How was the Tower of Babel built?

A short animation inspired by the biblical story “The tower of Babel”. Some Devil-Warms try to construct a huge, dragon shaped, building. The consequences of this arrogant attempt will be fatal...

Created by Petros Papadopoulos, this funny and cheeky animation was produced by Oval Image and developed in London Metropolis University in 2004. In the retrospective category, this film tries to show us how was constructed the Tower of Babel, by warrior-worms that celebrate with beer the end of the building construction, deffended and haunted by a big dragon.

Petros Papadopoulos has a long and experienced activity inside animation and advertising world. You can get more information about him at his website.

Don't break the bronze mirror...

When villagers accidently happen upon a mirror for the first time, they mistake their own reflection for a stranger. The mirror reflects the villagers'own hopes and fears, bringing confusion and chaos to the household. A Korean folktale.

This story is based on a famous Korean tale, that talks about magic, family, jelousy and apparences. In an incredible scenary, on the highest part of the hills, inside the woods, one man finds an strange jewel. He looks another strange man inside it. He keep it inside his pocket and bring to his home. He hides the jewel to not show it to his wife... But we're so curious...

Created and directed by the Australian animator Susan Kim Danta, this film is in Korean with English subtitles. Carachters are very good shown and drawn and using an amazing and new technique. Winner of the Best Student Film, Australian Effects and Animation Festival 2007, this animator is one of the most well-known proffesional in Australia.

Time is money... Use it or lose it?

Be fast or slow when it makes sense to do so. This Public Service Announcement is based on Carl Honoré's book, In Praise of Slowness. Chanya was inspired from his TED talk by the idea of balancing our lives at the tempo giusto – the right speed.

Chanya Hetayothin presents this advert to those people who gets involved on a boring job, an strict diet, hearthbroken relationships... Those things that made us get angrier and make that our lifes turn down and it's impossible to reach a little piece of hapiness.

"Time is money, we need to use it, or lose it". Great truth explained in this animation, that looks for a better way of life, using the inspiring text of Carl Honoré. We need to understand, to compain, to share and to know how many time we need to survive and, of course, to enjoy our lifes.

Children... Are they always curious?

It is about a child's curious. Children do what ever it is dangerous or not to learn about their curious reasons.

Ugur Ulvi Yetiskin says in his blog: "I love all kinds of animation. Animation is my life desire." Curious is his first animation, where he tried to mix stop motion moves and fast interactions.

CURIOUS tells the story about a little child who is always trying to get more intelligence, more knowledge about the reality and with a big sense of curiousity. Climb a wall is not always easy...

She who measures... Looking for freedom...

Are we truly free? Are our desires our own or just a construct of the society we were born in or there is a chance to escape after all?

She who measures is an animation work designed, directed and created by Veljko Popovic, young and great animator from Croatia, who wants to make us think and get involved and reflexive about the reality we are.

Taking an amazing explication from the website Animation Blog in an article about this short film: "It is a bleak commentary on life, the more so in that it is accurate in some respects with mankind in limbo, slaves to a diet of trivia. The short is visually striking for its zombie figures and unworldly landscape, all the more so given a soundtrack that is like every junk radio show or junk ad looped to obscure thought".

Turkish funny animation by Emre Konyali

Using the traditional 2D and bringing short and simple stories, Emre Konyali arrives in Animacam with a big and nice sense of humour, sharing dreams, alutionations, ilussions, hopes and also fears, worries and fatalities. Mixing both of our biggest mistakes: how to think about hapiness and sadness.
What is the winer ' s dream...? Is it easy to find? Easy to reach? Maybe in this short and funny animation, Emre show us the truth... What dreams? Sometimes it's better to be realist. WINER (SARAPÇI in Turkish) was the first Turkish animation work featured this edition!

His other animation release in Animacam is Ambition (HIRS), that tells the man's ambition and his wrong choices. More satiric that Winer and with an well searched humour, Emre share with us his passion, his amazing creation in 2D!

What happened with uncle Adam?

Uncle Adam arrives at a village house of a family who lives there with a dog, Rex. An idyllic scenery unexpectedly turns into a horror which makes blood run cold. This animated debut made under the supervision of Piotr Dumala draws on the best tradition of the Polish School of Animation represented by Aleksander Sroczynski and Julian Jozef Antonisz.

Uncle is an animation story created by Maziej Sznabel, one of the greatest Polish animators. The story brings a city man, working in a electricity company to the country, to get involved inside a new way of life and to forget his accident in the factory, that got him a little bit aggresive.
He starts to get on with Rex, the dog of the family and to lend to the other side to the rest of the family. Uncle Adam begins to live, think, feel... to be a dog like his friend Rex. His family and his little niece start to be worried about him...

