An artistic improvisation in real time led day in and day out, inspired by international events as taken from the pages of the French daily newspaper Libération.
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An artistic improvisation in real time led day in and day out, inspired by international events as taken from the pages of the French daily newspaper Libération.
A mysterious memory game about the Master – Arnolds Burovs (1915-2006), the founder of puppet animation in Latvia – retelling his life’s story through archival footage, film imagery and newly-created animation, which transports the Master to the dreamland of Bimini.
One might think that beautiful pictures, a compelling story, and brilliant movement are the three essential elements of a good animated film. The word "anima" from which animation is derived, as we all know, means "to breathe life into". And "life" means "limited time" and that there could be an approach that does not include any of the aforementioned "three elements". The result of several years of exploring new methods was an "animated film" that eschews the so-called "animated" structure. This film aims to visualize "shifting consciousness" through a method of filming in which approximately 5,000 pencil drawings are constantly overlapped"
I am like a pendulum that can’t stop waving, always moving, never reaching.
A pen, colored pencils ...
Hoffin gets trained to rescue his parents and take on Nian. He has to go on a quest to find the 12 sacred animals.
An increasingly astounding patchwork quilt unfolds as the earth from the air provides more and more creative inspiration.
Dr. EGO's abominable genetic experiments have broken the tranquility of Animalario, a city now on the verge of chaos. GATTO, an experienced detective has not ceased in his quest to stop EGO and restore order, but this time, a deadly HIENA will do everything in her power to stand in his way.
Tormented forms struggle to break free of their bonds in this abstract animated short. This film was made as part of the 9th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
A celebration of 20th century jazz artists portrayed in a captivating collection of poems in the memorable Harlem style.
Spain, 1932. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel travels to the region of Las Hurdes, in Extremadura, where he shoots his third film, a very critical and later controversial documentary about the living conditions of the poor peasants, abandoned and forgotten by the national authorities.
An adaptation of the 2010 Chinese video game, Roco Kingdom.
Dante's fantasy of hell, and his yearning after the Epic Poetry form of Virgil, the Latin poet. Again the magnificent illustrations of Gustav Dore, the actual inspiration for the film. Presented on each of the seventy-six illustrated first edition plates, a fast-moving condensed version of INFERNO takes place, with a voice speaking the appropriate lines of Dante, according to the Lawrence Grant White English translation.
An educational film about women's sexuality, genitalia and their functions during sexual interaction.
In this experimental animated short from Renaud Hallée, we travel inside a mysterious mechanism made up entirely of revolving gearwheels, triangles and lines. In this whirling, hypnotic world, dozens of tiny gymnasts leap, somersault and twist through the air. Their spirited acrobatics trigger both narrative and musical sequences that are mesmerizing and, at times, dizzying. Half-figurative and half-abstract, The Clockmakers is a playful creation that is sure to captivate and dazzle its audience.
In the city, the family of Chen Xiaodi, an ordinary citizen, lives a peaceful and carefree life. The stalwart and courageous father, Chen Weilin, can't resist the temptation of generous cash prizes, and brings the whole family to participate in the "Family Mobilization". The agile and flexible Da Di, the horse-footed Xiao Di, the fat and bloated mom, the ghostly and elfin grandmother all join the "Chen's family warrior team". With victory in sight, the brave father is scared out of his wits by a small hedgehog doll. Sadly, Di proposes to go to the legendary "Hoggett's" kingdom, where there is a mysterious snow globe that can eat up "unhappy memories". By mistake, the family arrives at the marvelous Animal Kingdom. Here animals can judge humans! After a life-and-death escape, Xiaodi's family finally finds the legendary snow globe, but his father, who is one step ahead of them, has lost his memory, and the whole family becomes strangers in a flash. What will happen to the Di family?
What do Dracula, Frankenstein and a haunted couch have in common? They love to watch scary movies on Halloween! Take a seat on the couch and join in on the fun and howl along as your favorite monster team laughs at the classic fright-filled-film, The House on Haunted Hill.
A girl hears mysterious noises and investigates, but the source isn't an easy answer.
Animated comedy about a family in South Boston. Created by Carl W. Adams who worked on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, and Assy McGee.
An abstract narrative, exploring the landscape/architecture of the body as a container of memories. Layers of stories, dreams and memory fragments are interconnected like muscle fibers
While in Japan, best friends Motu and Patlu have only one month to train for an epic martial arts battle against two wicked but highly skilled brothers.
This is for children who couldn't be on their own. And, for the time when you're older and you've forgotten your determination to be on your own.
100 kilos of self-doubt: a massif of a man uses slam poetry to overcome his fears. One small step for mankind is one big leap for a shy giant.
After school, children should go home. However, sometimes new meetings and unexpected friendships change all plans.
Charlie, a little boy with ridiculous big teeth, always hides behind his scarf to avoid his bully classmates. But one day, his scarf flies away into the forest, and pushes him to start on a magical journey!
A seal witnesses its home change as it tries to adapt to a new reality.
An alien spaceship breaks down and crashes on earth in the countryside.
An incredible bug's-eye view of the habits and worlds of real insects as the animated Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies make learning for kids an adventure.
