Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to this bumbling pair to save themselves and their species...and, just maybe, change the course of history.

Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.

A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name and featuring Bill Whelan’s multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning music.

When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.

After finding out her grandmother won't be visiting for Christmas, Lucy decides to cheer herself up by throwing the ultimate New Year's Eve party. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown tries to fulfill one of his resolutions before the clock strikes midnight.

Help Jack and his monster-battling friends make choices to stay alive -- and have some fun -- in this interactive "Last Kids on Earth" adventure!

"You know, when I was a boy, I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. It happened in a little Bavarian town called Altötting."

Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut film, Girls' Night Out, which took home three major awards from Annecy in 1987.

A group of aliens seek out to conquer new worlds and take particular notice of Earth, after seeing satellite broadcasts of TV shows of a powerful panda, Pandy.

After the Trento bombing in Italy 1943, the CG animated short film is the story is of a little girl named Mila. It focuses on the collateral damage affecting the civilian population, and especially the children.

Global pandemics are like prairie thunderstorms. Full of terror and havoc, they eventually pass. Bringing a new baby into the world can also feel like a storm.

Barbie, Chelsea and their family go on a cruise ship for Chelsea's birthday. But when they cross the international date line skipping her birthday, Chelsea escapes to the jungle island to find a fabled wish and get her birthday back.

Fuelled tells the story of a housewife on the path of revenge for her late husband.

While on an inter-galactic pizza run, Ratchet and Clank discover that the diabolical Dr. Nefarious has developed an interdimensional portal device that would allow him to rule the entire multiverse! The intrepid duo spring into action, liberating the "Portalizer" from Dr. Nefarious and then racing off to securely lock it away in a weapons museum. But along the way, they run into bumbling Captain Qwark, who uses the weapon to accidentally unleash a sentient-pizza-topping mob upon the citizens of Galactic City. It's up to Ratchet and Clank to battle the savory horde and keep the Portalizer out of Dr. Nefarious' evil hands before he uses it to destroy the galaxy!

Taking advantage of his mother's absence as she departs on a cruise ship for some rest and relaxation, 12-year-old Félix sets out to find his father, a fisherman who disappeared at sea two years earlier.

An inspiring and timely tale about a 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl named Lamya. When she flees the violence of her country, she is given a book of poetry of the famous 13th-century Poet, Rumi. As the perils of her journey mount, the book becomes a magical gateway where she meets Rumi when he was a boy and also a refugee fleeing the violence of his time. In a shared dreamworld, they battle the monsters that follow them from their real world situations, and Lamya must help young Rumi find his calling and write the poem that 800 years later will save her life.

Our story begins a long time ago on the Nootka Island where the people Nuu-Chah-Nulth lives. Kanda, a young playful and reckless girl, is rejected by the villagers. She decides to get her revenge and begins an impossible quest.

Animation feature based on the popular web series. This long-running surrealist, avant-garde animation project follows weary, elderly Henry and his enigmatic, shape-shifting companion Mischief as they navigate a desolate, glitching version of 1940s/50s Canada. Born from the aftermath of a fictionalized Philadelphia Experiment, this “hauntological” landscape is a fractured reality where historical nostalgia merges with cosmic horror. Through Justin Tomchuk’s signature lo-fi animation and atmospheric Hexsystem soundtrack, INTERFACE explores profound philosophical themes of memory, identity, and the absurdity of existence. Ultimately, it chronicles a journey to find meaning amidst the disintegrating universe.

A grim world is blessed by pre-modern man's wrath and it's beautiful light succumbs to the dark abyss of the neolithic reign of mother natures new conquerors, the Homo-Sapiens and their predecessors. Detailed thematic depictions of man's effects on earth and their ascent to dominance presented in short stop-motion animated segments fantasizing about the human race's beginnings and eventual domination of our world.

This is both a comic and dark journey that explores a woman's love-hate relationship with her body and her femininity. It highlights the powerful symbolism that breasts evoke for everyone.

What could the illness afflicting Henri Castagnette be? Filled with anxiety, the young man puts his fate in the hands of the off-puttingly exuberant Dr. Von Strudel. In The Turtle Syndrome, Samuel Cantin, author of the popular “motormouth” graphic novels Phobie des moments seuls and Whitehorse, recounts the story of an endearing anti-hero’s frenzied and hilarious medical appointment. Produced by the NFB, The Turtle Syndrome is part of the Comic Strip Chronicles collection.

Freebird is the coming-of-age story of Jon, a boy with Down Syndrome who learns to navigate the world with a loving mother, an absent father, a classroom bully, and a life-long crush. In just five minutes, we watch 45 years of his life flash by.

When her mentor is kidnapped, a young relic hunter must locate an ancient technological artifact known as the Crown of Babylon, rumored to have the power to bring back the dead and possess the living, before a dangerous cult leader uses it to endanger their world.

The intertwining fates of two Vietnamese sisters who sustain a wartime relationship through written correspondence.