This amazing and nice 3D animation give us the mix between darkness and brightness, contrast colours and black and white... A terrorified story about a crazy Uncle! He's with us, in the Animacam experience!

Do you want to be a country star?

A singer from the country discovers life in the big city. That's the matter of Great ambition, a homage to the UPA studio. Created by Malcolm Sutherland, this Canadian animation show us the new funny 2D by computer creations from the American continent.

The singer loves country: he is always happy dancing and singing with the birds, walking down the desert and sharing stories and jokes with everybody in the town. Suddenly, a richman appear from the city, and offer him a contract to enjoy the music on a big way!
The singer is very excited, expecting for this chance and very happy with his choice. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand life in the city... So much lights, noise, traffic, signs, screams... he meets again with his bird friend and he thinks: Why did I leave country?

New release in Animacam.tv! The amazing musical story of a country singer! Feel the music, the rythm, the voices of the American country!

The conquerors: what is the question?

To flea or not to flea, there is no question. Just greed.

Like Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Bulgarian animator Miroslav Mirchen, bring us the story of fleas, looking for the best results for themselves. Greed, greed and so much greed. They bite, eat, jump, run, fight, scream... And the dog was quiet, he doesn't matter the fleas´ fight. After relax, the dog go away and the fleas appear on the air, falling down to the fatal destiny...

This funny animation is created by Miroslav Mirchen, who has participated with us this edition too with his animation ZU-ZU Family. Amazing and funny animations in Animacam.tv

OH MY DOG! Cheeky, sweet and clever!

This series depicts the antics of Ginger the dog with an attitude problem. Ginger strongly pursues the Dog “ma” “never say die”. This series is full of action packed gags.

This is a Bone-afide attempt to bow wow the viewers.

It’s always collars up for Ginger achieving what he seeks. They say barking dogs seldom bite, but with Ginger…..grrrrrrrrr…it is beware of "OH MY DOG".

A fun filled doggy tale which reaffirms the truth “Dogs are man's best friend…..only if they choose to be so”

That's the matter of OH MY DOG! the new Indian multimedia creation released in Animacam.tv. Created by Acropetal Animation Studios India Pvt. Ltd and directed by Nasri, this animation show us the sweetness and the madness of a crazy and nice dog at the same time.To protect and serve his man, he tries to recover and give him one leg! Crazy and funny animation from India!

DIE MOFFELS. Watch out!! Your teeth are in danger!!!

Lucy has a loose tooth and is supposed to go to the dentist tomorrow. She’s veryscared of going. The Moffels don’t understand what should be so bad about going there. Lucy can’t really explain why either, since she’s never been there.

When Lucy accidentally mixes up her wish-rhyme they land with a BANG right in Dr. Tick’s dentist’s office. Panini sits expectantly in the dental chair and ‘Dr. Lucy’ can begin with her work, polishing Panini’s teeth which will soon be gleaming again. Suddenly she notices her loose tooth isn’t there anymore. It must have fallen out by itself.

Winner at the China International Cartoon & Animation Festival,
Hangzhou 2009, this amazing animation from Germany was created by Digitrick and directed by Sabrina Warnie, a veteran and clever animator who was featured this Serie in several festivals and markets. Recognizing a nice work and kind stories, Die Moffels (The Moffels) is one of the new preschool animations in Animacam.tv
Take care, watch out and be careful with your teeth!!!

How do you become a great soccer player?

Bulgarian animation hits again in Animacam.tv! Do you remember great Bulgarian football players like Hristo Stoichkov, Emir Kostadinov, Letchkov, Balakov...
This is a tribute to the great soccer players created by Nayden Nikolov who show us a little guy playing soccer... For all soccer fans out there!!!
After that, he introduce us a credit list with the best football players in his opinion. Share it, kick the ball and start to dribbling to score goals!!
Football, sport of passions are broadcasted too in Animacam.tv!

One contaminated factory. One love

Panic in the orphanage! The children are mysteriously falling ill and Candy Boy, the most valiant of the orphans, investigates. But the arrival of a new boarder complicates our hero's inquiries.
That´s the matter of Candy Boy, a story about an orphanage and a river in front of the children. Full of oil and fuel from nuclear factories, the river is insane and kids are starting to fall sick, ill and with the pass of time, weaker.
After this, a boy arrived to the orphanage. He´s dark hair, dark eyes, dark skin... And he´s also rude, cheeky and not very polite. Everybody is waiting for Candy Boy revenge to the factory, and suddenly, the new boarder starts to disturbe and, at the same time, get interest on Candy Boy.
Candy Boy is the first animated short helmed by Pascal Alex Vincent. Before that he has directed 4 "regular" short films and is currently post-producing a first feature. Now, he takes part of Animacam.tv releasing and broadcasting with us!

