A story about the fire at the heart of suffering.
Bringing together dancers, musicians, visual artists and 3d animators, the film takes a critical look at current events. A mysterious figure travels aboard his boat through a dark and desolate landscape in his quest for inner peace.
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A walking sign, fed up with his job, dreams to dance.
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18+ A tribute to all life drawing models, and to the passion of the craft; exploring form, figure, life and all that lies within.
Dedicated to Edward Czuchnicki and all mogels, past and present.
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As a planetary storm approaches, a lone figure manages to avoid disaster.
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Two old men sit down for a less than normal game of chess.
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It is a story about “nirvana”. Life is a journey and not a destination. A man surrounded by architectural wonders reaches the ends of nothingness. “Something I cannot touch because they are too near; somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond any experience.”
Its is a single person made film.
Offical Selection:
* 10th IN THE PALACE International Short Film...
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"The life of a man living under water is questioned when a boat floats over his head".
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A former circus manager leads a boring life until he receives a tempting invitation that will lead him to an unexpected situation.
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A man and a woman surrounded by the overwhelming noise of electronics and consumerism. A portrait of loneliness in modern times.
AWARDS
*2013 Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, Montreal – Special Mention for great story telling
*2014 Goiânia Mostra Curtas, Brazil– best short film, jury selection
*2014 Air Canada Enroute Festival – Achievement in...
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Beings who exist in a world by hanging from ropes are all engaged in a struggle to avoid falling into the void below.
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By the evening, a young woman returns home to dinner with her husband and two young children. But this afternoon she was another and with another man...
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The Pig Farmer is a sad tale of porcine tragedy at the hands (or rather paws) of drug-addled yet cunning foxes.
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An old man tries to inspire his grandson through music.
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Have you ever imagined how it would be live life like a king? This is story of an unfortunate man who gets that chance.
views: 6165 AFR: 8.42
In the wild Sonoran desert, the greatest criminal of the Far-West suffers the wrath of a four years old child after stealing her ice cream cone.
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An absent minded mugger commits a crime. Hysteria ensues; evidence is left behind and the body is moved. How many trips to the crime scene must the mugger make to get it right?
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In the wild savannah are all equal before the lion on the hunt, but most important to remember who you are, and then a normal spear will be the most formidable weapon.
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Sometimes we are happy, sometimes we are unhappy. Alex the cat falls victim to the criticisms of the everyday, and struggles to find happiness in his life.
An animated student short film made during an 8 month study period at Sheridan College.
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A glimpse of an adorable snowman, wandering alone in the arctic wastes...
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A horror movie parody starring a masked man named Mason.
*OFFICIAL SELECTION - ANIMAYO International Festival for Animated Films, Visual Effects and Video Games (Spain 2013)
*OFFICIAL SELECTION - Scratch! International Animation Film Festival (Italy 2013)
*OFFICIAL SELECTION - One Minute Film & Video Festival (Switzerland 2013)
*OFFICIAL SELECTION - Anima Multi, part of Anima Mundi...
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This is the story of a blind witch named Arsénie. She is concocting a magic potion with the help of her loyal companion Sulfurin, a small creature from the woods. They both are very enthusiast that this healing recipe would deliver Arsénie from her blindness. The witch swallows the mysterious mixture. She cannot believe her eyes, the potion worked! But each medicine has their side...
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A man is taken to the doctor's office, but it's not for an ordinary checkup. A huge syringe is thrust into his head. Out of the syringe oozes a sticky yellowish liquid that magically turns into two sinister-looking men.
This story about two chimney sweeps clear all the memories out of their victim's brain. Fearsome puppets inhabit a world of strange objects.
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Daniel Beaulieu's Vancouver Film School final project, “Malaise”, features 3D animated love, loss, space horror and a hacksaw crammed into just under two minutes.
The film student cites a trio of classic influences for the action-packed school assignment, and all are made clear in the animated short, as his protagonist attempts to outrun one nasty toothy intruder.
Daniel Beaulieu...
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In this computer animated short, the space-rock duo DEATH VAN tours through a miniature world inhabited by surreal creatures that are haunted by a menacing and mischievous entity.
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A seeing eye dog must choose between his owner and his favorite toy.
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The romantic story of two animated characters who skipped from film to film.
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A rookie space trooper encounters an obstacle that all his wits and training have not prepared him for.
