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Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

A mysterious man lands his ship on a seemingly deserted planet. He sets out with his crew to see if any survivors remain.

Apples and Oranges is designed to raise children's awareness of the harmful effects of homophobia and gender-related name calling, intolerance, stereotyping and bullying. In the course of a lively in-class discussion among elementary students and an equity educator, children's paintings magically dissolve into two short animated stories. In Anta's Revenge, Anta finds out that creativity--not revenge--is the best way to deal with a school bully who makes fun of her for having two moms. Defying Gravity tells the story of Habib and Jeroux, two skateboarding friends whose relationship comes to a screeching halt when one of them finds out the other is gay.

Meet a special kind of milkman. Based on the Stephen King short story "Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)".

Exploring the business of inventing stuff

Two travelling monks meet and part on more than one occasion.

Somewhere in Europe by a great sea stands a small village, where inventing all manner of domestic gadgets is held in great esteem. Every year the villagers organize an annual competition of new inventions. One of the best inventors in the village is Oskar, Lotte's father. His primary rival is Adalbert, whose wife also partakes in the competition. On the eve of the next competition, Lotte and her friend Bruno find a book soaked in the sea, from which Susumu, a gardener from distant Japan, climbs out. Susumu teaches the villagers some judo throws before a big judo competition, which the latter will eagerly use to facilitate their daily lives.

A short movie with just rounds and squares about exuberance and its wrong treatment in the school system

The short film tells the story of Edu, a man who lies in a large metropolis. The film approaches in a humorous way the problems and difficulties of living in a big city, in which appearances deceive and the simple act of daring to cross a street can be a problem.

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

Charlie and friends go to the mysterious Candy Mountain

An Alexey Budovsky Animated Short Film

English language production introducing characters from China's most popular animated television series of 1999.

"The images of “Memory Fade” are not lost… they are spectral and the dance steps repeated over and over in time fights the Fade – a falling down that breaks the spine of the book of life (mankind)."

A little boy steps in to a new world. The mother of the four-year-old Jonas brings him to his first swimming lesson. Jonas is scared and wants to go home. While trying to escape, he falls into the deep bath and nobody notices him. While floating on his swimming wings he has to try to rescue himself.

The garden literally goes "nuts" when a shortage of nuts causes panic, especially with the Garden Talent Show & Tell starting tomorrow. And wouldn't you know it--everyone's talent involves a nut. With only one nut left in the entire garden, friends turn into enemies as it's a mad dash to see who grabs the last, elusive nut. To remain friends and to save the show, the bugs must learn to share.

Doki, a female rabbit, falls in love with, and chases Nabi, a male cat, in a world where love between rabbit and cat is socially unacceptable.

Inside the closet at seamstress Jacira's house, in an old orange coat, lives Teca, a curious little bookworm, and her pet mite, Tuti. When the old seamstress mistakenly takes Teca and Tuti in her coat while returning a book to the city library, Tuti, once again, had caused some trouble. Escaping with Teca's ribbon in its mouth, it disappears through the mazes of the library, setting up a grand adventure. In addition to stop-motion, the short film "A Library Tale" features other animation techniques such as digital 3D and 2D, several scenes in live action with real settings and characters.

An animated theatrical short, based on the Ape Escape video games and anime.

In 1901, a young elf matches wits with a masked villain in an animated adventure set in a world of mechanical air ships, classic automobiles, and other curious inventions.

Anti has worked as a TV-set repairman all his life. One day, he realizes that everything around him needs to be repaired.

Popee the Performer deals with a circus that operates in the middle of the desert. Each episode deals with the small cast of characters attempting at times to rehearse their performances, but it usually dissolves into the characters trying to humorously destroy each other in the usual cartoon manner. The star of the show, Popee, is a clown in an odd red-striped jumpsuit and bunny ears. He is adept at juggling, being a clown, pulling large knives and small bombs out of thin air. He is not adept at ever succeeding in his nefarious plans to hurt his poor assistant or the owner of the circus. His mischievous nature is the driving force of each episode.

