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A Computer-3D Animation of the Fireworks.

This model-animation vignette takes a humorous look at the theme of transportation.

The story is about a puppy named Bob, who loved to listen to music, turning on the tape recorder at full volume. All the forest inhabitants’ ears were already ringing from Bob’s music, and the bluebells had even withered. And then the puppy’s friends decided to teach Bob a lesson.

"Carla's Island" was a pioneering computer animation, possibly the first of its kind to depict fluid wave motion and realistic weather effects.

Animated film by Kouji Nanke.

Short film demonstrating particle system animation. Produced at Ohio State University.

Animated film by Kouji Nanke.

Egoli is a BAFTA nominated and International award winning animated film directed, animated and art worked by Karen Kelly. The film was inspired by Nelson Mandela and pays tribute to the South Africa gold miners who worked in harsh conditions in the days of apartheid.

Two funny stories about useful plants and forest creatures.

Ironic impression on the value of Polish money. The leitmotif was a animated image of working miners from an old 500-zloty banknote. . .

A humorous criminal story about a dog that knew how to read, appreciated classical music and spoke a foreign language. His primitive master hates his dog's superiority and tries to liquidate it physically.

Based on the ancient Greek myths about the exploits of Hercules.

A fisherman waits on the quay for prey. But when a fish finally bites, unusual things start to happen...

W.O. Mitchell recounts Newton's Law of Falling Backhouses, a story based on the youthful pranks of his prairie childhood.

A little orange bird needs to build up his strength to fly south for he winter, so he consults a wise old owl who teaches him about nutrition.

Three rocks attempt to cross a river.

Dream sequences created using 3D particle systems techniques. Behavior rules are applied to thousands of individual particles to model complex phenomena such as an explosion, a snowstorm, a tumultuous head, and a waterfall. A Connection Machine CM-2 computer was used to perform physical simulations on thousands of particles simultaneously, one processor for each particle.

The hero of the story is the house. He tells how he got built, the family that lived inside him, their loves, and adventures together.

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.

The film interprets the folklore of Hongluo Lake in northern China. The three-headed water monster ravaged Hongluo Lake, destroyed the village fort, and displaced the tribes. A young man named Da Xin in the tribe was looking for a peaceful place to stay away from his hometown. The hardships and ups and downs along the way brought disappointment. Finally, with the help of the Red Conch Fairy, he knew what a happy land is, and he decided to fight to the death.

Three mice live in a cinema. One day, inspired by the gangster movies, they decide to conduct a grand robbery in a cheese shop.

The piglet asks a magical spring to make him fly. The spring replies that pigs cannot fly. The piglet then asks the birds for feathers to make wings...

Stick figures dance, fight, and perform acrobatics (but not very well!) to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov.

The sixth edition of the news chronicle. This time, the author reflects on the reasons for the nation's "deflation," reports on the state of national gastronomy, providing a recipe for "crisis" pizza, and advertises a new type of car, the "Siwek Tarpan Lux." In the "do it yourself" section, he advises on how to make shoes and T-shirts. He also advises on how to hide signs of luxury. The cultural chronicle is devoted to the festival in Oberhausen and its leading slogan "the road to the neighbor," without giving up on current commentary on political topics.

A young boy is taken by a train on a mysterious journey. BAFTA-winning 14 minute adaptation of H.R. Millar's 1927 book, Dreamland Express.

How the little animals found out where Sunny sleeps.

A visual representation, in four parts, of one man's internalization of "The Divine Comedy." Hell is a series of multicolored brush strokes against a white background; the speed of the changing images varies. "Hell Spit Flexion," or springing out of Hell, is on smaller film stock, taking the center of the frame. Montages of color move rapidly with a star and the edge of a lighted moon briefly visible. Purgation is back to full frame; blurs of color occasionally slow down then freeze. From time to time, an image, such as a window or a face, is distinguishable for a moment. In "existence is song," colors swirl then flash in and out of view. Behind the vivid colors are momentary glimpses of volcanic activity.

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.

Shakespear's Hamlet Act V. animated. 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.

About a freshman who makes friends with a pen and writes an assignment for the unit.

A stuffed toy rabbit yearns to become real through the love of the boy who owns him.

An Animated Short Film by Pacific Data Images

Computer animated short film showcasing the work of the German CGI software firm Mental Images GmbH.

During World War II, even children had to perform feats. Such an occasion, which occurred on the eve of New Year holidays, will be discussed in this story. A little girl goes to the way from her wooden snowbound house. She will have to pass a very important message to guerrillas despite the threats around her...

A man lives life intensely through his television set, turning his back on reality.

Author's vision of "life after life". The man for whom death comes with a scythe is taken to the hospital. With the help of complicated equipment, he undergoes resuscitation procedures.

Stop-motion experiments using B&W 16mm film. Shot using a Bolex, transferred to video, DVD, mp4. No soundtrack.

Late at night, the main stage of the old theatre welcomes the Spirit of Theatre, who is keen on keeping ancient traditions alive.

This visually spectacular and instructive film traces the evolution of a star from its birth in the depths of a black nebula to its final extinction. Animated drawings, recreating the beauty and immensity of the universe, are amplified by a dense narrative describing the differing evolutionary processes followed by stars of different masses. The film touches on the creation of elements in the core of stars, red giants, bursters, space-time relationships, and black holes. This animation film will be of particular interest to students of physics, chemistry, astronomy, and animation buffs.

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

Animated illustrations of statements by male church leaders about women and their role in society. According to our Catholic teachers, women are harmful animals, failed men or diabolical creatures, fit only for childbirth... This reveals the momentous influence of the church in the centuries-old oppression of women.

This animated film borrows from the pre-cinematic imagery of Eadweard Muybridge in a self-referential mode. It takes the viewer to the early Edison days when moving images of a man walking or sneezing were a novelty. Schwartz combines those historical sequences with contemporary animation to comment on the progress of movie-making in the twentieth century. This "how-to animation" with its "tongue-in-cheek" mix of live action, animation and xerography serves as an introduction to the concept of structuralism.

An animated short film.

Azerbaijan animated film, 1988. Consists of three short stories: "The Burden", "In a Circle", "The Eccentric" (for adults) by director Vahid Talibov.

In a few minutes, all four seasons of the year will flash by in the forest, where a spruce tree grew, which decorated someone's house for the New Year holidays.…

The reliefs come to life; hunting and fighting take place. The well-known Assyrian bas-relief of a lioness stabbed with a spear appears. After a while, everything disappears and the image of the cobblestone street returns.

An army conscript fights his way through a series of hallucinatory scenarios in which he is confronted by a series of bizarre attackers - who, one by one, turn out to be his army friends.

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.

Video art by Vibeke Sorensen made at Calarts in 1989