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The independent film by Lee Tao about the cycle of nature. In a world of fantasy, seedlings grow at top of forests canopy. They must be careful not to fall or they just may find themselves with a difficult decision to make. The protagonist is a little person born of a Seedling, and his death begets a beautiful flower.
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In this "crouching love, hidden breakup" story, inspired by 50's Shanghai water ink animation & kung fu films, themes of distance, tradition, art and longing dominate a telephonic conversation as a martial arts tango provides the visual backdrop.
Shannon Kook, star of Degrassi the Next Generation and The Conjuring, won the best voice performance at the ACTRA awards for his role...
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A space boy runs from a monster that will never leave him alone...
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This is an indie auteur film colored with crazy swing jazz and pure animation frenzy.
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If Darkness joins the game of hide and seek, only Light can defeat him.
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Two dinosaurs play hide and seek, one hides underwater when an asteroid hits the Earth killing the other. Under water, the dinosaur continues to hide for 65 million years.
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A man has to get out of the shower multiple times to pick up the phone.
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Two travelers undertake the construction of a gigantic bridge in order to cross a gulf blocking their way, inspiring with their courage and determination a rural community living nearby.
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Meet Gus! A dapper morning person with a passion for the nine to five. Unfortunately, Gus' routine has come down with a strange case of terminal velocity...
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The film starts by revealing a destroyed city. Bombed out buildings and piles of metal litter the gray landscape. Flags flap restlessly in the wind, and a lonely raven pokes amongst the rubble; the few sources of life in this desolate environment. On the horizon planes slowly approach. Their cargo is deployed over the city and it falls rapidly through the clouds. What more could be done to a...
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The lighthouse keeper decided to send a message in a bottle, but suddenly he got a very quick response...
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An explorer adventures into an unknown world, yet it seems that he has been there before.
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The selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the dull passivity of its servants are the theme of this puppet animation presenting the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes, taking refuge in absurd behaviour.
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This is a student film about how to pass through the traffic with a scooter.
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Shaman is not easy work in the hot savanna Oshana, and the result is not known in advance.
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Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. Pig see cookie. Pig want cookie. But they are out of reach…or are they? See Ormie’s attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.
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A man must travel across the universe and paint planets to pay for his son's medication.
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An under performing chicken is under enormous pressure to produce at work, while mocked by obnoxious co-workers and wary of a watchful eye ready to downsize. Social satire and poultry collide in this animated film that manages to say a lot with nary a word.
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This is a short story about Olrik, a young viking of the North Sea, who comes across his first adventure while wandering out of his childhood territories.
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Story takes place in a back alley underground facility where a small girl and large man are dueling in a staring contest...
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Two kids get caught in a storm as two clouds battle in the sky for their attention.
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A monkey is casually enjoying his banana in the jungle when he suddenly gets captured and thrown into space.
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The wonderful fantasy about the artistic girl and her goldfish who bring the joy of light and heat to the night time.
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In order for Ed to continue his comfortable, routine life, he must make the journey into a strange living world.
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A mystical thriller for the immediate terrible retribution for the brazen theft on the empty night street.
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The satirical disaster film about a train may be racing toward a crash with a cow. The engineer, who calls himself captain and poses in Napoleon hat and uniform with epaulets, is distracted by a lady who enters the engine car looking for a small, black dog. The captain accompanies her back through a car of swells in top hats. The fireman, a small and polite but dutiful man, sees danger ahead and...
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In post-apocalyptic New York, a lone robot's only companion is a screw. But, can this unusual friendship survive the threat of the terrible Gigaplant?
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A Cute Alien Robots arrives on the North Pole to collect earthly things only to find a hungry polar bear...
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The story of the fatal misunderstanding between the two old criminal partners who couldn't share her good fortune and all lost.
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Marcelino and Bartolomeo are playing at the office when they are not supposed to, Boss comes in to surprise them!
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Little Valkyrie must earn their wings and collect the basket full of the souls of the fallen Vikings in the battle, but it is a difficult task.
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Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. Adrift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of...
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Lucy, who lived in the pines, was once bored out of her mind, but what she would discover, was a thing like no other; an unexpected friend she would find.
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Zombie love is based on Bob, a flirtatious zombie, who falls in love with Zoey. He tries hard to get her attention which leads to a misadventure in the middle of a desert.
