Keywords: animals
The best animated shorts have a unique way of balancing absurdity with emotional honesty. Chez Moi finds plenty of humour in introducing a sharp-dressed birdman into […]
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Keywords: monday short
I’m a little shocked that I haven’t featured any of Emily Downe’s films in this blog before. Films like Spinning Record and The Redness of […]
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Keywords: monday short, vivek shraya
If there is a more wide-ranging artist than Vivek Shraya in Canada today, it’s hard to imagine how. In the past year, the Edmonton-born, Toronto-based […]
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Keywords: astigmatismo, focus, monday short, nicolai troshinsky
Where to even start with Astigmatismo. Back in 2013, our festival jury awarded it with an honourable mention for Most Innovative Animation, and six years […]
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Keywords: monday short, oliver sacks
Traditional documentaries make a claim to capturing the real world, to finding the true story around certain people or events. Never mind the fact that […]
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CW: Eating disorders An honest admission: One of my biggest regrets as a programmer at an animation festival is missing Egg in its initial run. […]
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Keywords: annihilation, dedsa, monday short, robbie ward
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a Monday Short–getting a festival lineup together takes a lot out of you, it turns out–but fortunately […]
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Keywords: monday short, pangolin and the hedgehog
If you have an aversion for all things sweet, Paolo Russo’s paint-on-glass film The Pangolin and the Hedgehog may not be for you. Let your […]
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Keywords: monday short, Patrick McHale
(btw, don’t miss our screening of Over the Garden Wall on October 19!) Before it was fleshed out into a 10-film miniseries (which constitutes one […]
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Keywords: monday short, rune spaan
It’s been a few years since we showed The Absence of Eddy Table at GIRAF, but it isn’t the kind of film that ever strays […]
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Keywords: monday short
It’s ultimately a personal matter, but I’d argue animation is at its best when it functions as poetry rather than prose. Especially when it comes […]
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Keywords: monday short, prologue, richard williams
Richard Williams’ passing last week at the age of 86 was a massive blow for the animation industry. Partly it’s because of his stature—the loss […]
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Keywords: max hattler, monday short, procedural art
Watching Max Hattler’s Divisional Articulations is like watching a machine in motion. Even without knowing what any individual piece is for, there’s a satisfying chug […]
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Keywords: anna katalin lovrity, monday short
The immediate appeal of Anna Katalin Lovrity’s Volcano Island is in the striking design. The bold colours and simple shapes give the vague impression of […]
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Keywords: colin low, monday short, nfb, roman kroitor
This week’s Monday Short is a departure from the kinds of films the series usually spotlights. First, it has significantly more live-action footage than we […]
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Keywords: birdlime, evan derushie, monday short, stop-motion, tais
Evan DeRushie’s stop-motion animated short Birdlime does a phenomenal job of building character through small gestures. It does a lot of other things well, too—its […]
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Keywords: monday short, nfb, ryan larkin, street musique
Ryan Larkin’s Oscar-nominated short Walking is widely recognized as his masterpiece, and with good reason: It’s a beautiful film with a sympathetic, observational eye, and […]
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Keywords: monday short
Late Night Work Club is a loose-knit animation collective that, to date, has released two compilations organized around very general themes. The first was ghosts, […]
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Keywords: h kristen campbell, monday short
There’s a lot to love about H. Kristen Campbell’s 2012 student film, Swift, but to me, it’s all about the textures. The film isn’t naturalistic, […]
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Keywords: collage, monday short, winston hacking
For folks who dwell on fine distinctions, Winston Hacking’s collage film Erodium Thunk probably falls closer to media art than animation. All of his films […]
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Keywords: monday short
Soshiki Hakase’s music videos are pure joy. Each of the clips he’s made as part of Japanese production duo furifurisoshiki mix of whimsy, surrealism and […]
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Keywords: coda, monday short
Coda opens with its protagonist suffering a quick and violent death, but it’s a very gentle film. The initial shock of the accident is balanced […]
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Keywords: jennifer zheng, monday short
Tough packs a lot of emotional and cultural heft into a five-minute short. A conversation between British-born filmmaker Jennifer Zheng and her mother, who grew […]
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Keywords: Matthew Rankin, monday short, nfb
A brilliant inventor who was more motivated by curiosity and benevolence than profit, Nikolai Tesla has become almost a mythical figure in recent years. After […]
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Keywords: monday short
Commissioned by Michelin-starred restaurant La Grenouillére, Danse Exquise looks nothing like your typical promotional film. But then, a restaurant that serves things like lobster served […]
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