Set inside an automaton clock, Little Darling tells an enduring love story between two characters who are confined within the clock’s mechanism. When the boy stumbles upon a method to free himself, he must go on a dangerous adventure to save the one he loves…
"Love On The Balcony"
"Selfie Cat"
"On The Same Page"
I love how the guy slowly becomes colorful.
"Newtons Laws"
The formation of an unlikely friendship told through newton's three laws of motion.
Origami - ESMA 2012
Haiko, do not care about the art of origami that his grandfather wishes to pass on him. From here begins an astonishing initiatory trip, when finding himself prisoner of a world made of paper.
"Water Lily - Birth of the Lotus"
i see a lot of different opinions and thoughts out there, but ii do not see one similar to mine. To me this is representative of the Buddhist teachings of compassion. The man was in the woods to learn about the world, as one wishes to learn throughout their lifetime, taking care to log and take minor pieces of what he found but not to kill or damage the life around him. Upon seeing the (let us call her) Spirit he was curious and compelled. He removed his study tools to move closer to her, yet she did react cautiously, as life is afraid of suffering. Spirit herself is intrigued by the man but not his knowledge, as the spirit of love desires companionship and cares not for the minor truths of life. When he slips this shows the ease of failure for mankind and their helplessness in life. Her tearing her own life bond is showing the act of selflessness the Buddha does have. While he recovered she watched over him, showing the steadfastness needed in ones journey toward enlightenment. Their joy is that of the spirit of life re-uniting with the spirit of compassion. Her sickness, and the spread of it, shows that all things must end and the fear of suffering within all living beings. His concern in following her shows the true Buddha nature within all of us. Their joy of last moments shows that within suffering one can still find peace and compassion. The lotus flower coming into being after the man and the water lily spirit pass show that once we accept our Buddha nature and let it grow despite the sufferings and temptations of life (this is a teaching, temptations are not really shown) we can come to a state of enlightenment that needs not attachments to the world but can remain within to show the beauty of Buddhahood and the unending cycle of life as each life is closer to enlightenment. In Buddhism, the lotus flower is a very important symbol of compassion and enlightenment.
Sweet Cocoon - ESMA 2014
At first I felt sad for the ending. Then I realized the real meaning of “sweet cocoon” was something that you get easily by stealing other’s efforts. The fat lazy caterpillar didn’t try to built its own cocoon step by step. Instead, she took someone else’s cocoon which obviously didn’t fit her and yet she still tried to make it her own. I think the ending was trying to imply that even if you succeed from taking short cuts, the success won’t last for long because it doesn’t really belong to you.
Swiff - ESMA 2016
An alien spaceship breaks down and crashes on earth in the countryside. Its pilot, an alien who hates dirt goes through this terra incognita looking for his fuel, constantly disturbed by an hyperactive little boy…
"Soar" by Alyce Tzue | CGMeetup
SOAR is an award-winning 3D animated movie about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot fly home before it's too late.
This really teaches us that if we have love for others and we try to help others in all circumstances, life itself helps us achieve our dreams and everything becomes beautiful
"Brain Divided "
"Brain Divided" is the story about an ordinary guy who meets a not so ordinary girl, but his brain cells can't agree on how to go about winning her over.
"The Wishgranter"
Set in a world where wishes are granted by mythical beings that live under fountains, an apathetic wish granter is forced to go above ground to grant a wish of love.
"Histoire 2 Couples: Love story of two couples"
A young and hyper man falls in love with a girl addicted to her phone.
"Return to Sender "
A romantic story about a guy, a girl, and the mailbox that brings them together. This is my senior thesis film at Ringling College of Art and Design. Hope you enjoy!
"Mr Indifferent" by Aryasb Feiz
"Spellbound " by Ying Wu & Lizzia Xu | CGMeetup
"Spell Bound" is an animated short film about a lonely girl, Rene, who is jealous of her perfect sister Sunny but must save her after writing negative thoughts in her diary that unexpectedly transform into monsters.
"The Present " by Jacob Frey | CGMeetup
"Chateau de Sable (Sand Castle) " by ESMA | CGMeetup
In the middle of a desert, soldiers are protecting a marvelous pearl, but a huge creature is going to steal it. "Won 12 nomination, 3 prize,
"One Small Step" by TAIKO Studios | CGMeetup
TAIKO Studios presents the story of Luna is a vibrant young Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
"Scrambled" by Polder Animation
After Esra misses her train late one evening, a discarded, living Rubik’s cube tries tries to get her attention in an attempt to get solved.
