Experience the best animation from around the globe- both thrilling and awe-inspiring.
Enjoy live screenings at our 5 London-based venues: the Barbican, the Garden Cinema, the Horse Hospital, the Puppet Theatre Barge and Close Up Cinema.
Can’t make it to London? No worries, the entire festival is virtually accessible on our streaming platform- from screenings, free industry panels, to audience voting, and entertaining talks.
Get ready for the festival from 22 November to 1 December, with daily screenings and panel discussions involving eminent animators and industry stalwarts.
We promise an exciting and eclectic programme that not only amuse but also challenges the traditional perception of animation.
Sneak peek into LIAF 2024
Snapshots, Competition Screenings, UK premieres, insightful talks, features and more – all slated for this year’s LIAF
The fest includes different types of animation besides 3D CGI, like hand-drawn, collage, puppet, abstract, and many more contemporary forms that showcase the vivacity of the art form globally.
Highlight from opening night at the Barbican with the UK premiere of American film ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’
Experience the UK premieres of animated feature films, eight International Competition Screenings, intriguing Animated Documentaries, and are given a chance to interact with filmmakers from UK and around the world.
The many faces of independent British animation will be showcased, offering a peek into the diverse cultural and social experiences characteristic of contemporary Britain.
Spotlight on contemporary animations exploring female and non-binary narratives in ‘Figures in Focus – Wanderlust: Barbican Cinema’
Disruptive narratives take viewers on unexpected biographical journeys across various countries and emotional landscapes.
UK Premieres of ‘The Hyperboreans’ and ‘Pelikan Blue’ at The Horse Hospital
A special programme titled ‘Are you ok?’ helps break the stigma around mental health with animated shorts depicting various emotional experiences.
Special tribute to influential producer Dick Arnall – with a programme titled ‘Magic in Marimekko: Dick Arnall – Animate and the manipulated moving image – A Tribute: Close-Up Cinema’
Programme for kids featuring joyful adventures from around the globe, and a roundup of LIAF 2024 with the announcement and re-screening of the best films.
FREE online Panel discussions with some of the world’s top animation companies giving viewers an insider’s view into the animation industry under the series titled ‘The Great British Take Off: Talks with the UK Animation Companies conquering the world’.
FULL PROGRAMME ONLINE AT HTTPS://LIAF.ORG.UK/
Grab your tickets for in-theater screenings or get passes for online screenings at https://liaf.org.uk/
Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/50821-2/