Dan the Man

Smartly made and funny short from Brisbane, Australia-based Studio Joho that shows why not all videogame princesses are created equal. …

Lucky Cat

I love the playful and fun drawing in Lucky Cat (2004). Created by Thomas Hicks, Mark James and Paddy Molloy.

Music Box with a Secret

Make sure you’re sitting down and buckled up for this one because it’s going to take you for a ride. Music Box with a Secret is an …

Fard by David Alapont and Luis Briceno

A man gets an opportunity to shine a light on what lies beneath the surface in this 12-minute french dialogue sci-fi short by David …

Lightheaded by Mike Dacko

We posted the trailer last year and now Lightheaded, a short film by animator Mike Dacko, is online in its entirety. It’s won awards at …

The Cat With Hands by Robert Morgan

This little live action/animation horror film was made in 2001 and has been around the internet for a year or two. I just found it online …

Natural Animation by David Montgomery

Florida-based filmmaker David Montgomery creates animated films entirely out of objects found in nature. The imagery found within these …

SkateboardAnimation by Tilles Singer

Photographs of skateboarders cut out and re-arranged in new environments. Tilles Singer’s short owes a debt to Virgil Widrich’s Fast …

Gul by Adnan Hussain

Adnan Hussain’s short film Gul (Flower) draws the viewer in with its striking impressionistic CG imagery, but keeps the viewer engaged …

Rinky Dink by John Dilworth

A new short by John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog, Dirdy Birdy) is always an occasion for a post. Rinky Dink combines drawn …

Long Drawn-Out Trip by Gerald Scarfe

The Lost Continent is a real treasure of a blog and has introduced me to lots of great British animation over the past few months, some …

Nature Boy

For those of you who are still hanging in there with us… you deserve a brand new wacky cartoon by my favorite loony luchadore, Makinita …

Elk Hair Caddis

Elk Hair Caddis is another mini-masterpiece from those crazy kids at Denmark’s Animation Workshop: Peter Smith, Alice Holme, Anders …

Lipsett Diaries Trailer

An enticing trailer for Lipsett Diaries, a short directed by Theodore Ushev (Drux Flux, Tower Bawher). It’s rare to see animated imagery …

Annecy 2010 Film Selections

Let’s Pollute by Geefwee Boedoe Yesterday, the Annecy International Animation Festival announced the selections for its 34th edition, …

La Fete by Malcolm Sutherland

A sketchbook-style piece (with many funny moments) from Malcolm Sutherland whose consistently original works are positioning him as one …

Volgens de vogels by Linde Faas

I woke up this morning (this afternoon, to be honest) hating animation. Blame it on last night’s interminable ASIFA-East screening of …

The Head

I can’t help it. I love trippy stuff like this. Designer Matias Vigliano and animator Dante Zaballa from Argentina created this bit of …

Swimming by Shiho Hirayama

In Swimming by Shiho Hirayama (b. 1979), a chubby boy’s imagination transforms an awkward swim class into a magical experience. This …

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