"The Small Shoemaker " by La Petite Cordonnier Team
In a timeless street of Paris stands a shoemaker’s shop. Mr. Botte takes care de son Such shoes with passion and skill That They Come to life and start moving in His expert hands. Purpose His daily life is about to be disturbed as a street vendor Most peculiar unfolds His stall just in front of Mr. Botte’s store.
"The Wishing Cranes"
"The Wave" / La Vague by ESMA
"At First Sight" by Nucco Brain
Brian, your typical 21st century hipster, is struggling with a common mobile addiction. Absorbed by the modern day technology, he finds himself incapable of enjoying the beautiful world that surrounds him. Brian’s multiple encounters with reality are disrupted by his phone, luring him back to the virtual world. However, his journey to work takes an unexpected turn as his smartphone uncontrollably rebels.
**Award Winning** CGI Animated Short Film: "Aazar" by Aazar Team
"Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes"
For the ones who don’t know the story. She was a young Japanese girl who had gotten leukemia after the nuclear blast from WW2. And in order to get granted a wish, she had to make a thousand paper cranes. She did it at home, school, and in the hospital where she died. Praying on each one, “ I wish I’ll get better” they hung in her hospital room until the very end, but she didn’t make it to a thousand, I think she was 300 off. Her classmates and family finished the rest of them
"Recluse " by TheSchool
Tim is a recluse who sees the outside world as a frightening place. He wakes up one morning to discover that he has run out of milk and now he has to leave his home and face his biggest fears.
Award Winning Animated Shorts** "Lovebites" - by Lovebites Team
Pip | A Short Animated Film
Fishing With Sam - Animated Short Film
LA LUNA
La Luna: The Story Project - iPad
Funny Birds Animated Short Film
"Buggy Animated Short Film" by 3dsense
A short film about a little ladybird, a fanboy of an outstanding pollen harvester bee.
"Green Living / La Vie En Vert" by ESMA
A green spadger dreams with all his heart to become an elegant flamingo. He will have to count on the help of his friends...
Moral of the story - sometimes it's best to not be part of the crowd.
Christmas Special "Santa's Cookies"
In this Christmas Special Episode, Mikey, a master chef when it comes to baking cookies, prepares his treats for the one and only Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Henry, Mikey's roommate schemes up a plan to eat Mikey's precious and delicious chocolate chip Christmas cookies.
"The Fox And The Grapes "
"One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoted the fox.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.
Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, "They're probably sour anyway," and proceeded to walk away.
MORAL: IT'S EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE.
"Joy and Heron" by Passion Pictures
A JOY Story: JOY and Lucky Carp
"Artie Chou" by Artie Chou Team
Artie-Chou is a little girl concerned with the environment. As she picks up pieces of trash, plants can grow again. She manages to unearth a particularly resilient cereal box, which allows a huge tree to take her high in the atmosphere. There, she’s welcomed by kids like her. Together, they just healed the planet.
The Controller ""
Roles are reversed when a controlling mom is trapped in her son’s video game. Helpless, she now has to listen to him if she hopes to escape the unfamiliar game world.
"Last Shot " by Aemilia Widodo | CGMeetup
Just discovering the joys of photography, a girl ends up breaking his camera by accident…
"Mind Games"
Mind Games Animated silly film is about a wandering mind and it's adventures as it seeks the meaning of life!
"Why Z ?" by Asher Horowitz
The last letter of the alphabet struggles to find his way in world that constantly reminds him of his place at the end.
"Stolen Lights Short Film"
Stolen Lights Animated Short Film: A story of a young boy who seems sinister in the beginning for a reason revealed at the end.
"The Nymph and the Well " by Sara E. Cardona |
"Tiki Time"
In a Hawaiian tourist shop, a tiki toy is in love with a hula girl bobble toy. However, what happens when he has to compete with an arrogant flame dancer? Worst of all, a customer whisks them both away, leaving the tiki behind! Will the tiki toy be able to reach them in time?
"The Gift " by MARZA Movie Pipeline for Unity |
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In a busy life,Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son,Paste. But... what is the correct path?
This animated short is a comical tale that pokes fun at motherhood. It depicts the temper tantrums of a child and the efforts a mother makes to set her son on the right path. You don’t need to be a chicken to relate.
