by Urška Djukić

Four elderly women recall their youth, when relationships between men and women were very different. Their voices merge into one — that of Grandmother Vera, who tells her story. Her memories reveal the position of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

by Jaume Carrió

Woody & Woody pretende ser un modesto homenaje al gran cineasta neoyorkino, con diálogos frenéticos impregnados de ironía e ingenio y con unos dibujos de trazos vibrantes que parecen moverse a ritmo de jazz.

by Joanna Kożuch

The young violinist is about to play his big solo with the Philharmonic of Fongopolis city. The path to success is unexpectedly stopped on a train station. In the chaos of signs, advertisements, lights and crowds in a rush, he can not find the way to the right platform. To catch his train he must stop.

by Parissa Mohit

Amidst a bustling cityscape, a child pays a visit to a woman in a high-rise apartment. Inside, their interactions with each other, and with the outside world, become increasingly phantasmagorical.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Candy Guard

Millie and June have been best friends for ever and get on each other’s nerves. But old friends are irreplaceable. If they still like you even though they know you, that can’t be bad.

• Comedy

by Petra Balekić

A faded memory of a book that was once very close to me.

by Kirsten Lepore

A girl journeys through a vibrant, pulsing, macrocosmic landscape but a precipitous incident compels her to venture up a mountain in an attempt to save herself.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Dina Velikovskaya

There is a strong connection between parents and their child. A young woman leaves the parental home to see the world. But the world of her parents is so tightly connected with her that by leaving, she puts it at risk. It turns out that this connection can be also destructive.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Romance

by Marie Clerc, Marie CLERC

After losing for the umpteenth time one of his socks, Thierry decides to sequester the one he has, to find the missing.

• Comedy
• Drama
• Experimental

by Anna Lund Konnerup

At dusk in the Wild West, we meet the calm and simple cowboy, Kevin, and his Horse sitting by their campfire. Kevin and Horse have been on a journey cross-country to find the mystery Lady who wrote Kevin a love letter, and now they are near their destination. Kevin is eager to finally meet her, but he realizes that love is not always what you expect.

by Kirsten Lepore

Directed a stop-motion segment for SiGNALS: an experimental program tuning you into the colorful stories of everyday objects for YouTube Originals' sustainability initiative.

• Comedy

by Aggie Pak-yee Lee

Dull Dull is a 2D pencil-drawing animated short about a fat fat boy who is trying to escape from his fear.

by Yulia Aronova

A story of a tree, a tree like any other. One day, it jumps into a pair of boots and goes off for a walk inviting everyone it meets to follow. Boring everyday life fades as they all skip and dance along happily.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

Single: Make Luv.

• Music video

by Katarzyna Agopsowicz, Veronika Kocourková

Tresky plesky is an animated series for children, their parents, and anyone eager to learn something new in a fun way. The main character, host Kata Strofová, explores the world of molecules and particles, uncovering the secrets of natural phenomena and helping viewers understand these processes with ease. Each eight-minute episode concludes with a catchy song.

• Comedy
• Musical
• Adventure

by Martin Smatana

The opening intro animated for Festival BAB – Biennial of Animation Bratislava which takes place biennially in October in Bratislava, Slovakia. The local music band PARA gave us their great song Celé tie roky which I used as a sountrack for animation. All the scenography is made out of used second-hand clothes and recycled textiles.

• Family
• Comedy
• Experimental

The full review (note – spoilers will be discussed) and break down all of the details from Turning Red. We discuss the story, the characters, the music and, of course, dive into the many Easter Eggs we’ve spotted. Join us to chat along and share your thoughts with us! We’ll have some special guests as always (joining us this time are Drew Taylor, along with our regular pals Gio, and Paulina).

• Comedy
• Coming-of-Age
• Family
• Making of

by Dace Rīdūze, Ivana Laučíková, Ivana Šebestová & others

Five forest cubs explore the secrets of the world and especially the most important one – FRIENDSHIP.

