Malaria - Edson Oda (2012)

MALARIA tells the story of Fabiano, a young Mercenary who is hired to kill Death.
This short film combines Origami, Kirigami, Time lapse, nankin illustration, Comic Books and Western Cinema.


Malaria from Edson Oda on Vimeo.

Smoke Seller- Jaime Maestro Sellés (2012)

The story of a magician who rolls into an unsuspecting town and makes everyone love him. But all is not what it seems...
An award-winning short film made by students of PrimerFrame Animation School in Valencia, Spain.
Premio Goya 2013



El Vendedor de Humo from PrimerFrame on Vimeo.

Chameleon - Sam Lemberg, 2012

A hostile race of aliens has invaded Earth and the government fears that the aliens are modifying their DNA to pose as humans. When a military officer abducted months ago mysteriously reappears, his wife is called in to ask him questions only she would know to find out who or what he really is. Starring James C. Burns (Call of Duty: Black Ops). Based on a story by science fiction author Colin Harvey.



Chameleon - Sci-Fi Short Film from Sam Lemberg on Vimeo.

Caterpillar- David Field (2012)

Finding your way can mean losing your mind in the process… An isolated elderly woman, in desperate need of stimulation, conjures an infestation of silk-spinning caterpillars, thus leading her to a mind-bending epiphany. ‘Caterpillar’ is a cerebral drama, filmed in the historical Wynkoop House, famous for housing George Washington. The crew consists of highly esteemed artists working across a wide spectrum of disciplines. This includes special effects artist, Ben Bornstein (300, The Fighter), visual effects artist Greg Silverman (Black Swan), and editor, Corey Bayes (Haywire, Contagion, The Informant, Che). From storyline through production, Caterpillar is an ode to the creative process. This film is a must-see for anyone who has ever submitted to their imagination and felt transformed by an idea.


CATERPILLAR from David Field on Vimeo.

La Luna - Pixar (2011)

A fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?

Sight - Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo (2012)

Sight is a new graduation film from the famous Bezalel Academy, which deals, in an incredibly well thought out manner, the possibilities and dangers of augmented reality.

Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo.

Daniel Lazo
Eran May-raz
(Bezalel)
Israel / 8 minutes

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The Bellies, Philippe Grammaticopoulos [2009]

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Luminaris, Juan Pablo Zaramella, 2011

Inspired by the Argentinian instrumental tango piece entitled “Lluvia de Estrellas” (Star Rain), “Luminaris” tells the story of a man living in a world controlled and timed by light. Each day inhabitants of this fictional world awake and are pulled, as if by some otherworldly force, to their jobs by sunlight. Combining pixilation and stop motion techniques; the surrealist short pairs styles reminiscent of art deco with black cinema. Zaramella explains, "Originally, I approached the project as a puppet animation story, but doing some pixilation tests in the gardens of Fontevraud, just for fun, the seed of the present short was born: the idea of sunlight as a magnetic force.”

Winner of Audience Award at Annecy International Animation Festival
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Country: Argentina
Duration: 6.17

Sleeping Betty - Claude Cloutier — 2007

SLEEPING BETTY from National Film Board of Canada on Vimeo.



Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. The king appeals to his subjects to wake her. A worthy Prince Charles lookalike has to leave his royal suburb to save the princess, but will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?

Drawn in India ink, this animation sets the Perrault classic in Claude Cloutier’s disjointed, anachronistic and playful universe.

Production : National Film Board of Canada (nfb.ca)

Village of Idiots - Eugene Fedorenko & Rose Newlove (1999)

 
Village of Idiots is a short animated comedy based on the classic Jewish, humorous, folk tales of Chełm made by animators Eugene Fedorenko and Rose Newlove with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

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The Little Girl Who Was Forgotten By Absolutely Everyone (Even the Postman)-Katy Towell - (2005)

The tale of a small child named Emmeline who's forgotten by absolutely everyone... even the postman.

"Once upon a time there was a little girl...no; no that isnt right, you see; it wasnt just any time and this wasnt just any little girl. 

This story is about Emmeline and it happened a long time ago, in a town that doesnt exist...at least not anymore... 

Emmeline was three-the only child of a curator and a soprano. She had anything a child could want...but there was one problem...Emmeline had been forgotten by absolutely everyone."
[Subtitled] The Little Girl Who Was Forgotten By Absolutely Everyone (Even the Postman) from Katy Towell on Vimeo.

Written, illustrated, and animated by Katy Towell in 2005.
Narrated by Tim Jones.
Music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com.

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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore-William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg-2010

Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.
Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.

Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience
that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals.
“Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011 in the 84th Academy Awards.

Singing Christmas Hedgehogs

Marry Christmas to us all

Swing of Change-2001

Swing of Change from Swing of Change on Vimeo.

Synopsis : New York 30's : Harry, a racist barber changes his mind at the arrival of a magical trumpet in his barber shop ! A Graduation Short Film Directed by : Harmony Bouchard, Andy Le Cocq, Joakim Riedinger, Raphael Cenzi Music by Denis Riedinger

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Thomas Beg, 2011

An 8 Minute adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. My 15 week Major Project at UCA Rochester as part of CG Arts and Animation. Enjoy!

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Wing It - 2011

Lovely film about a young man who is trying to be the first man to fly but his efforts are not succesfull until... help comes from the vast and unexplored universe.

This Short Film Animation Project has been created by students of of The Animation School in South Africa to gain vital work experience.

Mourir Auprès de Toi (2011) - Spike Jonze

Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side)

How to punch a whale, or what Dracula has to do with Faulkner and Macbeth.


Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

The Hangman (1964)- Maurice Ogden and Paul Julian

"The Hangman" is a poem by Maurice Ogden written in 1951. Its plot concerns a hangman who arrives at a town and executes the citizens one by one. As each citizen is executed, the others are afraid to object out of fear that they will be next. Finally there is nobody remaining in the town except the Hangman and the narrator of the poem.



Les Goldman and Paul Julian directed an animated adaptation of Maurice Ogden’s anti-fascist poem in 1964 and it is narrated by Herschel Bernardi. The film was co-winner of the Silver Sail Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1964.

Designed to evoke classic Soviet propoganda, the film vividly illustrates the poem’s theme of creeping fear and social decay invoked by abuses of the State.

The poem

The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus - Marius Herzog (2009)

An amazing film about dreams.
Great animation, story, atmosphere.

"The animated shortfilm “The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus” is my (Marius Herzog) graduation (Diploma) film, produced at the Georg-Simon-Ohm Hochschule – University Of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg.

The challenge of this movie was to reproduce the entire production process of an animated 3D shortfilm by myself including story development, concept design, modelling, rigging, directing, editing, animating, rendering and finally compositing".

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This Way Up - Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes (2008)

“This Way Up” is a 2008 short film directed by Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes. It follows the story of two undertakers trying to deliver a body to a graveyard. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 81st Academy Awards.

Country: UK
Runtime: 9 min