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2021

A cat goes to a job interview where his skills are valued by three mice. As the interview progresses the situation becomes increasingly uncomfortable for everyone involved.

8.0

Seasonal Severity

2021

A Man's Cat observes and witnesses his descent into madness at the end of his seasonal depression during the last days of winter.

6.0

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

1984

The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.

7.6

A Close Shave

1996

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

7.3

The Story of King Midas

1953

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson when the food he tries to eat and his own daughter are turned to gold as well. The visitor reappears and offers him the opportunity to return to his old self, which he gladly does. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

7.5

A Grand Day Out

1990

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.

7.1

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

6.1

The Eighth Day of Creation

2003

At the end of the eighth day the Creator has taken refuge in a dark dungeon . Obsessed with transcending he manipulates life to the extreme and tries to engender the perfect being that will immortalize him

7.8

The Wrong Trousers

1993

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.

0.0

Eastern Bloodthirsty Hugo

1997

The film animation technique of pixilation was used in this short comedy. The notorious criminal Bloodthirsty Hugo has broken out of prison again. He is an arsonist, has no respect for old people and absolutely no maiden in the region is safe with him on the loose. In order to catch him his pursuers set a trap with irresistible bait: a lovely maiden bending over her washing by a stream...

7.8

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

6.0

A Love Story

2016

Two creatures fall in love, weaving a colourful world together. but when darkness threatens to consume one of them, the other must fight to stay together, or risk being torn apart.

8.4

Tux and Fanny

2019

Tux and Fanny are two friends living together in the forest and these are their adventures!

7.5

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct

1991

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his world, introduces us to his friends, and illustrates how Bad Bob caused dinosaurs' extinction (whoops!)

8.3

Rex the Runt: Dreams

1991

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his dreamworld.

9.0

Nyosha

2012

Nyosha is a ten year old girl. She dreams of buying a pair of shoes during the reality of a pitiless war. She believes that because of her shoes, she will stay alive.A range of animation techniques brings together the dream and the reality and tells Nyosha's story.

8.0

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

1970

Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.

6.5

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

1993

A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion animation techniques.

5.8

Ab ovo - Traces of Sand

1987

A non-narrative film thematising the eternal struggle of human life in a series of scenes connected by associations and accompanied by a strong music motif.

Genre	Animation
Production Companies	BBC
Production Ccountries	Czechoslovakia, Germany, United Kingdom

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Selection Process

Seasonal Severity

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

A Close Shave

The Story of King Midas

A Grand Day Out

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The Eighth Day of Creation

The Wrong Trousers

Eastern Bloodthirsty Hugo

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Fantastic Mr. Fox

A Love Story

Tux and Fanny

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct

Rex the Runt: Dreams

Nyosha

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

Ab ovo - Traces of Sand