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A six minute film noir animated short, Luna depicts the flirtatious dance between a charming and debonair caterpillar (Silky) and the stunning and graceful moth (Luna). Is their story one of unrequited love at first sight or will their true feelings overcome the powerful attraction of another suitor?
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The tale of a curious fox who goes in search of an elusive whale. A journey of pursuit and longing.
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'Pupa' is the story about a boy who is about to begin puberty. His body is ready to make a physical transformation, but in his eyes every grownup is a hideous monster. He fears that he will turn into one of them.
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The best secretary you'll ever meet must fight the employee hoard to bring her boss the last cup of coffee in the office... before it's too late!
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Once in the toilet met two guys with different views on life, and for each of them the consequences of this meeting were too different...
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One night, passing through her childhood home of Russia, a woman reminisces about faraway landscapes.
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The sassy invader arrived on the planet of the single-eyed population, and he showed natives how to use a simple flag to get what you want. Aborigines it immediately realized...
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A graduation film by Mauricio Dal Pogetto from the Vancouver Film School, that if planted in the ground, it's not necessarily will grow.
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Imogen is a little girl who wants to play with her dad. Since he is too busy over the phone she decides to go flying into her imagination.
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Lone among the people of the big city young man gets an amazing chance to visit many places, to finally be home with a loving mother and maybe change something in their own lives...
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Witness Dr. Brock's unusual campaign to promote the consumption of broccoli to youths.
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This unofficial animated movie about the famous bird on the foundations of the Angry Birds Brand. The story is also a product of the Squeeze team's imagination. None of this is official. Only pure artistic and technical exploration... and a lot of fun. Enjoy!
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This movie are inspired by true story about a truck driver on a mountain road in a beautiful moment of dawn.
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Amazing boy named Joster always comes across rooftops to succor sleeping children, to protect them from attacks terrible monsters.
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A hungry rabbit tried everything, to pull a big carrot out of the ground.
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The story about the unusual boy who creates amazing animals through forces of the imagination...
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The world is drifting apart, but for many, the daily routine goes on. « La Dérive » portrays the illusions we maintain to avoid facing a harsh reality.
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18+ And what if an animals would be in lieu of people in real life, and people instead of animals?
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Far far away in space, on the planet divided in half the poor Lt. Lou meets an angry traffic light protecting a forgotten border.
Oh, and notice the lipstick at the end? It appears our alien friend leads a secret life…
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Oh, and this is not an easy job - to treat human head from bad thoughts... And there is a danger of becoming infected.
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The term "second hand" refers to the ticking hand on a clock; it also describes re-used items. Would you rather save time? Or save stuff? This film examines the imbalance and waste created by these modern obsessions.
Winner - Audience Award, Annecy Animation Festival, France
Winner - Best Children's Film, Animafest, Zagreb, Croatia
Winner - Best short film, CromaFest, Mexico...
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Every Sunday, it's the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate.
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In the heart of The European Alps, a mysterious wizard casts a spell on a sleepy Bavarian village.
*Ragen (Rah-ghen) in German means To Tower Above or To Loom over.
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Stanley the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is left behind in the break of an apocalypse.
All he wants to do is get back to his owner…
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Mort's lonely. But with the help and company of a pudgy city bird, things just might start looking up.
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18+ A visionary journey through the fragmented unconscious shadow of the modern world.
Through Shadow into Light.
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.”
Dr. C.G. Jung
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A man takes the subway. Inside his brain, a countdown clock hits zero and a little person prepares for lift-off. The man sneezes.
Screenings
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada (2013)
The Animation Show of Shows, USA (2013)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada (2013)
Animated Dreams 15, Estonia (2013)
Florida Film Festival, USA (2014)
Dawson City International Short Film...
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Two residents of a retirement home decided to diversify his sporting life and arrange races in a wheelchairs.
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A man is followed around by a blob as he goes about his daily life.
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In deep well, the self-assured boy found a glowing ball and decided to take it with you, but the underwater monster really didn't like it...
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When a pesky mosquito messes with Juma, Ting takes over to help his friend.
"Zapped!" is based on two characters originally devised as mascots for Rainmaker entertainment, Ting and Juma. Ting, a small energetic alien with attitude, personifies man's technological advances while Juma, an adventure seeking barbarian, represents humankind's inventive nature. Ting and Juma will take...
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A boy named Jimmy turns ten years old and receives an unexpected gift from the unprincipled corporation.
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