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- DirectorBruno BozzettoHungry mosquitos, in search of a meal, find that fruit, flowers and other such fare doesn't satisfy. One enterprising bug hits the jackpot - a human! However, the victim vigorously resists joining the food chain, causing a number of winged casualties. The little buggers wait until the man falls asleep, then set up a number of enterprises: cafes, bars, filling stations, all serving blood. Things are going well, but then the mosquito Cosa Nostra moves in, and ramp production into high gear.
- DirectorLuis CookStarsLen GrayDan WilliamsonAn amusingly bleak hearted tale of two weather lashed old spinsters. Lol and Edna Pearce live on a remote and austere strip of coast. They scrape out a miserable existence from the sea. The Pearce Sisters is a tale of love, loneliness, guts, gore, nudity, violence, smoking and cups of tea.
- DirectorPeter FoldesCruel, and utterly effective, Peter Foldes' experimentation with computer animation employs a bold speechless narrative to draw attention to the grave effects of consumerism. Who needs ethics when everything is within arm's reach?
- DirectorDavid ScharfStarsNeath Champion-WeeksStephen TaylorAntonia doesn't like her life and daydreams all day long in an imaginary forest, which she doesn't want to leave. Her father will take the right steps to bring her girl to her senses, but when she comes to them, she will shock everybody.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsTakeharu KunimotoBruno MetzgerA sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
- DirectorBørge RingStarsTonny HuurdemanAnnemieke RingPeter RingTwo sisters look back on their life together.
- DirectorEirik Grønmo BjørnsenAnna MantzarisStarsBritt MyerA man with social phobia gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature...
- DirectorSylvain ChometStarsJames PidgeonMichoue SylvainAndrea Usher-JonesIn seductive central Paris, an undernourished gendarme willing to go to great lengths to feed himself hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan.
- DirectorFrédéric BackStarsPhilippe NoiretChristopher PlummerThe story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley.
- DirectorCharlotte BoissonJulien FourvelPascal Han-KwanStarsJacques BrierePhilippe PeythieuA doctor unrelentingly tries to convince a phobic guy to come out of his isolation room.
- DirectorKonstantin BronzitIn the strangest of places, a lonely public lavatory attendant who dreams of romance will find excitement and perhaps love, when a chivalrous secret admirer keeps leaving flowers in her tip jar. But, what good is an invisible lover?
- DirectorJoaquin BaldwinA nurturing farmer in is danger of losing his crop of windmills due to the cyclical forces of nature.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsVincent PriceYoung Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
- DirectorDominique MonferyStarsDora LuzJennifer EspositoSalvador Dalí and Walt Disney's Destino features the tragic love story of Chronos, the personification of time, and a mortal woman as they seek each other out across surreal landscapes.
- DirectorAlbert 't HooftPaco VinkA humoristic turbo drama. Floyd, after being dumped by his girlfriend, suffers from psychological problems manifested as a little demon who disrupts his everyday life. Floyd has to go through great depths before he can continue his life.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsTim EverettMelanie O'ConnellMaxim BaldryA 19th-century inventor is close to perfecting motion pictures but doesn't want to reveal his invention to the public until he can show films with sound and color.
- DirectorMark OsborneA worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?
- DirectorSejong ParkDuring the Korean War in 1951, little Manuk is playing on the streets of his village and dreaming of life at the front where his father is a soldier. He returns home to find a parcel on the doorstep and, thinking it is a birthday present, he opens it. But its contents will change his life.
- DirectorAshley GrahamKate ReynoldsLindsey St. PierreStarsLuisa D'OreyA little girl gets taken to the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos
- DirectorBo MathorneStarsZebulon WhatleyLucien DodgePhillip SacramentoBackwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.
- DirectorPedro SerrazinaStarsJoaquim de AlmeidaA poem. A tale made of silence and complicity. Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the moon as a passion... This is a tale about someone who tried to make the dream come true. This is the tale about the cat and the moon.
- DirectorMichael FreiA touching entanglement in black and white
- DirectorMarek SkrobeckiA young poet falling in love. A city that awaits a drama to unfold. A time of sadness and conformity, a time of decisions. There is light, there is hope, there is poetry behind the dark clouds of our world.
