Madame Tutli-Putli
Madame Tutli-Putli
Hezurbeltzak, a Common Grave
Hezurbeltzak, a Common Grave
Musicotherapie
Musicotherapie

Screened as part of NZIFF 2008

Animation Now! 2008 

Cut-outs, paint-on-glass, puppetry, watercolour on tile, scratch films and hand-drawn work all feature in this year's selection of the best animated shorts from around the world.

81 minutes

Believe it or not, animation remains very much a hands-on art form. Cut-outs, paint-on-glass, puppetry, watercolour on tile, scratched films and hand drawn works all feature in this year's selection. All these films showcase the glorious detail and scale that only the big cinema screen can offer.

Procrastination 2007

Director

UK
5 minutes

An over-caffeinated avalanche of imagery dedicated to the chronic non-starters of the world.

Beton 2006

7 minutes

Although wrapping us in its painterly beauty, Beton brings home the complex horrors of war and the simple desire for peace in all its forms.

The Old, Old, Very Old Man 2007

Director

UK
5 minutes

What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger

– except when it kills you. A very old man dies revealing the secret of his longevity.

Running in Darkness 2006

Director

USA
2 minutes

Documentary impressions of people succumbing to the slow onset of memory loss and dementia.

Sailor Dogs 2007

Director

8 minutes

A truly odd tale featuring a couple of worldly dogs and a sailor who must be prevented from reaching the sea.

A Painful Glimpse into My Writing Process 2006

Director

USA
2 minutes

Somebody once said that writing was easy – one simply had to sit down and open up a vein.

Time Is Running Out 2007

Director

UK
6 minutes

An intriguing pan across a strangely active sepia-hued panorama.

Herr Bar 2007

Director

3 minutes

A Pythonesque landscape populated by hundreds upon thousands of hands.

Hezurbeltzak, a Common Grave 2007

4 minutes

Imagine if Ralph Steadman went bestially surreal and dragged a certain famous mouse into this gnarled cauldron of visuality? Contains images which may offend some viewers.

Changing Evan 2006

Director

1 minute

A little film about the filmmaker's daughter. Just when he thinks everything is going well, Evan gets chicken pox.

Sleeping Betty 2007

Director

10 minutes

In a sumptuous palace in a Montreal working-class neighbourhood, Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. A wonderful gagfest unfolds as everybody and his uncle tries to awaken her.

I Met the Walrus 2007

Director

5 minutes

As John Lennon holed up in a Montreal hotel room waiting for clearance to enter the USA, an intrepid 14-year-old managed to talk his way into Lennon's room and record a 20-minute interview perfectly capturing the ex-Beatle's views on the world.

Madame Tutli-Putli 2007

17 minutes

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train. As day descends into dark , she finds herself alone, caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.