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A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance with him if he presents her with a red rose. The nightingale fetches a rose, but at a terrible price...
A cube-shaped creature, who can’t get into a cinema only equipped to cater to sphere-shaped patrons, wants to check out that awesome triple feature of The Sound of Music, Driving Miss Daisy and Total Recall.
A short film about weightlifting.
An experimental animation in which thousands of artifacts from the collections of small museums are brought to life in an animated history of human endeavor.
Dave Borthwick's award winning film made while a student at Bristol University's RFT course in 1977.
A rolicking pastiche of blink and you miss ’em vignettes of comedically philosophical violence for all the family.
A mysterious rhyming tale about things that go bump in the night...
On Christmas Eve, a poor old woman plays her accordion in the street. Apart from two children, the passers-by ignore her and by the end of the day she has to sell her accordion to buy some food. Worse is to come. (1976)
The Talking Parcel is based on a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which a young girl is transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. She is aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.
Santa Forgot, narrated by Stephen Fry, imagines a world where Santa is living with the effects of dementia and no longer visits children on Christmas Eve. But we believe in the power of research to change the future. Do you?
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
One stormy night, Bex's plans for a Chinese takeaway are disrupted when she nearly kills a mysterious old woman.
Two parachuters jump from a plane, but everything goes wrong.
Pib finds a Chocolate Bar which makes him Sick, and Vomits through his eyes due to Pog stapling his mouth shut, having Pib learn the educational value of eating good food.
A short animation using the individual entries from within The Archive of the Irish in Britain as a new entry on each frame of the character's journey. The combination of individual voices crafts this distinct and honest narrative that the archive reveals.
A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.
a man is made redundant by computers taking over his job
Early Pixar documentary where John Lasseter talks through early Pixar shorts Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, and Knick Knack.
Inspired by the poem Hamza by the great Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan, compares and connects the mystery of the fertility of the Palestinian land to the mysterious power of it's women.
Minibots follows three young geniuses at a summer robotics camp. Their creation of sentient mini robots leads to chaos and heartwarming moments as they race against time to protect their playful but troublemaking Minibots from a powerful tech company determined to take control of these remarkable inventions.
Worlds collide when Henry makes plans to spend Saturday on the sofa watching a "Gross Class Zero" marathon — and his favorite characters come to life!
Rubber rooftops and bomber-size fly paper suspended in the sky? Gad Sir, bring on the Blitz! David Low’s success as a cartoonist in the 1930s is perhaps best demonstrated by the fact that Goebbels complained that he was souring British-German relations. Though an admirer of animation, this was his only realised venture into the territory, but includes his most famous character Colonel Blimp. Humphrey Jennings would become best known for his contribution to the British Documentary Movement but in the mid-1930s he was working as a Production Manager for Gasparcolor. In January 1936 he corresponded with David Low on a potential series of political cartoon shorts in colour, and the cartoonist provided some drawings from which this short sequence was made. Sadly the project failed to advance beyond this test. (BFI)
Elisha leads dual lives: daytime family duties and a nighttime project for his son and dying father. A crisis calls him back to Baltimore, dramatically transforming his world.
A young black man from a working-class background is on a trajectory towards success when an encounter with the police jeopardises everything.
Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney brings new relevance to the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The wintry streets of an American city are thronged with shoppers, in preparation for New Year's Eve. But no one is interested in buying the matches and artificial flowers offered by one little girl. Wishing to avoid the cold welcome awaiting her at home, she lights her matches for what little heat they can provide. The visions that she sees in their flickering glow warm her spirit, even as the brutal cold of night destroys her body.
An animated documentary about the life of Fredy Hirsch, the German Jewish and gay prisoner who led children’s programming in Terezin and Auschwitz.
A magical creature finds a modern solution to his problem.
This animation takes place in a ravaged London street in the midst of war. Between mounds of rubble and bomb craters stands the house of a lonely old blind man. Late one night he receives three unexpected visitors.
A clear-eyed look at the inevitability of our demise, based on Philip Larkin’s poem of the same name.
A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is reputed to have produced during his lifetime
Our favourite femme is back but is having lady troubles.
The bomb has fallen. A desert remains. A voice is heard. Part of Sweet Disaster; a 1986 series of short films made for Channel 4. It consists of “animated visions of the apocalypse”.
