Black Cat (1972)

Blanche faïence

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Screengrabbed Too: BBC Introducing Arts

Huw Stephens presents an exciting selection of short films from emerging artists and film-makers from across the UK. Topics are fresh, varied and thought-provoking, including a behind-the-scenes look at a zoo closing for the night, an honest account of farming the land, and a powerful love letter from a son to a mother who has cancer. Expect to be moved and challenged by these short dramas, observations and dance, made by a new generation of storytellers. Yew; Echdo; King of the Pit; Two B or Not Two B; Lucky House; Everything Is Fine; The Jacket; Cages; It's Always Been; Mary Lost Her Battle; Between the Dog and the Wolf; From His Perspective

Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and established film-makers with their interpretations of life's big topics. A Fashion Show; Birdcage; Body to Body; Ffasiwn, The Film; Folk; Light Noise; Through a Screen Darkly; Be Different Today; Palm Tree; Shiner; Demons Before Breakfast; How Do You Know You're in Love?; Sensational Simmy; What Does It Mean to Be British?

Dance on Film: BBC Introducing Arts

Acclaimed dancer Carlos Acosta introduces a new generation of film makers who use b-boying, ballet and contemporary dance to tell their stories. Subjects range from dancing in a bingo hall, acid attacks, body image and wellbeing and the mystical world of baby eels. Each is a remarkable fusion of dance and film. Anatomy of a Crooked Spine; Blast; Elver; Full House; I Am Soldier; I Dance Best with You; Inside; Inside We Break; Manmade; Petals and Pain; Scapelands; We Are Ready Now; We Are Always Here; Do I Have Free Will?

Acorn

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Blue Weekend

Set on a night out, UK rock band Wolf Alice decided to bring the music of their album Blue Weekend to life with this film.

Mickey and the Beanstalk

A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?

Please Say Something

A troubled relationship between a Cat & Mouse set in the distant future.

A Single Life

When Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through her own life.

A Terrible Mistake

On Halloween night, an opossum experiences an anxious meltdown.

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2

The second of three pilot shorts that eventually became the 1989 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.

Donald Duck's Christmas Favourites

In Donald Duck’s Christmas Favorites you’ll be treated to some of the best and most hilarious cartoon shorts from the days when Walt Disney himself added his magical touch to each film. The full effect of his presence can be felt in these sparkling gems that for generations have brought joy and laughter to kids and families everywhere. Want to find out how a real snow ball fight is done? Discover how to replace snow with popcorn? Learn how an alpine expedition should not be done? You’ll get all the answers you need in this collection of Donald Duck’s Christmas Favorites – a delightful winter collection from all of us to all of you. Features: Hockey Champ (1939), Snow fight (1942), Rescue dog (1947), Chip an' Dale (1947), Winter storage (1949), Toy Tinkers (1949), Corn Chips (1951), On ice (1935), Alpine climbers (1936), The art of skiing (1941)

La Saint-festin

Hurrah! Tomorrow is the 40th of November. It's Saint Feast Day, the great celebration of ogres, so hurry up now if you have not caught a child yet. And good hunting!

On a beau être bête, on a faim quand même

Short film.

Un Ogre

An ogre, it is me it is you : the insatiable hunger devouring the child within us. That request, in some drawings, very simply, what we, the people of ogres, we will do.

Less Than Human

In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, zombies are cured and exiled to secluded camps. There has been talk about rehabilitating post-zombies back into society. Steve, the journalist reporting on the case, thinks the zombies still pose a threat to society. He ventures into one of these camps to prove to the world that rehabilitation is out the question.

Expiration Date

A cartoon character experiences life as a mortal.

Come Again in Spring

This gentle tale about mortality works in subliminal ways. When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Does he have the strength to find the answers he needs? Can we negotiate our time on earth? How do we reconcile our mortal fate? A lyrical look at a reality as old as humanity, yet as young as today. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.

Friendly Shadow

Autodale's detective presence 'Friendly Shadow' makes an effort to keep the monsters lurking outside from entering the city, one such attack however gets very gruesome very fast.

Blu

A wind strike, a splash of water and an accomplice look. Will they be enough to change the life of a child?

Tales About The Cars

Three stories of lives of vehicles. First is about the bus, who considered himself a humorist but in fact only upset and offended people with his clumsy mischief. As a result, the passengers were able to explain him that it was necessary to respect others and not to cause them harm. The second tractor was about a young tractor with no experience, and the third is about a small motor scooter.

Back to the 90s

A satire of 1990s pop culture.

Fire Craft

In a city of a parallel world. A boy finds a pair of broken scissors from his father's belongings after he passed away. And a boy's mother tells him that his father had been a gardener in the past. Then he figures out the scissors were made by Sasuke, who is an artisan living in a foreign country. The boy travels all the way to a place where Sasuke lives in order to get his scissors fixed.

The Smell of Wet Dog

Every day, with the help of a small chick, a little girl with dog ears tries to hide eggs in order to keep them from being eaten.

The Smortlybacks

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

Dante's Lunch

Every dog has his day, but poor Dante can't seem to catch a break.

Witches

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The Infinite

Animation inspired by the poem “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

Spectral Ascension

Music by Byron Westbrook, 16mm film by Paul Clipson.

Enclosed World

A short animation by Makoto Shinkai in Lightwave 3D. Inspired by Haruki Murakami's book "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" with music by Tenmon.

Butterfly

The film is devoted to the theme of careful attitude to the nature. It tells us how one of butterflies which are caught by the boy, grows till the huge sizes and the hunter appears in the net. Having tested bondage, the boy lets out the captives.

Morning as a Mayfly

After a night of heavy drinking a young man has a dream where an angel tells him the world will end if he doesn't make a sacrifice.