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London International Animation Festival
The UK’s largest and longest-running animation festival, dedicated to screening the best of the world’s independent films and celebrating the diversity and creativity of this unique art form.
22 Nov - 2 Dec
Programme
Clawlolo (The Genie)
Joe the Octopus finds an Aladdin’s lamp but throws it away. Eric the Crab tries to make a
sound by rubbing it, and a Genie appears.
Cyprus 2024 Dir: Alexey Alexeev 3 min
Baking with Boris
Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until… Achoo! He can’t stop sneezing. He has become allergic to flour. How will he manage to keep baking for everyone in the village?
France, Switzerland, Croatia 2023 Dir: Masa Avramovic 8 min
Hoofs on skates
In a winter wonderland two friends are having a blast ice-skating on a frozen lake when suddenly a strange and unfamiliar world cracks open underneath them: now they must learn how to deal with the otherness, not letting the fear rule.
Lithuania 2024 Dir: Ignas Meilunas 12 min
Rainboy
The story of a boy who waters the clouds, but when he accidentally angers the sun, he teams up with the rain clouds to make the sun happy again.
Switzerland 2023 Dir: Barbara Brunner 5 min
Forever Seven
A box is a box is a box. Sometimes though it's just a matter of perspective to discover something completely different behind it.
Germany 2024 Dir: Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert 9 min
Finding Play
Timothy Quiche has forgotten how to play. Or has he? Maybe he's just been looking in the wrong places. A short film about not overthinking things and rekindling the joys of play.
UK 2024 Dir: Dan Castro 3 min
The Girl with the Occupied Eyes
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who, even when out and about, was always distracted. Her eyes fixed on her phone, she didn't notice the world around her or anyone who wanted to play.
Portugal 2024 Dir: André Carrilho 8 min
Writing Home
A young bark beetle girl, meant to spend her days peacefully in the forest, finds her life turned upside down when a fire separates her from her family and leaves her stranded in a city where every danger looms giant-sized.
Czech Republic 2024 Dir: Eva Matejovičová 12 min
One Track Mind
Sophia the squirrel embarks on a journey of self-discovery, helping her navigate emotions of grief after the loss of a close friend.
UK 2024 Dir: Faye Isherwood-Wallace 7 min
The Night Tunnel
After digging a tunnel on the beach two kids from different sides of the world meet each other. Together, they dig their way to the North Pole where they discover a magical way to go back home.
Belgium, France 2024 Dir: Annechien Strouven 9 min
Animanimusical
The Animanimals want to perform a big musical performance but somebody got the wrong notes.
Germany 2024 Dir: Julia Ocker 3 min
Workshop 10am – 12 midday
Join us for this special workshop inspired by the London International Animation Festival programme. Working with artist Paola Bascon, we will make Jumping Jack puppets together.
