The Ballad of Nessie

Little Wings(en)

The dramatic short, Little Wings, explores the trauma of child abuse through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy named Thomas. In this emotional tale, Thomas learns about the Legend of the Butterfly from his mother, Emily. The Legend states that if you whisper a wish to a butterfly and then set it free, the butterfly will carry the wish off to the heavens to be granted. Thomas loves butterflies and seeks the escape he needs in the pages of his favorite butterfly book. Butterflies are his only true happiness while growing up on a farm with his abusive father. After Thomas saves a butterfly from a spider's web, a stranger arrives at the farmhouse. As the tale continues, Thomas ultimately finds his freedom and steps into the unknown world of "Joy".

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales(en)

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Gone Nutty(en)

Scrat tries to finish his rather large collection of acorns when things start going nutty.

She and Her Cat(ja)

She and Her Cat details the life of a cat, entirely from the cat's perspective, as it passes time with its owner, a young woman.

Nikudyshko(uk)

In the middle of summer, suddenly winter came. The little animals were in trouble, but the straw boy gave all his straws to the sun, and it was warm again.

Father's Lesson(uk)

The story of how a father taught his lazy son Hrytsko to work.

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The Gift(uk)

The film is addressed to children. It touches the theme of good and reciprocity between animals in the winter.

Why Does The Christmas Tree Have Prickly Needles(uk)

This story will shed light on the fact why a firtree does not have usual leaves but the number of needles. It is because the nature had to protect the tree from invasions of a cunning villain. This helped the tree to defeat the mercenary invader but changed the appearance of the forest beauty forever.

Why Does the Rooster Have Short Pants(uk)

The rooster goes to the holiday fair. He decides to buy pants at the fox counter. However, their size does not suit him, they have to be shortened little by little.

The Dacha Adventure(uk)

One day, a little boy looked through binoculars and saw that the residents of the garden were somewhat frightened and worried. He decided to help his little friends. This is a story about a child's boundless imagination, but the director adds elements of science fiction here - and adventures in the country turn into a titanic struggle with alien plants.

2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation(en)

A collection of the animated short films nominated for the 2017 Academy Awards. 1. Blind Vaysha ("Vaysha l'aveugle", Canada, 8') 2. Borrowed Time (US, 7') 3. Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Canada/UK, 35') 4. Pearl (US, 6') 5. Piper (US, 6')

About The Hippopotamus Named Well-Let-It(uk)

A story with a moral about a hippopotamus who misused the expression "well let it", a boastful crocodile, a parrot who, as always, is innocent, a turtle and a wise monkey.

Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage(fi)

For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.

The Tale of the Tsarevich and the Three Healers(ru)

The royal son fell ill. Visiting doctors could not cure the royal heir. A passing lumberjack pledged to help in trouble.

Tales About The Cars(uk)

Three stories of lives of vehicles. First is about the bus, who considered himself a humorist but in fact only upset and offended people with his clumsy mischief. As a result, the passengers were able to explain him that it was necessary to respect others and not to cause them harm. The second tractor was about a young tractor with no experience, and the third is about a small motor scooter.

The Quarrel(uk)

Topa and Tutti are best friends. They have always supported each other and were used to spending time together. But one day something happened that had never happened before – they had a quarrel. Now Topa and Tutti will have to reconcile and to realize that conflicts only bring negative emotions and experiences.

Old Cobbler(uk)

A story about a good boy and a shoemaker who wants to do his job, but faces many challenges because of his advanced age. This thoughtful old man takes care of birds, and his good deeds come back to him in caring neighborhood kids who are trying to help the man, making new orders. But will they perform a cobbler’s work well?

Warm Bread(ru)

This story took place in a village during the war. A horse left by the passing troops rescued all the locals, because it could be used to grind grain and it and to do hard work. Even though it was injured, it helped people by all means. But one boy acted badly, offending the horse and destroying the established order. Will he be able to return everything and be forgiven?

Jolly Chicken(ru)

Tangled Ever After(en)

The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied search and recovery mission gets underway. As the desperate duo tries to find the rings before anyone discovers that they’re missing, they leave behind a trail of comical chaos that includes flying lanterns, a flock of doves, a wine barrel barricade and a very sticky finale. Will Maximus and Pascal save the day and make it to the church in time? And will they ever get Flynn’s nose right?

Lorenzo(en)

A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa(en)

Wayne and Lanny, now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact – Mrs. Claus, who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santa’s secret workshop. Later they sneak into Santa’s office while he is asleep, using their high tech equipment from the previous film. Lanny’s expertise at dressing the tree enables them to enter the hidden workshop where they recover the box and escape just in time. But what is the box for?

The Little Matchgirl(en)

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

John Henry(en)

The story of the legendary steel-driving folk hero born with a hammer in his hands, who pitted his strength against a mighty railroad-building machine.

The Band Concert(en)

Mickey is trying to lead a concert of The William Tell Overture, but he's continually disrupted by ice cream vendor Donald, who uses a seemingly endless supply of flutes to play Turkey in the Straw instead. After Donald gives up, a bee comes along and causes his own havoc. The band then reaches the Storm sequence, and the weather also starts to pick up; a tornado comes along, but they keep playing.

Tick Tock Tale(en)

Amidst an old London clock shop, a small, quirky mantle clock comes to the aide of the store's more expensive clocks when a thief breaks in and threatens to steal them away.

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater(en)

Following in the great tradition of his classic "How To" animated shorts of the 1940's, Goofy makes his return to the big screen in "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater". When Goofy is desperate to watch the Big Game, he heads to his local electronics store to tackle every consumer's nightmare - selecting the perfect home theater system and worse, trying to hook it all up.

The Golden Touch(en)

King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.

The Legend of Mor'du(en)

The witch from Pixar's Brave uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.

The Ugly Duckling(en)

An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

Auntie Edna(en)

Taking place during the events of Incredibles 2, Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack.

Tin Toy(en)

Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's attention moves on to other things only an infant could find interesting.

Inner Workings(en)

This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

The Blue Umbrella(en)

It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters.

Beethoven's 2nd(en)

Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem is that Missy's owner, Regina, wants to sell the puppies and tear the clan apart. It's up to Beethoven and the Newton kids to save the day and keep everyone together.

Once Upon a Snowman(en)

The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman are revealed as we follow Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.

The Old Oak(en)

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

Paperman(en)

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

Balto(en)

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.