A Lilt: Overture

It always refreshing to see animations that go beyond the conventional methods of animated storytelling. A Lilt by Overture certainly falls into that refreshing new look category. Overture was born of Jason Malcolm Brown and Aya Yamasaki Brown in the final days of August, 2004. A focal point where their creative intertwined, Aya and Jason created an opera house where all the peoples of their worlds could perform and be entertained. As the opening to an opera, Overture stands to introduce and describe these worlds through their work. Overture can be found at opertura.org/ [1] [1] http://www.opertura.org/

КJFG No 5: Alexey Alexeev

This film is doing quite well in  festival circuits, enjoy.

Mermaid: Osamu Tezuka

Time to celebrate the masters. Here is Mermiad by Tezuka, released in 1964. A boy sees a mermaid, everyone calls him crazy and forces him into an institute to rid him of his delusions.

Iron Man vs Bruce Lee: Patrick Boivin

Great stop motion done with with toys. Way to go Patrick.

Derevo Detstva: Mirzoyan Natalia

I came across this film through a link in a Russian language website. Natalia has a channel on youtube  ( http://www.youtube.com/user/natamir22 ) . In spite of it being in a language I don't understand, I enjoyed the film.

From the Hoop: The Hoop team from Supinfocom

Soon the animation world will be ruled by the brilliant students from Supinfocom, brilliant. Following from the team... From the hoop is a short 3D movie directed by 3 students of Supinfocom Arles in 2008. Meet Earl fleeing through Harlem while he seeks for his life. fromthehoop.com [1] The story is widely inspired by the life of Earl Manigault, one of the greatest basketball player of his generation who lose everything in drugs. The end of his life was dedicated to avoid children of Harlem having the same story. So he started the "Walk Away From Drugs" tournament for kids. He died in 1998 from a heart failure. Please have a look at the making of on our website for further informations. [1] http://www.fromthehoop.com/

No Corras Tanto: Cesarlinga

I hope I have credted the right person for direction as I couldn't make out the language. Sand animation has always had a certain look in my mind, but this piece defies every notion. Well thought out short with beautifully executed animation.

Horn OK Please: Joel Simon

You don't see much short animation from India. Here is a nice example created by animators from India and Ireland.

Khoda: Reza Dolatabadi

Love the look and can appreciate the effort that went into making this film. Another example of making it happen even when others believe it not to be possible.

Tom Sweep: Michael Dudok de Wit

Gladiator: Psyop

Scarecrow:GE Ecomagination

Running at a rate of $100,000 per second of ad time, or $3 million for one 30-second segment, the “Scarecrow” features a modern take on the classic song, “If I Only Had A Brain,” from the film The Wizard of Oz, imagining what can happen when old technologies have a brain and become smarter.