In the Shallows

Walking down the street or sitting on a commuter train, few of us can resist the siren song of that small, illuminated device in our pockets. Through a carefully choreographed collision of hand-made sculptural collages and ink and paint animation, In the Shallows, by first-time NFB filmmaker Arash Akhgari, takes us on a deep dive into the shallow and fragmented world of news, entertainment and ads, where we can easily drown in the dangerous allure of mass media intoxication.

RPG Metanoia

Nico is a simple 11-year-old kid living a simple life. But whenever he plays the MMORPG called "Metanoia", he transforms into a hero of his own little world. One day, the Metanoia network is infected by a virus that affects the online world, and Nico goes on a journey with his friends to save it and prevent it from taking over the offline world.

Mother, Oh Mother...

An experimental short film exploring the endurance of the feminine spirit against oppressive structures. As a faceless maternal figurine stands paralyzed in a crumbling room, a son narrates the voice that was stolen from her and apologizes for the world that silenced her.

Mean Barbara

When the village school master discovers the body of a mean-spirited, miserly old woman, with whom he has had a disagreement, he decides to dispose of the body himself without alerting anyone else to it, but when the body is discovered by another villager the same cycle begins again, with the body eventually passing through the hands of half of the village.

Barbie: The Pearl Princess

Barbie plays Lumina, a mermaid girl with the power to change the color of pearls. Cheerful and creative, Lumina finds herself working in a mermaid salon customizing fabulous hairstyles. And when Lumina has the chance to attend the royal ball, her friends adorn her with a gown fit for a princess. At the ball, villains try to seize power over the kingdom, and Lumina finds within herself an unexpected power that proves she is much more than a hair stylist.

Séance

Séance provides one of the first cinematic examples of a flicker effect.

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess

Four tales about princesses and adventurers around the world: The Mistress of Monsters, The Wizard Student, The Ship's Boy and His Cat, and Ivan Tsarevitch and his changeable princess.

Luis

Luis talks about his life in the forest and how he fell in love with Lucía.

Lucía

Lucía remembers the summer when she fell in love with Luis and her fear of the dark.

The Library

It's closing time at Nina's library. Goodnight, patrons!

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Interior

Short experimental computer animation by Jules Engel

Anthropo-Cynical Farce

Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.

AT-AT Day Afternoon

Power House

A key starts up the engine of a complex mechanical structure where chain reactions, be they planned or random, are combined to cooperate. The movement represents pure energy, which may evolve towards synchronicity, chaos, or something in between.

The Rule of Burning Sun II

After Earth Civilization and Sun Wukong joined forces to prevent the invasion of the outside world, Direna formed a super team Xiongbing Company on the earth. However,Pan Zhen, who was in charge of the government of the Sun Star, launched the long-planned "Heavenly Plan" at this time in an attempt to plunder the earth's civilization; Direna finally decided to save the two planets in her own way in the face of the dilemma of her homeland and the earth.

The Crossing

On stage before a show, a trumpet player dives back into his memories of a sinking during which he was saved by Jazz.

Mini Epochs

Experimental animated film made for the Palazzo Zenobio at the Venice Biennale in 2003

God's Trombones

A trilogy of African-American poems that applies artistic interpretation to religious parables.

Sail Away

Edinburgh 1861. Smout, a young boy confined to bed due to his fragile health is secretly joined by his friend Sam. Together, they flee to a colorful world seeking a marvelous treasure. Will Smout's health be strong enough to live this adventure?

Hi Stranger

I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.

Fast Film

Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.

Stopmotion

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

The House

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

Mad God

A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

The Snails

In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.

Zero

In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.

OPAL

A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.

The Maker

A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.

Hawaiian Vacation

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

My Life as a Zucchini

After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano plunge into a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt.

The Grandmother

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.

Killer Bean Forever

When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.

The Mascot

A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child's mother explains that they have no money, and so she cannot buy any oranges. The dog is then packed up along with a box full of other toys to be sold, but it soon winds up in the street. The dog picks up an orange from a curb side stand, and hopes to take it home to the child. But that night, before the dog can get back to the child's home, it must face a series of strange and frightening adventures.

Fixed

After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.

Frankenweenie

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.