This animated short by Run Wrake was my top pick from the Kino Film Festival 2006 and, like one of my recent short film picks, Pencil Face, is a dark tale to be careful what you wish for. Enjoy!
A story of love, war, and triumph over adversity. Or is it? In adrian molina's CalArts junior film for the year 2006.
Written, directed and animated by Robert Morgan, The Cat With Hands is a multi-award-winning, 4-minute short from 2001. The project forms part of London-based Animus Film's output and was funded by Channel 4.
This film is "the story of a cat who, legend has it, longs to become human," but, based on a recurring nightmare from his sister's youth as it is, and being the product of creative mind with a certain interest in the macabre, this is about as far away from a cute kitty tale as you can get.
A devilishly dark delight well-rooted in the tradition of fairytales. Enjoy!
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MUTO is a short film by Blu an ambiguous animation painted on public walls.
Made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche).
MrDisgusting posted this over at bloody-disgusting.com and its really is a very cool bit of claymation. From youtube user 'takena' comes this excellent claymation short about a faithful maid and flesh munching zombies.
You can check out takena's website Here
I first saw Toxic back in the 90's on Fourmations (Showcase for animation on UK Channel 4) and its quite possibly my favourite animated short ever. Andrew McEwan won a BAFTA for Best Animated Film for it back in 1991 and although he has gone on to work in Film and television mostly as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director he sadly does not seem to have made another animated film.
Music by: Simon Desorgher
Shame there's not a better quality version floating around.
Paul Couvela' Cornucopia like Toxic is another great stop motion short that was featured on Fourmations (Showcase for animation on UK Channel 4) back in the 90's.Paul Couvela has since spent his time working on the hit UK animation for younger children Bob the Builder amongst other things
