Booking fees
£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.
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
Let our screens bring you closer
So come for a date, come solo, come with your grandparents, come with your little one... And let our screens bring you closer.
Programme
Freelance
A young hopeful knight reports for duty at the king's court. Little does he know that slaying dragons might now be his biggest challenge.
Denmark 2024 Dir: Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego, Magnus I. Møller, Peter Smith 3 min
Freak of Nature
A shy and lonely creature is too scared to leave the old circus cage it once was trapped in until it finds a little seedling to care for. A story about personal growth and the process of overcoming fear.
Germany 2024 Dir: Alexandra Lermer 8 min
Hello Summer
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays.But what if the hotel isn't as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels elsewhere?
Slovakia 2024 Dir: Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová 11 min
Lulina And The Moon
Lulina draws her greatest fears on the infinite white ground of the Moon. Magically, her illustrations come to life and teach her that her problems are not as monstrous as what her imagination depicted.
Brazil 2023 Dir: Marcus Vinicius Vasconcelos, Alois Di Leo 14 min
Battery Mommy
Battery Mommy works with soap bubble guns, cameras and thermometers at the nursery. During the children’s nap time one winter’s day, she discovers that the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire. She rushes to the rescue.
South Korea 2023 Dir: Jeon Seung-bae 9 min
What's Inside that Crate?
A story about a pilot, a captain, a machinist, a driver, a mailman, a girl... and a giant box. What's in the box?
Belgium 2023 Dir: Bram Algoed 10 min
As If it Could
After realising her plant isn't growing as it should, Olive goes on a quest to find new grounds to let her plant re-root. Soon after she embarks on the journey, she comes to realise she has to do a lot more before she can reach her goal.
Belgium 2023 Dir: Ada Güvenir 13 min
Whoops!
A boy lives surrounded by an oppressive cacophony of sounds, within a dysfunctional family. A day at the beach might be the long-expected opportunity for a break from a hellish existence.
Portugal 2024 Dir: Galvão Bertazzi, Luís Canau 11 min
Rise Age
Fluorescent critters groove through a coastal world, led by a superior choir. Their carefree crawl, however, is increasingly disturbed by the rising seas.
Germany 2024 Dir: Tatjana Theuer 5 min
Cinema 3
Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue.
Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
