Athleticus: Gym Keeper
Award: Audience Award
The Snail and the Whale
The latest from NYICFF alum Magic Light Pictures (Zog) rolls out gigantic waves of big-screen beauty and charming voicing by Sally Hawkins. When a tiny snail longs to see the world, it hitches a ride onto a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing, gloriously animated journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and marvel at the vast wonders of the world, and size seems like strength to the snail. But when the whale is beached in a bay, it’s the tiny snail who just might save the day.
3feet
Get your (soccer) kicks on the way to school with Gonzalo as he hilariously tries his very best to keep things clean and stay in the game.
The Dam Keeper
Set in a desolate future, a small town’s survival depends on a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out poisonous clouds. Despite bullying from classmates, the dam’s young operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning in order to protect the town. But when a new student joins Pig’s class, everything begins to change.
A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log
Prepare for more zany stop-motion mayhem as Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar follow-up their award-winning 2009 debut feature the misadventures of Indian and Cowboy, who become over excited in anticipation of their Christmas gifts and have difficulty not being naughty.
9 Meter
Daniel’s mother is comatose in the hospital, hanging on to life by a thread. But he is convinced that she can hear him. To what lengths will he go to try to save her?
Sleight of Hand
A man yearns to know his place in the world and how he fits in, when sometimes it’s better not to know.
The Vacuum Kid
A charming 12-year old boy shares his unusual passion for vacuum cleaners.
Lola
Two dolls in a toy store are separated when a customer decides to buy one of them. In search of his lost partner, the other embarks on an emotional journey around the world.
Snack Attack
Waiting to board the train, an old lady just wants to eat her cookies in peace. But the young punk on the platform next to her seems intent on sharing her snack…or is something else going on here?
The Little Bird and the Leaf
It’s winter. At the end of a branch hangs a single leaf. A little black bird comes along to water it — but just as the bird reaches the end of the branch, a swift winter wind carries the leaf away.
Snowflake
A boy receives a paper snowflake in the mail and sticks it under his pillow. In the morning, he finds that his world has been transformed.
Song of the Spindle
Man and whale go head to head in a battle of wits.
Giovanni and the Water Ballet
Ten-year-old Giovanni wants to be the first boy to compete in the Dutch Synchronized Swimming Championships. With his first “girlfriend” Kim cheering him on from the sidelines, will he fulfill his dream?
One, Two, Tree
It’s the story of a tree, a tree like any other. One day, it jumps into a pair of boots and goes off for a walk, inviting everyone to follow.
Johnny Express
It’s 2150. Johnny Express is the galaxy’s laziest deliveryman. Will he be successful in delivering his latest package, or will he deliver mass destruction instead?
Steadfast Stanley
Stanley the Corgi is left behind in the break of an apocalypse. He does everything he can to reunite with his owner.
5.80 Meters
A herd of high-flying acrobatic giraffes takes to the pool.
Octopus
Baking a cake should be much easier with eight arms, but that’s only if all arms agree on what cake they’re going to make!
A Town Called Panic: Return to School
2014 Festival Grand Prize Winners are back with a brand news special that brings the same winning wit, whimsy, and trickery from our favorite loudmouths Cowboy, Indian, and Horse. The three are reluctant to return to school, but a high-stakes contest has them reaching for the moon.
Zebra
One day the zebra ran into a tree.
The Visitors
A man’s home is his castle. But not for long…
Tiger
A little tiger, happy but hungry, devises clever means to fill his belly and satisfy his cravings.
Riceballs
A father and son work their way past loss to strengthen cultural bonds in the unlikeliest of places: the lunchbox.
Stone Soup
Times are tough in one little town: first no food, now no electricity. Eventually, the transformative power of community nourishes all in more ways than one.
Welcome to My Life
The animated high school challenges of T-Kesh, your average Monster-American teenager.