Animation

In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.

Mary is a 12-year-old girl with a passion for cooking, absorbing information from her grandmother, who is a wonderful cook. However, Mary and her family must come to terms with her grandmother's illness.

The star fell in love with the ocean, but this love was never reciprocated. So the star tried to discuss with friends. But no one can understand what is the star thinking about.

Eyes are magical spheres that make up dreams and retain memories. In our eyes, the visions of the within and of the beyond overlap. New worlds come to be when our gazes meet.

There is an elephant living in my house, invisible to all adults.

As M.Bou, the boss of the city underworld, offers a big reward to whoever brings him the Yellow Triangle. Bart and Oscar, two gangsters who always work together, decide to get it !

There are many couples show affection in public. A clown is thirsty for love and found that the consumption of canned love can quickly get love.

Little Red Riding Hood tells the story of Nasreddin Hoca and Keloglan, who came together to restore the order of the forest.

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The diligent high school freshman Akira Kagiura and his senior Taiga Hirano have been roommates for half a year. Kagiura used to be anxious about his future dormitory life, but thanks to his energetic senior looking out for him, he has come to feel content and at ease. As he continues to rely on Hirano more and more each day, he develops strong feelings for his selfless friend. In the six months they have left as roommates, Kagiura is determined to put a name to the relationship he cherishes so dearly before it comes to an end.

As Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.

On a sunlit square brimming with people, everybody is enjoying the light and the warmth. Until newspapers start floating down, gently spreading seeds of unrest amongst the sunbathers. Unrest turns into fear when a sudden eclipse clads the square in total darkness.

I never knew how to answer the question, "what is your name," because if truth be told, I do not have a name, I have five names... Using family album and hand drawn animation, How I Got My Names tells a personal story about dealing with a traumatic childhood while navigating the ever-confusing young adulthood.

A fish gets lost in a tidal pool and must win over the sea creatures that dwell there. A fart creates goodwill, and a strong community quickly develops. An underwater adventure painted with the colours and sounds of the sea.

Rattling, the bus moves through the night. With a style reminiscent of expressionist woodcuts, in daydreamy colours and loving detail, this animated short captures the magic of a chance encounter that brings two people together for a fleeting moment.

When sleep comes, the monkey glides gently from leaf to leaf and into a mysterious dream world which becomes darker, more colourful and wilder. Sonja Rohleder's cinematic lullaby floats through the phases of sleep and their various hues and shapes.

To escape their super boring reality at school, five friends invent a magical chicken forest world in which they can dream as much as they want without being disturbed by adults. They call it “George-Peterland”. But utopia is turning against itself.

Spin and Ella is an animated short about superfairy Ella and her best friend Spider, who make spider thread drawings together in Branchtown.

Dede is dead. Before, she was always around: day and night, outside or inside, nestled in the family's arms. In his animation, Philippe Kastner shows the darkness of grief and the rich colours of memories and dreams. Dede was not just any dog. She was his dog.

November 1980. Southern Iran. We are at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. Abadan, the capital of the Iranian petrol industry resists the repeated assaults of the Iraqi army, but is soon under full siege. Omid, a 14-year-old boy, has stayed back in the city, with his grandfather, waiting for his elder brother to come back from the frontline. Along with Omid, we discover several other uncommon characters, each one having stayed for a personal reason. Each one resisting in his own way. But as the Iraqi siege of the city hardens, Omid has to quickly find a way to save those he loves.