Animation

Animation is the process of making the illusion of motion and change by means of the rapid display of a sequence of static images that minimally differ from each other. The illusion—as in motion pictures in general—is thought to rely on the phi phenomenon. Animators are artists who specialize in the creation of animation.

Animation can be recorded with either analogue media, a flip book, motion picture film, video tape, digital media, including formats with animated GIF, Flash animation and digital video. To display animation, a digital camera, computer, or projector are used along with new technologies that are produced.

Animation creation methods include the traditional animation creation method and those involving stop motion animation of two and three-dimensional objects, paper cutouts, puppets and clay figures. Images are displayed in a rapid succession, usually 24, 25, 30, or 60 frames per second.

U.S. and foreign films

The English film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed. Foreign-language films are subtitled in English.

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The Time Travelers
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Diego Raf Diaz | United States | 2016 | 6 m 29 s Four humans go back to prehistoric times to capture a monster. The youngest member of this team is a young girl who is rescued by a Velociraptor. Cast Sophia Hanson Vincent Czapla Tyame GoMillion Rick Joyner Diego Raf Diaz

The Beach Boy
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Hannes Rall | Singapore | 2015 | 7 m 48 s English, French, German, Spanish with English Subtitles An animated short film about two star-crossed lovers from ancient Vietnam. Designed in a style inspired by Vietnamese brush painting and traditional art. Cast Noella Menon Joshua Lim Bruce Quek Amelia D’Souza

Shine
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Seth Olson | United States | 2016 | 2:21 A short animated film featuring solar-powered robots stranded on a lightless planet, struggling to survive.

Embarked
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Adele Hawkins, Mikel Mugica, Soo Kyung Kang | United States | 2015 | 4 m 23 s Facebook When Jimmy moves away from his old house, the treehouse he left behind magically comes to life. With nothing else keeping him in the country, the tree house decides to follow to Jimmy to the city.

Duhkha
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Aaron Lun | Canada | 2016 | 3 m 45 s Duhkha explores one of the central tenets of Buddhism – suffering. It is a voyage through seasonal shifts, experiences, growth, and the accrued anxieties that come with them. Painful experiences can be overwhelming when we hold onto them, but we can overcome them.  Eventually, we learn… Read more »

Don’t Be Afraid of Bears
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Jill Johnston | United States | 2014 | 3 m 16 s Theriophobia is a fear of the beast. Naturalist Barry Lopez defines it as “[f]ear of the beast as an irrational, violent, insatiable creature.” Reflection on childhood memories and fears induce impressions of the beast within and reciprocity of species. Cast Anna Chicco, voice artist

All The World’s a Stage
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Hannes Rall | Germany | 2016 | 1 m 30 s An animated adaptation of the famous Shakespeare poem “All The World’s A Stage” narrated by the renowned Shakespeare actor and director Samuel West. The German Film Assessment Board Wiesbaden (FBW) has awarded its highest distinction “Seal of Approval: Highly Recommended” and  says: “With ALL THE WORLD’S… Read more »

Walking Johnnie
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Johnnie Semerad | United States | 2015 | 3 m 21 s An artist puts a 3D printer to use as he creates a visual autobiography of his life.

Workhouse
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Charalambos Margaritis | France | 2012 | 6 m 49 s

Thyself
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Jerry Auld | Canada | 2016 | 6 m 36 s Facebook An explorer looks back on her life to realize what she has always been searching for.