BFI London Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
London International Animation Festival
London, United Kingdom · Est. 2004 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
London, United Kingdom
65
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- No physical screenings
- 22 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
The London International Animation Festival proudly showcases the whole spectrum of independent creative animation, showing that animation is for everyone. Founded in 2003, LIAF aims to dispel the popular misconception that animation is just cartoons for kids by screening the broadest possible range of intelligent, entertaining and provocative current films on offer from all around the world as well as retrospectives and specialised sessions from countries and animators who don't normally elicit such attention. Our annual 10-day Festival includes gala premieres, retrospectives, Q&A's with renowned filmmakers, workshops, audience voting, and the Best of the Festival screening. LIAF has grown to become much more than an annual Festival – we are programming more events, tours, screenings and masterclasses all year-round to as many cities and countries that invite us.
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 22 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2004
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.0/ 5
Reviews
18
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
I really enjoyed attending LIAF in person! It was a dream come true! I enjoyed the screenings very much and think that the curation of the programmes are very clever. I love that they use themes for every programme. I am also very thankful my film had a spot in the "Being Humans" screening! The organizers and the volunteers were super-super welcoming and all the venues are beautiful and special.
- Filmmaker
We are very delighted to be selected as an agency with ine Latin American film from our catalog. Please keep working on generating this exquisite programming for the audiences. @films.to.festivals
- Filmmaker
Incredible experience at LIAF this year. Being selected and getting to show my short film MRI as part of the Best of the Next screening was a true honour and great fun!
- Filmmaker
Brilliant, brilliant, festival. Really well organised, really friendly and great place to make friends and network. Top job Nag and team!!!!!!
- Filmmaker
Despite my inability to attend, the festival's communication was flawless. I received great feedback from attendees who loved my short film's screening. A very positive and well-organized event for filmmakers
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