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Animation in Love is a year-long curatorial series at the Barbican, running from February to October 2026. Rather than focusing on animation as a technique, the series uses love, longing, and human connection as its lens — drawing together animated films from across the world that find new ways to explore how we feel for one another. The result is a programme that spans continents, decades, and styles, united by emotional rather than formal concerns.
Expect a mix of features, shorts programmes, and rare screenings from international and studio animation, selected for their emotional depth and visual inventiveness. It's a series for anyone who believes animation can go places live action can't — and that love, in all its forms, is worth looking at carefully.
