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On a magical Tuesday night, a group of frogs take off on a journey through the nearby neighborhood.

A spider professes its love for a squirrel. An interspecies courtship unfolds between the two doe-eyed neighbours. This short film is a testament to the fact that there is truly someone for everyone and that love is species blind. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

The most dangerous journey needs a helping hand.

Things have an interesting turn in a society consisting of snail-eating identical chubby men.

This is a story about the life of a lonely person, who is striving for happiness and makes life meaningful for "the other happy men".

AnnLee, a manga character originally created as a silent one-dimensional extra, reveals her voice.

A partially destroyed fragment of Powell and Pressburger's 1951 Technicolor dream film "Tales of Hoffman", becomes a site of a ruptured fantasy.

A poor misunderstood wolf tells the real story of what happened

Eryoma is marrying Alyonushka, and Shah is marrying Tsarevna Vseslava. Having gained access to oil fountains, Tsarevna builds a "parollet". The treacherous Knight steals Tsarevna's new flying machine, and Shah as well. Having landed in Africa, the Knight and Shah are captured by cannibals... Vseslava, Alyonushka, Eryoma and the Tsar go in search of them on the "winglet". But who will save the heroes at the last minute...?

In this animated short, Mrs. Popcorn is shocked to discover a worm in her canned drink. When the beverage company refuses to accept the blame, she's outraged! An intrepid consumer, Mrs. Popcorn takes the company to court for negligence. Understanding the Law: The Worm is episode two in a series of short films designed to demystify everyday aspects of Canadian civil law. Wry humour and a whimsical style make this informative series lively and memorable.

After many millennia of being tortured in Hell, Raymond K. Hessle has finally earned a chance to appeal his sentence of Eternal Damnation. Upon arriving at the "appeals" gate of Heaven he is greeted by the angel who will preside over his case. As Raymond waits at the edge of paradise, he will finally have a chance to prove just how worthy he is.

A 13 minute animated film about different shapes

Chump & Clump meet at a bus station. While waiting for the bus, which drives only once a week, a bizarre and wonderful friendship develops, that still prevails when all odds turn against our heroes.

Maylin cooks mouth-watering meals at her father's restaurant in Chinatown, but her father and brothers take all the credit. When a dignitary from China arrives for a sumptuous banquet, Maylin's father serves him her special dish, Roses Sing on New Snow. The visitor is so impressed that he demands the recipe! After her brothers fail miserably at recreating it, the father must call for his daughter. Maylin demonstrates as the dignitary follows every step. After tasting his own cooking, the man realizes he cannot duplicate the dish. The chef is the most important ingredient of all! Maylin finally receives the credit she deserves for her inspired fusion of Old and New World cuisine.

Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children along on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill.

The 25th and final film completed by Hubley, is a lyrical visual poem to environmentalism and to the Inuits' attachment to the land, and their ability to adapt to the natural world.

The spark has gone out of their marriage. That's when the butler might come in handy.

In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.

At a turning point in his life, coming face to face with his past, an old man has to make a choice.

A psychopathic killer known as Egg Man has been caught, incarcerated and is awaiting his death sentence. Karen, a beautiful and brave police woman, is assigned to the "Egg Man" case to find the whereabouts of a missing dead body. Egg Man meets his cellmate, Prisoner 205. Who is Prisoner 205? Is Prisoner 205 another in-mate awaiting his death sentence as well or an android utilized by the police to collect information about him and his knowledge of the corpse? Who is really manipulating whom?

Between Friends: When Little Bear gets the mumps, his friend Emily cheers him up by making a book for him about all the great times they've had together. After Emily gives it to him, Little Bear feels much better and figures out how to make Emily feel better when she gets the mumps! Pillow Hill: Little Bear can't go to the picnic because he has a cold and has to stay in bed. What can he do all day long? Father Bear teach him how to make his bed into a fantastic land of adventure, and soon, the only picnic Little Bear wants to have is one on top of Pillow Hill!

A celebration of Venezuelan folklore by experimental animation filmmaker José Castillo.

A regal forest creature gathers magical tokens from the excesses of his world. The excesses of his world in turn gather him.

A short film from Phillip Warner.

"The New Book of Mountains and Seas" is composed of a large number of ink paintings, which are finally produced into animation form. The title of the work is taken from the ancient Chinese mythology classic "Shan Hai Jing". In addition to studying the interaction of ancient and modern Chinese culture, the "New Mountain and Sea Classic" and similar works have a dreamlike effect: the clearly depicted images composed of incredible narrative techniques faithfully present the illusion of the world around people. The work strongly condemns environmental degradation, social collapse, and large-scale urbanization. The connection with reality strengthens its political significance.

