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THE 23RD ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS
OFFERS HUMOR AND REFLECTION ON THE HUMAN CONDITION

The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS – the premier North American showcase for animated short films – is proud to present its 23rd annual edition, with screenings at over 100 theaters and campuses in the U.S. and Canada. Featuring 14 award-winning films by some of the most acclaimed directors in the world of animation, the program offers the rare opportunity to see 11 rarely screened classic masterpieces that have won Grand Prizes at international festivals around the world. From Michaël Dudok de Wit’s poignant Oscar-winning Father and Daughter, to a hidden gem by the “King of Indie Animation,” Bill Plympton, to three all-new shorts from Croatia, Switzerland, and the U.S., the 23rd ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS is an incredible retrospective of some of the best animated shorts of the last 30 years, as well as a peek at a new generation of filmmakers.

For those used to streaming animated series or watching animation online, the exquisite craft and deeply felt concerns of the filmmakers represented here – and the experience of seeing their work projected in a theater on a large screen – will come as a revelation. Whether utilizing drawings, stop-motion, CG or – as in the case of renowned experimental filmmaker Steven Woloshen – painting directly onto a three-hundred-foot-long piece of negative film, all of the works in the show reflect the uncompromising vision of their makers.


One of the things I love about animation is its heightened sense of reality. A medium of storytelling filtered through pure imagination, animation done right makes fantasy more fantastic, emotion more poignant and humanity more human. That sense is evident in every frame of the “17th Annual Animation Show of Shows” a curated collection of the year’s best work in animation shorts. Featuring submissions from all across the globe, the “Animation Show of Shows” demonstrates that people really do have more commonalities than differences. - Cameron Rasmusson, The Sandpoint Reader

Watch these recent editions of The Animation Show of Shows now on Vimeo On Demand:

The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows' is One of the Most Profound Cinematic Experiences of 2015 - Carlos Aguilar, Indiewire


The 18th “Show of Shows” provides a welcome reminder of the tradition of animation as a vehicle for personal artistic expression. - Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times


An exceptional program that starts off strong and only gets better as it goes, the 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows overflows with charm while containing
more provocative observations about the nature of existence than most prestige feature films do. - John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
The 20th Show is... wonderfully original... dazzling... provocative... sticks a dagger in conformity… - Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times 
The 21st Show is a poetic, provocative and inspired collection of thought-provoking, and moving works. - Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer
The 22nd Show is "breathtaking, something the French Impressionist painter Renoir might have produced had he gone into animation.." - Robert Bloomberg, EatDrinkFilms.com
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21st Show Watch Now           • Original 83m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20th Show Watch Now       • Original 98m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19th Show Watch Now         • Original 87m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18th Show Watch Now       • Mature 84m                       • Family 62m


 

  

 

 

 

 

17th Show Watch Now      • Original 96m
  Subtitles in:
    • Arabic
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Polish  
    • Russian 
    • Spanish
    • Vietnamese

 

The Man Who Planted Trees English
The Man Who Planted Trees French
Drawn From Memory

For 24 years, the ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS has been presenting a highly selective, “best of the best” program of new and innovative short films to appreciative audiences at animation studios, schools and, since 2015, theaters around the world. During this time, 41 of the films showcased in the ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS went on to receive Academy Award nominations, with 11 films winning the Oscar. The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS is a 501(c)(3) not for profit and is supported by major studios, companies, schools and hundreds of animation lovers around the world.
Learn more about the films in current and past Animation Show of Shows and their makers by joining our mailing list at animationshowofshows.com/pages/sign-up.
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Publicity Contact: Ron Diamond support@AnimationShowofShows.org




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