International Programme 2 (cert 15*) - Friday 26 October, 8.45pm
The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries.

LIAF Presents: Amazing Animations (cert U*)– Saturday 27 October, 11am
Part of Framed Film Club Extra
Animation, like childhood, can be just full of wonder with the biggest pleasures being the simplest ones. This programme carefully chosen for our littlest and most special audience strips away all the soft-sell toy ads and the over-the-top blockbuster-style special effects and just delivers up a programme of wonderful films full of simple joys. Join us in the cinema foyer from 10am for a special chance to try out your hand at making a short animated sequence with BAFTA-award winning animator Kevin Griffiths.

Lithuanian Animation Retrospective (cert 15*)- Saturday 27 October, 2pm
Lithuanian Animation has a history dating back one hundred years. In the beginning was one of the greatest pioneers of animation, self- taught filmmaker Ladislas Starewitch. This retrospective, spanning almost 100 years and lovingly put together by animation historian Dasa Vanova, features puppet, hand-drawn, cutout, shadow theatre techniques and computer generated films and a very dark streak of humour that runs throughout. Dasa Vanova will introduce this screening and take questions afterwards, along with Urte Budinaite, Lithuanian animator, whose film Independence Day is screening.

International Programme 3 (cert 15*) - Saturday 27 October, 4pm
The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries.

Flipbook Challenge (cert 15*) - Saturday 27 October, 4pm
The London International Animation Festival is launching its first ever Flipbook Challenge and is now accepting entries. LIAF will be displaying the flipbooks throughout the festival (Oct 25th –Nov 4th) and the favourites will be filmed in animated action, then uploaded to social media sites. The competition is open to all and a special Flipbook Workshop will take place on Sat 27th September providing tips, techniques and of course, inspiration. To find out more about how you can become part of the first LIAF Flipbook Challenge go to www.liaf.org.uk

International Programme 4 Recent Japanese Shorts (cert 15*)  - Saturday 27 October, 7pm
The best of recently released short animated films from Japan – this year’s LIAF country of focus – opens the window on what’s going on in the young Japanese animation scene.

Midori-Ko (Japan 2010 Dir Keita Kurosawa 55 min) (cert 15*)  - Saturday 27 October, 9pm
In this dark sci-fi tale, 21st century Tokyo is a city at the edge of apocalypse. Little Midori is dreaming of a colourful vegetable world, but instead, as a teenager, she travels to a post-apocalyptic, surrealist, and grotesque future that looks like a Jan Svankmajer nightmare where there is a serious food shortage. Neither hunger nor her bizarre mutant neighbours weaken Midori’s vegan spirit. In the meantime, five scientists work in a lab and manage to develop “dream food”, which is both meat and vegetable. The problem is that Midori-ko –a sort of pumpkin with face and limbs– has no intention of being eaten. When Midori and Midori-ko’s paths cross, they will have to fight to stay safe from neighbours, scientists, and even their own instincts.

Midori-Ko will screen with two of director Keita Kurosaka’s acclaimed short films: Worm Story (Japan 1989 Dir Keita Kurosawa 15 min) and Agitated Screams of Maggots (Japan 2006 Dir Keita Kurosawa 4 min).