When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.
Hidden deep in the blue forest of Norway, there lived a peasant farmer and his family. In a fierce storm, a mysterious white bear arrives with a strange proposal to make them rich if their youngest daughter will go to live with him in his golden cavern. They agree, and for a time all goes well, but when the girl ignores the kindly bear's advice, she must travel to the castle that lies East of the Sun and West of the Moon to face the horrible Troll Queen. This touching Scandinavian tale will transport your family to the faraway land of the midnight sun.
Oh takes it upon himself to introduce Christmas joy to his fellow Boovs. Unfortunately, his well-meaning mission nearly destroys the city.
A short film depicting a dad's influence on a young boy's life. His judgmental character mixed with the boys fondness for his dad prove to be a toxic mix that tears away at a world of opportunity and experiences.
A cinema event celebrating the 10th anniversary of beloved British preschool series Hey Duggee.
Dennis and Catherine are having casual conversation when a "bear" — actually a mysterious man dressed in a fully yellow business suit — invades their apartment asking them for food.
One man's obsession with crisps becomes unhealthy - and not because he's eating them. Tom's quest for the truth takes him on a journey into the unknown in this animated comedy about nostalgia, corporate conspiracy and bear-shaped snacks.
Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport, but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security, can she hide what’s inside?
Private Eye animation. A couple deal with the consequences of a giant pile of ice full of faeces crashing into their house.
Paint-on-glass animation of the classic novel.
Aardman's claymation to the song Barefootin'.
When The Hand of God creates Adam, he must learn the ways of the world, and can only hope for company.
“Your Name, Your Choice,” offers a deep insight into something we often take for granted - our own name and our choice to not be defined by it. With characters and themes ranging from loving parents and connected families to disapproval, disregard, and gender identification, the message of joy from having the courage to freely express ourselves, is brought to life. Set in contrasting homes, council buildings, and a pub - we are transported into a familiar world that feels personal and relevant to us all and gives us an empowering message of how we have the choice to walk away from what no longer feels true and live the name that we choose.
It's excitement all round when a wedding invitation arrives and the Pingu family make their way to the gathering. However things do not go quite as planned with an absentee groom, a new arrival and the havoc wreaked by a damaged gift.
The Promise is an adaptation of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin. A thief tries to snatch an old woman's bag but she cannot have it without giving something in return.
Cartoon about a music hall entertainer who takes the old showbiz adage "the show must go on" to ridiculous extremes.
An animated animal couple tries to resolve their problems.
The uneasy stasis of a space-dwelling Monarchy is shaken by the arrival of a hypnotic, luminous dwarf planet. Caught between the authoritarian Duke and the impulsive Prince, all will come to light.
Short animation by Isabel Garrett
Global warming has caused a mass migration of polar bears who are now looking for cold climates to make their new home. Here, we meet one particular polar bear, who has rented out a freezer to live in. The freezer is cold, silent and dark – almost like the arctic. Only if it wasn’t full of food in plastic packaging. One day the freezer is too full, and the polar bear has to escape his new home. The warm, heated kitchen is not a suitable habitat for a polar bear. It is up to a little girl to help out the poor bear. Will she be able to find a solution to fix the problem?
'Off to the Vet' tells the story of how Simon's Cat instinctively knows a trip to the vet is imminent and the lengths he'll go to avoid it. For long-suffering Simon, it is a day he dreads as he is forced to try all kinds of tricks to get Simon's Cat to cooperate.
A room hangs in a dark void, as a character searches for his last fleeting possessions.
As the gap between a burning airplane and the ground gets smaller, one passenger has other things on his mind!
Brought to life through animation, this collection of seven eerie stories takes viewers on a haunting journey through the Victorian era.
Margaret Fish is planning a surprise party for her dentist husband, Bob. Meanwhile, at the office, Bob is having a mid-life crisis while insects munch on what's left of his plants. When Bob returns home, Margaret has a terrible time getting him into the room where everyone's hidden until he's halfway through changing clothes and talking about how horrid all their nebbishy friends are (the same friends hidden all over the room).
152-year-old Thomas Parr is taken to meet King Charles I, who orders a celebration of his longevity.