Animation Show of Shows


The Animation Show of Shows is a traveling selection of the year's best animated short films. It is curated and presented by Acme Filmworks founder Ron Diamond. The show began in 1998 with the aim of showing the most original, funny, and intelligent short animated films from all over the world by presenting them to major animation studios, in hope of inspiring their influential animators and directors. Since 2007, a number of the films have been released as DVDs.

Films included in the Shows

1st Annual Animation Show of Shows • 1999

Village of Idiots by Eugene Fedorenka and Rose Newlove My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts≈ by Torill Kove3 Misses≈ by Paul DriessenWhen the Day Breaks≈ by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

2nd Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2000

Father and Daughter± by Michael Dudok de WitLa Pista by Gianluigi ToccafondoRun of the Mill by Borge RingCrime and Punishment by Piotr Dumała

3rd Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2001

Radio Umanak by Marie José van der LindenA Hunting Lesson by Jacques DrouinBlack Soul by Martine ChartrandAria by Pjotr Sapegin

4th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2002

Flux by Chris HintonFrom the 104th Floor by Serguei BassineHasta Los Huesos by René CastilloMt. Head≈ by Kōji YamamuraThe Rise & Fall of the Legendary Anglobilly Feverson by RostoAunt Luisa by Tim Miller

5th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2003

Fast Film by Virgil WidrichCameras Take Five by Steven WoloshenFalling in Love Again by Munro FergusonCar Craze by Evert de BeijerNibbles≈ by Christopher HintonThe Toll Collector by Rachel JohnsonHarvie Krumpet± by Adam ElliotDestino≈ by Dominique Monféry2D or Not 2D by Paul Driessen

6th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2004

Get in the Car by Greg HolfeldLorenzo≈ by Mike GabrielSuite for Freedom by Aleksandra Korejwo, Caroline Leaf, Luc PerezThe Man Without a Shadow by Georges SchwizgebelThe Revolution of the Crabs by Arthur de PinsRyan± by Chris Landreth

7th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2005

At The Quinte Hotel by Bruce AlcockCity Paradise by Gaëlle DenisFallen by Peter KabothThe Fan and the Flower by Bill PlymptonJona/Tomberry by RostoLife in Transition by John DilworthMorir de Amor by Gil AlkabetzOne Man Band≈ by Andrew Jimenez, Mark AndrewsOvertime by Oury Atlan, Thibaut Berland and Damien Ferrie

8th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2006

Quien Engana No Gana by Rajiv Eipe, Kaustubh RayThe Danish Poet± by Torill KoveA Gentlemen’s Duel by Francisco Ruiz and Sean McNallyMy Love by Alexandr PetrovShipwrecked by Frodo KuipersNo Time for Nuts≈ by Chris Renaud, Michael ThurmeierTragic Story with Happy Ending by Regina PessoaLifted≈ by Gary Rydstrom

9th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2007

John and Karen by Matthew WalkerForgetfulness by Julian GreyI Met The Walrus≈ by Josh RaskinMadame Tutli-Putli≈ by Chris Lavis and Maciek SzczerbowskiSome Friends He Made: Molotov Alva Meets the Hobo King by Douglas GayetonUjbaz Izbeniki Has Lost His Soul by Neil JackLa Memoria Dei Cani by Simone MassiThe Pearce Sisters by Luis CookHow to Hook Up Your Home Theater by Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-SkeltonEn Tus Brazos by Fx Goby, Edouard Jouret and Matthieu LandourThe Irresistible Smile by Ami LindholmBeton by Ariel Belinco and Michael FaustAdministrators by Roman Klochkovt.o.m. by Dan Gray and Tom BrownÉletvonal by Tomek DuckiCamera Obscura by Matthieu Buchalski, Jean-Michel Drechsler and Thierry Onillon

10th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2008

Keith Reynolds Can’t Make It Tonight by Felix Massie La Maison en Petits Cubes± by Kunio KatōKudan by Taku KimuraA Mouse's Tale by Benjamin RennerI Slept with Cookie Monster by Kara Nasdor-JonesGlago's Guest by Chris WilliamsHot Seat by Janet PerlmanPresto≈ by Doug SweetlandSkhizein by Jeremy ClapinKJFG No.5 by Alexey Alexeev

11th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2009

Photograph of Jesus by Laurie HillThe Da Vinci Time Code by Gil AlkabetzVolgens de Vogels by Linde FaasSanta: The Fascist Years by Bill PlymptonNuvole, Mani by Simone MassiEl Empleo by Santiago "Bou" GrassoThe Spine by Chris LandrethChick by Michal SochaPartly Cloudy by Peter SohnRunaway by Cordell Barker

