A celebratory showcase of some of the year’s best and brightest animated shorts. If you’re looking to sample the animation ecosystem in all its multi-coloured, variously shaped glories, there’s no better place to begin.
Films — by Country
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Palestine
- Paraguay
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- The Netherlands
- Turkey
- UK
- USA
- USSR
- Ukraine
- West Germany
Poland
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Animation NOW! Crazy Towne
A wild and otherworldly programme of animation at its craziest and most creative.
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Animation NOW! Dark Hearts
A powerful collection of animation exploring the singular creative visions of artists in touch with the dark side of the human condition.
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Animation NOW! Handmade
Drawings move, paintings come to life and puppets take the stage, one painstaking frame at a time.
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Animation NOW! International Showcase
An inspiring selection of new, award-winning animated works from around the world. This is where animation is right now.
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Animation NOW! Morph ‘n’ Move
The impossible and improbable comes to life in this kinetic collection of animation that not only pushes the envelope, but busts it wide open.
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Cold War
Zimna wojna
Winner of the Cannes Best Director award, Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida) has crafted a brilliant, kaleidoscopic vision of 1950s Europe, bursting with music, dance and the turbulent love of two musicians caught between East and West.