- DirectorLuke RandallA tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable.
- DirectorTorill KoveStarsLiv UllmannA woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.
- DirectorAntoine AntinJenny RakotomamonjyA man witnesses a woman being pursued by three ninjas towards a shrine.
- DirectorFabrice JoubertIn a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.
- DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsSteve ApostolinaKirk BailyBen BledsoeThe love life of a man as told through the meals he gives his adopted dog, Winston.
- DirectorSam ChenAn exceptionally moving portrayal of the work of sculptor Alberto Giacometti, whose work with wire and clay figures in his Paris studio is shown at two different points in his life: once when his obsession with perfection leads to a terrible dream and later, when his chronic smoking causes his death and he receives a special benediction from his creations.
- DirectorDavid FineAlison SnowdenStarsAndy HamiltonAlison SnowdenHarry EnfieldA devoted and happily-married housewife organises a surprise party on the occasion of her husband's birthday, unbeknownst to her that her dentist spouse is experiencing a sudden mid-life crisis at his office.
- DirectorJustin StokesStarsJohn ShrapnelA short film which presents the monologue of a single actor. Through his reminiscences the audience gets an insight into a dark, confused and embittered mind.
- DirectorPéter VáczStarsDániel CzupiAdrienn MóroczThe friendship of Rabbit and Deer is put to the test by Deer's new obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension...
- DirectorGrzegorz JonkajtysAn unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the remaining survivors escape to the sea in great ships.
- DirectorEugene FedorenkoStarsBernard CarezSophie CowlingRaymond PollenderAn abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well-to-do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.
- DirectorFrançois AlauxHervé de CrécyLudovic HouplainStarsBob StephensonSherman AugustusAja EvansPolice chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.
- DirectorSantiago Bou GrassoPatricio PlazaA man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
- DirectorAnthony LucasStarsJoel EdgertonHelmut BakaitisTommy DysartSet in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsPeter BarakanA very old crocodile is shunned by his family after eating one of them.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsSensaku ShigeyamaShigeru ShigeyamaDoji ShigeyamaSurreal events occur when a hapless country doctor visits an ill boy one cold night.
- DirectorAri GibsonEddie WhiteStarsNick CaveA city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony.
- DirectorCasandra N.G.A elderly lady's sun can not visit her at summer so he sends her a help-o bot. She starts to love it with a heartbreaking story.
- DirectorJoaquin BaldwinAn origami tale of a skillful paper-folder who could shape the world with his hands.
- DirectorTrevor SandsStarsJeremy SistoReedy GibbsMichael Bailey SmithThe greatest battle that one can ever fight is the one that takes place within the mind; perspective, perception and control are the weapons used in this particular conflict.
- DirectorCaroline LeafStarsKathleen FeeMichael RudderJane WoodsTwo sisters live alone on an island. Viola, whose face is terribly disfigured, writes beautiful novels in her room. Marie is protective and won't let anyone see her sister. Then, a fan of Viola's books swims up on shore.
- DirectorPatrick CunninghamHeiko van der SchermStarsWhoopi GoldbergChristy Scott CashmanA 3-D animated film about the dream of reaching the unreachable and about the fact that something good can evolve from something evil.
- DirectorJoseph PierceStarsSarah McVicarRobert BathurstDanica MooreA family portrait goes horribly wrong as jealousy and suspicion bubble to the surface under the photographer's relentless gaze. As the session reaches a disturbing conclusion, it's clear that this truly will be a day to remember.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsDon HertzfeldtDark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery, in this second chapter to "Everything Will Be OK".
- DirectorMichaela PavlátováIn a noisy bar crammed with people, the remarkably diverse clientele interacts with each other through a series of lively bubbles. Words can be rich and emotional, or sharp and pitilessly accurate; but, what would man be without them?
- DirectorGeorges SchwizgebelA musical exploration of the world and all the creatures in it.
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorJasmiini OttelinPinja PartanenElli VuorinenStarsPentti HalonenA man lives alone in a block of flats. He may not be able to put a finger on it but he is lonely. All this changes though when the odd growth he has been ignoring on his side turns out to be something alive and becomes conscious.
