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A down-to-earth portrait of art school life.

A meditation upon the redemptive power of Christ's crucifixion. The film employs a variety of styles including animation, newsreel footage, hand painted footage, live-action and optical effects. The soundtrack is composed of a wide variety of music including Gregorian chant, Kodaly, Liszt and electronic music.

Adapting four of the He-Man Golden Books story books as read-along adventures: "The Caverns of Fear," "In the Land of the Shadows," "The Sword of Knowledge," and "The Eye of Eternia."

Quark the troll has to get through the long, cold winter.

Another Great Day depicts a day in the life of a housewife as she routinely performs her daily chores; TV, radio and pulp novels form her world of fantasy.

The Bear Family find a bat cave.

A variety of animals go on a musical adventure though the countryside.

Based on the story "Back" by A. Valton. Music used by Arcangelo Corelli.

Lily Bunny counts from 1 to 20 in this exciting counting adventure. Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Bananas Gorilla, and others help Lily find funny things to count everywhere. Learning to count has never been more fun.

Based on a true incident involving a fatal riot at a Brussels football stadium, Spectators explores the behavior of crowds and the manipulation of the masses. At once ambiguous and deeply revealing, the film captures the emotional state of an audience gradually losing control.

Animation in jungle.

The zoo was closed for repairs, and funny situations arise with the animals that the residents have taken apart.

A Merry Mirthworm Christmas is an animated television special, produced by Perennial Pictures. It premiered on the Showtime Cable Network in 1984. The film features a cast of Mirthworms which are described as cuddly little critters about two inches long, who live in the tiny town of Wormingham.

Aaron's drawn imaginary world is seen visually and physically embedded in the real world.

A 20 minute masterpiece with no dialogue necessary. A King of the Forest gathers elves, sprites, and other assorted woodland spirits for a night of festivities. The spirits frolic, dance, drink, and romance. Conflicts arise and are resolved. The puppetry here is top-notch, and the rear-projections of fire and water add an extra depth to the magical world. A trip to a mysterious and happy world.

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.

Follows the difficult role of the apple tree in the fate of people.

The Apple Tree is a simple animated film based on the child drawings of a 6-year-old girl. The story is also told by the same six-year-old in collaboration with her father.

Using film noir, documentary, and animation, focuses on the offbeat artistic and spiritual theories of Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin. Show how a detective/filmmaker, attempting to cash in on the special effects of inner space, becomes obsessed with the idea that he has been chosen to compose Scriabin's "mystery" festival.

Taiga tale about a tiger cub who warmed the seed of sunflower.

About careful attitude to water resources.

Through varying appropriate materials: mosaic; fresco; tempera; oil paint – the film traces the approach to the human face by artists from Egyptian to modern times.

Short animation

Time moves rapidly for Augusta, much to her detriment.

Gertrude and George the Dancing Frog on a whirlwind theatrical tour.

Hand-drawn cartoon of 1985, which was created by director Oksana Cherkasova based on Chukchi fairy tales at the Sverdlovsk Film Studio by order of the USSR State Television and Radio.

Kevin, an angry boy on Earth, is mad because he has to move away from his friend Donna. Declaring that he doesn't care, he decides to run away and ends up in The Land Without Feelings, which is ruled by Professeur Coldheart. The Care Bears, along with Donna, go into the Land Without Feelings to save Kevin.

A 1983 Disney educational animated short. It is a montage piece telling children about the history of Halloween, hosted by Goofy and the pumpkin from Disney's Halloween Treat. Intermixed throughout are numerous clips from many different Disney cartoons, plus footage of the Disney attraction The Haunted Mansion.

About the cheerful adventures of Grandma Fox and her granddaughter Alice, about how they rescued an unlucky shepherd from trouble and deceived a stupid wolf.

A stray cat runs out of milk and suffers effects after being persuaded to take a certain soft drink, making it an unlikely victim of globalization.

A short film created by Duane Palyka and Hank Grebe, artists and animators of the lab. It was a joint effort between the Computer Graphics Lab and the 2D animation studio, which was originally founded for the production of NYIT's 1975 film Tubby the Tuba. Animators a part of that team include John Gentilella and Francis Glebas. Mouse's Ear was mostly animated on paper before the drawings were scanned and lined, colored, and composited digitally. The film was originally presented to Vestron Video in 1985 or 1986 for possible distribution, however it was rejected and never saw a public release or screening.

Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision course with the Sun… Impact imminent!

Upon the fashionable Isolda's whim, practically all white herons were annihilated. But then Isolda was turned into a white egret herself.

The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.

On the stage of a deserted movie theater, a man in a black robe appears and performs a series of yo-yo tricks. In this surreal work of celluloid animation, Yo Yo the Clone, Too shows the yo-yo coming to life and spawning a number of organic forms — including a clone of the yo-yoist himself. Set to sounds reminiscent of 1970s video games, the film is a hypnagogic unfolding of shapes and sounds with a touch of Somersaulter-Moats and Somersaulter's signature Kafkaesque uncanniness.

The king of the faeries sends for a young hunter after his shadow escapes and threatens his kingdom.

Once upon a time a baker and a chimney sweep decide to change their jobs and it causes a lot of trouble.

Julia spends every night preparing a multi-course feast for her husband Viktor. Until one day Eduard appears from under the electric stove and starts demanding his share of the meal.

A short animation set to and inspired by The Cure's One Hundred Years.

Everyone in Philip’s science class has a great idea for a report - everyone, that is, except Philip. That evening, he listens to a song playing on his boombox, and it provides him with inspiration: DINOSAURS! The next day at the museum, Philip discovers that the search for the truth about these magnificent animals and their astonishing 160-million-years success on the Earth is the most fascinating mystery tale he’s ever heard. What follows is an exciting collection of established theories and fascinating speculation. Philip’s report captivate viewers of all ages, just as it captivates Philip’s classmates. The Kingdom of the Dinosaurs comes to life through animation, live action, and a special Claymation feature by Will Vinton Productions. A short educational Claymation film about dinosaurs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Two neighbours argue about which one of them should get rid of a pile of rubbish.

One fine morning, a handsome and dexterous Lion Cub realized that he did not have a "true friend." How can a clumsy and fat Hippopotamus Borya be a true friend? No! Only the "Mysterious Hippopotamus" can become the most. Upon learning about this, the Lion Cub, allowing the clumsy Hippopotamus to accompany him, went in search of a Hippopotamus. He had to experience many different adventures. And every time his ordinary friend, the Hippopotamus Borya, came to the rescue.

This hilarious short animation offers over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test.

Short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto

Since the beginning of time, there has been a conflict between the forces of good and evil in man. From time to time, evil forces loom over both the individual and all of humanity, causing cataclysmic situations that ultimately mean the self-destruction of humanity, and these are, of course, wars waged with modern weapons, the consequences of which were felt most keenly by the inhabitants of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, upon whom the two atomic bombs were dropped. This film marks, in a metaphorical way, the threat of wars, while through the images of the horrors of the consequences of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, an appeal is expressed to humanity that this should never happen again.

The idler Nazar, who only used to count flies that he had killed, suddenly appears on the throne as a result of the ignorance of people and the guile of the priest.

Like the boy who caught and caged birds, he was turned into a bird by a forest fairy and finally learned to be compassionate.

The individual's fear of the environment is described. In order to walk down the street, the main character needs to confront himself and the things that surround him.

The king goes out onto the streets of his kingdom to find out how his people feel about him.

It's Christmas Eve and all of Santa's helpers are busy packing the sleigh... all except one unnamed elf who is too young and too clumsy to help. But in a dream come true he is riding with Santa helping deliver the toys and making a sacrifice which earns him his name "Bluetoes."

1930's found-footage, slowed down with original music.

A touching story of the friendship between a grandfather and his grandson, this is a film about aging and death. Award-winning animator Co Hoedeman combines 3-D and cut-out animation techniques to create a very dramatic and moving film. The story follows Charles and François through the different stages of their lives. With time, they become closer, common experiences having diminished the difference in age. By the end of the film, time appears to stand still; both are over one hundred years old and they are almost indistinguishable.

This work is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the style of a Greek vase. When his wife Eurydice dies, Orpheus descends into Hell and by charming the gods of the Underworld with his singing wins Eurydice back, only to lose her again at the threshold of the Overworld'.

A little frog opera/musical.