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LIAF 2023: 10 Best Animated Documentary films EVER! (15+)

Presented by: London International Animation Festival

0	LONDON: The Horse Hospital
P	Thursday 30th November, 2023
N	8:30pm

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Independent animation is an art form that continues to thrive and develop as a breath-taking medley of styles, materials, techniques and production – from hand-drawn, paint on glass, collage, sculpture, cut-outs, puppets, abstract to some of the more interesting developments in CGI – all of which can be seen at this year’s London International Animation Festival (LIAF).

This programme is a celebration of our 20th anniversary with the 10 best Animated Documentary films screened at LIAF over the years.

We have always had a special passion around here for documentary animation. LIAF probably shows more of this kind of work than any other generalist animation festival. It can be surprising to encounter resistance to the idea that there could even be such a thing as documentary animation. Surprising not just because animation is an obvious way to tell any kind of story but because documentary animation has been around from the earliest days of cinema. Just check out Winsor McCay’s 12-minute short ‘The Sinking of the Lusitania’ made in 1918.

Here are 10 of the best animated documentary films we have screened at LIAF over the years - big audience favourites with a few of our own personal choices.Together they form a compelling argument that animation can help the documentary form push boundaries and pose a network of challenging, existential questions.

For full programme information please visit the LIAF website at www.liaf.org.uk