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The White Arena

February 1987 •Ukrainian

Welcome to the circus arena, where all the characters are made of white paper.

Anthropo-Cynical Farce

January 1970 •Japanese

Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.

Old Cobbler

February 1987 •Ukrainian

A story about a good boy and a shoemaker who wants to do his job, but faces many challenges because of his advanced age. This thoughtful old man takes care of birds, and his good deeds come back to him in caring neighborhood kids who are trying to help the man, making new orders. But will they perform a cobbler’s work well?

Uncradled

February 1989 •Ukrainian

About a fastidious beauty who could not decide who can become her husband. Her younger sisters decided get married, and Marussia still can not be determined. And no one knows how much more time she would remain alone with such a personality if a young man didn’t decide to conquer the impregnable girl...

Augusta Makes Herself Beautiful

January 1983 •Hungarian

Augusta tries everything in order to make herself look beautiful.

PonPon

January 2005 •French

A teeny weenie bit of submission, a little diplomacy, a dose of patience, a touche of kindness, a spot of deceit, this is the cocktailthat allows Ponpon to overcome the endless ordeal that life amongst humans represents. From episode to episode, from one hazard to the next, from vague misunderstanding to sheer muddle, the same question remains: He escaped from Hell, but will he survive Paradise?

Debbie Does Damnation

November 1999 •English

Debbie goes to Hell after committing suicide. Once there, she finds herself in the middle of a power struggle. The Devil asks her to get his horns back so that he can regain control of his realm.

The Tin Woods

July 2023 •English

Based on the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, the Tin Woodman wanders into an old cabin and rediscover's his own past.

Insectarium

Invalid date •Spanish

Galathea

January 1935 •German

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life.

Trumpton: The Bill Poster

January 1967 •English

Mr Munnings is printing some posters advertising the Fire Brigade band's forthcoming concert. Captain Flack tells his men to put the posters up around town but where can they put them? Nick Fisher the bill poster helps them out.

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

January 1970 •Russian

Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.

The Vanished World of Gloves

January 1982 •Czech

Using an array of gloves in different styles and from different historical periods, the film is a short history of the cinema - from silent movies via pastiches of Buñuel and Fellini and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to a futurist junkyard where tin cans become animated police cars in a city of urban decay.

Kung Fu Bunny 3: Counterattack

January 2008 •Chinese

Something's brewing on the desk. Battle is commencing. Will Kungfu Bunny always be invincible?

Seasonal Severity

March 2021 •English

A Man's Cat observes and witnesses his descent into madness at the end of his seasonal depression during the last days of winter.

Dim.: How the Film Was Born

Invalid date •English

Documentary behind the making of the animated short film Dim.

Quiet Swamp

February 1979 •Russian

About the protection of nature, about the inhabitants of protected swamps.

Roger

October 2016 •English

Roger plays the leading role in an stop motion animation series. He suffers an accident on set that leaves him out of the series. All is lost for him, until something unexpected will change his fate.

Chaisson: Rise of the Zerad

May 2010 •English

Driven from his homeland and faced with the genocide of his people, an inexperienced Elvish prince must forge an unlikely alliance with a tribe of Wolfmen to save his people from the bloodthirsty Zerad.

Worms

December 2013 •Portuguese

Junior is a preteen worm who struggles to be accepted by his peers, only to get bullied for being spoiled by his overprotective mother. One day, while in an attempt to impress his friends, he is accidentally brought up to the surface by a shovel, thus starting a journey with great adventures and very high stakes - not only for the little hero, but also to the entire worms society. To get back home and save his own kind, Junior must first learn the powers of self-respect, trust and true friendship.