An amusingly bleak hearted tale of two weather lashed old spinsters. Lol and Edna Pearce live on a remote and austere strip of coast. They scrape out a miserable existence from the sea. The Pearce Sisters is a tale of love, loneliness, guts, gore, nudity, violence, smoking and cups of tea. Director: Luis Cook

A city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony. Latest short film by The People's Republic of Animation, directed by Eddie White and Ari Gibson. The Cat Piano features the voice of iconic Australian artist Nick Cave narrating a poem written by Eddie White. Nick Cave recorded the narration whilst in Melbourne in 2007 while on tour with his band, The Grinderman.

A platform floats in a neutral space. Strange men, identical except for the numbers on their back, appearing as though out of some dystopian future, must work in concert to prevent the platform from tipping. The emergence of a strange box, a new development in this closed and sterile space, disrupts the tedium but also the teamwork, as each man wants to individually inspect and enjoy the box for himself.

Mister Cok is the owner of a large bomb factory. Looking for efficiency and profit, he decides to replace his workers by sophisticated robots. The formers stare helplessly at the toil of the robotic labourers. But one of the workers does not accept being discarded so easily... Audience award in Atlanta philosophy film festival 2009, Grand prize ex aequo in Hyde tube festival 2009. http://www.monsieurcok.com/

A worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough? Nominated for an Academy Award and awarded the Best Short Film at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival MORE is a stop-motion mixed-media short film written and directed by Mark Osborne. The music is "Elegia" by New Order. Available on DVD along with an hour long making of documentary called MAKING MORE at www.happyproduct.com

VRFocus reports on the release of Spirited Away The Boiler Room on the Oculus VR Share Beta. The demo allows users to tour a scene from the classic film.

A single middle aged lady working as receptionist and cleaner in a public lavatory for men spends her time between chores reading "Happy Woman" and daydreaming about a loving partner. When an unknown man starts leaving flowers at her desk, she gets excited but also increasingly stressed out trying to figure out who is her secret admirer or, perhaps, the prankster. Academy Awards 2009 Nominated - Best Animated Short Film

After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

An absolutely gorgeous stop-motion short available to watch in it's entirety on the nfb.ca website. The film features the sandman and the creatures he sculpts out of sand. Together they build a castle and celebrate the completion of their new home, only to be interrupted by an uninvited guest. Cleverly constructed with nuance, the film leaves interpretation open to the viewer. It took home a well deserved Oscar for Best Animated Short in 1977. I highly recommend watching this one in 1080p.

"Askeladden og de gode hjelperne" a.k.a. "The Ashlad and His Good Helpers". A wonderful Norwegian stop motion animated short by Ivo Caprino based on a Norwegian folk tale. *Be sure to select subtitles and highest video quality on Dailymotion

A mixture of puppet and hand-drawn animation, The Necktie is the story of Valentin and his quest to find meaning in his life. Stuck in a dead-end job, he has forgotten all about the things that used to bring him joy. Years pass, and boredom replaces all his aspirations and hope for the future. It is only on his 40th birthday, when he rediscovers an old accordion hidden in the depths of his closet, that he regains his lust for life.

A sexy maid equipped with a chainsaw is a family's only hope against hordes of the undead zombies. "THEY are coming for your FLESH and BLOOD!Now the last hope of the family rests on a sexy faithful MAID!" The most brutal clay-animation you've ever seen! By Takena Nagao.

Celebrating 25 years of Pixar, 12 feature films, and 20 short films. Pixar Animation makes the best films, there's no doubt. Each film is unique and special.

Directed by Eric Armstrong, Written by Jeff Wolverton, who also did the voice of the ChubbChubbs. Won the Oscar for short animated film at the 75th annual Academy Awards.

"The Lady and the Reaper" (2009) directed by Javier Recio Gracia and produced by KANDOR Graphics, is the first animated short film ever realized in Spain with stereoscopic 3D technology and has won several awards in international movie festivals, including Goya Award as Best Animated Short Film and an Oscar© nomination in the same category.

This Oscar®-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Ryan is living every artist's worst nightmare - succumbing to addiction, panhandling on the streets to make ends meet. Through computer-generated characters, Landreth interviews his friend to shed light on his downward spiral. Some strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.

In this animated short, Sleeping Betty is stuck in bed, victim to a strange bout of narcolepsy. The King calls on his subjects to rescue her and they all respond to the call: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an oddly emotional alien, a funky witch and a handsome prince. But will a kiss really be enough to wake the sleeping princess? The film, drawn in ink, is a classic example of the anachronistic and playful world of Claude Cloutier.

Another superb animated short from Claude Cloutier.

A short hallucinatory tale of consumption, sorrow, redemption and vomit. A peckish heron meets a frog with inviting eyes. They both explode. Needs votes @ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2947212/

A Jester sets up his portable stage on a barren planet, and compels his puppets to enact an old story. A retelling of the Adam and Eve story from a different perspective. Produced and directed by Nick Hilligoss 2007.