Our longstanding animation programmer Malcolm Turner, also head honcho at the Melbourne International Animation Festival, offers a selection of the best and brightest from this year’s Animation NOW! Festival.
Films — by Strand
Animation NOW!

Animation NOW! Dark Hearts
From the dark side, this bold, bracing collection of short films goes deeper and blacker than live-action will allow.

Animation NOW! Handmade
Drawings move, paintings come to life and puppets take the stage, one painstaking frame at a time.

Animation NOW! International Showcase
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 multicoloured, variously-shaped glories, there’s no better place to begin.

Animation NOW! Invert – Characters
This stunning and immersive programme takes us on an animated journey inside the rich mental states of unique characters.

Animation NOW! Invert – Places
Marvel at the worlds created by animators whose imagination knows no bounds, in this celebration of animation’s power to transport.

Animation NOW! Rosto
A tribute to the late, great artist, musician and animator Rosto, whose singular animated films inspired many.