The Best Animated Shorts. [Not just Pixar!] Last Update: 26 January 2018
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- DirectorJan PinkavaStarsBob PetersonGeri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
- DirectorGunnar Hall Jensen
- DirectorMichael Dudok de WitStarsJames LauferA father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
- DirectorRalph EgglestonStarsRalph EgglestonA group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsTakeharu KunimotoBruno MetzgerA sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
- DirectorDominique MonferyStarsDora LuzJennifer EspositoSalvador Dalí and Walt Disney's Destino features the tragic love story of Chronos, the personification of time, and a mortal woman as they seek each other out across surreal landscapes.
- DirectorMarc CrasteStarsOliver MiceliAndrew StirkIn a bleak and desolate world, a small creature seeks out the woman of his dreams: a high-flying circus performer with a cruel and possessive ringmaster.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsArkadiusz JakubikMarcin KudelkaDariusz ToczekA volunteer soldier plummets to his death. A photograph is taken and sent by courier to a huge man, who adds it to his macabre collection.English title is "Fallen Art"
- DirectorShane AckerA rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.
- DirectorMark AndrewsAndrew JimenezTwo buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsSheb WooleyA teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
- DirectorDony PermediStarsPierre CoffinThe story of a Kiwi who spends his whole life working towards achieving his dream.
- DirectorSean McNallyFrancisco Ruiz-VelascoStarsTom KennyAshley WalshChuck WojthiewiczA seemingly innocent tea party is transformed into mega technological mayhem when two imperious aristocrats compete for the affections of a lady.
- DirectorGrzegorz JonkajtysAn unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the remaining survivors escape to the sea in great ships.
- DirectorJérémy ClapinStarsJulien BoisselierThéo GrimmeisenMado DebrusHaving been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.
- DirectorPhilip HuntStarsJim BroadbentA magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home... Even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole!
- DirectorMarc CrasteIn the face of overwhelming urbanization and recklessness, creatures struggle to preserve a remnant of the peace they once knew. Selfless acts of love plant the seeds of change that will ultimately prove the salvation of his world.
- DirectorAdam FoulkesAlan SmithStarsChris GrantMarc SilkOn their way to deliver a coffin to a graveyard, a grim duo of undertakers go through hell and back, as formidable and tangled obstacles stand in the way.
- DirectorFabrice JoubertIn a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.
- DirectorJavier Recio GraciaStarsMiguel Angel PerezEva MolinaOn her deathbed, a sad, white-haired woman yearns to reunite with her beloved late husband. However, the road to the afterlife can be long, and today's modern medicine works miracles.
- DirectorFrançois AlauxHervé de CrécyLudovic HouplainStarsBob StephensonSherman AugustusAja EvansPolice chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori RichardsonBabies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsTim EverettMelanie O'ConnellMaxim BaldryA 19th-century inventor is close to perfecting motion pictures but doesn't want to reveal his invention to the public until he can show films with sound and color.
- DirectorRodrigo BlaasAlma, a little girl, skips through the snow-covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorAndrey ShushkovAn inventor tries to impress the woman he loves. Will she love him back?
- DirectorAndrew RuhemannShaun TanStarsTim MinchinA boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
- DirectorChristopher KezelosA strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsTony FucileKrista ShefflerPhil SheridanA fable of a young boy coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. It's the first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. Will he be able to find his own way?
- DirectorGrant OrchardWhen a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
- DirectorBo MathorneStarsZebulon WhatleyLucien DodgePhillip SacramentoBackwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.
- DirectorWilliam JoyceBrandon OldenburgMorris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
- DirectorJohn KahrsStarsJohn KahrsKari WahlgrenJack GoldenbergAn office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
- DirectorLaurent WitzAlexandre EspigaresMr Hublot is a withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, scared of change and the outside world. Robot Pet's arrival turns his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsAidan GillenAisling FranciosiOn a remote planet a Master watches his Apprentice carryout tests with nanotechnology as she tries to prove herself worthy of advancement.
- DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsSteve ApostolinaKirk BailyBen BledsoeThe love life of a man as told through the meals he gives his adopted dog, Winston.
- DirectorGabriel Osorio VargasAn old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsJulia PottWinona MaeSara CushmanA little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
- DirectorDavid FineAlison SnowdenStarsCec LinderDoris MalcolmMarty MyersAn old shy man works up the gumption to meet a woman whom he has a crush on.
- DirectorKyungmin WooIn the year 2150, Johnny, a lazy Space Delivery Man, must deliver a package on a planet he does not fully understand.
- DirectorOsmond EvansStarsJames WhitmoreRoss MartinThe film is set in the near future, on August 22, 1970. A man sleeps in the New Mexico desert. He the pilot of the upcoming first flight to the Moon, and the rocket which will transport him there is waiting nearby. The narrator informs us that the man is called Jedediah Prentiss. He was born in 1938, graduated from college in 1959, and became a licensed rocket pilot in 1965. The narrator claims that this an insignificant name, and that nobody has ever heard of Ptentiss. Prentiss dreams and his identity changes through the dream. In 900 BC, he is Icarus. His father (an unnamed Daedalus) wakes him up and prepares him for a flight over the Aegean Sea, by use of wax wings. In 1783, he is one of the Montgolfier brothers in France. He and and his brothers prepare for their first flight with a hot air balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. In 1903, he is one of the Wright brothers. He and his brother prepare for their first flight with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Back in 1970, Prentiss awakes and prepares for his space flight. A reporter asks him to identify himself. Prentiss seems to have forgotten his own name. He then identifies himself as "Icarus Montgolfier Wright". He claims to have been born in 900 BC, to have entered grammar school in Paris during 1783, and to have entered high-school in Kitty Hawk during 1903. He tells the reported that in 1970 he will graduate from the Earth to the Moon. He is also predicts that he will die in Mars during a 1999 expedition, and be buried there. With his new identity as the personification of humanity's pioneering spirit, Prentiss begins his flight to the Moon.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsRobert MayJennifer NyholmDon HertzfeldtA hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.
- DirectorBurny MattinsonStarsAlan YoungWayne AllwineHal SmithThe classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerA human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.