Your search by 'Animation' identified 37 films

"Animated American"
USA, 2008, 15 min.
Welcome to Hollywood, where the past collides with the future as a ruthless young studio executive confronts the old-fashioned cartoon characters he's banished from the lot when he and his bodacious young plaything go mansion hunting to celebrate his new raise.... more

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

Berni's Doll
France, 2008, 11 min.
Dullard Berni leads a humdrum life punching a time clock in a squalid cat food factory, until one night, he spots an ad on TV that might hold the key to all of his life's desires: his very own lifelike sex doll, available with or without the standard appendages. This is one animated film that is def... more

BOTNIK !
USA, 2008, 11 min.
This fabulous animated short centers on the beat era that gave birth to the hipster sensibility, reflected in the newfound fad of art walks and openings that were as much about the wine, cheese and good vibes as they were about the art that defined the era.... more

Cable Car (Die Seilbahn)
Switzerland, 2008, 7 min.
This dazzling animated film follows an old man who sets out on an expedition to ride a cable car up a mountainside, only to find that his uncontrollable sneezing threatens to make this the trip to end all trips.... more

Come Again in Spring
Canada, 2007, 12 min.
An old man feeding his birds in winter is confronted by the Grim Reaper who has come to take him. But the old man is in no mood and refuses to abandon his birds when they need him most. A bargain is struck, a test is presented and the two go head to head with death on the line.... more

The Day of Glory (Le Jour de Gloire)
France, 2007, 8 min.
Deep in the trenches of WWI, a soldier emerges to take his place in history.... 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

Dog Days
France, 2007, 16 min.
When a twist of fate and an eerie similarity in appearance cause a little girl and a puppy from two very different households to be switched in childhood, their lives take diverse paths to a strangely similar future.... more

The East Wind (Der Ostwind)
USA, 2006, 10 min.
The epic showdown between a German flying ace and an equally adept American fighter pilot sets the stage for this gorgeously animated tale of aerial warfare and remembrance.... more

E1even Roses
Canada, 2008, 5 min.
A misanthropic loner is convinced that a box of roses will get him the woman of his dreams in this fabulously twisted tale of animated terror.... more

Ephemeral
Australia, 2008, 15 min.
An empty cola can becomes the obsessive focal point for a disparate group of passengers on a crowded rush hour subway train.... more

Face
France, 2007, 6 min.
A man's face undergoes a spectacular series of transformations with the aid of computer animation and a vivid imagination.... more

Flourtown
USA, 2008, 9 min.
This fabulist combination of live action and animation tells the tale of a town whose residents earn a living serving the war munitions trade and whose sons and daughters die at the hands of those same interests.... more

For the Love of God
United Kingdom, 2007, 11 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Student Animated Short Ian McKellen provides one of the voices in this strange animated tale of a young boy who lives with his mother. Each of them loves God, but in very different ways. Winner, Best Animated Short: Chicago, Rhode Island and Santa Barbara Film... 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

HA'Aki
Canada, 2008, 5 min.
The great Canadian game of hockey provides the basis for a stunning animated meditation on the poetic beauty of that occasionally savage sport.... 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

Hope Springs Eternal
USA, 2007, 7 min.
An incompetent suicidal man keeps trying to kill himself, but all he manages to bring to an end are the lives of a number of other people.... more

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

Hungu
Canada, 2008, 9 min.
WON: Best Animated Short & Honorable mention, Future Filmmaker Award A deeply moving meditation on migration, traditions and family are visually imprinted in striking black and white animation.... more

In August (En Agosto)
Colombia, 2008, 15 min.
A staggeringly ambitious animated film about the precise moment when the world comes to an end.... more

Just in Case
USA, 2008, 1 min.
A very short animated take on global warming, as a young boy tells his father of impending natural disasters, which the father pooh-pooh's with all the arrogance that an adult can muster when talking with a child.... more

Pat's First Kiss
Canada, 2007, 5 min.
Young Pat never fit in at school, so after graduation, he heads for Europe on a quest to share his first kiss with a boy. The kiss he shares is not quite what he had in mind.... more

The Plush Life
USA, 2007, 4 min.
Lundo and Flint drive to work each day together in an unlikely commute.... more

Procrastination
United Kingdom, 2007, 4 min.
WON: Best Student Animated Short This winner of the Best British Animated Short at the London Short Film Festival is an amusing and visually lively meditation on the subject of inertia.... more

Pupsock & Wendell in the Gallery of Doom
USA, 2007, 13 min.
Cartoon characters Pupsock and Wendell save the snotty princess from an evil monster who lurks in the paintings at the museum.... more

Rojo Red
Colombia, 2007, 14 min.
What would happen if the world were hanging on a thread, and you knew where to pull the strings?... more

Skhizein
France, 2008, 13 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Animated Short As a result of a meteorite crashing into earth, Henry now sits 91 cm outside of his body. It's a little awkward.... more

Springtime in Sant Ponç (Le printemps de Sant Ponç)
Switzerland, 2007, 20 min.
WON: Second Place, Best Documentary Short Haunting narration from institutionalized patients is strikingly underscored by beautiful animation, capturing a sense of immediacy to the words and emotions as the stories unfold.... more

Stanley & Dean
Australia, 2007, 5 min.
After a clock tower accident of unusual proportions, Stanley and Dean set out for some revenge.... 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

Vacation
USA, 2008, 6 min.
A man contemplates life as unceasing rain drenches the city.... more