1. Jack the Giant Killer
The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
2. E.V.A.
An astronaut floats lost in the vastness of space awaiting help
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. The Sad House (La casa triste)
The story of a family told through objects found in junk shops and flea markets.
4. The 1971 Kitchen Grand Brie
Your favorite food competes in the greatest auto race the kitchen has ever seen — until there’s a murder. ‘Mario Kart’ meets ‘True Crime’ mockumentary in this animated short dripping with ‘70s Formula 1 nostalgia.
5. Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D. 839 (Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D. 839)
Animation with coloured salt by Aleksandra Korejwo. Graphic design based on El Greco's paintings. Music by Franz Schubert performed by Kaja Danczowska on violin and Janusz Olejniczak on piano.
6. Mary and Max
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
It has an average vote of 7.849 on TMDB.
7. Making of the Genie in a Ravioli Can
A short behind the scenes documentary showing the creation of the short claymation film The Genie in a Ravioli Can .
8. The Puppet (Txotxongiloa)
A female puppet appears locked in a room, lying on the floor and immobile. Through various experiences, strings begin to attach to her body, and her movements gradually become more fluid. Each string is associated with a scene related to an aspect of women's social issues, such as the body, equality, or gender.
9. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
Marcel the shell is out of sight.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
10. Dolor
A girl chases death through the 7 stages of grief to try and save her lost sibling.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
11. Feed Me to the Squares (Feed Me to the Squares)
Following a morphing blob of flesh through an artificial landscape of urban textures we take part in a process of creation and adaption. From a simple square to increasingly complex moving patterns, the organic seems to get lost in the artificial which begins to dominate rhythm and structure of the world.
12. Glimpse (佐敦掠影)
With the abundance of antiques and culture in Jordan, you can only see so much of the essence of traditional craftsmanship in a blink of an eye. This film showcases the beauty of old Hong Kong, all in a glimpse of textiles, flasks, paintings and statuettes.
13. The Fabric of You
Set in the Bronx, in the era of 1950s McCarthyism, everybody wants to look the same. Michael a gay, twenty-something-year old mouse, hides his true identity while he works as a tailor. When Isaac enters the shop one day he offers the escapism and love Michael craves. In Michael’s confined apartment, he becomes tormented by the memories of Isaac’s tragic death. Michael’s memories and flashbacks are triggered when he notices Isaac’s jacket draped on the back of a chair. Haunted by the solace Isaac once offered, he struggles to come to terms with his loss.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
14. Worms (Minhocas)
Junior is a preteen worm who struggles to be accepted by his peers, only to get bullied for being spoiled by his overprotective mother. One day, while in an attempt to impress his friends, he is accidentally brought up to the surface by a shovel, thus starting a journey with great adventures and very high stakes - not only for the little hero, but also to the entire worms society. To get back home and save his own kind, Junior must first learn the powers of self-respect, trust and true friendship.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
15. A Most Exquisite Man (Üks imeline mees)
There exists a most exquisite man, or at least the world that surrounds him labels and sees him as such. He has fantastic abilities, incomprehensible talent, he could even be called a genius, yet something within him is restless. Big questions utterly absorb him, leading him to a place where all he can do is surrender his life, in order to find that which gives him and the natural world undeniable purpose and concluding peace.
16. The Travels of Chichikov: Manilov (Похождения Чичикова: Манилов)
Short Soviet puppet animation based on Gogol's novel Dead Souls.
17. Ghost Town
Seraphim Cloud and his life size doppelgänger enter the netherworld of Calico Ghost Town deep within the Mojave Desert.
18. Tying The Knot
A string feels overwhelmed by his tedious life, but finds comfort in a new relationship. It a stop-motion animation that has a run time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
19. Cockroach (Gikaburi)
My name is a “cockroach”. I was called that from childhood.
20. Tönende Handschrift I: Serenade (Tönende Handschrift I: Serenade)
Stop-motion animated short with experimental sound by Rudolf Pfenninger.