Abridged
Arjun Rihan
Two pieces of the Bay Bridge must work together to get the job done. Could love follow? (USA)
Adelita
Ari Carillo
A little piñata discovers that finding her true purpose in life requires a thick skin. (USA)
Airport Goodbye
Katie Maren
Childhood memories remain forever special. (USA)
Animation Made By Children Showcase
Various
Short animation from around the world made by children, presented in partnership with the Varazdin Croatia Animation Festival. Films from Croatia, China, Ukraine, Japan and beyond! (Global)
Bench
Animated Film School Croatia
A single park bench shows us how life is a circle.(3:17) (Croatia)
Bird Reunion
Ming-Yun Marie Chou
Is that painting … alive?
(USA/Taiwan)
Bubble
Maija Burnett
A boy lives in a bubble-world that only he can dream up the means to escape. (4:12) (USA)
Closed
Albert Radl
A locked door. A stubborn person. Who wins? (Germany)
Ensad
Misc
Three creative animations from the Ensad animation school in France. (France)
Fish Tank Fantasy
Alison Chin
Frustrated by the boundaries of life, a fish has an epiphany that could bring him happiness. (USA)
Fishing with Sam
Atio S. Blakseth
Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging.
(Denmark)
Fluffle
Stephanie Franz
Fluffle is a plucky little creature who collects soda bottle caps. His collection is complete except for his favorite flavor, grape. (USA)
Follow
Nicholas Mastrangelo
In this music video by the band Haunted by Heroes, bravery wins out in a battle involving robots and monsters.
(USA)
Gallery Girl
Andrew Marshel
Tired of her flat existence, a girl painted on an Egyptian hieroglyphic wall decides to explore the other paintings. (5:09) (USA)
Head Dwellers
Eszter Szoboszlay
A peek into the inside of a head, where we find … the head dwellers.
(Hungary)
Home
Joseph Barker/Ben Rivet
A bird goes on a journey to build a home for his family.
(USA)
I've Awoken
Nicholas Mastrangelo
A robot crash lands on a planet and tries to settle into his new "home"...until he begins to miss the things that warmed his heart the most.
(USA)
In the Driver Seat
Nicholas Mastrangelo
A valet attendant takes a hot-rod muscle car out for a joyride.
(USA)
Inner City
Alain Fournier
In a city hung between two endless walls, a boy with only pigeons for company tries to entertain his remote neighbor with wacky inventions.
(Canada)
Made by Kids Animation Showcase
The best new animation made by children from around the world, in partnership with the acclaimed Vanima Animation Festival. (Global)
Magnetism
Nye Warburton
In a magnetically charged, scrap-metal universe, two lonely robots fall in love at first sight.(2:35) (USA)
Mr. Raindrop
Harriet Spizziri/Dani Bowman
A raindrop dreams of becoming part of a cloud. Then one day.... (USA)
Mr. Shape
Motohiro Shirakawa
In this animation, we learn all about shapes.
(Japan)
My Happy End
Milen Vitanov
A dog’s own tail – forever out of reach?
(Germany)
Orange City
Qingywan Wang
Strange and delightful doings in a mythical bug world. (Taiwan)
Pas De Deux Glace
Natalie Xavier
Ordinary champagne glasses in an empty house change into a graceful ice-dancing duo. (USA)
Pixar Shorts Collection, Vol. 2
Misc.
From Disney•Pixar, the Award-winning studio behind "Toy Story," "Up" and "WALL•E," comes a new collection of short films. Experience the revolutionary animation and unforgettable characters with 12 short films together for the very first time. This must-own collection also features seven rarely screened student films from directors John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter. Available Nov. 13 on Blu-Ray and Digital DVD! (USA)
Pl.nk!
Anne Kristin Berge
A minimalist painter works in silent concentration on a series of hopeless squares. Suddenly, help arrives.
(Denmark)
Prince Rat
Albert Radl
The princess is abducted by a presumed dragon. Heroism looms. (Germany)
Propose
Daniel Racusin
A music video for the Japanese band Paraele Stripes. Mars and Matsu journey through a magical landscape where nature and music are one. They guide a very special egg through the landscape to a tree where a secret will be revealed.
(4:30) (USA)
Soup
Meghann Artes
The alphabet like you have never seen it before. (5:00) (USA)
Tah-Dah
Stacey Chomiak
One bug, one farmer and the cello that brought them together.
(Canada)
Tangled Ever After
Byron Howard/Nathan Greno
In this Disney short that followed the hit film “Tangled,” the kingdom is abuzz over the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.
(USA)
The Box
Kartika Mediani
Budi will do anything to protect his precious box, but how far will he go?
(USA)
The Maker
Christopher Kezelos
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
(USA)
The Offering
Natalie Xavier
Two birds argue over an offering to the Tiki gods, with surprising results. (USA)
The Plant
Jennifer Oxley
A girl devises a creative solution to get her kite from the branches of a tall tree. (USA)
Throwback Hour: 2005
Various
So who remembers 2005? Some of our visitors weren’t even born when we held the first LA children’s film festival eight years ago. Here’s your chance to catch up. A collection of animated and live-action shorts from that festival. Get ready for some nostalgia! (Global)
Turning Gears
Chia-Chi Tseng
Turning gears show how people relate to each other.
(USA)
Umbrella Girl
Saeko Igarashi
A girl learns an umbrella not only keeps you dry, it can take you on adventures.
(USA)
Wepo
Jackie Marion
Wepo the alien runs out of gas in the middle of outer space. A plan emerges.
Yarn, Paper, Scissors
Rebecca Olson
A stop-motion animated short about a yarn critter who must save his paper friend from a malevolent pair of scissors. Made at the UCLA Animation Workshop.
(USA)
