This collection of films selected especially for our youngest audience promises some laughs, some frights – and some food for thought. This year’s programme is probably best suited to a slightly older age group (6-10) than previous years’.
Films — by Country
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Norway
- Palestine
- Russia
- Senegal
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- The Netherlands
- UK
- USA
- USSR
- Uruguay
- Vietnam
Australia
![Animation Now 2005](/assets/resized/sm/upload/3s/sz/dx/st/mech-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5c032330ce)
Animation Now 2005
Our popular yearly programme of the year’s best animate shorts is one of the strongest collections in a long time, celebrating the sheer diversity of the animated art form. Including the Oscar winning Ryan.
![Bride of Silence](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ou/a6/gw/5s/BRIDE-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=63a7cc45e3)
Bride of Silence
Hat mua roi bao lau
This evocative and sensual drama offers a zen-like contemplation of the mystery surrounding the fate of an unwed mother in 18th-century rural Vietnam.
![Girl in a Mirror](/assets/resized/sm/upload/64/ch/64/hr/Vale_St_4MB-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5fcaa1f73d)
Girl in a Mirror
The photographs of Carol Jerrems provide an indelible record of bohemian Sydney and Melbourne in the 70s. Her indomitable spirit continues to burn in this terrific documentary portrait.
![Land Mines - A Love Story](/assets/resized/sm/upload/t8/js/jm/r7/land-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=51e8b6d36f)
Land Mines - A Love Story
The ever notable Dennis O’Rourke (Cunnamulla) takes us into the lives of Habiba and Shah, an Afghani couple eking out an existence in the ruined city of Kabul.
![Look Both Ways](/assets/resized/sm/upload/11/4n/3m/u9/LBW058_rgb-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=46c27f0013)
Look Both Ways
“The astonishing debut feature of Sarah Watt interweaves animation and real-life drama to portray some very human responses to barely fathomable events.” — Melbourne International Film Festival
![The Magician](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ug/u7/b8/wk/ma-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=9692b38807)
The Magician
A sardonic Melbourne hitman allows a filmmaker to follow him around as he gets away with murder in this droll, pitch-black mockumentary.
![The Men Who Would Conquer China](/assets/resized/sm/upload/b1/4t/dq/tt/menwho-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5bfc5ba132)
The Men Who Would Conquer China
In-depth and highly entertaining documentary account of partnership between two successful entrepreneurs: a pushy New York investment banker and a savvy Hong Kong businessman.
![Three Dollars](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ui/qf/yj/xx/3-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=95bea5f486)
Three Dollars
New Aussie hit from the director of The Bank follows an idealistic young couple from student romance in the 80s to social realities 20 years on.
![Tug of Love](/assets/resized/sm/upload/qg/23/gc/y9/tug-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=358b16bf9e)
Tug of Love
Riveting documentary about the parental abduction of children, a frequent and alarming occurrence in a world where international marriages – and separations – are on the rise.