INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ANIMATION EXPLOSION #1

We are once again pleased as punch to present this special collection of brand-new family animations.

Coming to you from the four corners of the globe, these films are perfect for all ages and a fabulous introduction to the world of animated stories.

If it's the first time your kids have been to the movies, or if you're an old hand and a lover of the animated form, this program will deliver in aces.

Curated by the team behind the Melbourne International Film Festival and free for all (so to speak).

 

Ronny: A Crocumentary

Abbey Collings                                 Canada/3min/2024

Ronny the friendly crocodile only has one desire: a hug.

Tears of the Little Cloud

Anya Ru, Masha Rumyantseva           Italy/4min/2024

Mountain sends Cloud down to the forest to tell everybody that winter is over and spring is here.

Kind Habits: Hugs

Ruben F. Stremiz                                 Argentina/1min/2024

There are as many different ways to hug somebody as there are people to hug.

A Dragon In Name Only

Manny Piña                                         New Zealand/4min/2024

High on a clifftop where the land is dry and barren, sits a lonely little creature…. Koru, the komodo dragon.

My Best Friend Wawa

Jessica Nguyen, Phoebe Liang            Australia/2min/2024

Young Wanto has Wawa, his special frog buddy, to help him figure out his family.

The Great Annual Party Of The Creatures Of The Moon

Francis Desharnais                              Canada/3min/2024

Finally the humans have left the moon - it's time for the locals to party! A brand new pin screen animation.

Finley

Laina Fulle                                           USA/3min/2024

Finley is a very happy little frog living in the forest and today he is super excited coz he is turning four - and he can't wait!

Hymns Of A Tiny World - The Birds Of New Zealand

Izabella Anguiano-Jacobs                    USA/5min/2024

Wekas, keas, kotukus, kiwis. Come spend a day with the birds of New Zealand! See their daily mischief and hear their wonderful songs.

The Sound Collector – One Starry Night

Chris Tichborne, Barry Purves, Andy Burns, Lisa Arioli          UK/5min/2023

The Sound Collector tries to help Mole hear the stars at night by giving them all a special sound.

Finding Play

Dan Castro                                          UK/3min/2024

Timothy Quiche has forgotten how to play. Or has he? Maybe he's just been looking in the wrong places.

The Tree of a Thousand Keys

Marcus Jardine                                   Canada/2min/2024

A girl enters a mystical world through a door in a tree that unlocks with any one of a thousand keys hanging from its branches.

Mushroom Magic

Maria Mac Dalland                             Denmark/7min/2024

Tiny Toot and her friends get to play with a magic wand after a very special magic show that was put on just for them.

Piggy Oink Oink

fleaBITE                                               New Zealand/2min/2024

This chatty, sing-song little pig just loves a good walk, tasty buns, and plenty of conversation!

Balloon

Peter Dodd                                          UK/3min/2024

Playtime turns into a rescue mission when one kid swaps a robot for a balloon.

Selah

Maya Lugo                                          Mexico/5min/2024

Did you ever make a mistake and wish you could try again and get it right? Selah is definitely having one of those days – over and over and over.

Fallin'

Carlos Navarro                                    Spain/11min/2023

When the little Winter Spirit wakes up in a different season, it sets out to learn all about a world it doesn't recognise.