Sunday April 26th 2026

Nature, the environment and creatures of the earth are the focus of this programme. Expect tigers, whales and woodland forests in this programme from countries including Ireland, Canada and Bulgaria through to UK. There will be a filmmaker Q+A at the end. ​

The Dog in the Long Grass

Dir. Seb Cox 5'

(United Kingdom) U

Whose Woods Are These

Dir. Kate Nartker 7'

(United States) INT

A Parable

Dir. Jeremiah Dickey 1'

(United States) INT

Surprisingly Beautiful

Dir. Kathryn Ann Jankowski 7'

(Canada) INT

Funeral of the Earth

Dir. Jaewon Park 4'

(United Kingdom) U

Sky Deverel - RUN

Dir. Michelle Brand 4'

(Germany) INT

The Hole

Dir. Wing Yan Lilian Fu 8'

(Hong Kong) INT

CW: contains adult themes

The Rabbit Always Dies

Dir. Oona Taper9'

(United States) INT

WildKind 

Dir. John McDaid 7'

(United Kingdom) U

Puddle

Dir. Ruijing Yang 1'

(United Kingdom) S

Ce Que Je Vois

Dir. Maï Calon 9'

(Belgium) INT

Disturbia

Dir. Mira Yankova 6'

(Bulgaria) INT

KT Tunstall - Cancerian (Official Video)

Dir. Amy Verena Lucas 3'

(United Kingdom) U

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Puppet based stop frame animation was pioneered in the early twentieth century in the former eastern bloc countries including former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. We can still see the

influence of these pioneers today in this selection of narrative based figurative films from countries including Mexico, Brazil, Armenia through to UK. Expect beautiful craft and tactile puppet making. There will be a filmmaker Q+A at the end. ​

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Running Late

Dir. Alistair Nicholls 6'

(United Kingdom) U

A Clayful Adventure

Dir. Florrie Macleod 4'

(United Kingdom) S

Hot Mess

Dir. Tortor Smith 3'

(United Kingdom) U

Yugen

Dir. Nayelli Ojeda 6'

(Mexico) INT

Pietra

Dir. Cynthia Levitan 13'

(Portugal) INT

Ace

Dir. Fanny Capu 5'

(United Kingdom) S

Kabuki

Dir. Tiago MINAMISAWA 13'

(Brazil) INT

Mother of Dawn

Dir. Clara Trevisan 8'

(Brazil) INT

Winter in March

Dir. Natalia Mirzoyan 16'

(Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, France) S

CW: reference to war

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The Brighton International Animation Festival is honoured to host a retrospective of our friend the great British Animation legend Emma Calder. It will include new film House of Love which she was working on when she sadly passed away and was finished by her team, an extract of which was part of the 2024 AR exhibition. 

Emma was part of the festival the last couple of years, winning Best UK film in 2023 for Beware of Trains, and participating in the AR exhibition in 2024. She always brought great energy, humour and discussion to every event she was part of, and of course brilliant work. 

As well as developing her own career Emma was a massive figure in UK animation pioneering for change, notably working with the Animation Alliance.

This retrospective will showcase earlier works through to ‘Not Daft’ a piece on hearing loss she was also developing alongside House of Love when she passed away. Behind the scenes talks both formally from Animate Projects and informally at London Animation Club are interspersed throughout the programme to illuminate the works further.

Thanks to the Pearly Oyster team and Emmas family for assisting in putting together this material. 

There will be a panel discussion with some of her team after the screening: 

Harriet Titlow, Sofia Negri, Luke Ramsay

Springfield 7’

The Turd Family Go On Holiday 1’

Accelerate talk: Queens Monastery 7’

The Queens Monastery 6’15

LAC talk: Boudica 2’30

Boudica a Norfolk Story 5’20

LAC talk: Richard 3’06

Everyone is waiting for something to happen 7’25

Random Persons: Les Fueille Mortes 1’

Beware of Trains 13’

LAC talk: Not Daft 3’46

Not Daft 1’16

House of Love 6’

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