Because You're Gorgeous
South Africa, 2007, 5 min.
The African savannah is a tough place to have a bad hair day, which is exactly what Warthog is about to discover as he enjoys his beautiful locks.... more

Dear Fatty
USA, 2008, 7 min.
This beguiling animated tale is narrated in the form of a letter from a little girl to her missing hamster, who has left her to go on a trip to a place where she can't rejoin him.... more

Descendants (Nachkommen)
Germany, 2008, 15 min.
Jealousy, pride and revenge conspire to set one flower against the other in this allegorical tale of freedom and forgiveness. Whoopi Goldberg stars as the flower who would seek retribution and enjoy fleeting beauty, rather than exist for eternity.... more

Germans in the Woods
USA, 2008, 3 min.
This haunting combination of animation and a recorded conversation between a veteran and his son-in-law revolves around the older man's reminiscences of an unforgettable night he spent on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge.... more

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Ireland, 2008, 5 min.
WON: Runner up, Audience Favorite Animation Short Granny O'Grimm retells her version of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to her granddaughter as a bedtime story. But Granny's version hits a little too close to home.... more

The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
USA, 2008, 5 min.
Few creatures are as faithful to their mates as the little-known burrowing owl, as a careless driver is about to learn on his ill-fated journey through the desert.... more

Hot Dog
USA, 2008, 6 min.
A firehouse dog works his tail off to be one of the hook 'n' ladder team.... more

Operated by Invisible Hands
USA, 2007, 7 min.
Ellen discovers her true romantic yearnings when she spends the night with Doreen. But when she wakes up in the morning, she panics.... more

Tadeo Jones and the Basement of Doom (Tadeo Jones y el Sótano Máldito)
Spain, 2007, 18 min.
When a cute dog is thrown into an underground temple where animals are sacrificed to pagan gods, would-be hero Tadeo Jones comes to the rescue in this dazzling animated film which won the Spanish Oscar (the Goya) for Best Animated Short.... more

Their First Journey (Premier Voyage)
France, 2007, 10 min.
A wonderful mix of claymation and drawn animation, this sublime story tells the tale of a father who takes his infant daughter on her first train ride to meet his wife on vacation.... more

This Way Up
United Kingdom, 2008, 9 min.
WON: Audience Favorite Animation Short Two undertakers run into a number of slight problems delivering a body for burial.... more