A man discovers a superpower that could change everything.
Firebird is a three-minute animated sequence directed by Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov for the Sochi paralympic games.
A colorful experimental animated documentary exploring the powerful and inspiring life of revolutionary Lucy Parsons.
If you're not like everyone else, you have to dive deeper to find friends.
The crusades come to life in Egyptian artist Wael Shawky’s beautiful Cabaret Crusades. Inspired by the writings of Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, Shawky’s film trilogy explores the horrors of the medieval holy wars in the Middle-East – from an Arab perspective. With a cast made up entirely of puppets, the third part, The Secrets of Karbala (2014), centres on the period between the 7th and 12th centuries, covering the crusades as well as a dispute between two Islamic sects. Beautifully made of handblown Murano glass, the puppets have amazing expressive power, making the scenes full of violence, repression and torture all the more awe-inspiring.
The Shadow Master returns with the power of the Sea Pearl to sink the world. To defeat him, Paddle Pop and his friends must adventure in the sea and find Magus, a legendary lion who can teach Paddle Pop to use his powers in the sea.
Peg and Cat invite you to join them for an hour of all-new, back-to-back math mysteries! The dynamic duo put their detective skills to work, solving a train-car caper on the Peg + Cat Express and foiling a heist at the Art Museum.
Everyone is getting excited for the games. Pocoyo plays baseball and golf, and races with his friends. Ready, set, go!
A categorical accumulation of abstract patterns. Lines, colours and sounds obey an impenetrable logic. A quiet film that dares to be resolutely experimental. Chaotic equations by the Chinese mathematician Wang Lin are tackled by an analogue computer, a small battery of surplus high-frequency oscillators and Joost Rekveld.
Hong Kong's story is a history of loss, embodied (or rather disembodied) in the hairs on Kin's head, which fall out one by one.
It's the year 2080 and thanks to genius scientist Dr. Tommy, Earth is at peace. He created the Moon C.R.A.T.E.R. Project, the wackiest intergalactic sports circuit, where two opposing Robot armies battle it out to settle Earth's disputes using the deadliest weapon known: water! Bolts and Blip, Central City's misfits, are accidently recruited as members of the Lunar Leagues last placed team - The Thunderbolts! They find themselves catapulted into a series of hilarious lunar battles and soon discover that all is not what it seems. In the next instalment of BOLTS & BLIP, the Thunderbolts fall under the spell of a mysterious "Black Box", a strange invader crash lands on the moon and threatens to destroy Lunar City and Saedee finds herself replaced as team captain, by a mysterious prototype "Saedee-34".
A short film animation by Zaven Najjar about the movie "Jaws".
The film investigates the adventures of mountain climber and photographer Adam J. Winkler, who fought in Afghanistan with the Mujahideen against the Soviets in the 1980s. The director employs a highly original artistic technique involving animated collage of period materials.
Kalle, a thief who is just about to steal a valuable diamond, is caught by the lonely Charlotte. Kalle tries to escape with his haul, but Charlotte is not willing to let him go...
Visual patterns are tied up in hierarchical behaviour that restrains the full potential and mobility of each individual element until the matrix collapses.
A shadow-theatre performance about a man who sold his shadow to the devil.
In the words of the ancients, the traveler Evliya Çelebi, who was in pursuit of the Ab-ı Hayat, or Water of Immortality, had only one desire: to live long enough to travel the world. However, in the 1600s, when Evliya Çelebi reached the Water of Immortality on the banks of the Nile River, unpleasant surprises awaited him. The evil queen punishes Evliya Çelebi, and he falls into a long sleep. When he wakes up, he finds himself in modern-day Istanbul! Moreover, his friend the goose, with whom he drank the water 400 years ago, is by his side. However, the evil queen will not let Evliya Çelebi off the hook in Istanbul, even though she has come from centuries ago!
Handbrushes, collected from the rubble in the ruins of a former ship's propeller factory, have grown beaks. In a conference they connect the built-in obsolescence and the belief in economic progress with the moon.
S. had the gift of feeling the life of nature through her body.
A story about a building with an inner courtyard an its inhabitants. While the different character follow their everyday routines, trash slowly begins to pile up in the courtyard.
Those Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies set off on new journeys to discover more about themselves and their world, with patience, love, and lots of laughs.
A collection of seven little stories about Niger and its Sahara desert from the illustrated book by Hideko Fukuda & Masanori Inui.
In this dog world, a hard-to-crack police officer tries to uncover a truth about Biscroc's theft.
We see something about a man with potential, a man who should not exist in a city like this. It is a wolf with a man's mask, or a man with a secret?
The sparrow takes an odyssey through the underworld.
After 50 years the Fabeltjeskrant is back.
Man hunts, but The Devil preys.
The film contains three Jan Werich's fairy tales, each directed by one artist. The first story sets out to the Sumava mountains in Southern Bohemia to find out whether Ogres ever lived there. The middle tale The Hat and the Little Jay Feather concerns a king who sends his three sons to bring back a hat he left at a tavern when he was young. The third and longest fairy tale Reason and Luck is about the two virtues of the title try to prove their importance by changing the life of a pig herder named Louis. Written by