International Program #1 (2008)
The backbone of the annual AIAF mission! Almost every one of these films is an Australian premiere. We received more than 2000 entries from every corner of the world and this collection of the best of them is your up to date snapshot of the international animation scene.
Procrastination Johnny Kelly An over caffeinated avalanche of imagery dedicated to chronic non-starters of the world. United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:45Year: 2007 |
The Old, Old, Very Old Man Elizabeth Hobbs What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger - except for whatever kills you. An old reveals the secret to living a long life just before he dies. United Kingdom
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2007 |
Time Is Running Out Marc Reisbig An intriguing continuous pan across a strangely active sepia-hued panorama United Kingdom
Runtime: 5:45Year: 2007 |
Running In Darkness Alan Jennings A short, simple documentary telling the stories of people watching their ageing relatives succumb to slow onset of memory loss and dementia. United States
Runtime: 2:15Year: 2006 |
Bolides Francois-Xavier Bologna, Theophile Bondoux, Lyonel Charmette, Vincent Le Ster The years best entry in the "two angry old men in a vicious wheelchair chase" category. France
Runtime: 5:30Year: 2007 |
Life Is Sweet Ray Lu Beautifully drawn. A stream of excuses for bad behaviour and poorly thought out plans. Australia
Runtime: 1:45Year: 2007 |
Heather Edward Suckling A bold black and white film taking us to the very brink of sanity as we follow Heather through a tortured rationale only she could concoct United Kingdom
Runtime: 5:15Year: 2007 |
For Annie Amy Collen, Andy Collen Beautifully drawn and animated with a subtle understated style, "For Annie" takes us on the gentlest of rides through the velvet madness of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale. United States
Runtime: 6:00Year: 2006 |
In A Pig's Eye John Paul Molloy Hell hath no fury like a butcher spurned. A crime of passion dripping in excess Australia
Runtime: 5:15Year: 2007 |
The Shoes Wenchunng Lu Sure... having the ultimate shoes would be pretty cool but you can run the race without them. United States
Runtime: 3:00Year: 2006 |
The Blue Shoe Magnus Fredriksson The story of Stig the budding nature poet, the Blueberry King and a girl who throws a mean blue shoe. Sweden
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2007 |
By A Badgered Tie Kateijn Smissaert, Minske Van Wijk A beautifully painted dance of nature. Belgium
Runtime: 2:00Year: 2007 |
The Tourists Malcolm Sutherland They're everywhere! All shapes and sizes, Canada
Runtime: 2:45Year: 2006 |
Blossom In Blue Anne-Claire Vives, Julie Lenoble, Guillaume Arrighi Gershiwn's classic 'Rhapsody In Blue' is but the tarting point for this intensely detailed magnificently imagined barroom pastiche. France
Runtime: 5:00Year: 2007 |
Tar Boy James Lee A heartily told tale drawn straight the dark innards of the earth and brought to livid life - probably not the most soothing bedtime story for a small boy. Australia
Runtime: 6:15Year: 2007 |
Killing The Fittest Santosh Kale It might be time to give cockroaches some respect - they might wind up outliving us. A super stylish look at the multi talented roach army that will inherit the earth. India
Runtime: 3:30Year: 2007 |
Hezurbeltzak, A Common Grave Izibene Onederra Try to imagine the result if Ralph Steadman went beastially surreal and decided to drag a certain famous mouse into this gnarlled cauldron of visuality? That would be a start..... Spain
Runtime: 4:30Year: 2007 |