Minuscule - The Ladybug (Original Title : Minuscule - La Coccinelle)
2006/5'32"
Country: France
Directed by: Thomas Szabo (Futurikon)
Produced by: Philippe Delarue (Futurikon)
Distributed by: Futurikon
Imagine a National Geographic documentary crossed with a Tex Avery Cartoon. A combination of 3D characters and live footage, with no commentary or dialog, gives viewers a bird’s eye view of insects’ day-to-day existence: the ongoing adventures of our weird and wonderful bugs.
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John and Karen
2007/3'30"
Country: U.K.
Directed by: Matthew Walker (Arthur Cox Ltd)
Produced by: Sarah Cox (Arthur Cox Ltd)
Distributed by: Candi Smith (Arthur Cox Ltd)
John the Polar Bear apologizes to Karen the Penguin after an argument they had and then he has some tea and a biscuit.
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All Right! (Original Title : Heureux!)
2008/7'15"
Country: Belgium
Directed by: Thierry Van Hasselt
Produced/Distributed by: Zorobabel
"All Right!" has been created from the choreography of Karine Pontié. It's a mix between dance, glass painting and animation.
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The Heart is a Metronome (Original Title : Le Coeur est un Métronome)
2007/4'30"
Country: France
Directed by: Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo
A quick-tempered father argues with his son for the last time. The child decides to leave the family home. Dancing is the high point of the exchanges between the two characters because it is their only means of communication.
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Zhiharka
2006/13'12"
Country: Russia
Directed by: Oleg Uzhinov (Pilot Moscow Animation Studio)
Produced by: Igor Gelashvili (Pilot Moscow Animation Studio)
This film is based on a Ural fairytale. A fox is trying to steal a little girl named Zhiharka to eat her. She steals the girl, but can’t eat her.
