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Chasing Stars

September 2019 •English

"Chasing Stars" tells the magic journey of a young girl, who’s looking for her home and own place in the world. The journey takes place in the Arctic and the main character is helped by a very special friend, a Beluga whale.

Cedric

January 2006 •German

Death as a global service provider? Unthinkable! So far Death has thought that too. But then his nephew Cedric had the crazy idea of founding the company AFTER LIFE while his uncle was away. This company takes over the craft of death with the latest technology and markets it worldwide.

Noon

June 2015 •Chinese

A silent short about a moment in the day.

Solar Beats

October 2008 •French

Walking towards the fire. In a ceaseless stream of light, people, landscapes and objects lead us to mysterious regions. French filmmaker Patrick Bokanowski’s work is hard to classify - and all the richer for it. Together with his wife Michèle, whose musique concrète compositions form the basis of the sound design, Bokanowski offers a prolonged, dense and visually visceral experience of the kind that is rare in cinema today. Difficult to define and locate, its strangeness is quite unique.

Éclats d'Orphée

January 2002 •French

Film directed from the play "Orpheon", directed by François Tanguy, played by the Compagny of Raft.

A Challenge

May 1999 •Japanese

An educational short film about bullying.

Agent 327: Operation Barbershop

May 2017 •English

Agent 327 is investigating a clue that leads him to a shady barbershop in Amsterdam. Little does he know that he is being tailed by mercenary Boris Kloris.

The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction - First Storyboards, in Motion Short Director

January 2002 •Japanese

Storyboard showcase of Anno's ghibli museum short.

The Role of Chance

January 1984 •French

"The Role of Chance" ("La part du hasard") focuses exclusively on drawing and painting techniques used by the painter Henri Dimier. Shot over several weeks in the same artist's studio, the film shows works in their different phases, processes rarely explained or little known. It also addresses many practical issues (choice of paper, pigment grinding, reports drawings, put the tiles, cliches, etc) as well as broader questions of method and inspiration (use of space, the role of contours, power of suggestion perspectives, use of random processes). Patrick Bokanowski sought with this film to restore the spirit of this teaching, showing how to bend a note or sometimes revealing an essential mystery of creation.

The Smortlybacks

September 2013 •English

On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.

The Ranger

Invalid date •English

The year is 2092, the world has fallen into another state of War. World War III has begun. A hidden device known as PA5305 can put an end to the disastrous War as we know it. Leaks on its location have spread, every side now hunts it down. Some to use it to end the War, others to destroy it for that very reason. A ranger has been sent on a solo mission across the battlefields to retrieve PA5305 from its leaked location. The enemy side has sent a hunter to track down the ranger and stop him in his path. Whoever retrieves the device will decide the fate of World War III.

Thule

April 2011 •English

In 1962, a group of young men, stationed at a remote Air Force base, band together to undergo a dangerous mission to retrieve mail lost in the frozen landscape of Greenland.

Pokémon the Movie 2000

July 1999 •Japanese

When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.

How to Train Your Dragon: Snoggletog Log

December 2019 •English

When Hiccup and Toothless begin sharing stories of their special relationship with their respective families as they prepare for the Snoggletog Festival, it quickly becomes clear that the new generation of Vikings don’t remember the bond between dragon and human.

Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex

November 2022 •Japanese

When army of Gigans tries to invade and destroy the Earth, the only one who can stop them is Godzilla.

Blind Date

November 2019 •Dutch

During her first date with Bas, Bodine quickly hides her thick glasses. She better shouldn't have done that.

Things to Come

March 1953 •English

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Lucky Luke 12 - Calamity Jane

July 2006 •Danish

Thunder

July 1982 •Japanese

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.

Man Meets Woman

March 2014 •Russian

A boy who is a dreamer constructing airplane models meets an older woman, full of painful memories. After the initial period of intense infatuation and marital excitement, they gradually start to experience claustrophobia living together. The protagonist, jealous of his wife, finds it difficult to separate the truth from illusion in his mind full of racing thoughts.