LIAF 2025: Best of the Next 2

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 -
Blargh - Sofija Zivkovic, Germany
Burnout - Matthew Hendry, Tolli Myers, UK
Bus! - Asta Azopardi, UK
After a Whale - Kate Jansone, Estonia
Recordari - Carolina Cruz, Chile/Germany
If I Raised my Mother - Bhavna Madan Mohan, UK
(Jincheng Driving School) - Jiao Binghao, China
Anklebones - Nicole Altan, USA
Cottage Cheese - Janina Muller, Liina Loumajoki, Lena Metzger, Alice Kunz, Switzerland
Chair Cemetery - Alicia Lévy, France
The id, the bad and the ugly - Hannah Eccles, UK
Nrut - Sophia Schönborn, Germany
The Undying Pain of Existence - Oscar Jacobson, Germany