Animation, like childhood, can be just full of wonder with the biggest pleasures being the simplest ones. This programme of carefully chosen short animated films from all around the world strips away all the soft-sell toy ads and the over-the-top blockbuster-style special effects and delivers up a programme of wonderful films full of simple joys. Suitable for all ages but especially 0 -9 year-olds.
At Beckenham Place Park Mansion Free (No ticket required – First come first served)
Revolution (Jess Deacon, Helen Friel & Chris Turner, UK )
The coolest thing ever. A real life popup book that moves all by itself.
2013, 1’45
The Little Cuddle (Maggie Rogers, UK)
The Little Cuddle isn’t quite sure just exactly what he is, so he sets off to ask some friends if they know.
2013, 3’15
Hidden Talent (Mirian Miosic, Croatia)
Every cat has a hidden talent of some kind. Imagine what happens when a hundred cats all get together.
2013, 5’50
Trampoline (Maarten Koopman & Floris Kaayk, Netherlands)
Some things were just never meant to jump up and down on a trampoline. Little things are OK but giant animals… hmmm, not such a great idea.
2013, 2’00
The Smortlybacks (Ted Sieger & Wouter Dierickx, China/Switzerland)
Dazzling. A hilarious herd of smortly little creatures that just love to work as a team, even if they can be a bit clumsy sometimes.
2013, 5’45
Snowflake (Natalia Chernysheva, Russia)
When a little African boy receives a paper snowflake in a letter, he longs to know what real snow is like.
2012, 5’40
The Gallant Captain (Katrina Mathers, Graeme Base & Patrick Sarell, Australia)
A gorgeously crafted film built around a Graeme Base book and featuring a fearless young boy who sets off for an adventure on the high seas with his faithful cat.
2013, 8’10
Just Like You (Isabel Garrett, UK)
The journey of a little shrew who lives in the woodland where everything and everyone is colourful.
2014, 6’00
Miriam’s Kite (Riho Unt, Estonia)
Miriam’s pet chicken takes to the skies when it catches a ride on top of her soaring kite. That gives her little brother an idea—but will it work out as well for him as it did for the hen?
2013, 5’00
The New Species (Kateřina Karhánková, Czech Republic)
Stumbling across a mysterious bone sparks the imaginations of three kids, who decide to seek scholarly wisdom from a paleontologist and see what clues they can dig up.
2013, 6’15
Emil (Martin Schmidt, Germany)
Hey kids – what’s inside the egg?
2014, 5’05
Rockin’ Rhino (Verena Fels, Germany)
Dancing is so much fun! But if you have to dance all by yourself it ́s only half the fun. So the little rhino needs to come up with an idea to make everyone dance with it.
2013, 3’05
My Mum is an Aeroplane (Yulia Aronova, Russia/US)
Different people have different mothers. Mother musicians, Mother animal doctors, even Mother construction workers. But my Mother is an Airplane
2013, 6’00
Serious and Bert (Ivo Christov & Manuela Seiler, Switzerland)
It must be nearly winter time. One squirrel wants to carefully store all his nuts but his friend has another plan.
2014, 2’40