12th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2010

Coyote Falls, Matthew O'CallaghanLuis, Cristóbal León, Niles Atallah and Joaquín CociñaTick Tock Tale, Dean WellinsLove & Theft, Andreas HykadeThe Silence Beneath The Bark, Joanna LurieThe Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger, Bill PlymptonMaska, Brothers QuayJean Francois, Tom Haugomat & Bruno MangyokuGaleria, Robert ProuchThe Lost Thing±, Shaun Tan & Andrew Ruhemann

13th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2011

La Luna≈ by Enrico CasarosaMobile by Verena FelsPaths of Hate by Damian NenowSchlaf by Claudius Gentinetta and Frank BraunWild Life≈ by Wendy Tilby and Amanda ForbisLuminaris by Juan Pablo ZaramellaRomance by Georges SchwizgebelThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore± by William Joyce and Brandon OldenburgJourney to Cape Verde by José Miguel Ribeiro

14th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2012

Paperman± by John KahrsThe Centrifuge Brain Project by Till NowakHere and the Great Elsewhere by Michèle LemieuxUna Furtiva Lagrima by Carlo VogeleI Saw Mice Burying a Cat by Dmitry GellerThe Case by Martin Zivocky7596 Frames by Martin GeorgievLe Taxidermiste by Dorianne Fibleuil, Paulin Cointot, and Maud SertourFlamingo Pride by Tomer EshedDaffy's Rhapsody by Matt O'CallaghanOh Willy! by Emma de Swaef and Marc James RoelsTentation by Loris Accaries, Marie Ayme, Claire Baudean, and Audrey JanvierTram by Michaela Pavlatova

15th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2013

Get a Horse!± by Lauren MacMullanGloria Victoria by Theodore UshevBless You by David Barlow-KrelinaSubconscious Password by Chris LandrethThe Blue Umbrella by Saschka UnseldDrunker Than a Skunk by Bill PlymptonInternational Fathers Day by Edmunds JansonsHome Sweet Home by Alejandrio Diaz, Pierre Clanet, Romain Mazevet and Stephane PaccolatMy Mom is an Airplane! by Yula AronovaMadly in Love by Ikue SugidonoNana Bobo by Andrea Cristofaro, Valentina Del Miglio, Francesco Nicolo Mereu and Lucas Wild do ValeRequiem for Romance by Jonathan NgMarcel, King of Tevruen by Tom SchroederAscension by Caroline Domergue, Florian Vecchione, Martin de Coudenhove and Thomas Bourdis

16th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2014

Feast± by Patrick OsborneBang Bang! by Julien BisaroMarilyn Myller by Mikey PleaseLava by James MurphyMe and My Moulton≈ by Torill Kove365 by Greg and Myles McLeodWe Can't Live Without Cosmos≈ by Konstantin BronzitDuet by Glen KeaneHunger by Petra ZlonogaThe Bigger Picture≈ by Daisy JacobsHipopotamy by Piotr Dumała

17th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2015

The Story of Percival Pilts by Janette Goodey and John LewisTant de Forets by Geoffrey Godet and Burcu SankurSnowfall by Connor WhelanBallad of Holland Island House by Lynn TomlinsonBehind the Trees by Amanda Palmer and Avi OferWe Can't Live Without Cosmos by Konstantin BronzitMessages Dans L'Air by Isabel FavezStripy by Babak and Behnoud NekooeiAscension by Thomas Bourdis, Martin de Coudenhove, Caroline Domergue, Colin Laubry, and Florian VecchioneIn the Time of March Madness by Melissa Johnson and Robertino ZambranoWorld of Tomorrow≈ by Don Hertzfeldt

18th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2016

Stems by Ainslie Hendersen of ScotlandShift by Cecilia Puglesi and Yijun Liu of U.S.Pearl≈ by Patrick Osborne of the U.S.Crin-crin by Iris Alexandre of BelgiumMirror by Chris Ware, John Kuramoto, Ira Glass of U.S.Last summer in the garden by Bekky O’Neil of CanadaWaiting for the New Year by Vladimir Leschiov of LatviaPiper± by Alan Barillaro of U.S.Bøygen by Kristian Pedersen of NorwayAfternoon Class by Seoro Oh of KoreaAbout a Mother by Dina Velikovskaya of RussiaExploozy by Joshua Gunn, Trevor Piecham, and John McGowan of U.S.Inner Workings by Leo Matsuda of U.S.Corpus by Marc Héricher of FranceBlue by Daniela Sherer of IsraelManoman by Simon Cartwright of EnglandAll Their Shades by Chloé Alliez of Belgium

