Britain

The Merry Circus

January 1951 •Czech

Trnka brings to life a surrealist circus of tightrope-walking fish, musical monkeys, balancing bears, and high-flying acrobatics in this whimsical feat of cutout animation made in collaboration with leading Czech painters of the era.

Duel

January 1997 •Czech

An animation film about a clarinet and a trumpet that meet, clash, compete, compromise and harmonize.

Hoffmaniada

October 2018 •Russian

The film will be based around three of Hoffmann's tales (Klein Zaches, The Golden Pot and The Sandman), with the main character being Hoffmann himself. In particular, it will focus on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk (which will be based on his letters and journals)

Violet, Fisher of the Black Sea

October 2006 •Spanish

Violeta loves best fishing into the darkest depths.

Média

January 2000 •Czech

This combined film (black and white drawings of human hands and objects) is a parable on power and the motives affecting modern society.

James and the Giant Peach

April 1996 •English

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

1970

December 2021 •Polish

Poland, 1970. When popular protests erupt in the streets due to rising prices, the communist government organizes a crisis team. Soon after, the police use their truncheons and then their firearms. The story of a rebellion from the point of view of the oppressors.

Του κολυμβητή

September 1985 •Greek

Fantastic Mr. Fox

October 2009 •English

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Little Things

January 2004 •English

It’s the Little Things that frustrate us all. Everyday sketches of a dysfunctional world in which nothing quite works and everybody has their foibles. Can the repetition of mundanity endure under extreme circumstances?

Bloody Date

November 2012 •Japanese

Your first date becomes your worst nightmare...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

October 1993 •English

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Hi Stranger

March 2017 •English

I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.

The Naughty Slingshot

January 1983 •Czech

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

Dia Estrelado

April 2011 •Portuguese

In an inhospitable place, a boy and his family struggle for survival.

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

June 1965 •English

Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.

Chicken Run

June 2000 •English

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

Birthday Night

February 1980 •Russian

The Night had her birthday, and gave a party to which she invited Dima, a little boy so afraid of the dark that he could never sleep when the light was out.

Motor Tour

January 1982 •Hungarian

Animated hijinks of a man whose car just will not start, no matter what he does.

Hey, S.O.S.

April 2005 •Hungarian

A lonely castaway who is drowning at sea calls for help incessantly. No one helps him, because everyone is busy with their own affairs...