LIAF 2024: Best of the Next 2

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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.

This is the second of three screenings tonight of the best student work from all around the world.

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.

Films screening -
I Would Eat if I Could - Bence Hlavay, Hungary
Minus Plus Multiply - Chu-Chieh Lee, UK
Divide - Lauren Denyer, UK
Perfect City: The Bravest Kid - Shengwei Zhou, USA/China
Between You and Me - Cameron Kletke, Canada
Adult Teeth - Effie Peters, UK
Fire - Baptiste Fraboul, Léna Gittler, Esther Lamassoure, Julie Le Forban, Florent Sabucco, Valentin Serre, France
I Wanna be a Statue - Harvey Auerbach-Dunn, UK
Anomaly - Arturs Voblikovs, Latvia/UK
There are People in the Forest - Szymon Ruczynski, Poland
Yoga Warming - Naama Yiron, Israel

This programme is screening as part of the 2024 London International Animation Festival, a 10 day event across London and online from November 22 to December 1.
Please visit https://liaf.org.uk/ for the full festival details and schedule.