19th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2018

Can You Do It-Quentin Baillieux, France Tiny Big-Lia Bertels, Belgium Next Door- Pete Docter, U.S.The Alan Dimension-Jac Clinch, U.K.Beautiful Like Elsewhere-Elise Simard, Canada Hangman- Paul Julian and Les Goldman, U.S.The Battle of San Romano- Georges Schwizgebel, Switzerland Gokurosama-Clémentine Frère, Aurore Gal, Yukiko Meignien, Anna Mertz, Robin Migliorelli & Romain Salvini, France Dear Basketball±-Glen Keane, U.S.Island-Max Mörtl and Robert Löbel, Germany Unsatisfying-Parallel Studio, France My Burden-Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden Les Abeilles Domestiques -Alexanne Desrosiers, Canada Our Wonderful Nature: The Common Chameleon- Tomer Eshed, Germany Casino-Steven Woloshen, Canada Everything-David O'Reilly, U.S.

20th Annual Animation Show of Shows • 2019

The Green Bird-Maximilien Bougeois, Quentin Dubois, Marine Goalard, Irina Nguyen, Pierre Perveyrie, FranceOne Small Step≈-Andrew Chesworth &Bobby Pontillas, U.S.Grands Canons-Alain Biet, FranceBarry-Anchi Shen, U.S.Super Girl-Nancy Kangas & Josh Kun, U.S.Love Me, Fear Me-Veronica Solomon, GermanyBusiness Meeting-Guy Charnaux, BrazilFlower Found!-Jorn Leeuwerink, The NetherlandsBullets-Nancy Kangas & Josh Kun, U.S.A Table Game-Nicholás Petelski, SpainCarlotta's Face-Valentin Riedl & Frederic Schuld, GermanyAge of Sail-John Kahrs, U.S.Polaris-Hikari Toriumi, U.S.My Moon-Eusong Lee, U.S.Weekends≈-Trevor Jimenez, U.S.

Films included on DVD

Box Set 1

Gopher Broke by Jeff Fowler The Hill Farm by Mark Baker The Fan and the Flower by Bill Plympton Astronauts by Matthew Walker Das Rad by Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger and Arvid Uibel Ski Jumping Pairs by Riichiro MashimaCity Paradise by Gaëlle Denis Anijam by Marv Newland Car Craze by Evert de Beijer Jolly Roger by Mark Baker Morir de Amor by Gil Alkabetz Cameras Take Five by Steven WoloshenHilary by Anthony Hodgson Le Foto Dello Scandalo by Daniele Lunghini and Diego Zuelli Fast Film by Virgil Widrich A Gentlemen’s Duel by Francisco Ruiz and Sean McNally Life in Transition by John Dilworth The Revolution of the Crabs by Arthur de Pins

Box Set 2

Badgered by Sharon Colman Swamp by Gil Alkabetz Nibbles by Christopher HintonStrange Invaders by Cordell Barker Run of the Mill by Borge Ring Falling in Love Again by Munro Ferguson Hasta Los Huesos by René Castillo Fallen by Peter Kaboth Crime and Punishment by Piotr DumałaGet in the Car by Greg Holfeld Aunt Luisa by Tim MillerThe Toll Collector by Rachel Johnson Ryan by Chris Landreth Eat by Bill Plympton Flux by Chris Hinton My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts by Torill Kove Black Soul by Martine Chartrand Shipwrecked by Frodo Kuipers

Box Set 3

Father and Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit3 Misses by Paul DriessenFrom the 104th Floor by Serguei BassineWhen the Day Breaks by Wendy Tilby and Amanda ForbisWhen Life Departs by Stefan Fjeldmark and Karsten KiilerichRadio Umanak by Marie José van der LindenThe Monk And The Fish by Michael Dudok de WitA Hunting Lesson by Jacques Drouin2D or Not 2D by Paul DriessenBob's Birthday by David Fine and Alison SnowdenAria by Pjotr SapeginGirl's Night Out by Joanna QuinnThe Cat Came Back by Cordell BarkerVillage of Idiots by Eugene Fedorenka and Rose NewloveIn The Rough by Paul TaylorMt. Head by Kōji YamamuraThe Big Snit by Richard CondieThe Man Without a Shadow by Georges Schwizgebel

