A collection of animated short films from around the world for all ages that celebrate different animation styles. BELLYSAURUS8 min | 2022 | Australia | Non-verbalDirector: Philip WattsA tiny dinosaur dreams she is a scary big dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Literally. COLOR TO THE SUNSET SKY4 min | 2021 | United Kingdom | Non-verbalDirector: Alex GlawionFor most Raindrops, there’s no greater purpose than jumping from clouds. FRANZY’S SOUP-KITCHEN8 min | 2021 | France | Non-verbalDirector: Ana ChubinidzeLonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet. I'M A PEBBLE7 min | 2021 | France | Non-verbalFilm Team: Mélanie Berteraut Platon, Yasmine Bresson, Léo Coulombier, Nicolas Grondin, Maxime Le Chapelain, Louise MasséBubble, a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. Bubble imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, she has to face her loneliness. MAJOR MARLO MEETS THE MONSTER FROM MARS!3 min | 2021 | USA | EnglishDirector: Bob HarperMeet Marlo! She's an amazing little miss who has an amazing imagination. Join her on her first adventure in Major Marlo Meets the Monster From Mars. The mini Martians are under siege of a myopic monster whose meandering is wrecking their metropolis. They send a manic mayday to our hero, Major Marlo. Can she arrive in time to help mend the mess of this mighty menace? Brought to you by Grilled Cheese Media, a family-friendly entertainment company founded by animation veteran Bob Harper and Dave Coulier of Full House fame. MIGRANTS9 min | 2020 | France | Non-verbalFilm Team: Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte, and Zoé DeviseTwo polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They will encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they will try to cohabitate. SOUNDS BETWEEN THE CROWNS15 min | 2020 | Czech Republic | Non-verbalDirector: Filip DiviakA homeless musician was kicked out of the city after the queen saw his face. Although the guards destroyed his instrument, he didn’t lose the motivation to fix it. STAR BOUND3 min | 2021 | USA | EnglishDirector: Richard O'ConnorSix-year-old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with outer space — so of course, his favorite person to talk to is his uncle Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA. They talk all about favorite planets, how much more there is to learn, and Joey’s hopes for Jerry’s future.

A tiny dinosaur dreams she is a scary big dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Literally.

Bellysaurus

For most Raindrops, there’s no greater purpose than jumping from clouds.

Color to the Sunset Sky

Alone on her asteroid, Franzy leads a happy life until she runs out of the delicious magic soup her parents bequeathed to her. She thus decides to make the soup herself but can't obtain the exact same flavour as she seems to keep leaving out an ingredient. To succeed in making the soup, she goes to the planet next door, where the inhabitants are rather sad and starving.

Franzy's Soup Kitchen

Lonely alien Chef Franzy discovers that her special pink soup is not just delicious, but also magical, when she shares it with starving creatures living on a strange planet.

Bubble, a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. Bubble imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, she has to face her loneliness.

I'm A Pebble

Bubble, a young otter, lives with three mossy stones and thinks of them as her family. Bubble imagines them as real otters, but as she becomes aware of their true nature, she has to face her loneliness.

Meet Marlo! She's an amazing little miss who has an amazing imagination. Join her on her first adventure in Major Marlo Meets the Monster From Mars. The mini Martians are under siege of a myopic monster whose meandering is wrecking their metropolis. They send a manic mayday to our hero, Major Marlo. Can she arrive in time to help mend the mess of this mighty menace? Brought to you by Grilled Cheese Media, a family-friendly entertainment company founded by animation veteran Bob Harper and Dave Coulier of Full House fame.

Major Marlo Meets the Monster From Mars

The mini Martians are under siege of a myopic monster! Can Major Marlo arrive in time to help mend the mess of this mighty menace?

Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They will encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they will try to cohabitate.

Migrants

Six-year-old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with outer space — so of course, his favorite person to talk to is his uncle Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA. They talk all about favorite planets, how much more there is to learn, and Joey’s hopes for Jerry’s future.

Star Bound

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