The Pipsqueak Prince
The Pipsqueak Prince
Singing Sticks
Singing Sticks
Freedom Song
Freedom Song

Screened as part of NZIFF 2002

Animation for Kids 2002 

59 minutes

All over the world superb, engaging, high quality animation is being produced for children. These films have all the things that kids love. There’s plenty of stories that place the kids as the heroes and heroines, some films that will bring on the giggles and some glimpses into far away places – both real and imagined – and some bits that are definitely gross!

Comics Trip 2000

6 minutes

A young boy slips into his own comic strip – a dream come true as well as the perfect way to avoid a kiss from the birthday girl down the road.

Show and Tell 2002

Director

4 minutes

Earl usually hates show and tell, but today just might be different – he has some pretty gross things to pull out of his bag.

Si je t’attrape 2001

7 minutes

The classic tale of the Gingerbread Man who foolishly trusts a fox to get him across the river. A film so beautiful, you can almost step right into it.

Freedom Song 2000

Director

6 minutes

A parrot is captured in the forest and made to sing for the king in his palace. But this bird can only sing when it is free.

Traffic Jam 2002

Director

USA
4 minutes

Just about anybody and anything can dance – even traffic lights!

Fetch 2001

Director

USA
5 minutes

A delightful, fascinating game of fetch. See if you can figure out who is the biggest – the man, the dog or the stick.

Singing Sticks 2001

USA
3 minutes

Everybody has used rubber stamps – but imagine a whole film made out of them. Cool!

The Shark and the Piano 2001

7 minutes

A shark learns finds out that he can make more friends by playing the piano than by trying to eat it.

The Pipsqueak Prince 2001

Director

7 minutes

It’s a big responsibility keeping the sun and the stars clean – especially for a small boy.