Animation Hotline
From NYICFF alumnus Dustin Grella (Prayers for Peace), an ongoing series where the filmmaker creates daily mini-films by animating messages left on his Animation Hotline voicemail. Leave a message!
Film Tag: Animation
Elia
In this stunning watercolor-come-to-life, a young girl is preparing for a trip to the beach with her dad — and decides that her pet goldfish should come along for the ride!
Bird Food
One man. One sandwich. And a park full of pigeons. This isn’t going to end well.
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.
Monstersymponie
Meet the band: four monsters, one girl, and some very silly instruments. And they’re definitely playing past their bedtime.
The Squeakiest Roar
The littlest lion in the family just can’t seem to find his big bad roar, but this little squeak might turn out to be his greatest asset.
Animal Beatbox
Dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and dogs and cats and…
Song of the Spindle
Man and whale go head to head in a battle of wits.
Fata Morgana
There’s nothing like a cool refreshing drink in the middle of the desert. Unless it’s your last one…
Sea Legs
A Russian sailor comes back to the city after a very long time away at sea and finds that solid land can be difficult to navigate.
Spellbreaker
Two kids are building a sandcastle, seemingly best of friends. But when a beetle gets trapped underneath a bucket, their peaceful harmony gets disturbed.
Head On
All aboard for a high-velocity electro journey through a futuristic video game world with flashing lights and driving techno music. At this speed, just don’t lose control and go off the rails.
Subway Train
Set to the funky beats of The Pop Ups, this music video features oddly morphing animals on their morning commute — and one epic pan-flute solo!
Pohyper
In this inventive stop-motion film, the individual frames of animation are printed on t-shirts and an amusing variety of materials, for a music video that blends and blurs imagination and reality.
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
Creativity has never been easier. Or scarier! (Kids, don’t try this at home.)
(Baby) It’s You!
Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy attaches girl’s head to a robot body.
Hopfrog
A series of non-scientific observations of the jumping fellows’ life.
Wind
A film about how many people adapt to even the most extreme environment, Wind depicts the daily routines of settlers in an exceptionally windswept world. Created as his graduation project, Robert Löbel’s clever and breezy animated short has won more than 20 international festival awards.
How Can you Swallow So Much Sleep?
A little boy visits the moon as it exists in dreams — an iridescent orb surrounded by translucent jellyfish and cellophane streams. Based on an Italo Calvino short story.
Portlandia: Rat’s Book
Tired of the way rats are always getting slandered by humans, a trio of hipster rodents decide to write a book telling their side of the story. Featuring the voices of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
What is Music?
Given a brief quiz on music, these kids provide some of the best — if not most accurate — answers possible.
The Deep End
Hand-drawn animation using ink, white-out and coffee.
At the Opera
Juan Pablo Zaramella (creator of last year’s Luminaris) brings us his new film about a particularly moving night at the opera. Guaranteed to move you to tears!
The Fat Cat
Whet the fat cat wants, the fat cat gets and what the fat cat gets is…fatter.
Dangerous Migration Route
Birds happily winging their way south to Africa meet all manner of unfortunate ends, in this adorable animated ditty about the dangers of bird migration.
Knock Knock
A matador fights a goose, a cougar does motorcycle tricks, and they all tell some jokes.
The Sun
The Sun has come out to play. Run for your lives!
Carpark
A simple shopping trip goes horribly wrong.
The Lovely Letter L
An infectious song about lemons, light bulbs, laundry, and lots more.
The Duke
This film is about a sandwich — a chicken parmesan hero sandwich.