the liverpool
film festival
liviff
official selection 2024…
this is a story without a plan
Directed by Cassie Shao
Two people, and an explosion.
Gabriela
Directed by Evelyn Lorena
A young undocumented Guatemalan dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.
herb’s pajamas
Directed by Todd I. Gordan
When Belle’s married lover, Rudy, collapses in the stairwell outside her apartment after one of their trysts, Belle enlists her naïve and unworldly neighbor, Edith, to carry Rudy’s half-naked body downstairs to his front door.
sandcastle-the secret life of potter wasps
Directed by Roman Willi
Join a courageous potter wasp on an enthralling journey! Witness this fascinating insect's tenacity and perseverance as it navigates its dangerous realm teeming with challenges and predators.
the golden record
Directed by Stephen Korytko
The year is 1977. Mary is a young a young girl stuck in a toxic relationship with her father, a revered scientist who is working on NASA’s most human mission to date.
our rebellious heart
Directed by Talamieka W Brice
Our Rebellious Hearts covers the process of internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter composer Teneia Sanders creating a song about liberation.
new idea
Directed by Marko Bosanac
The “NEW IDEA” is an animated movie about the inner struggle of a creative mind. Pensilio, Loopito, and Lensio are the characters who represent creativity, research, and production, and they are on a journey to find a new idea.
earnestly yours
Directed by Sebastian Hunt
A successful marriage counselor turns to his clients for help after finding himself incapable of sustaining relationships of his own.
stephen mallinder-a shock to the body
Directed by Cheryl Gelover and Tom Murray
A sepia-toned display of stop-motion animated elements – vintage musical instruments and quixotic bits of detritus as well as glimpses of Mallinder himself – provide a loosely allusive iconography for the critically lauded beat-driven track.
unique pieces
Directed by Paolo Ceretto
The story of how Erasmo Figini created a community that helps disadvantaged children integrate into a community to call home.
dusty
Directed by Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
After the death of his best friend, we follow Dustin on a grief-induced bender for one.
immortals
Directed by Manzanon
‘Blaximental’ take a psychedelic ride through the streets of Lima, Peru.
laika
Directed by David Wesley Gelb
On November 3rd, 1957, one month after Sputnik launched, the space race went into hyperdrive when the Soviet Union sent a second satellite into orbit, this one carrying a dog named Laika.
I’m not a robot
Directed by Victoria Warmerdam
After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
The shadow of the light
Directed by Tony wisnu
The journey of a traditional puppet master and his struggle to preserve the ancient craft of Wayang (Javanese traditional shadow puppetry).
AFLOAT
Directed by Reilly Johnson
A new hire at Chicago Seas Boat Tours attempts to stay afloat as she encounters a harrowing call to action on the Chicago River.
liviff2024
LIVIFF 2024 OFFICIAL SELECTION will announce further titles and screening times in the coming weeks. The opening showcase will screen on the 11th December @FACT Liverpool. Tickets are free of charge and can be booked via the @FACT Liverpool Website and or box office.
the Liverpool Film Festival 2024
As always LIVIFF is looking to find the most bold and inventive stories that the independent film community has to offer, to screen in the birthplace of the Beatles and a city of rich culturally creative history and passion. With the ambition to match the city’s cool and artistic identity, LIVIFF is an international film festival with credibility and integrity and is a proud associate of The Manchester film festival.
LIVIFF2024 will welcome the best and up and coming filmmakers from around the world to showcase their work on the cinema screen that will provide the perfect platform to see the films how they are meant to be seen.
LIVIFF Official 2023
AWARD winners
Best International short
BEAT OF A HEART
Best UK Short
FRED
Best Feature
SLAM
Best Documentary
PERFECT SHOT
Best Music Video
WATCH OUT
Best Student Film
SAND MUM
Best Animation
EARTHLING
Best Experimental
WOUNDS
Best Screenplay
LOVERS
Best Actress
FIONA ROSENLAND
Best Actor
MATHEUS COSTA
Best Director
PEDRO AMORIM
The Film of the Festival
SLAM
LIviff2022 Award winners
Congratulations to all our films of 2022… This year’s award winners are…
BEST FEATURE Grounds of Hope
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT The Manager Position
BEST UK SHORT Lilian
BEST DOC FEATURE Savage Waters
BEST DOC SHORT 0151: Liverpool Rap and Politics
BEST DIRECTOR Mikey Corker - Savage Waters
BEST ACTRESS Eloise Smyth - Cyn
BEST STUDENT FILM Oh, Little Spark!
BEST EXPERIMENTAL 2020
BEST MUSIC VIDEO Maya Yenn How Much Sadness Can You Swallow?
BEST ANIMATION Nightlink
BEST UN-COMISSIONED SCREENPLAY Retreating
BEST ACTOR Curtiss Cook Jr - The Manager Position
FILM OF THE FESTIVAL Savage Waters
The 2022 Liverpool Film Festival official selection and tickets… Check out the full official ‘22 trailer!
Liverpool Film Festival 2022 Official Trailer