The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse - ESMA 2015
A lonesome fox hunts a mouse and their relationship will evolve as two owls interfere with the hunt.
Timber - ESMA 2009
Clocky - ESMA 2015
A brand new alarm clock is eager to ring for the first time. Will he manage to ring in time?
Catch It - ESMA 2015
A group of meerkats take care of their beloved and unique fruit but a vulture will disturb their peace of mind.
Ice Pepper - ESMA 2017
Two penguins friends wander on the sea ice. They discover something that may decide the fate of Antarctica.
The message of the film is that we humans always want comfort in life even if it is unhealthily for us.The peppers which gave them a pleasure of hot bath almost cost them their lives.Having sufferd the disaster. They refused the peppers but the business minded ppl again resort to exploitation of ppl just by reintroducing the same unhealthy products
Indice 50 - ESMA 2016
A family arrives on a crowded beach to spend their holidays, however a mosquito will transform their wonderful day into hell…
"Preheated" by Luke Snedecor & Sarah Heinz |
A boy's plan to bake a birthday cake becomes disastrous when his scientist father's latest experiment gets added to the mix.
Comme un Elephant dans un magasin de Porcelaine - ESMA 2017
Meaning:The elephant is fear personified and that's why it's of blue colour and takes most space in the room making it suffocating. And joyful memories or moments are like that delicate cutlery around which fear is roaming. You need to have courage to calm your fear like it's a baby and when it's calm..it disappears. And being fearless the cutlery is fine.
Achoo - ESMA 2017
In ancient China, a little dragon who can't breathe fire will fight to overcome his weakness in order to take part in the New Year’s celebration.
"The Monk & The Monkey "
A determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his master on his final quest to become a monk. A seemingly simple task becomes an unexpected challenge for Ragu as he discovers the real value of his quest.
**Award Winning** CGI Animated Short Film: "Ian" by Fundacion Ian
"Cuckoo" by Celeste Amicay
A Cuckoo Clock Bird in a clock shop lives peacefully among the other clocks. Until a new arrival comes along and aims to make the bird its next snack.
"Embarked"
Embarked Short Film about a boy and his tree house. But everything changes when Jimmy (the little kid) is forced to move out and leave the Tree house behind.
"Caminandes Llamigos"
It's winter in Patagonia, food is getting scarce. Koro the Llama engages with Oti the pesky penguin in an epic fight over that last tasty berry.
"Ember" by The Animation School
In the Fynbos. Mbali, a Nature Sprite looks at all the plants with concern. She tries to revive a wilted flower. Defeated, Mbali sees fiery embers float past. She follows and finds a Fire Sprite scorching plants.
Shocked she confronts him. He looks at her stoically and continues. Mbali in a final effort traps Ember in a tangle of vines. Ember glows, increasing in intensity, igniting a fire cloud. Burning
everything.
The smoke clears revealing Mbali, kneeling on burnt landscape. Ember approaches her, now ashen, spent. He points to a plant is growing in the ash. The Fynbos starts growing around Mbali as Ember looks on. Content he crumbles to ash.
I think the fire shows the failure of the girl but the ashes from the fire provides the necessary nutrients for regrowth of the plants.... It means sometimes failure is necessary for the new beginning😊😊
"Weeds Short Film"
“Weeds” tells the story of a dandelion, rooted on the wrong side of the driveway in a barren yard surrounded by dry dirt and dead grass. Just across the concrete lies another yard, where the sprinklers spray water endlessly, and the greener grass holds the promise of a better life. While watching helplessly as its fellow weeds wither away and die, the dandelion faces a decision: take action or suffer the same fate.
"Safari"
"Bibi" by Joel Stutz
"The Greatest Gift Short"
It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time.
As the first snow falls, we find our hero Dave caught up in the Christmas whirlwind – all he wants to do is to get home to spend time with his family, but all sorts of Christmas duties and calamities are getting in his way. That is until he sees a gingerbread man on his daughter’s bedside table that they’ve made to look like him. That gives him a genius brainwave…
*Award Winning** CGI Animated Short Film: "Misguided"
Tom, a clumsy guide retriever, take his eye off his blind master, Albert, because of a tennis ball for a while, and lost him.
3D Animated Short Film : Pigeon Impossible | Animation Movie | Funny Animals
