A Wooden Toy Dreamed of Paper Boats (2020)

The Role of Chance

"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

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

Secchi

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Majora's Mask: Terrible Fate

A tribute to the legendary game, this short showcases Skull Kid’s dark origin story. Our take on how the Zelda Universe could be realized in film. A labor of love for all those involved, this is a gift to the fans.

Hibiscus Season

Zaire, January 1993. Rachel's family, an 8-year-old French girl, lives in Kinshasa in a house overlooking the Congo River. A sensual and intimate film about memory, writing and forgetting.

Them

A story about a building with an inner courtyard an its inhabitants. While the different character follow their everyday routines, trash slowly begins to pile up in the courtyard.

Postpartum

The film describes the chaotic phase in life of a new mother. Pumped up with hormones and lacking sleep, this intense time has burned deep into the protagonist's heart.

Batman: Strange Days

Celebrating Batman’s 75th anniversary, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation have debuted this new animated short for the cultural icon.

Martian

A little boy pulls out one Martian toy from a vending machine and it turns into a real alien who takes him to his planet, where he is surronded by the toys from the vending machine, but much bigger.

Sotterranea

A visionary trip into a common man's subconscious.

Viqueens

After their husbands’ defeat, a group of viking women decide to fight the Scottish enemies to provide for the need of the clan.

Candy Boy

Children are mysteriously falling ill at an orphanage. Candy Boy, the most valiant of the orphans, investigates, but the arrival of a new boarder complicates his inquiries.

Prehistoric Beast

In a dense forest, a monoceratops-type plant-eating dinosaur is stalked by a carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Peel

In a hidden place, the daily routine of a retirement home unfolds as time seems to stand still. The penciled residents come to life on paper. Some are active, others rest or follow a fixed schedule that repeats each day: medication, meals, games… Around them, machines are flashing, caregivers are busy and crucifixes remind them of the death that lies in wait. Time fades away and a forest stretches out nearby.

Peach Melba

Two unusual people make contact in German at a London coffee house.

Nigel

A short film based on the true story of Nigel, the lonely gannet of Mana Island who hopelessly fell in love with a concrete statue. His tragic tale of idealisation and delusion shows us a reflection of our own misconceptions in love. MA Graduation film from Royal College of Art, London.

The Cherry on the Pie

A shy young price seeks solace in overeating rather than attempt courtship. Until he begins to suffer from severe stomach pains. A peculiar doctor advises him to drink the waters of a magical spring every day. But it is a thousand leagues from the palace. The prince must go there alone, on foot, otherwise the water will lose its powers to cure him.

Louise

Louise, ballerina at the Garnier Opera in 1895, rushes home after a show but is stopped by a friend asking for money. Louise knows what to do in order to repay her.

Corpse Bride

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

Adam

The Adam demo is a real-time-rendered short film created with the Unity engine by our demo team. It runs at 1440p on a GeForce GTX980 and was shown on the booths at our Unite Europe conference.

It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day

Gabby goes camping with the Mayor.

Jasper and the Haunted House

Jasper and the Haunted House is another George Pal Puppetoon about a black boy and his troubles. This time, the scarecrow switches a sign that leads Jasper to a haunted house instead of a deacon's place where he brings a pie.

The Fern Flower

There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...

Parasolka On The Hunt

The animation tells about the adventures of the funny character Parasolka on the hunt.

Stone Age

This film was shot as a trophy during one of the many inhuman wars. Thanks to unique means of restoration, it was possible to restore footage taken in the Stone Age.

The Truth Close-Up

An animated short film that deconstructs and exposes the exhausted Soviet cliches in search of truth which is traditional for glasnost and perestroika era.

The Cags

An animated short film by Alexei Petrov.

Mother and Milk

What happens when a baby is born? What if there is no milk? Or just a drop too much? An animated short film which describes the mental process of becoming a parent - in a scenery of a catastrophe film. When the baby is born the fresh mother has to give up the life she knew. A flood of breast milk covers everything - her home, work, friends, relationship and a good night sleep. The life she knew doesn’t exist any more. There’s just the mother and the baby - in an ocean of breast milk.

Atomic Love

In a city destroyed by mysterious sources, a lonely robot wanders the wasteland searching for love. Suddenly he finds a beautiful lady, hot as an atomic bomb that will make his rusty heart come to life.

Chicken Run

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.

Gobble-Gobble

One day, an ever-growing man goes out for dinner in a posh restaurant. He devours everything around him, from the food on his plate to buildings, cities, and planets, ultimately eating the entire universe.

Musical Pictures

Three stories. The first one is called "Naughty". It tells about a little goat that ran away from his mother. He was very curious and interested in everything around, but when he realized that was lost, he began to worry much about it. In "Braggart" we will focus on the bird that loved to embellish reality. The history "Monster" is about a terrible creation, spewing flames and defeated by beautiful horses.

Adventures of the Cossack Aeneas

A story about an agile Cossack named Aeneas. His free and peaceful life was disturbed by the goddess Juno, who did not like our hero and tried with all her might to torment him. Driven by her, Aeneas managed to cope with many difficulties, pass through the fires of hell and even cheat death itself. But the exciting adventures of the Cossack did not end there.

The Tale of Ihor's Campaign

Prince Ihor is going to confront the enemy army from the Polovtsian Land. The solar eclipse foreshadows the fateful finale of the battle... Epic in content and stylized as Byzantine icons in form, the animation is inspired by Kyiv myths and the masterpiece of ancient Ukrainian lyrics "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign". The film won a special jury prize at the Nyon (Switzerland) festival.

Angry Birds: The Early Hatchling Gets The Worm

An unlikely friendship forms between a Hatchling and a worm she adopts.

Ice Pepper

Two penguins friends wander on the sea ice. They discover something that may decide the fate of Antarctica.

Tie

She has a large head and a small body. Her clothes are fitted to the size of her head. He has a small head and a large body. He wears a mask fitted to the size of his body. Both hide the features that they believe to make them weak. Their special defects… A chance encounter, or rather a bump-into-each other, and their “masks” fall off, and they realize they make a perfect match.

Scars

Alex Anna’s body is a canvas: her scars come to life to tell a new story of self-harming.

That Lazy Boy

Atzimba is going to marry Jose. Her father sends his future son-in-law to take care of various duties. But the young man's cleverness doesn't do a lot of good.

Carl's Date

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you're a dog.

Walls Have Ears

Satire branding unhealthy interest in the lives of others and gossip.

Forest Tales

A poetic tale directed by Elena Petkevich for children on a small grasshopper, which is trying to learn the secret of life.

The Hunger Artist

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in his cage. Once famous and adored by the crowds, he now performs alone.