An adaptation of Aesop's Lion and the Mouse, this film shows how selfless kindness can come back to us for good.

Meet a worm not that different from you or me, except that his head looks a lot like his tail! A hysterical journal about the daily doings and the hidden world of a lovable underground dweller that will be sure to delight kids both young and old.

This educational program for children invites the viewer to interact with the characters on screen through singing, clapping, and dancing. Animated hosts Leo, June, Quincy, Annie, and Rocket explore a Mexican butterfly garden, Niagara Falls, and an Oklahoman cave.

In the 21st century Mr. George Reaper has become your average 9 to 5 working stiff, eking out an ineffectual existence, reduced to a pale shade of his former glorious self. The film has him wake up, get ready for work, wait for a bus and suffer humiliation at the hands of Norman the Daisy.

John Schnall's version of Adam and Eve.

A short film that deals with the relationship between love and food.

Marielle Guyot uses her computer skills with great artistic sensibility to bring the sea to life, death, and hopefully, life again. This film was made as part of the second edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

A journey from darkness to light, from silence to sound, from loneliness to friendship. Ana is 6 years old and spends her days locked up with her toys and a strange box that hypnotizes her with images and sounds. One day Ana breaks this enchantment...

A Martian kid and his father must prevent an impending Martian attack on Earth during the Christmas season.

A short animation about motion and poetry.

A summer in the life of a mother and her two children. Précis of the Everyday is a tender look at the memory, passing time, imagination and poetry that make every day a unique experience. In her desire to “record every moment”, the mother is humbled by how much escapes her.

Why isn't it green, yellow or striped?

A young octopus learns the solemn story of mankind's extinction and how their greatest achievements were buried on the ocean floor. An animated companion film to Southland Tales.

A modern day cautionary fable about humans and machines

The experimental animated short is a collaborative work between Keiichi Tanaami and Nobuhiro Aihara.

A little girl got lost in a dense forest by accident, where she was found by Baba Yaga. She, along with other fairy-tale characters - Kikimora, Leschyi, Koschei the Deathless and Vodyanoy - decides to adopt the girl, giving her the name of Babka Ezhka. That's how the incredible adventures of Babka Ezhka and her friends begin.

The Cat Orchestra performs "Concert for Carrot Pie". Grandma decides to bake a carrot pie and sends grandfather and her granddaughter to bring carrots from the field.

Animated short of a Cowboys' psychedelic Odyssey.

Short film by Alvis Renzini.

Reeling from a marital break-up, a woman hitches a ride with a sympathetic truck driver. Through a blizzard they take an unexpected and momentous journey inside her mind.

The Tale of Sir Richard is a short film about the brave and gallant knight, Sir Richard, who is hell bent on slaying a dragon, if only it weren’t for a particularly embarrassing problem with his sword.

The animals make a party in the river bottom, to wait the Pororoca wave to pass.

Animated short by Jan Thüring.

A wordless short homage to the maestro of pittura metafisica.

Series of 32 10-minute episodes, in which each episode corresponds to the adaptation of an illustrated album from the editorial catalog of OQO editora. Aimed at a target from 4 to 9 years old, this series has the collaboration of prestigious animators from different countries, who make Never Ending Tales an original proposal, which brings us closer to stories from around the world through different plastic and musical manifestations.

The curtains of a theatre open onto a smaller puppet theatre presided over by Marianne. The ringmaster waves her baton at three shadowy acrobats that climb one by one out of her hat. Each performs his number, although not without some difficulty. The clumsiness of the first, the mischievousness of the second, and the fieriness of the third trigger a few clashes that ultimately lead to chaos. How can Marianne create harmony without losing control? Will her show flop? Who's really calling the shots, the little puppet or her acrobats?

A story about a boy on his way to his friend's birthday party, afraid that everyone will laugh at the present he bought.

A man wakes up in a crashed car. He has lost his memory and the woman behind the wheel is dead. In the hospital fragments of his memory come back to him in sharp disturbing flashes. He discovers he was involved in some dirty scheme and is not as innocent as he hoped to be.

It’s Chinese New Year, which means a big feast, red envelopes, and friends and family all together! Kai-lan and her friends are thrilled because this year, they are old enough to carry the huge dragon costume. It’s going to take a whole team of friends to carry it for the celebration, and Rintoo is assigned to march in the middle of the dragon.

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