• Adventure
• Family
• Pre-school

by Evan DeRushie

The film observes one bird who barely manages to escape this industry, yet remains trapped in a cage and surrounded by unfamiliar sounds and un-birdlike creatures.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Richard Starzak

Stop-motion animated satire of modern man on the street and documentary interviews, responding to unseen questioners. The voices of the characters are supplied by everyday people speaking varied regional accents.

• Comedy

by Barbara Bakos

For Christmas, a little girl gets wall bars instead of a hula hoop, which she asked for. Animated short film based on Zita Murányi’s poem.

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Family

Masterclass by Maura McDonnell. With a background in painting, music, mathematics, history, education, and music & creative arts with technology, Maura McDonnell has been creating abstract visual music works since 1997.

• Making of

by Ellen Hoffmann

While playing outside the house little Lisa builds together her own playfellow from various objects. But when her mother asks her to tidy up and come to dinner Lisa has a problem. Her new friend is not willing to be cleaned up.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Experimental

by Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China’s greatest heroines in the process.

• Comedy
• Pre-school

by Ross Butter

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Miloslav Frič

Clip for the opening song of Lenka Dusilová’s latest album called “River”. The listener in “River” travels through time, space, bloodstream, structure, own history. The river cleans the ballast, eats the bottom so that everything can sink again and one can see things in new contexts. Water becomes the agent of all processes. It opens, cleans, until finally it shows everything.

• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Václav Blín

The video for the band’s biggest hit playfully combines folk motifs and those that are more typical of techno.

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Inari Sirola

Yellow Majesty – Honey Sweet (Official Music Video)

• Music Videos
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Daniel Amar

Music video of the song “Sunrise” by Alberto Amar.

• Music Videos
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Jamie Hewlett

The music video for Saturnz Barz (Spirit House) opens with the animated band entering a dark, eerie haunted house.

• Music video

by Francesca Colombara

Two thieves are escaping. They ride a giant camel in a magical desert. Through a flashback, we see the two girls stealing a birdcage full of flying mushrooms. The two thieves experiment a psychedelic trip, and after that they stop in the middle of the desert and open the cage. The thieves free the mushrooms, who fly far away across the universe.

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Liam Callebout

UK music artist Ben Dalby collaborates with writer Mojo Billington and animation director and illustrator Liam Callebout to present the music video Tin Man.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Chris Lambourne

A man goes for a drink, but is stalked by the manifestation of his grotesque masculinity.

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Experimental

by Moohyun Jang

Every dreamer has their own magic door

• Music video

by Ollie Jones

A high octane sci-fi splatterfest by Ollie Jones for the Aussie band Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – in beautifully crafted Claymation.

• Music Videos
• Sci-Fi
• Action
• Experimental
• Comedy

by Dalibor Barić

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

Randy Newman discusses diving back into the the toy-world for Toy Story 4. He also talks about and shares some lines from the original song, “I can’t let you throw yourself away” that he wrote for the film. Additionally, listen in as there are some recordings from the scoring sessions as well.

• Making of

Priit Pärn introduces his film for a special London Animation Club event called Perils Of Perestroika Part 2 on 19th July 2021. The video was made especially by Olga Pärn.

• Making of

Making of “Negative Space” de Ru Kuwahata et Max Porter.

• Making of

by Mia L. Henriksen, Konrad Hjemli

The Harbourmaster is an animated documentary made by Mia L. Henriksen and Konrad Hjemli for their thesis film at Volda University College in 2022.

• Documentary
• Tragicomedy
• Making of

• Fantasy
• Family
• Making of

by Britt Raes

CEE Animation Experience webinar dedicated to Keep Festive, a new international initiative committed to creating safer, more inclusive environments at animation industry events. Guest speakers Aneta Ozorek and Anastasiya Verlinska, representing member festivals behind the initiative, will present its core values, practical tools, and real-world protocols developed to prevent sexual harassment and unsafe situations. From establishing a Code of Conduct to training staff and managing sensitive cases, this session will explore ways organizers and festival professionals can foster respectful and supportive industry events.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Tess Martin

A fisherman experiences a moment of connection with a female humpback whale off the coast of San Francisco. Is it an example of inter-species communication, or a mysterious fluke?