In a cave in the woods,all winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea and pop corn while Bear snores on.Cheerful rhymes will charm children as they wait for Bear's BIG reaction.

The story of a flustered young priest and a tricksy gargoyle with a taste for communion wine! Both characters are (again) taken from a longer and older story- about pirates, actually.... The little priest, Chance, doesn't make a terribly effective pirate. But the gargoyle does!

When a special baby is born in the village, a group of friends must make a mysterious journey to the center of the forest.

A lonely tailor despairs at the results of his terrible curse.

Sea Tales is a collection of the world's most beloved fairy tales set in a vivid underwater world of fantasy.

A multi-cultural animated Christian superhero flick.

The little wooden people called Wemmicks scurry about their days doing what they always do: sticking gold stars on the pretty and talented Wemmicks or gray dots on those who make mistakes. But now the stickering is all the more important. The Festival is at hand. That means that the envied Most Stars Award and the dreaded Most Dots Award are about to be given out. And poor Punchinello is sure to be a shoo-in for the Most Dots. But thanks to a new friend, he is about to learn a very important lesson that kids of all ages need to hear: no matter how others judge their worth, God cherishes each of them just as they are. Now this award-winning story, drawn from the classic bestseller, comes to life in this fully animated video with songs for your kids to sing along with. They'll love it because it's so much fun. You'll love it because of the eternal truth it teaches them: You Are Precious in His Sight.

The antics of a reluctant young boy and the relentlessly happy duck who trails him, set in a delightful and surprising pop-up book world where anything can happen.

A short animated feature.

The kid by the name of Plato was lying in the garden, slowly swinging in a hammock. Warm sun was shining; the day was pleasant and joyful. Suddenly a strange cat appeared behind the branches, which led Plato to a heron. And there began the journey! Or is this just a fantasy inherent to kids?

“Exlibris” is an experimental animated short film that pays tribute to books, the pleasure of reading, and one of the most fascinating works of literature ever written.

Open Surgery is a short animation film about an open heart surgery where death comes to play his part. The animation was made as the second year student film (2008) of my study, 3D computer animation and visual effects, at Utrecht School of the Arts.

A second-grade class is assigned an essay titled “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up,” and pupils Anusiak, Konieczko, Maślana, and Czesio spend the evening pouring their dreams onto paper. The next morning, as they proudly carry their essays past fortune-teller Jowita’s parlor, she unexpectedly reveals each of their futures thirty years hence, and none of her visions match what they wrote.

IN A DESERT LANDSCAPE DOTTED WITH THE SMOKING CARCASSES OF CAR WRECKS, VEHICULAR AUTOMOTIVE BEINGS RACE TOWARDS EACH OTHER, SPUTTERING, ROARING, IN LUSTY SCREECHING EMBRACE, TOWARDS TOWERING DESTRUCTION WITH FORNICATIVE FERVOR. THREE YOUNG ARE FLUNG, SPRUNG FROM THE FUMING WRECKAGE, BLASTING OFF INTO THE SUN, INTO THE GIANTS MOUTH.

A little boy thinks he will have some extraordinary adventures when he goes to a birthday party.

The seventh thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren; this time with a focus on his collaborator Maurice Blackburn.

A pleasant day on the boardwalk is ruined for insect friends Squiggz, Cosmo and Flutter when a nasty exterminator comes calling. Rushing off to find Grandpa -- who's fishing in a restaurant lobster tank -- the fearful bugs hear the story of David and Goliath and, in the process, learn about standing up for yourself in the face of incredible odds. This inspirational animated tale delivers a Christian message in a colorful, kid-friendly format.

The "Metahead" has been shown in a number of international animated and short film festivals.

This film is a collaborative project of members of the artistic group Divlje oko. A register of animation styles snippets of its authors.

A day like any other at the hospital. Or is it? Something is making a noise.

