The animation in this French film is comparable to that of Novembre [November]. An unlikely friendship between a tadpole and caterpillar progresses as each grows up into two very different beings: a frog and a butterfly. The film centres the classic … [Read more...]
خربشة [Scribble]
This item is the only Palestinian picturebook represented in the corpus. Published in Lebanon and authored by Palestinian citizen Rinad Hamed, Scribble [ خربشة "Kharbsha"] considers the role of art in childhood and the home. A boy and his sister … [Read more...]
Mobile
A big toy cow hangs at the end of a mobile above a crib. At the other end, there are smaller toys hanging together. The mobile hangs at a delicate balance, and when the cow tries to get closer to her friends, the balance is skewed. This charming, … [Read more...]
November [Novembre]
The animals that live along a riverbank prepare for a long, cold winter in this gently told, beautifully animated short film by Swiss animator Marjolaine Perreten. Perreten also created Super Grand [Super Big]. As the rain falls and the sky grows … [Read more...]
Office Noise
The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark, is one of the most important centres for animation in Europe. This short film explores similar themes to Enough in its depiction of a chicken office worker who becomes driven mad with irritation by his … [Read more...]
Owl Bat, Bat Owl
Children aged 4-7 years old will find plenty to discuss in this story of sameness and difference. A family of owls are disturbed when a family of bats come to share the other side of their tree branch. At first the two families have nothing in common … [Read more...]
Yövuoro [Nightshift]
This short film, made in Finland, has a similar premise as Owl Bat, Bat Owl. A bat is perfectly content in his tree until a new bird arrives. The bird lives in the daytime, while the bat is nocturnal. The bird makes the most annoying noises … [Read more...]
Eiland [Island]
A family are lost at sea after a great storm, until they wash ashore an island. It just so happens that this island is the top of a gigantic turtle, which snoozes beneath the waves. Do the family know this? Or are they simply glad to be safe? The … [Read more...]
Head Up
This CGI short film, produced by Gottfried Mentor at Film Bilder in Germany, is about celebrating difference and overcoming difficulties through teamwork and solidarity. Two goats, one adult and one small, are trotting along a mountain top. The baby … [Read more...]