• Documentary
• Experimental
• Making of

by Frédéric Schuld

A British chimney sweeper describes his everyday routine of forcing young kids to become workers. While we observe a kid cleaning a chimney, the master’s statement gets more personal with every sentence until we understand, that he is speaking about his own past. Being locked in a vicious circle, there seems to be no exit.

• Drama
• Documentary
• Tragedy
• Experimental
• Making of

Producer, percussionist, and composer Samuli Kosminen shows us some of the rather unusual instruments used on the Moominvalley score – featuring dried chilies, design chairs, and jawbones of sheep, among other things.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Zoel Kastelic, Žoel Kastelic

This animation is dedicated to all the chocoholics that always ask themselves where their chocolate went…

• Comedy
• Making of

by Martin Smatana

In this webinar, award-winning stop-motion director Martin Smatana (The Kite, Berlinale 2019) will take you on a deep dive into the creative applications of artificial intelligence in animation. Known for his hands-on work with textile and paper, Martin will explore how AI can complement traditional artistry. He’ll showcase various tools such as Dall-E, and Runway, offering practical insights into how these technologies can aid in generating ideas, optimizing workflows, automating tasks, and enhancing creative processes. Whether you’re designing storyboards, generating visuals, or working on sound design, this session will give you concrete strategies to integrate AI into your animation projects, helping you streamline repetitive tasks while maintaining your unique artistic voice.

• Documentary
• Making of

“Missing Link” is the latest feature from Laika Studios, which makes some of today’s biggest stop motion animated movies. Their latest stars Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, and Zoe Saldana. Director Chris Butler talked to us about all the work that went into bringing this movie to life. It involved years of work and over 100 handcrafted sets.

• Documentary
• Adventure
• Family
• Making of

Q&A for the Cannes Award-winning animated film and Latvia’s selection for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, Flow with Director/Co-Writer GintsZilbalodis (Moderated by Marshall Shaffer) at the Angelika Film Center & Cafe in New York City on 10/17/2024.

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Making of

Interview with Chris Robinson who is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).

• Making of

Interview with director Alexandra Májová.

• Making of
• Comedy

Creative Europe Desks NL and Luxembourg, together with Kaboom Animation Festival, organized an interactive online session to learn all about the ins and outs of highly acclaimed European training initiatives The Animation Workshop, CEE Animation & La Poudrière. This recording of the Masterclass gives insights into how these programs tailored to the animation industry promote expertise and help you build and nurture a professional network across Europe.

• Documentary
• Making of

Interview with Tomek Popakul who took both the Grand Prix and the ;DSAF Audience Award with Acid Rain at 16th Animateka.

• Making of
• Experimental
• Drama
• Music Videos

Interview with Elio’s directors, Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian as well as producer Mary Alice Drumm.

• Making of
• Family
• Adventure
• Sci-Fi

This lecture will take us in space and time through the main contemporary art forum, the Venice Biennale. Every two years guest curators treat the international audiences to their own “cross-section of the world.” On the example of prominent projects starting from 2011 and up to now, we will explore the human image and its current ranking in the work of curators and in the imagination of artists. We will also try to establish why it is worth setting your “outlook clock” against the major arts exhibitions.

• Making of

Joanna Quinn, whose acclaimed body of work includes the Oscar-nominated shorts Famous Fred, The Wife of Bath and her most recent film Affairs of the Art, speaks with Ben Mitchell of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine in an exclusive talk as part of the Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival. Having achieved major success at the very beginning of her career with her multi-award-winning debut film Girls Night Out, Joanna has since become an inspirational figurehead to many in the animation world through the work of her studio Beryl Productions. In this talk Joanna will offer unique insight into the highs and lows of industry success and how she has navigated the emotional pitfalls that come with it, from grappling with feelings of failure against high expectations, balancing personal projects and professional commissions, to dealing with imposter syndrome, burnout, staying motivated when life gets in the way and the challenges the younger generation face in the current social media climate and the pressures to succeed that come with it.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Rémi Durin, Jérémie Mazurek, Arnaud Demuynck

One day, a little king was walking in the forest of his little kingdom and spied an extraordinary creature, white as snow and fast as the wind.

