Bug Therapy

Citronella, a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, nervously waits outside her first group therapy session, while the Pill Bug therapist, Dr. Pill tries to calm a neurotic group of bugs, each suffering from a mental-health issue: An OCD germaphobic Fly freaks when he runs out of hand sanitizer. A Dragonfly couple struggle with co-dependency; she's literally on top of him. A Grasshopper, addicted to coffee, is so jumpy, he launches himself in mid-sentence. A Praying Mantis who doesn't pray because she thinks she is God. A terrified Spider is deathly afraid of -- spiders. And, a perfectly-camouflaged Stick Bug complains that no one ever "sees" him. Throughout all this, Citronella battles her urge to flee - while Dr. Pill implores her to share her "embarrassing" problem.

Jam

The idea of JAM was conceived while I was attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2008.After returning to Japan, I soon began making the film and completed it in four months.This film is based on a very simple idea: the increasingly varied the sounds, the greater is the number of creatures. I wanted to rid myself of the frustrating experience of making Devour Dinner, which was highly unsatisfactory from the viewpoint of the movement in the film. My intention in this film was to fill the screen with chaotic movements.

Snow Shelter

Frigid winter in a war-devastated, present-day city. Several years have passed since the destruction, and the city is slowly rebuilding. A thirty-year-old guy is living as a squatter in an apartment with a group of strangers. He struggles to survive and also to find a little more comfort in this rough setting. One night he nearly burns the flat down, hoping for a warmer sleep. His roommates start hating him, so the guy has to find another shelter.

Between Showers

This year, it sudden shower a lot. When it sudden shower, people look up at the sky, fast walk, and point umbrellas. The motif in this animation is like that scenery of a bunch and be reminded scenery.

Annie: Origins

Neposlušný zajíček

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

Divine Fate

An environmental morality tale. A divine gate gives one all that one desires, on the condition that one takes only what one needs and one gives something good in return.

Sprite Fright

Set in 80’s-Britain, when a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.

New Fangled

A critique of marketing speak in the commercial cartoon industry.

Tale of Tales

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

More

A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention, which allows people to see life through rose-colored glasses, but he has to pay a price for his success.

Hedgehog in the Fog

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect...

Adventure Without a Map

Miki and Kazuki are both struggling at their jobs. Miki's bakery isn't getting business, and there is something missing from her desserts. Kazuki is working on a report related to curry for his company, but a coworker tells him he has the wrong approach to the project. Will they be able to succeed in their professions?

Hrnečku, vař!

While all the inhabitants of a small rural village are working hard to survive the harsh daily routine, the mayor and his wife are gorging themselves to death. Without generosity, they even refuse alms to a penniless old lady. Among the hard workers trying to subsist, a little girl works courageously to help her exhausted mother. One day, during her lunch break, she goes into the forest to fill her cup of water in a river. There, a poor old lady asks for alms from the young lady, having nothing but her little piece of bread, willingly offers it to her. It is then that the old lady, as a reward, enchants the cup of the little girl ...

All Creatures Great and Small

130 children along with staff and teachers worked together shooting indoors and out using stop motion techniques to make a film. The unexpected resulted as children inspired each other and the results are magical.

Last Time in Clerkenwell

Last Time in Clerkenwell chronicles the odyssey of the Royal Legion of Birds from Bathtime in Clerkenwell after they come to power and take over London. This time, the bird empire expands beyond Earth's boundaries ... and falls into unexpected circumstances.

Animated Putty

Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.

Blue

"Knife-like, Flower-like, Like Nothing at All in the World" - William Saroyan An animated abstract-narrative set to a lush full orchestra composition by Duncan Thum (also entitled "Blue"). While a man's past experience needs to be surgically removed, somewhere a woman takes bath and contemplates delicate & pleasurable kinds of pain... Tis all Blue. Short animated film by Daniela Sherer. Featured in the Animation Show of Shows

Passage

In this whimsical and evocative parable, a master and his servant engage in a battle of wills as they attempt to cross a frozen lake. As they struggle and dance their way across the ice, the reality of who’s really in control becomes increasingly clear.

Crin-crin

Iris Alexandre's animated short was featured in the Animation Show of Shows. Music by Zakouska.