LIAF 2018: Best of the Next Programmes 1 and 2 (double screening)

Presented by: London International Animation Festival

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0	LONDON: The Horse Hospital
P	Thursday 6th December, 2018
N	7:00pm

Event information

Two screenings of the best work from students around the world.
Selected from 60 graduate showreels and almost 30 countries this is a look at the best student work currently being produced worldwide – the first step on the animation ladder for these talented filmmakers, and the first time their wild and wonderful imaginations have been unleashed. 23 astonishing short films from 12 different countries.

Programme 1 starts at 7-30pm.
Programme 2 starts at 9pm.

There will be a 20 minute intermission between screenings.

Films screening –
Inanimate
Katrine leads an ordinary life, with a regular job and a happy relationship until one day she wakes up and begins to see her world for what it really is.
UK 2018 Dir: Lucia Bulgheroni 9min
National Film and TV School

The Other
A crowd of people are waiting for the arrival of a mysterious newcomer to their village. Tensions build as they try to guess who he will be.
Poland 2017 Dir: Marta Magnuska 5min
Polish National Film School

Love me, Fear Me
What would you be willing to do to be loved? A metaphor about the roles we play and the shapes we take, interpreted through the medium of dance and some incredibly expressive clay.
Germany 2018 Dir: Veronica Solomon 6min
Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

Pulse
Jonas comes across a huge dead whale on a beach, harpooned from every side. From now on his vision of the world can never be the same.
France 2018 Dir: Sarah Forest, Cécile Floucat, Pauline Javelot, Juliette Gales, Thibaut Wambre, Kevin De Garidel 7min
Supinfocom Valenciennes

Wilted
An intimate autobiographical film documenting the filmmakers battle with the anxiety disorder body dysmorphia.
UK 2018 Dir: Eve Travers 3min
Middlesex University

If You Can
A simple, clear road map to becoming a superior lifeform.
Ukraine 2017 Dir: Hanna Rybak 1min
Marie Curie University

The NorthEast Kingdom
A small tight knit New England community is shaken by the arrival of a newcomer. Meanwhile, a mystical creature quietly affects the lives of the locals.
USA 2018 Dir: Alan Jennings 8min
Calarts

Phototaxis
Rooted in nonfiction, "Phototaxis" connects Mothman, a prophetic demon in West Virginia folklore, and Narcotics Anonymous, the primary treatment programme in West Virginia's addiction epidemic.
USA 2017 Dir: Melissa Ferrari 7min
Calarts

Laugh Lines
Eight short interwoven stories about friendship, bravery, trust and most important of all – laughing.
Switzerland 2018 Dir: Patricia Wenger 6min
Hochschule Luzern

Log Boy
A woodsman who loves to chop wood with his axe is pestered mercilessly by a boy made out of logs.
USA 2018 Dir: Fernando Puig 2min
Ringling College of Art

A Love Letter To The One I Made Up
A luscious screen-printed story about a lonely walk home, an underwater fantasy world and a love letter addressed to an imaginary “perfect” man.
Israel 2017 Dir: Rachel Gutgarts 6min
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Ooze
A lonely lift operator brings his unappreciative passengers to their destination day in, day out. Little by little, it drives him out of his mind. A lift ride to hell.
Switzerland 2017 Dir: Kilian Vilim 5min
Hochschule Luzern

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

Please see www.liaf.org.uk for more details