• Documentary
• Family
• Making of

The Moomins are back, just like you remember them! The third season is all about adventures and obstacles won with curiosity, enthusiasm and a great dollop of humour. Watch this behind the scenes video.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Family
• Making of

by Stevie Borrello, Marcie LaCerte, Meghan McDonough

A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.

• Documentary
• Drama
• Experimental
• Making of

Interview with Michaela Pavlatova at Animateka Festival.

• Making of

The lecture covers animation in the context of new media and how it changes under the influence of other types of contemporary art, such as games, performance, installation. What kind of new animation tools emerged? How to use bugs and mistakes in search of innovation? How to use AI in contemporary animation?

• Documentary
• Making of
• Experimental

by Kayu Leung

The history of the Cultural Revolution in the 60s in China…from the perspective of a mango…from a factory.

• Documentary
• Tragedy
• Bio-pic
• Making of

Behind the scenes of Cars with Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Lasseter in this interview about the making of Pixar’s beloved animated film. As the creative director of Pixar since its founding and the Chief Creative Officer of both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, John Lasseter shares fascinating insights into the creative process, storytelling and technical innovations that brought Cars to life.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Fiona Dalwood

Good Grief is a short stop motion animated documentary that explores the lessons we learn from dealing with grief and loss. Five real people share their true stories of losing something precious and what it has taught them about living.

• Drama
• Tragicomedy
• Making of

by Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin

Over the years French collector Thomas Sauvin built an archive of more than half a million 35mm negatives, depicting the capital and the life of her inhabitants over the last thirty years. From 2011 to 2012 Lei Lei selected over 3000 photos to create the animation, a epic portrait of anonymous humanity.

• Documentary
• Experimental
• Non-narrative
• Making of

Candaş Şişman, an artist who manipulates human perceptions using different disciplines, talks about his multi-sensory installations that appeal to different senses at the same time, and the production processes of his experience-centered projects.

• Documentary
• Making of
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Pavel Koutský

A satirical series about Czech history as a grotesque confrontation of important historical moments, rulers or presidents, which is embellished with all possible – and impossible – animation gags.

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Zsolt Pálfi

The main characters of the animated series, based on the books by Judit Berg, are the Verdies, tiny inhabitants of the Lakeside. Their primary task is to protect the Reed Sea from the Grimps. The series presents the eventful happenings of a full year, from spring to winter, from the awakening of nature to the freezing of the Reed Sea.

• Family
• Adventure
• Fantasy

by Mária Horváth, Tamás Gyapai, Marianna Hajdu & others

EPISODES: The Hare and the Hedgehog / The Shepherd and the Snake / The Seven Kids / The Pink Pig / The Goat Soldiers / The Foolish Man / The Frog, the Mouse and the Sausage / The Bear and the Cat / The Poor Man’s Nine Hens and One Cockerel / The Pelican Bird / The Rich Man’s Three Sons / The Bladder, the Straw and the Hot Coal / The King’s Bread

by David Lynch

Randy's friend visits after he causes a car wreck.

• Comedy

by Joanna Kożuch, Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká

This short, silent animated pilot for an upcoming children’s series plays with the canonical story of Noah’s Ark, in which Noah was tasked with saving pairs of animals from extinction. The creators, however, add a small but clever twist – a pair of creatures that Noah would definitely not have wanted to save.

• Comedy
• Family
• Adventure

by Pavel Koutský

A satirical series about Czech history as a grotesque confrontation of important historical moments, rulers or presidents, which is embellished with all possible – and impossible – animation gags.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Lena Greene, Lorraine Nicholson

If you HAD to kill your ex, how would you do it? “R.I.P.”, a digital show created and directed by Lena Greene and Lorraine Nicholson, asks real humans that question and they elicit some pretty creative responses. The interviews are then brought to life by Nicholson and Greene, who creatively illustrate the narration in any way they see fit.

