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An apple flows down the stream of a mill where innumerable illusions of fish appear and disappear in the sky reflected in the water.

This work was submitted in a special animation competition as part of a PR project for a power company, but was unfortunately not adopted. The reason is very clear: the setting of the story is the exhausted earth. There couldn't be a more instructive setting for a power company that uses enormous amounts of the earth's resources. Additionally, a girl robot discovered by the main character can store sunlight and convert it into energy; in other words, the robot does not require a power-generating company. In addition to this, the robot destroys herself to protect the established solar power generation system in space. The unsuccessful outcome of the competition for Tezuka Osamu was only natural, and it is clear that he created this piece, as it was intentionally, as he managed everything from the original story to the screenplay, animation, narration, etc., all the while knowing that the competition was sponsored by a power company.

A figure performs a dance to disco and beautiful abstractions are created.

Nick Martin gets to be on a game show. Will he show humility, or will the chance at fame go to his head?

The proletariat are exploited by the bourgeoisie inside a gigantic robot-building. The situation gets worse and worse until, one day, they decide to take action.

When a young boy is sick in bed with a cold, a Disney book on his shelf comes to life, from which Goofy explains some of the mistakes the boy might have made that led to his cold and how to protect himself so he won't get others sick.

It is a comedy film which is put on the motives of A. Milne's known poem in S. J. A. Marshak's translation. It tells us how for the sake of trifling whim of whimsical king the whole kingdom was agitated.

About how the girl Masha managed to find a good beginning even in a rude and cruel Bear.

About the dangers of smoking.

“CINDERELLA is a musical treatment of the fairy tale. I have broken apart the story and set it as a mechanical game with a series of repetitions where CINDERELLA is projected back and forth like a ping-pong ball between the hearth and the castle. She never succeeds in satisfying the requirements of the ‘Cinderella Game’. The film was shot MOS, the dialogue is lip-synched, and along with the out-front score and effects track magnifies the film’s sense of alienation.” — E.B. 1984 - Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

Kolya puts the words together incorrectly and calls Queen Typo. The third issue of the animated series about the basics of grammar.

George cuts out a paper star to top his Christmas tree but, dissatisfied, decides to go for the real thing - an unusually bright star that seems to beckon him from the sky.

The dangerous thug Pif-Paf escapes from prison. Bolek and Lolek bravely chase after him through the prairie, canyons and rocky mountains.

A story about little animals.

Compilation of a 1986 British stop-motion animated comedy series which parodied Chandleresque detective shows. The title character and protagonist was Dick Spanner, a robotic private detective who works cases in a futuristic urban setting. The show made frequent use of puns and visual gags. Produced by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, the series was created and written by Terry Adlam, who had previously worked on effects for Anderson's Terrahawks. It was also the basis for the Anderson-created Tennents Pilsner advertising campaign using the Lou Tennent character (voiced by Vivian Stanshall).

A uniquely psychedelic animation of sordid and chaotic images.

Five years in the making, Lawrence Jordan's feature-length "alchemical autobiography" Sophie's Place takes as its inspiration the story of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Sophia. Writes Jordan, "I must emphasize that I do not know the exact significance of any of the symbols in the film any more than I know the meaning of my dreams... I hope that the symbols and the episodes set off poetic associations in the viewer. I mean them to be entirely open to the viewer's own interpretation."

A sampler of the work of Will Vinton's animation using clay figures, including the shorts "Dinosaur," "The Great Cognito," "A Christmas Gift," and "Vanz Kant Danz."

A brownie settled in the attic of one house. He threw things around, made noise, interfered with cooking, spilled ink, teased the dog and made holes in bags of cereals and sugar, but the owner did not believe in him.

A fantastic story of an ordinary Soviet citizen, not the smartest drinker, whom aliens have chosen as the object for their experiment. They intended to change the brain of an earthling, to improve his intellectual abilities, so that life on our planet became more civilized. But the consequences of the experiment turned out to be so unpredictable that the aliens from outer space even had to turn back the time and cancel their far-reaching plans.

The Man in the Iron Mask finds France's King Louis the XIVth who has, unbeknownst to both himself and the kingdom, a twin brother Philip, hidden away. But when Philip realizes his royal heritage, trouble begins in the kingdom that pits the brothers against each other and throws all the kings advisors into sudden fits of confusion and treachery, raising questions about the throne. Will the brothers ever be able to reconcile now that they'v found each other, or will a battle for the throne ensue?

An animated film about a girl who draws various characters from famous fairy tales, who come to life on the canvas and create their own colorful story.

The history of the Americas is considered from an Indigenous perspective, featuring the poetry of the Aztec emperor Nezahualcotl, Jose Chocan, and Gabriela Mistral.

This animated short tells the story of a young boy who finds an injured snow goose and nurses it back to health. Constant companions through the sun-filled days of summer, the two sadly separate in the fall when the bird obeys the call to join its flock for the annual flight south. Will the friendship endure?