A lonely hunter caught up in the middle of a storm finds shelter at the top of a steep cliff. To his surprise, he meets a mysterious red-haired woman.

This work "Kikumana" is an animation of a girl called Kikumana who acts like in a stage performance, the role defeated by such an ill circumstance though she tries to find herself. The primal aim is to get the audience feeling a strange atmosphere spread from this work. The image has a pictorial atmosphere and a documentary touch at the same time. Unrealistic phenomena take place there.

the most common transgressive behaviors among young people, suggesting a norm of civil coexistence and respectful behavior toward others. The film is part of an educational project with which the Province of Bergamo aims to foster a civic culture among young people, not through simple exhortation or fear of punishment, but through the gradual emergence of a collective understanding of the meaning of certain actions, what they express, the risks they entail, and the alternatives for achieving one's dreams.

The film follows the "history of evil" as a continuity in the history of mankind, from prehistory to the present day, through portraits of historical figures created by the art of sculptor Ante Strinic, based on the script by Tahir Mujičić.

Two gays talk about when they came out and about their first love.

One day the else so peaceful mood in the Ourin Gakuen suddenly changes. Kusunoki-sensei, the so-called subheroine, along with most of the students takes over the school after a coup d'état. The principal is beaten and now it's up to Yuu Sakurano, Yuzuki Kaede and Nagomi Fujikura to take back the school from her and return it to the former peaceful days. This is the start of a full-scale war, one that this school has never seen before.

On the background of a room rebuilt in every detail, a man is suspended in the emptiness of his memories, without dialog, speaking only through the notes of Satie. And his other self (his youth) who appears suddenly to remind us of the past, and of the fleeting nature of life.

The famous composition by Jakub Jan Ryba and illustrations by painter Josef Lada in an animated film celebrating the birth of Jesus. Among the villagers and shepherds rushing to Bethlehem are Mikeš the cat, Kmotra Liška, Mulisákův Bubáček, the mayor, the shoemaker, the chimney sweep, and other well-known characters by Josef Lada.

Known and loved by generations of children, Pinchon's classic Bécassine is now a feature-length movie. A cross between Mary Poppins and Mr Bean, Bécassine is the nanny every child dreams of having ! Her mismatched green dress, white apron and red-and-white striped socks might look a little strange, but the gawky Bécassine is a truly lovable character. Her adventures begin when Bécassine arrives in Paris to take care of Charlotte, the daughter of one of her former charges. Bécassine and Charlotte get caught up in a fanatic and comical adventure filled with song and dance. They race from Paris to Marseilles to Ibiza and Lapland trying to unravel the mystery of what happened to Charlotte's father, Edmond. What is he running from ? What secret is he trying to protect ? Will Charlotte's family escape the evil clutches of Gaspard, a so-called family friend ?

Dead heroes Thomas Edison, Nicola Tesla, and Topsy the Coney Island elephant make their return to the screen in this tragic, stop-motion animated tale of two ill-fated lightbulbs forced to confront the unholy meaning of light. Made for the Slamdance $99 Special Program.

Journey to Mars (Viaje a Marte) is an animated stop motion short film. This independent production, which was made in Argentina, is the result of two years hard work. Since then, it has won 50 awards in different festivals around the world, competing in many cases against real action productions. The short tells the story of Antonio, a boy from the 60s, who is a great fan of science fiction tv serials and space trips. In view of the child's passion, his grandfather decides to take him to Mars in his tow truck.

François, a failed painter dedicated his time between to a ferocious hatred for his tyrannical mother, the search for inspiration and a pointless job. His only companion is a large knifer. His mother will be its first victim, the first murder in his career as a serial killer. While out walking, he has a strange encounter with Death. In several face-to-face exchanges with this unlikely correspondent, he discovers a unique character. But following a game, Death suffers a fatal fall. François returns to his life but are things back to normal? This animation movie has won many awards in Festivals throughout Europe.