Box Set 4

KJFG No.5 by Alexey AlexeevThe Sweater by Sheldon CohenWhen the Bats are Quiet by Fabio LigniniSkhizein by Jeremy ClapinGuard Dog by Bill PlymptonSome Friends He Made: Molotov Alva Meets the Hobo King by Douglas GayetonOktapodi by Julien Bocabeille, Francois-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Theirry Marchand, Quen-tin Marmier and Emud MokhberiBeton by Ariel Belinco and Michael FaustLa Memoria Dei Cani by Simone MassiA Mouse's Tale by Benjamin RennerBlackfly by Christopher HintonEn tus Brazos by Francois Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret and Matthieu LandourOvertime by Oury Atlan, Thibaut Berland and Damien FerrieThe Da Vinci Time Code by Gil AlkabetzSanta: The Fascist Years by Bill PlymptonFrank Film by Frank MourisThe Wallet by Vincent Bierrewaertst.o.m. by Dan Gray and Tom Brown

Box Set 5

Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage by Bastien DuboisUjbaz Izbeniki Has Lost His Soul by Neil JackGranny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty by Nicky PhelanQuest by Thomas Stellmach and Tyron MontgomeryAdministrators by Roman KlochkovAt The Quinte Hotel by Bruce AlcockHarvie Krumpet by Adam ElliotCamera Obscura by Matthieu Buchalski, Jean-Michel Drechsler and Thierry Onillon Keith Reynolds Can’t Make It Tonight by Felix Massie La Pista by Gianluigi Toccafondo George and Rosemary by David Fine and Alison SnowdenA Little Routine by George GriffinThe Lady and The Reaper by Javier Recio GraciaYour Face by Bill PlymptonBike Ride by Tom SchroederMadame Tutli-Putli by Chris Lavis and Maciek SzczerbowskiI Slept with Cookie Monster by Kara Nasdor-JonesNuvole, Mani by Simone Massi

Box Set 6

The Danish Poet by Torill KoveVolgens de Vogels by Linde FaasVive La Rose by Bruce AlcockEl Empleo by Santiago "Bou" GrassoStrings by Wendy TilbyEletvonal by Tomek DuckiChick by Michal SochaRunaway by Cordell BarkerJohn and Karen by Matthew WalkerSandburg’s Arithmetic by Lynn SmithAt The Ends Of The Earth by Konstantin BronzitI Met The Walrus by Josh RaskinThe Irresistible Smile by Ami LindholmTragic Story With Happy Ending by Regina PassoaThe Pearce Sisters by Luis CookThe Spine by Chris LandrethFifty Percent Grey by Ruairí Robinson

Box Set 7

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg The Village by Mark Baker Bitzbutz by Gil AlkabetzThe Centrifuge Brain Project by Till Nowak The God by Konstantin Bronzit Crossroads by Raimund Krumme * Galeria by Robert Proch Una Furtiva Lagrima by Carlo Vogele No Room for Gerold by Daniel Nocke This Way Up by Alan Smith & Adam Foulkes Journey to Cape Verde by José Miguel RibeiroLa Taxidermiste by Antoine Robert Crac! by Frédéric Back Sunday by Patrick Doyon The Silence Beneath the Bark by Joanna Lurie Sinna Mann by Anita Killi Fiumana by Julia Gromskaya Rope Dance by Raimund Krumme

Box Set 8

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan and Andrew RuhemannLavatory Lovestory by Konstantin BronzitMaestro by Geza M. TothThe Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger by Bill PlymptonGuard Dog Global Jam by Bill PlymptonRomance by Georges SchwizgebelPaths of Hate by Damian NenowDivers in the Rain by Olga Pärn and Priit PärnThe Renter by Jason CarpenterLuminaris by Juan Pablo ZaramellaRubicon by Gil AlkabetzFlamingo Pride by Tomer EshedHere and the Great Elsewhere by Michãle LemieuxThe Street by Caroline LeafThe Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello by Anthony LucasLogorama by The French collective H5 Ring of Fire by Andreas HykadeTentation by Loris Accaries, Marie Ayme, Claire Baudean and Audrey Janvier

Box Set 9

La Maison en Petits Cubes by Kunio KatoHot Stuff by Zlatko GrgicZoologic by Nicole MitchellLet's Pollute by Geefwee BoedoeThe Case by Martin ZivockyEsterhazy by Izabela PlucinskaWild Life by Wendy Tilby and Amanda ForbisMuybridge's Strings by Koji YamamuraAndrei Svislotskiy by Igor KovalyovThe Man Who Planted Trees by Frédéric BackEvery Child by Eugene FedorenkoMobile by Verena FelsFrench Roast by Fabrice O. JoubertJean-François by Tom Haugomat and Bruno MangyokuPassage by Raimund Krumme7596 Frames by Martin GeorgievLove and Theft by Andreas HykadeSchlaf by Claudius Gentinetta and Frank Braun

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