Short film in the Delta Space Mission film series. Dan, Yashiro and Anuta board an alien ship and are taken prisoner by Borak, a giant armored conquistador. The three fail to understand him and, suspecting that Borak wants to obtain their ship's fuel to power their power generators, attack and annihilate him. A small, green alien then emerges from the giant armor and speaks to them in a variant of Esperanto.

Based on Heinrich Heine’s poem, this film traces humanity’s longing for beauty and fulfilment, as expressed through a song about the legendary island of Bimini and its magical well whose waters revive a person’s strength and youth.

A film poster advertises 100 years of cinema in 1995. When cracks open in the wall, typical characteristics of Charlie Chaplin spring out and combine themselves to make a portrait of the famous film artist.

A flash of light splits the darkness, revealing a mysterious image. The images are rapidly replaced with sharp noise that combines wave-like repetitiveness and explosiveness, and the flicker effect that it brings makes the viewer away from reality.

Experimental stop-motion film by Dave Borthwick.

The parable of the destiny of man (for adults). Material - candles and matches

In the cinema, where an arcade machine called "Hunting" is installed, animals are taking aim.

Based on the Tajik folk tale about the fish Guldor, a young man and a cruel padishah.

A young dog struggles to learn how to find a job.

The Mirthworms take center stage at the Wormingham Bowl as they present "Sleeping Beauty." The wicked Wormaline Wiggler tries to wrangle the lead but Crystal Crawler wins the prize. Wormaline attempts to steal the show, but her sneaky shenanigans bring down the house instead.

The film tells how two mice set off on a long journey in winter in search of the warm sun. Having different characters, little mice behave differently on a difficult journey.

Bugs Bunny gushes with excitement over the end of school, but while stopping to wonder why he's excited about this at his age, he runs into a tree and has a flashback to his youth, when he was just as excited about the end of school. But his nemesis, a young Elmer Fudd, is also out, and he's out to get the budding wascally wabbit.

A stranger came to Sparky's church. He told Sparky's dad, Mr. Paggert, he needed some boys to help carry provisions up into the mountains on a secret mission. It sounded exciting. The stranger was searching for a legendary lost gold mine and had a map which seemed to indicate exactly where the mine could be found. Sparky and his dad agreed to help the stranger carry equipment and supplies up into the mountains for his search. Nobody found a "lost" gold mine. What did happen makes this zestful animation film delightful viewing for kids. The boys demonstrate their Christian faith in times of need. They also have an opportunity to present the Gospel.

Merab Saralidze short.

The alien asks Korneliy Udalov to help him repair the spaceship, but the resident of Velikiy Guslyar is completely incompetent in this matter.

A animation short about measles and mumps.

Young knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary.

Quark the troll meets a highway robber.

A soldier served a long time service. He took as a reward an old drum and went where his eyes were looking. He walked for a long time, and went to the hut, and in it the small girl was crying, because the fierce witch has destroyed her parents.

About how Senya Malina managed to tame the wind.

A continuation of the adventures via train to the countryside of the character Aber, from the Swedish animated short film series.

In a certain fishing village, a memorial service is held to burn abandoned boats, and old fishing boats that have finished their duty have a dream on the verge of death. Deep-sea fish galloping through the alleys, fishermen pulling long ropes, ghosts of screaming girls...

About the adventures of a cute wolfy. He loves to sing, thinking it is a wonderful skill. However, his howl excites other forest residents, causing not the most pleasant emotions. With the advent of winter, life around freezes, all animals hide, and our hero becomes very lonely and sad. What awaits him now?

A clever boy punishes a greedy landlord. Based on the Armenian folk tale by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

Created for by Walt Disney Educational

A short, sweet tape. Kind of painterly in its use of camera as it moves in a fluid way over a set that consists of a white picket fence, a plastic goose and hen, plastic, larger-than-life daisies, and some miscellaneous electronic gismos.

A once-mighty lion is now too old to hunt. A vulture tells him to join a zoo. Will the lion choose freedom or a comfortable life behind bars?

On a rainy and windy day, characters try to lead normal lives despite the inclement weather. Every everyday task becomes an ordeal, leading to clumsiness, falls, and a series of absurd situations. Through these successive incidents, the film ironically observes how humanity struggles against a world that is slipping away from it.

A series of six opening logos and one closing logo produced as part of the NFB's contribution to the Ottawa '82 International Animation Film Festival.

A film version of an Estonian fairy tale. A witch cuts off the sun's rays and orders a girl to spin them into golden thread.

The "brother film" of Legokaupunki, made by Jary and Jiri Kuukkanen´and a few friends between 1977-1980, published by Heimo Kuukkanen. This animation, created not long after the introduction of the LEGO minifigure in 1978, feature the earliest known use of a minifig walk cycle.