Spring 1999

A young woman’s connection with the life force of nature. Using her taxidermy talents to “return” the animals to their natural habitat. But the true s...

On a farm in 1933, a piglet is sold to a family in Copenhagen. Piggy is a pig with greater appetite than brain and does not know that the good food he...

The small boy Eryk does the household and takes swimming lessons just to please his demanding father. The only way to break out is to be as courageous...

To kill time during a weekend, Makina the cyborg and Chiharu the super human decide to go for a drive. Wherever those troublesome friends drive, ther...

Three friends with different cultural origins find an abandoned washing machine while playing. To their shock, they find out that the washing machine...

Darkness and light, as seen by VIFF’s favourite Buddhist erotist. Part of the TOKYO LOOP animation anthology produced by ImageForum Japan.

The allegorical story of two humanized birds - father and son, who usually walk the earth and fly only in case of danger. The two birds are out for a...

The first animated short film to feature Varga's clumsy claymation character Augusta.

A journey to a dream through an encounter between Suna, a twelve-year-old girl who uses leaves as a blanket, and an old man who possesses secret knowl...

Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas a...

Meeper and the ChubbChubbs go to the North Pole; when Santa Claus is injured and can't deliver his presents, he is replaced by Meeper.

A young quirky girl finds her way in a crazy world.

Something is about to change drastically, and the only thing to do is to witness it.

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

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...