Australian Panorama (2010)

One of our most popular and important programs. Showcasing Australian animation is what AIAF loves to do best and, as a result, it's this program that we tour nationally and internationally. The program will feature a collection of the best, recently released Australian animated shorts and will present local work in all of its diverse glory.

Featured in AIAF2010
Program Type: Films
Content Rating: Restricted (R 18+)
The Dressmaker's Daughter
Huni Bolliger

Escaping the cruel labels of her master, a wooden doll finds all she needs for renewal in a magical forest.



Australia
Runtime: 6:36
Year: 2009
Poet Tree
Cab Huf

Poetry in motion. A fascinating, hands-on stop-motion fiesta animated in a public space utilising materials most readily on hand.



Australia
Runtime: 6:23
Year: 2008
News!
Darcy Prendergast

Burning cars, pet worms and cowbells - it's the news!



Australia
Runtime: 5:14
Year: 2009
Messier 808
Arm Wantaya Thitipaisal

Psychedelia checks in for a short but very wild ride.



Australia
Runtime: 0:00
Year: 2009
How To Lose Weight In 60 Seconds
Dave Carter

A warped compendium of twisted tips on how to lose weight.



Australia
Runtime: 1:30
Year: 2010
Mi Amistad (My Friendship)
Katie Ryan

A simple friendship between two children of different cultures strains under a dark umbrella of external pressures and violent realities.



Australia
Runtime: 10:02
Year: 2009
Ink
Justine Wallace

A lost toy, a broken childhood and a girl spray-painting the streets in search of both.



Australia
Runtime: 11:23
Year: 2009
The Cockerell's Egg
Peter Allen

The true story of a Swiss rooster who was tried and executed for sorcery in 1478.



Australia
Runtime: 0:00
Year: 2010
The Collectivity of Randomology
Pam Readford

A sublime tsunami of surrealist, mind-bending morphisms from an imagination cut adrift from life as we know it.



Australia
Runtime: 0:00
Year: 2009
The Petrol Can Rider
Simon O'Carrigan

The struggle to refuel a Monaro GTS evokes isolation, addiction and unattainable satisfaction in a post-apocalyptic, future Australian wasteland.



Australia
Runtime: 3:14
Year: 2009
Backstage
Pierce Davison

Cynthia's plan to audition the new play she has written comes apart when her teacher forces her to read with Jeremy.



Australia
Runtime: 3:09
Year: 2010
Squirrel Away
Mark Sheard

A nutty little film about a squirrel hoarding his precious acorns in a tree that looks like it's gonna blow under the strain.



Australia
Runtime: 0:00
Year: 2009
Scarey Therapy
Suren Perera

Vampires with first-date nerves, zombies with addiction problems and a human-fly with parental issues. Everybody needs a little help from time to time.



Australia
Runtime: 0:00
Year: 2009
The Thing In The Distance
Elliot Cowan

Paranoia, obsession and hot tea are the name of the game in this new stressful adventure.



Australia
Runtime: 5:34
Year: 2009
Calypso
Jack Parry

In the not-so-distant future of robotic aged care, George has been abandoned to his last days surrounded by a circle of mechanised carers.



Australia
Runtime: 9:15
Year: 2009