• Drama

by Mária Horváth, Roland Tóth-Pócs, László Balajthy

EPISODES: The Gypsy Woman and the Devil / Káló, the Gypsy Lad / Doja, the Gypsy Fairy / The Fiery Red Snake / How was Man Created? / The Story of the Sun and the Moon / Riza’s Night / The Blacksmith and the Good Lord / Ugly Borka / Zephyr and Rebecca / The Basket Weaver / We Once Were Birds

by Jaromír Plachý

Our piglet is still experiencing some adventure. Discover the magic of vacuum cleaners, wires or the fact that things sometimes buzz. Rediscover the world! According to the books of the same name, there is now an animated miniseries for the youngest and even those who have already learned to walk and talk. Our piggy is yours too!

• Comedy
• Family

by Pavel Koutský

A satirical series about Czech history as a grotesque confrontation of important historical moments, rulers or presidents, which is embellished with all possible – and impossible – animation gags.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Tomáš Rosputinský, Peter Budinský

A web miniseries about a single finger, by Tomáš Rosputinský and Peter Budinský.

• Comedy
• Family

by Thomas Szabo

In this episode, a rambunctious gang of ants forms a chaotic army, marching across the garden with a single-minded goal: to claim territory and resources. Their determined advance soon encounters rival insects, natural obstacles, and hilarious miscalculations that turn their mission into a series of comedic skirmishes.

• Pre-school
• Comedy

by Saku Sakamoto

A residential building stands on the outskirts of town. A college girl named Rin has moved into one of the room in the building. One night, she sees a huge insect coming out of the arm of a woman. She goes to a library, and learnes that they are called “Spirit Bugs”, and have existed since ancient times. Rin attempts to unravel the mystery of the Spirit Bugs, but this is only the prelude to a new form of terror…..

by DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman

When Jagna finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son, and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.

by Leah Shore

Pillow talk takes a surreal turn in a shape-shifting blend of live action and animation.

• Drama

by Penny Lane

NUTS! is a feature length documentary about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire in Depression-era America with a goat testicle impotence cure and a million watt radio station. Using animated reenactments, interviews, archival footage, and a hilariously unreliable narrator, NUTS! traces Brinkley’s rise from poverty and obscurity to the heights of celebrity, wealth and influence in Depression-era America. Along the way, he transplants tens of thousands of goat testicles; amasses an enormous fortune; is (sort of) elected Governor of Kansas; builds the world’s most powerful radio station; invents junk mail, the infomercial, the sound-truck and Border Radio; hosts some epic parties; and annoys the heck out of the establishment, until finally his audacious actions force the federal government to create regulations to stop him. How he does it, and what happens when it all comes crashing down, is the story of NUTS!

by Joann Sfar

A bored Little Vampire, who has been 10 years old for 300 years yearns to go to school and make friends, but his new friendship with orphan boy Michael is threatened when a terrifying creature is out for blood.

by Karel Zeman

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.

• Comedy
• Sci-Fi

by Ann Marie Fleming

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming is a 2016 Canadian animated feature film written and directed by Ann Marie Fleming (sometimes stylized with the title in parentheses or written as Window Horses without a subtitle), and a graphic novel by Fleming, Window Horses: The Poetic Epiphany of Rosie Ming. Funding for the film was raised through an Indiegogo campaign, which amassed more than $80, 000 in 50 days, from 730 contributors in 28 countries. The film was co-produced by Fleming’s Stickgirl Productions, Sandra Oh and the National Film Board of Canada.

by Suzan Pitt

A woman enjoys an erotic interlude with her very well endowed lover, while various amusing objects are tossed out a window above them.

• Drama

by Makoto Shinkai

A lonely young woman adopts a cat on a rainy day.

• Teenage

by Jakub Kroner

A prophecy foretells the rise of Rytmaus, a rapper from a Romani settlement who becomes a national icon and runs for President of Slovakia. As Slovakia gains global power thanks to its pure water reserves, political rivalry and ancient dark forces collide. The fate of the world balances between hope and the demon Moloch.

• Comedy
• Tragicomedy
• Sci-Fi
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Drew Christie

Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the province of Manitoba.

• Drama
• Bio-pic

by Jérémy Clapin

I Lost My Body (French: J’ai perdu mon corps) is a 2019 French adult animated film directed by Jérémy Clapin. It premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, [4] where it won the Nespresso Grand Prize, becoming the first animated film to do so in the section’s history. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.