- DirectorMarc CrasteIn the face of overwhelming urbanization and recklessness, creatures struggle to preserve a remnant of the peace they once knew. Selfless acts of love plant the seeds of change that will ultimately prove the salvation of his world.
- DirectorChristopher KezelosStarsNick McKayReina McAndrewShelley HepworthBorn into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.
- DirectorJulio PotStarsAl GravelleJay AlessandraMario Cáceres"Life is like a box of... " nothing. You have to fill it!. Imagine if someone asks "who are you?", you answer with your life story instead of your name.
- DirectorJames W. GriffithsStarsTom CullenMichael GouldYuri KlimovA prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.
- DirectorBob GodfreyThree friends, Alf, Bill and Fred (a man, a dog and a duck), share the same passion for bouncing up and down. One day Bill, the man, inherits a large sum of money and gives up his friends, who go on bouncing without him. But money does not make happiness and Bill, having fallen into depression, jumps off a 7 story building. He survives but loses his memory. After being welcomed back by his friends, the threesome decide to open the Dog and Duck agency, a business selling happiness to people.
- DirectorJoan C. GratzStarsJean G. PoulotTwo-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists.
- DirectorGeorges SchwizgebelA waltz played with an accordion starts a short story about the running time.
- DirectorJohn WeldonStarsHarvey AtkinAn ugly man rises to power with the benefit of a handsome looking lump on his head.
- DirectorBrooke WagstaffStarsBrooke WagstaffAdam RatnerAdam RatnerAn animated play-on-words about the letter named 'I,' a lonely author who lives life with a sigh. As she journeys through increasingly unfamiliar territory, I is forced to face her fears and grow exponentially as a character.
- DirectorChristopher KezelosA strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
- DirectorSamuel TourneuxStarsFrédéric SaurelBernard JungClémence CournacA priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven.
- DirectorYuri NorsteinStarsVyacheslav NevinnyyMariya VinogradovaAleksey BatalovA 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.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoMen killing each other through the ages for various reasons.
- DirectorChris WedgeStarsBosmuend PikeAn elderly widowed rabbit grieving her husband's death is encountered by a moth who invites her into the afterlife.
- DirectorAlexander AlexeieffClaire ParkerA study in pins of a man who loses his nose which becomes a personality in its own right.
- DirectorKôsai SekineIt is the story of a compulsive Japanese worker obsessed with order; for everything there is a site, but he realizes that he can not finds his site.
- DirectorCameron HoodKyle JeffersonStarsJeanine MeyersJon SpinogattiThe story of a fastidiously organized businessman, whose perspective on life is forever changed through an unexpected encounter with a tiny fledgling bird.
- DirectorNicky PhelanStarsKathleen O'RourkeIt's night; a wide-eyed fearful child is in bed. When her granny enters the room, the child pretends to be asleep. Granny O'Grimm isn't fooled; she pokes the child with a walker and picks up the book "Sleeping Beauty." We see the story as she tells it, images jumping between fairies at a baby's christening and Granny's agitated narrating. The aged fairy, who wasn't invited to the feast, looks just like Granny, but with small wings. As the child's terror deepens, Granny reaches the end of her version of the story. Will the child get any sleep?
- DirectorAndrew RuhemannShaun TanStarsTim MinchinA boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
- DirectorJohn CanemakerStarsEli WallachJohn TurturroMary BringleThe Moon and the Son, a 30-minute autobiographical animated film by John Canemaker, explores the difficult emotional terrain of father/son relationships as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father. Featuring the voices of noted actors Eli Wallach and John Turturro in the roles of father and son, The Moon and the Son combines memory, fact, conjecture, trial transcripts, audio recordings, home movies, photos, snapshots, and original animation to tell the story of an Italian immigrant's troubled life and the devastating consequences of his actions on his family.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiAn 8 minute video, depicting the history of Poland through animation, prepared by Tomasz Baginski for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
- DirectorJason CarpenterStarsTaylor SanchesCorey ShiffmanA young boy is dropped off at an elderly woman's home for the day. Her house sits amongst fields of weeds and rotting pears. A lone man, who rents a room, adds to the unsettling atmosphere. The savage slaughter of a chicken makes this daycare a harsh and confusing world for the boy, who learns caring can be shown in unexpected ways.