Australian Showcase (2015)
Our most important program. AIAF Wagga Wagga hosts a collection of the best new Australian animation. This is the first opportunity each year to see a comprehensive collection of new Australian films, many of them introduced by the filmmakers in attendance. A vital and popular program, there aren't many opportunities to see Australian animation on the big screen and each year AIAF probably shows more than any other event in the world. This is an opportunity to see what Australian animators are doing, how they're doing it and how the art form is traveling. After the screening there is a chance to meet many of the animators, hear them talk about their films and ask them questions about their work.
The Story Of Percival Pilts Janette Goodey, John Lewis One day, atop of two cans, Percival P. Pilts declares he will never again let his feet touch the ground. A whimsical story about living an impractical life based on a childhood promise. Australia
Runtime: 7:41Year: 2015 |
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Aqua Profonda Nathan Campbell After encountering a frog in a swimming pool, a young boy ponders his life spent on both coasts of Australia and his fears of what lies beneath the water's surface. Australia
Runtime: 1:35Year: 2014 |
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Anywhere But Here Aaron Murdoch, Cameron Pappas Sometimes there is just nowhere to run to no matter how hard you try. Australia
Runtime: 2:17Year: 2014 |
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Eye You Nick Simpson A voyeuristic satellite hovers and roams above the mundane inhabitants of a block of flats one day something truly extraordinary happens. Australia
Runtime: 4:40Year: 2014 |
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Grace Under Water Anthony Lawrence Sometimes to find the connection you have to dive deep. To dive deep, sometimes you have to climb high. And you seldom get permission for that. Australia
Runtime: 8:08Year: 2014 |
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With Good Reason Bailey Sharp, Colin Ross A brilliant new music video channelling an utterly iconic Australian illustration style. Australia
Runtime: 3:37Year: 2014 |
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Husk Paul Howell A beautiful, yet mysterious, tree spirit has her night-time adventure on the streets of Melbourne take a haunting twist after an encounter with some feral fairies. Australia
Runtime: 3:55Year: 2014 |
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Spooky Circuits Curtis Bucciol One man encounters a catalogue of some of computerville's most epic fails in a quest to find his father amongst the circuitry. Australia
Runtime: 5:04Year: 2014 |
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Rotten James Neilson A cautionary tale of what can happen when good fruit goes bad! Australia
Runtime: 1:58Year: 2014 |
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Paper Cranes Raci Wilkinson In a paper-based world scribbles, crumples and origami are the main things to look out for as you go about your day. Australia
Runtime: 3:08Year: 2014 |
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Florescence Milo Lu In a slave factory on an alien planet, a being is inspired to an unpredictable path of action by the freedom of a passing bird. Australia
Runtime: 5:14Year: 2015 |
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WATDAT Victoria Wu Left alone for a few minutes, the chalk board rapidly roars to life, creating its own scratchy little universe. Australia
Runtime: 1:33Year: 2014 |
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Winter's Light Cameron Pappas Come night time, the town becomes the playground of a balletic troupe of light creatures making the most of the dark. Australia
Runtime: 1:50Year: 2014 |
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Alien Abduction Alex Jennings, Sean Butler It doesn't pay to sit alone outside in the dark of night when the alien's arrive. They're looking for easy targets. Australia
Runtime: 2:50Year: 2014 |
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Kaledoscopia Emma Hay, Nicholas Bussey The jungle is alive and bursting with colour, energy and opportunity for those ready to reach for it. Australia
Runtime: 2:00Year: 2014 |
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Paracosm Ken Keiso A surreal short film depicting the decomposition of a torso in a 'paracosm' - a detailed, imaginary world created entirely in the mind of the filmmaker. Australia
Runtime: 2:12Year: 2014 |
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What Makes You (W)hole Rachel Toh In a world full of holes, Burnt Orange is one of the few who has trouble filling his own. Australia
Runtime: 2:10Year: 2014 |
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War Child Abdullah Kokce An extraordinary look at the way war is reported and the way those images manipulate our sense of a world most of us see only on our screens. Australia
Runtime: 1:32Year: 2014 |
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Nightlife Robert Stephenson When you can't sleep, the overactive mind intersects with amplified elements of the night. The next day, wakefulness is reached by diverting from routine. Australia
Runtime: 3:49Year: 2014 |
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The Meek Joe Brumm When a huge comet and a smouldering stranger crash into her tiny world, our heroine discovers the difference between knowing what's good for you and doing what's good for you. Australia
Runtime: 7:21Year: 2015 |
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Phantom Limb Alex Grigg The consequences that flow like emotional treacle in the aftermath of an avoidable accident offer a life of real and imagined pain. Australia
Runtime: 4:14Year: 2014 |