A Man's Cat observes and witnesses his descent into madness at the end of his seasonal depression during the last days of winter.

Leafie is a plucky little maple leaf who loves to groove. But when their latest performance takes an unexpected turn, the harsh realities of the season come crashing down.

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she’s soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder’s tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems.

It was the perfect hiding spot. No one would find him there.

Marco & Polo Go Round is a comedic love story with a very surreal twist. A couple confronts the difficulties in their relationship as gravity turns on its head and their world literally falls apart around them.

As the Earth nears its final days, a few brave survivors seek a way to survive. The answer: Red Earth, a new world that could save what's left of humanity.

Acclaimed Canadian artist Cliff Eyland looks back on his life after a successful double lung transplant.

A stop-motion short film about a seahorse that is swept away from its coral reef and must survive the journey home.

Lucas is a very smart young boy who spends his time tinkering alone. One day, he meets the soul of a little boy, isolated by death and flames, destined to stay far away from what he loves most: flowers.

"What does the hangman think about when he goes home at night from work?" ​ The Hangman at Home is an animated film exploring themes surrounding acknowledgement and the awkward intimacy of humanness. Told in five interwoven stories; each situation presents a person, or persons in a delicate moment: fragile, playful, terrified, contemplated, confused, curious… We are all very much alike in these moments - alerting us to question our own responsibility and responses. Inspired by Carl Sandburg’s chilling poem of the same name.

A child by all means tries to gain her father's affection, but the family dog proves to be a fierce rival.

A depiction of various anxious states of mind during isolation. Fragmented anxiety and existential thinking. Hand-processed Super8 reversal and black & white film. Based on an interesting discussion with my son about the possibility of being haunted.

In post-apocalyptic earth, a small creature uses the previous belongings of humans to briefly peer into their life. This story follows the encounter of a long abandoned cellphone once owned by a human named Ash. Every life holds a rapid catalog of experiences, but what does the creature see in Ash’s?

Shot at Bate Island in Ottawa, "landing" is made from hand-processed B&W 16mm film hand-coloured with organic and photochemical tones, video and found sound. "landing" examines moments of respite in between flight and movement, where landing becomes refuge.

A blind rhinoceros named Niles, a flightless oxpecker named Red, and their unhatched egg, Sam, must work together to weather the harsh realities of a drought ravaged wilderness.

"Field of Vision" moves between the real and the imagined, the built and natural worlds, and explores how we see with both our eyes and our minds. It weaves together layers of images and sounds with police blotter reports and descriptions of visual and auditory hallucinations.

A young shaman must face her first test: a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.

Grunt the automaton attempts to rescue the young supernaturally gifted Nessa Baelin from the bounty hunter pirate Corliss Vail.

A troublemaking boy causes havoc to a winter wonderland.

A mother wolf stalks us, snarls, baring her teeth, and eventually attacks. Do not underestimate her power. The fight for survival has strengthened her to protect her young.

Using archival footage and the melodrama outlined in an email from a junk inbox, worlds of isolation and desperation collide in an ultra short film that brings to life a tale designed to scam someone.

Visual and poetic exploration of the effects of power lines on raptors within surrounding ecosystems. Adapted to nest and hunt from points closest to the sky, the birds themselves are prey to contemporary hunger for electricity. As power lines cover the horizon where forests once sprouted, owls, hawks and herons have no choice but to risk their lives to survive.

The last hole in the fabric of the universe is discovered.

A disquieting tale of a humble rooster facing the great questions of existence.

In Montréal, after a car crash, Martine finds herself in a world in-between life and death.

Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

A video vignette marking the 50th anniversary of the artist-run centre Le Vidéographe

This is a poetic and animated meditation inspired by two trips the director made to Japan. Images and sounds from daily life as well as recordings of his performances, most notably one with the dancer-choreographer Teita Iwabushi. There is no story as such, but a formal construction with sound and images. What can be seen in Japan when Mount Fuji is invisible, lost in the clouds?

Remote desktop animations that meddle in a deserted work space. Applications of corporate surrealism and business magical realism in a computer film.

National Film Board of Canada and staff wish a Happy Birthday to Annecy Festival

An unhappy young man meets a stranger who offers to solve all of his problems with a simple package. But can happiness be given and received? Director Jack Belhumeur challenges viewers to reflect on their assumptions about the nature of happiness.

A fly wreaks havoc on a family's dinner at a restaurant.

"Art makes the familiar strange so that it can be freshly perceived. To do this it presents its material in unexpected, even outlandish ways: the shock of the new." - Viktor Shklovsky ***** This short hybrid film departs from the remediation of a low resolution .jpg file. A poor image to bring attention to a poor moment in cinema history.

Lean into loneliness — and know you’re not alone in it. Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman reunites with poet Tanya Davis to craft tender and profound animation on the theme of isolation, providing a wise and soaringly lyrical sequel to their viral hit How to Be Alone.