Ubisoft Presents Fantasia 2008

Spotlights + Special Events

Short Film Programs : Outer Limits of Animation 2008

Outer Limits of Animation 2008Saturday, July 12th at 2:40 pm - J.A. de Sve Theatre

A singular cinematic experience, OUTER LIMITS OF ANIMATION 2008 showcases various forms of animation and storytelling, shorts coming from around the globeincluding many presented for the first time in North America.

For starters, Russia sends us Sergei Ryabovs animated fable THE TINY FISH, depicting a world where children can make miraclulous life to a drawn paper fish. American animator Jeff Riley presents OPERATION FISH, a stop-motion extravaganza of goldfish, a mad scientist, a martial-artist superspy and the future of mankind. PES, Americas stop motion mastermind, surprises us with his ingenious MOTH, while England offers Chiara Ambrosios CHARON, an captivating cross of the river Styx scored by Michael Nyman, who also produced the film.

Tunisia is represented by Fehd Chabbis amusing MERGOZ, RENCONTRE DE 3 TYPES. OKTAPODI is a wild French 3D animated chase directed by T. Marchand and O. Delabarre. Poland surprises us with Marek Serafinskis A SICILIAN FLEA, a surreal, Victorian-inspired animation tour de force. From Slovakia comes ABOUT SOCKS AND LOVE, a world where socks are a source of constant danger. American painter Jeff Scher literally paints LEAU LIFE, a nostalgic tribute to diverse aquatic activities. Ji-hyun Ahns THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES is a fragmented tale of a rather twisted family.

Marie-Jose Saint-Pierres animated documentary MCLARENS NEGATIVES is a loving tribute to one of Canadas most celebrated 20th-century artists. Speaking of whom, Montrealer Peter Ngs OP28 DMAJ NO.15 and Eric Kaplins BRIGHT LIGHT RITE both use some McLaren-inspired techniques. And how bout some micro-shorts? Morgan Gugans QUOI?, Olivier Beaudoins ZH 128 and Marc-Antoine Jacques & Valrie Picards PYRAMIDE mindbending!

The National Film Board of Canada offers us three recent creationsOboms touching HERE AND THERE, Tom Tassels visual metaphor KRACH and Belinda Oldfords ingenious COME AGAIN IN SPRING. Montreals Mel Hoppenheim School of Animation is proud to present Caroline De Konincks humorous GOOD GIRL, Myriam Elda Arsenaults romantic and clever CREATURE OF HABIT and Jonathan Ngs hip-hopping humanist short, JUST ANOTHER FLOOR KIDS BATTLE. Jeff Chiba Stearns YELLOW STICKY NOTES, made with some 2300 Post-Its, wraps things up.