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1. Enzian Theater
   Wednesday, 4-14 6:30 pm
2. Regal Winter Park Village A
   Friday, 4-16 7:45 pm

Competition Animated Shorts

Shorts Program #5: Animated Shorts

Sponsored by Lure Design Inc.

Cartoon Show

DIRECTED BY AARON AUGENBLICK
USA, 2010, 2 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE

The extraordinary imagination of animator Aaron Augenblick (Golden Age, FFF 2007) produced this hilarious trailer for a proposed new show in which the cast and crew of an animation studio struggle to create the greatest TV show of all time. Pray that this gets picked up!

Pigeon Impossible

DIRECTED BY LUCAS MARTELL
USA, 2009, 6 MIN

A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government issued nuclear briefcase.

Divers

DIRECTED BY PARIS MAVROIDIS
USA, 2008, 3 MIN

Inspired by Busby Berkeley, mass gymnastics, and experimental cinema from the ‘20s and ‘30s, this jaw-dropping work produced at the Pratt Institute features synchronized female swimmers dropping out of the sky.

The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger

DIRECTED BY BILL PLYMPTON
USA, 2010, 6 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING

Two-time Oscar nominee and FFF favorite Bill Plympton returns after his Dog trilogy with this funny and touching tale of a heroic cow with life lessons to be learned.

#Circlepic

DIRECTED BY BRYAN BRINKMAN
USA, 2009, 1 MIN
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

This cool photographic collage is the first collaborative Twitter film.

The Incident At Tower 37

DIRECTED BY CHRIS PERRY
USA, 2009, 11 MIN

Boasting stunning CGI, this compelling tale focuses on the unexpected arrival of two guests at a desolate water processing station that’s slowly destroying an entire eco-system.

The Mouse That Soared

DIRECTED BY KYLE T. BELL
USA, 2009, 6 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

A famous flying circus mouse reflects back on his humble beginnings in this high-altitude adventure in aerodynamics that’s both funny and sweet and lovely to look at.

Lightheaded

DIRECTED BY MIKE DACKO
USA, 2009, 5 MIN

Music by Thievery Corporation nicely complements this CGI journey of wax creatures who sacrifice what they know to become who they are.

The Machine

DIRECTED BY ROB SHAW
USA, 2009, 5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

In this unique, original stop-motion work from Portland’s Bent Image Lab, man invents the machine and unleashes it upon the world.

Tales Of Mere Existence: “God” And “My Darling?”

DIRECTED BY LEV YILMAZ
USA, 2009, 6 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE

Past FFF multiple Audience Award-winner Lev from San Francisco is back with two more unique commentaries on the opposite sex and religion: “God” and “My Darling?”

The Terrible Thing Of Alpha-9!

DIRECTED BY JAKE ARMSTRONG
USA, 2009, 6 MIN

A space bounty hunter travels to a lonely planet to kill a terrible monster… or so he thinks in this School of Visual Arts debut that’s become a festival favorite.

Gretel & Hanzel

DIRECTED BY GIANNA RUGGIERO
USA, 2009, 2.5 MIN
WORLD PREMIERE

A unique animation style and the music of O’Death combine for this modern treatment of the classic fairy tale from Florida’s own Ringling College of Art + Design.

Believe Me

DIRECTED BY ROLAND & KELLY BIGELOW BECERRA
USA, 2010, 17 MIN
PREMIERE

Spores from an unknown flower have brought on an unprecedented epidemic and are turning the citizens of New Haven into homicidal zombies. An alternate view of an apocalyptic nightmare from the creators of Dear Beautiful (Sundance 2009).

Down To The Bone

DIRECTED BY PETER AHERN
USA, 2009, 4 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Another gem from the Pratt Institute, this darkly comic work focuses on the highly allergic Michael and his no-nonsense babysitter. When he is dispatched to the yard, Michael’s delicate condition takes a turn for the worse.

N.A.S.A. A Volta

DIRECTED BY ALEXEI TYLEVICH
USA, 2009, 4.5 MIN
IN SPANISH AND GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SHOWING

Another day, another drug deal gone wrong in this NC-17 bit of ultraviolence set in an 8-bit isometric metropolis. Direct from Sundance 2010 and winner of the Grand Prix at the 2009 Holland Animation Film Festival.

Alma

DIRECTED BY RODRIGO BLAAS
USA/SPAIN, 2009, 5.5 MIN

Alma is a little girl whose attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, she decides to enter…