An excerpt of a Labyrinth

Patrick Jenkins, a well-known Canadian animator, present us an excerpt of his new animation film: Labyrinth.
(A paint on glass animated film in which): After being given an enigmatic locket to protect, a detective encounters strange phenomena and beings from the afterlife in this surrealistic film noir story.
Looking for a different point of view, trying to explain the stories on a different way, Patrick Jenkins bring us a new animation experience, using amazing white chock drawings and sharing amazing feelings and sensations in Animacam.tv

Animal art at the gallery

One man and his dog visit a art gallery opening where strange things start to happen. That´s the beginning of Art Gallery, a new release in Animacam.tv. This animation work directed by Victor Balaguer with the traditional 2D technique, it´s a new short film from Belgium. Developed in La Cambre School, one of the most prestigious animation centres, the story starts to take life after the Official Cheers on an openning exposition.

The dog starts to appreciate strange things, while his owner always forget him, and speaks with everyone, trying to introduce himself to the others. A new colourful an unimaginary reality starts to happen...

Romanian Winter by Octavian Frecea

Romanian animation has a new introducer in Animacam.tv. He´s Octavian Frecea, and he features us his cold and snowy animations: The pengüin´s winter and Pastile de Iarna. Incredible and nice animation in 3D, mixing fiction with a snowboarder pengüin and two snowmen.

Octavian Frecea is a veteran animator and graduate of Nicolae Grigorescu Art Academy, Frecea started working in animation in mid-seventies, primarily creating animated series for TV. He also did work for German and Spanish producers, eventually starting his own production company.

A story of a little pengüin and when the winter-to-spring divertissement stars two playful snowmen who are soon replaced by a pair of bunnies as spring time approaches… Two frozen stories that are part of the Festival to get us a colder and fresher summer.

Manfred: a great nose and animation

Daniel Zwimpfer bring us an amazing animation about a man with a too big nose. This animation work comes from the Lucerne School of Art and Design, and was featured in several animation, cinema and short films festivals.

It´s the first animation production from Switzerland, a country with lots of art, animation, cinema and ilustration producers and creators. Daniel Zwimpfer is one of the youngest and promising creators and animators from this country. Enjoy this great animation!

MANFRED

Switzerland, 2008 - 35mm. No dialogue. Color. 4'9".

Director: Daniel Zwimpfer
Written by: Daniel Zwimpfer
Animation: Daniel Zwimpfer
Storyboard: Daniel Zwimpfer
Music: Rafael Mariaca, Soundmix Wolf Ingo Römer
Art: Daniel Zwimpfer
Producer: Gerd Gockell

Vaslav Nijinsky: the great dancer

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet (born in Kiev, Ukraine) dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, with father and mother dancers.

Nijinsky was one of the most gifted dancers in history, and he grew to be celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time (Albright, 2004) and his ability to perform seemingly gravity-defying leaps was also legendary.

Nijinsky took the creative reins and choreographed ballets, which slew boundaries and stirred controversy. His most famous ballet is L'après-midi d'un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun, based on Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune).

Christian Comte, French animator and one of the most known in Europe, makes a tribute to this famous dancer, showing us The lost film, Nijinsky as the faun in "l'après-midi d'un faune", and sharing great documentary animation in Animacam.

Volgens de vogels: the great grey owl

Netherlands is one of the biggest creator countries of animation around the world. Lots of amazing animation productions come from this European country, one of the biggest participants in representation in Animacam.

Volgens de volges (According to birds in English) is the new animation production created by Linde Faas, a 23 years old animator from St. Joost Art Academy. She was awarded with the Sint Joost Academy Award for this film, featured these days in Animacam.tv. She won the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF) in the student competition.

The morning dawn reveals an great grey owl. With his arrival the birds awake, filling the woods with their sounds and movement. Their little rituals make the forest a rich and powerful place. But as with all things, it only lasts for a moment. This´s the matter of Volgens de vogels, we can prove that it shows the important of the nature, one of the favourites themes of the author.

Dans la tête: in the head...

Weapons, bullets, sounds, shoots, guns, noise, destruction... You have to protect your motherland against the enemies. Your body is not yours, it´s for the fight. One mistake´s able to bring you up to other life. You can walk on the line or you can cross it.

Dans la tête tells the story about Antoine Bertrand. He´s 20 years old, he left his girl friend and join the army. Quickly on the battlefield he takes a head shot, the first day of war. The problem was that his "camera" (that records all the actions of his whole life) has been broken by the bullet. So, he needs to recover or fix it, and die on a different way. How do you protect your head inside a battlefield?
Created and animated by Alan Sellier, Gregory Damour, Anthony Gilles, Maxime Entringer, from de ESMA School of France, this comedy was produced mixing 2D and 3D technique, and was featured in lots of festivals and markets.