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LIMF 2021 ran from 18 - 31 January, entirely online and successful beyond our most optimistic expectations. Our nine workshops all sold out and there were more than 100,000 views for the festival’s talks, Five Short Films and Videotheque programme of landmark productions from previous years. The pandemic meant there could be no live performances, but specially curated for online presentation LIMF 2021 was seen by a global audience, and great feedback has come from every continent. We’ll continue with online initiatives next year and for the future. But first and foremost and together with our wonderful venue partners we’re planning to return to live performance for LIMF 2022. This year’s Festival would not have been possible without funding from Arts Council England.

We applaud all the featured artists for allowing us to show their work digitally - we truly hope that we can all sit in theatres soon to applaud in person.

“This week, from my attic, I’ve been watching short films commissioned by the London international mime festival’s ever resourceful directors, Helen Lannaghan and Joseph Seelig, reacting to current restrictions by moving events online. For the first time since its 1977 debut, people worldwide can experience the crazy diversity of work for which the festival is justly famous”