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The beautiful girl Cinterrier (like the terrier version of Cinderella), was proposed to by many dogs. Who finally got her heart?

The Neighborhood Community (Tonari-gumi) was the smallest unit of population which was the national mobilization program established by the Japanese government during the World War II. This was to regulate rationing and thought control more efficiently. Each unit was consisted from 5-10 households, and organized to help one another, also to keep eye on any suspicious behavior. The same title song was made to promote this program, became a big hit in Japan with its cheerful melody.

A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he must face Kintaro.

True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.

Two tree-creatures hibernating underneath the bark of their trees wake up by the quakes produced by a snowfall outside. After going out, they become friends and delight at playing with the snow.

Sami dance students Birit and Katja Haarla dance through the villages and lost woods of Sápmi all the way to where the important decisions are made. The polarity of Nature and the Western way of life is filtered through sharp humour.

In a normal quiet Sunday, Dr. Evil Mantis attacted K-City unexpectedly with his gigantic claw, the entire city in panic and in danger. At the very critical moment, one young man stood out and fight the Dr. Evil Mantis. This is the moment for the hidden superhero, and his secret power is about to turn this chaos upside down. The Legend is about to begin...

A short film made by Academy Award-winning studio, Aardman Animations (creators of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep). Find yourself following the adventures of a humble caretaker, who is disturbed by a mysterious stranger on the roof. Who’s there? And the chase begins… room to room… up and down… somehow, mysteriously, just out of sight. But the elusive stranger is always one step ahead, leaving behind only a trail of gifts…

The first full cel-animated short. A group of tanukis investigate a temple and cause mischief.

A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and animals.

Fragments of a Saturday winter day. The Vittenzein brothers are alone at their family house. Mateo stops by to pick up Bruno and Camilo and drive them to the country house where their mother awaits. A sudden break slam brings them into the intimacy of a waste land.

As darkness of empty house deepens, the man's imagination gets brighter.

A group of Swedish tourists are on the way to a Russian village to witness the so called 'Festivity of Neptunus', in which the inhabitants take a dive in a hole in the ice. This tradition, however, does not exist at all. The inhabitants try to make a good impression by starting the 'tradition' to please the tourists.

Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.

Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake follows two teenage brothers through their weekly routine of finding their wandering mother and taking her to the hospital to detox from a prescription drug addiction. When it becomes clear that their mom may never get better, both brothers have to decide whether to remain in the cycle or move on.

A couple's fairytale romance mirrors the classic story of The Little Mermaid, with similar tragic results.

Sometimes the most beautiful men harbor the ugliest secrets. Two guys are naked in bed, having sex. One man gets up, uses the bathroom, gets dressed, says, "Goodbye, see ya 'round," and leaves. The other man knows he will never see the guy again. He looks at the clock and then reaches underneath the bed for a pill bottle. It's time for him to take his HIV medicine.

A fisherman waits on the quay for prey. But when a fish finally bites, unusual things start to happen...

In a small village at the end of the world, a letter carrier works with a very special professional attitude: he prefers to replace the mail he is supposed to deliver with letters he has written himself. The villagers love these letters because they make everyone laugh, from the clochard to the policeman, from the fat lady to the priest, and even the grumpy landlord likes this mail. But then the head post office finds out about the matter...

A fox. A clever, handsome fox. He lived a long time and became old and also a bit forgetful.