Art, fun, folly, fairytales and folkstories: A fine collection of outstanding animation, tested by our most demanding audience, aged between four and seven.
Screened as part of NZIFF 2007
Animation for Kids 2007
Animation is an amazing way to tell a story or spark an imagination. Welcome to this collection of wondrous little (and big) gems that will intrigue and delight everyone from 4 to 94 – but have been selected to especially excite our youngest, most discerning audience.
The Night Watchman 2006
Absolutely whimsical. A small boy gets his turn to ride the giant unicycle that's tall enough to reach the moon and the sun.
A Mouse's Tale 2006
Like magic, a beautiful fold-out picture book springs to life with a different story leaping from each page.
Chaffinches and Others 2006
A happy, silly chorus of birds on a brach, all practising their singing. But some are a lot better than others.
Stilt Walkers 2006
The wonderful adventures of a boy who pilots his strange little airship into a land of giant stilt creatures.
Peo Gallery – Mark Rothko 2005
Kind of an art class – but mostly just a bunch of really amazing animated plasticine worlds melting and blending into each other.
Toy Artist: Papa & Baby 2006
There's some mystery and surprises inside every toy and these ones have LOTS!
The Wreck of the Diddley 2007
FatCat and FishFace sing a wonderfully rollicking musical tale of shipwreck on the South Seas.
Moutons 2006
Funny sheep that can swim and dive underwater just like dolphins and seals – who ever heard of such a thing?
At Home with Mrs Hen 2006
Poor Mrs Hen! Her oldest chick is a cheeky tyke. It's time for a lesson.
Jaime Lo, Small and Shy 2006
Shy little Jaime Lo tries to figure out how the world works by using her own drawings.
Asthma Tech 2006
Winston figures out a way of turning his asthma into a launch pad for being a superhero!
Tzaritza 2006
A fantastic journey set in motion by a magic seashell.