NZIFF recommends this programme for children aged 4+
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Animation
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Animation for Kids 8+
NZIFF recommends this programme for children aged 8+
![Animation NOW! Crazy Towne](/assets/resized/sm/upload/3t/5u/99/8v/Cop%20Dog%20-%20Bill%20Plympton%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=a370716af0)
Animation NOW! Crazy Towne
A wild and otherworldly programme of animation at its craziest and most creative.
![Animation NOW! Dark Hearts](/assets/resized/sm/upload/k6/63/ij/8u/Hate%20For%20Sale%20-%20Anna%20Eijsbouts%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=7f7e1b49a0)
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.
![Animation NOW! Fresh Eyes on Estonia](/assets/resized/sm/upload/w4/87/vg/qi/Manivald%20-%20Chintus%20Lundgren%20KEY%20FOR%20WEB_web-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=e976ba1f62)
Animation NOW! Fresh Eyes on Estonia
A wellspring for innovation and invention in animation, we celebrate Estonia and its new generation of audacious, forward-thinking animators.
![Animation NOW! Handmade](/assets/resized/sm/upload/1i/kp/am/g0/Lost%20Property%20Office%20-%20Daniel%20Agdag%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=934b8dafa2)
Animation NOW! Handmade
Drawings move, paintings come to life and puppets take the stage, one painstaking frame at a time.
![Animation NOW! International Showcase](/assets/resized/sm/upload/or/on/ng/hg/Trap%20-%20Paul%20James%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=43b2a82feb)
Animation NOW! International Showcase
An inspiring selection of new, award-winning animated works from around the world. This is where animation is right now.
![Animation NOW! Morph ‘n’ Move](/assets/resized/sm/upload/zx/lu/8t/d9/The%20Ogre%20-%20Laurene%20Braibant%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=ea4f227df4)
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.
![Eight Uneasy Pieces](/assets/resized/sm/upload/po/uu/q4/mk/01%20BATS%20Still%20-KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=fb30eb4279)
Eight Uneasy Pieces
The ‘Cinema of Unease’ is alive and well in this stylish collection of eight Kiwi shorts, taking us on a perceptive and soul-searching tour the length and breadth of the country.
![Liyana](/assets/resized/sm/upload/wp/rq/ee/3w/Liyana_2%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=560107728f)
Liyana
Affecting and uplifting, this beautiful hybrid of documentary and animated fiction tells the story of a young girl as imagined by a group of orphaned Swazi children. Recommended for audiences 10+
![Mirai](/assets/resized/sm/upload/hg/va/72/i8/Mirai_05%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=ce0b7e886d)
Mirai
Mirai no Mirai
Direct from Cannes, this charming For All Ages anime from Hosoda Mamoru (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast) takes a richly imaginative toddler-eye view of a new arrival in the family.
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Samouni Road
La strada di Samouni
A captivating portrayal of the human impact of the Middle East conflict, told with a deft mix of live action and animation, Samouni Road reveals the impact on one extended family of Israel’s brutal 2009 assault on a Gaza village.
![Virus Tropical](/assets/resized/sm/upload/oq/da/o8/ec/VIRUS_TROPICAL_STILL-01_WM%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=52b8c954d5)
Virus Tropical
A deftly made, delightfully illustrated, femme-focused animated film from Colombia about growing up in a decidedly unconventional family. Winner of the Audience Award for foreign films at SXSW 2018.
![We the Animals](/assets/resized/sm/upload/h9/7i/bq/5z/We_the_Animals_(xx)_01%20(1)%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=2c7cdb58e7)
We the Animals
A beautifully photographed, captivating expression of hardscrabble family life and a sensitive boy’s growing self-awareness, this inspired adaptation of a remarkable book evokes memory and imagination in equal effect.