Coin Operated from Two Ghosts on Vimeo.

Written & Directed by Nicholas Arioli

Coin Operated is an award winning 5 minute short animation that spans 70 years in the life of one naive explorer. This film was proudly made by independent artists.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoinOperatedFilm
Contact - twoghostsfilms@gmail.com

Official Selection AFI Fest 2017, TIFF Kids 2018, Hamptons Film Fest 2017, San Francisco Film Fest 2018, Mill Valley Film Fest 2018
Winner, Best Short Animation: Rhode Island Intl Film Fest 2017, Pittsburgh Film Fest 2017, At&T Film Awards 2017
Winner, Audience Award: Palm Springs 2017, Naples Intl Film Fest 2017, Brooklyn Film Fest 2017

COCOON from DanStevers.com on Vimeo.

A short film about grief and loss.

Words - Sh'maya
Design/Animation - Tyler Morgan, Sarah Beth Hulver
Music - Ryan Taubert
Sound Design - Defacto Sound
Produced by Dan Stevers

Behind the Scenes: http://www.sarahbethhulver.com/cocoon
More Dan Stevers videos: https://www.danstevers.com

-COCOON-

What is this? I don’t recognise this
Pain broke in
And took it all
Took the song from the Springtime
And the dance from the flame
Took the noonday warmth
And the morning hush

Now the ground’s spilling beneath me
The ropes are uncoiling
The trees are leafless
The sky is torn
My breath’s a broken feather
There’s no beauty left
There’s nothing here for me I’m paper thin
I’m in a room of shadows and it’s caving in
I’m turning in circles
I’m giving up
The world is giddy
The sense is gone
The floor is an ocean
I’m sinking in

Where are You now?
Where is Your touch?
Where is the reason?
The answer?
The end?
Now I’m chasing Your shadow
And I’m grasping for questions
I’m calling out
I’m asking why?

Yet when I turn You turn
When I reach You reach
And in the searing burn
You wait for me
Dress my tears in kisses
Cradle my grief
Touch me in the silence
Hold me in the heat
And when the ragings rush
Drown me in defeat
I make my bed of dust
And you lie with me

Late Night Work Club presents STRANGERS from Late Night Work Club on Vimeo.

Well, well, well. Project #2, an indie animation anthology based on the theme of STRANGERS. All original work done between 2014 and 2016. Thank you for checking it out. You're in for a treat with this one.

Check out the individual members of LNWC. Say hello, follow their work, support them.

Thanks to everyone who has encouraged us, spread the word, helped out and supported us over these past 2 years. You are the bestest.

00:31 - Born In A Void by Alex Grigg - (http://alexgrigg.com/)
07:40 - Freedom - Liberté by Loup Blaster- (http://loupblaster.tumblr.com/)
14:05 - Anonmation by Caleb Wood - (http://vimeo.com/calebwood)
21:08 - Lovestreams by Sean Buckelew - (http://seanbuckelew.com/)
30:28 - Departures by Jeanette Bonds (http://jeanettebonds.com)
33:54 - Wednesday with Goddard by Nicolas Menard (http://nicolasmenard.com)
38:16 - Hi Stranger by Kirsten Lepore (http://kirstenlepore.com)

Intro/Outro/Interstitials by Charles Huettner (http://charleshuettner.tumblr.com)

Sound design for several shorts by Skillbard - (http://skillbard.com/)
Sound design and overall mixing by David Kamp - (http://studiokamp.com/)
Theme and credits music by SCNTFC - (http://cargocollective.com/scntfc)

Mitu from Plot Studio on Vimeo.

It is 1998 and in the rural town of Mitú, Colombia life goes by a usual despite the shadow of the surrounding armed conflict. A new group of police reinforcements arrives, including officer Edgar Rodriguez. As he gets to know the town, he meets Ana Maria, a young woman who works at the local bar. Little by little Edgar and Ana Maria start a relationship which promises a bright future. Unaware to them a seismic event is about to take place that will shape their lives forever… The Siege of Mitú.

Looking For Something from César Pelizer on Vimeo.

A surreal journey of a man wondering about the meaning of life and looking for answers within his own consciousness while snoozing at his desk during working hours.

Directed, animated and written by César Pelizer
Produced by weareseventeen
Music, Sound and VO by Thomas Williams

cesarpelizer.co.uk
weareseventeen.com

ISLAND from Max Moertl on Vimeo.

On a small island a bunch of exotic creatures run across each other.

Directors: Max Mörtl & Robert Löbel
Sound: David Kamp
Producer: Robert Löbel
stop motion & 2D animation / 2 min 30 sec

Funded by FFA Germany
Copyright Max Mörtl & Robert Löbel, 2017

www.maxmoertl.de / www.robertloebel.com / www.studiokamp.com

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AWARDS:

Anima Mundi - Best Sound Design
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival - Best Production for Young Children
Animage International Animation Festival of Pernambuco - Best Children’s Short Film
Short Tiger Kurzfilmpreis der FFA - Short Tiger Award
Feedback Festival - Best Animation & Best Music
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage - Jury Award Animation
Monstra Lisbon Animated Film Festival - Golden Peanut - Audience Award
Stop Trick International Film Festival - Audience The Borderlands Award
KROK At home harbour - Diploma for the best film for children without age limitations

Ottawa International Animation Festival - Honorable Mention Preschool Competition
Ale Kino, International Young Audience Film Festival - Special Mention
Turku Animated Film Festival - Special Mention
Festival of Animation Berlin - Special Mention

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FESTIVAL SCREENINGS (selection)

Ottawa International Animation Festival
SCHLINGEL - Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und Jugendliche
Stop Trick International Film Festival
Klik Amsterdam
Primanima
Hsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards
AnimaLuna
CINANIMA – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animaçao
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage
Interfilm Berlin / KUKI Festival
Etiuda & Anima
Animated Dreams
GIRAF
LIAF
Ale Kino, International Young Audience Film Festival
Animateka
Botogá Short Film Festival
VOID
ANIMA Brussels
PLAY - Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival
Montreal International Children's Film Festival
Monstra - Lisbon Animated Film Festival
TIFF Kids - Toronto International Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
GLAS Animation Festival
Animocje International Animated Film Festival
Filmfest Dresden
Cardiff Animation Festival
ITFS - Internationales Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart
IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival
Pictoplasma
CHILEMONOS
Festival de Cannes - Next Generation / Short Tiger
LANTERNA MÁGICA
Mo&Friese - KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
Fest Anca
Stop Motion Barcelona Short Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens (Vila do Conde)
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Anima Mundi
AnimAnimA
La Guarimba International Film Festival

… and others