A hungry tapir and a chef working to perfect a recipe engage in a spirited duel in this short animation from Malaysia. A group of students from the One Academy collaborated on the work, among them Sia Ding Shen, Chew Kin Lek, Patrick Liow. Lim Mei Shyuan and Zhang Lu. H/T Kuriositas
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What About Drinking, brought to us by the Prelinger Archive, is an educational film created at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Yale University in 1954. It centers on a group of teenagers, whose party is interrupted with news of a car accident: Bob and Ted hit a pedestrian while driving, and police found a bottle of alcohol in the car.
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A young boy stumbles upon the hidden lair of a monster, but rather than run in fright, discovers that he shares something in common with his new acquaintance — a love of soccer. Julia Zhuravleva created this animated short as her graduation film at the All-Russian State University of Cinematography. H/T Kuriositas
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Lily, a young girl whose parents are divorcing, tells her older brother Calvin why she’s building a time machine to return back to when everyone was happy. Stephen Boyer wrote and directed this sweet, but also melancholic short, starring Blake Hardy and Analise Schoenbaum. H/T Kuriositas
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Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) and the superhero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) are pitted in a battle to control the world while also competing for the love of the do-good lass Penny (Felicia Day) in this groundbreaking Internet sci-fi musical, created in 2008 by Joss Whedon.
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Dinosaurs on the comeback trail. More from Talk Show Labs.
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Comprised of public domain footage and stop-motion animation, Yann Gorriz’s All About Bananas Et Cetera is ostensibly a seven-minute film about bananas. But, as the tongue-in-cheek title indicates, this is a film that’s actually about a bit more than that. Through the use of dry narration and repetitive editing techniques, Gorriz crafts a visual, introspective piece about structure and classification.
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On a futuristic planet, two species have evolved — the birds and the fish — occupying their own spheres. The two rarely meet or interact, but all that changes after a bird delivery boy is dispatched into the watery fish realm carrying a package earmarked for a young, inventive fish boy. The two will become friends, bringing both of their worlds closer together. Ann Mendenhall and Stephanie Son created this highly original and engaging animated short as their senior graduation piece at the Kansas City Art Institute. H/T Kuriositas
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The Lizard King visits a Burger King. Wopper! Wopper!
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Here’s a quick compilation presenting remarkable new works of animation being made by students around the world. The annual showcase comes from Animation Mentor, the Online School of Animation and VFX. Read more about the program at http://www.animationmentor.com/
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