Primary Shorts

Alex and the Ghost

Alex and the Ghost

Directed by Éric Warin, Catherine Boivin
Canada  |  2010  |  7 min

Alex and the Ghosts is a short animated film about a 7 year old boy who dreams of going to a hockey game with his father to see his favorite team play, the Montreal Canadiens.

Awards:Best Animation, Danville International Children’s Film Festival 2010
Best Achievement in Story, Animazing Spotlight 2010
First Place Winner for Family Animation, Reno Film Festival 2010

Amazonia

Amazonia

Directed by Sam Chen
Canada  |  2010  |  5 min

In the dangerous world of the Amazon Rainforest, finding a meal proves to be an impossible task for a little treefrog named Bounce. His luck changes when he meets Biggy, a blue-bellied treefrog who takes him under his guidance and shows him the way in this animated journey set to Beethoven’s Symphony No.8.

Awards:Audience Award, Anonimul Romania 2010
Jury Award, Boston International Film Festival, 2011

Beans

Beans

Directed by Marley Reed
Canada  |  2009  |  6 min

While out grocery shopping with her mother, Charlie is given a coin to the candy machine and gets her very own handful of colorful jellybeans. She sits and happily munches away until there is only one bean left – the dreaded black jellybean! Not wanting to eat it but not wanting to throw it away either, Charlie tries to find another use for the jellybean, and eventually hatches a plan to grow her own jellybean tree in the backyard.

Awards:Best Short Narrative, Eugene International Film Festival 2010

Mobile

Mobile

Directed by Verena Fels
Denmark  |  2010  |  6 min

Matthew is never afraid of the dark because he has been surrounded by it all his life. He’s got eyes hiding everywhere: in his hands, in his feet and especially in his ears. This week, his mother and father are preparing a surprise for his birthday and he can hardly wait to find out what it is!

Awards:UNICEF Prize, International Educational Program Contest Japan Prize 2011

My Name is Tuan

My Name is Tuan

Directed by Nguyen-Anh Nguyen
Canada  |  2010  |  6 min

A young Vietnamese boy adjusts to life in Canada when he meets and befriends a girl at his new school. This film reveals the challenge and the beauty of discovering a whole new world.

Awards:Best Quebec Film, Festival CinéAsie 2009

Private Eyes

Private Eyes

Directed by Nicolas Lemay
Canada  |  2011  |  14 min

Matthew is never afraid of the dark because he has been surrounded by it all his life. He’s got eyes hiding everywhere: in his hands, in his feet and especially in his ears. This week, his mother and father are preparing a surprise for his birthday and he can hardly wait to find out what it is!

Awards:UNICEF Prize, International Educational Program Contest Japan Prize 2011

Skylight

Skylight

Directed by David Baas
USA  |  2010  |  5 min

“Skylight” is a mock animated documentary about the ecological plight of penguinsin the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.

Awards:Best Animation, Mississauga Independent Film Festival
Pink Flamingo – Audience Award, South Beach International Film Festival
Best Director, FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia

The Ballerina Frog

The Ballerina Frog

Directed by Staffan Erlandsson, Anna Erlandsson
Sweden  |  2009  |  4 min

On a rock in the woods, a clumsy frog dreams of being a ballerina and dancing on stage. This is his own tale of the day his dream nearly came true.

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

Directed by Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
UK  |  2009  |  27 min

A magical tale of a mouse who takes a stroll through the woods. Encountering three predators – a fox, an owl and a snake – the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive.

Awards:Nominated for Best Animated Short Film, Oscars 2011
Best of the Festival, Chicago International Film Festival 2010

The Little Things

The Little Things

Directed by Kayla Cooper
Canada  |   |  5 min

Stephanie is pretty, rich, and mean
Her gigantic eyes are a gorgeous green
This tale contains many lessons to be learned
Especially as far as beauty is concerned.

Walkin’ on Snow Grass

Walkin’ on Snow Grass

Directed by Makiko Sukikara
Japan  |  2010  |  6 min

On a winter night, the grass is gently covered by snow. Dormouse wakes up from hibernation and sees snow for the first time – and also finds some footprints that are larger than his. The footprints lead him to explore a world he hasn’t seen yet.