Short Recommendations

This page only has works that I have ranked as "Favorite" or "Good".
Also check out other shorts on this site: good visuals, partial CG, and all shorts.

Favorite | Good

In alphabetical order:

	Alma \| Rodrigo Blaas \| 2009 \| Spain Synopsis: A little girl enters an antique toy shop after a strange doll in the window captures her attention. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Beautiful, touching visuals with a good dose of eeriness
	Ba Yidi \| Ella TV Animation Studio \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A sad young girl is captivated by a musical puppet theater that comes to life. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Tender story with cool, compelling characters and impressive animated dance moves
	Big Buck Bunny \| \| Blender.org \| 2008 Synopsis: A large, passive bunny gets bullied by abusive squirrels. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Incredible open movie project rivaling the top studios in character design, environment design, comedic action, and comedic writing
	For the Birds \| Pixar \| 2001 Synopsis: A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just desserts when a goofy bird drops in. Review: great design \| animation \| concept, good writing [Note] Funny and visually stunning
	Iron Man's Adventure \| \| Blur \| 2008 Synopsis: Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Hulk team up against massive robots. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Great animated action
	Oktapodi \| \| Gobelins \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: Two octopi fight for their lives in an escape through the streets of a small Greek village. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great comedy
	Pigeon: Impossible \| \| Lucas Martell \| 2009 Synopsis: A rookie secret agent faces a curious pigeon getting trapped inside his multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Top-notch studio-quality character design, pigeon animation, and comedy done by an independent!

Favorite | Good

In alphabetical order:

	9 \| Shane Acker \| 2005 Synopsis: A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Impressive character animation
	The Adventures of André and Wally B. \| Pixar \| 1984 Synopsis: A clever forest dweller unwisely draws the ire of a fast-flying bee. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Innovative work for its time (dated animation)
	Alarm \| MESAI (Moo Hyun Jang) \| 2009 \| Korea Synopsis: A young man trusts in his many alarms to keep him from missing work. Review: great design, good animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Nice visuals with clarity and realism
	Anchored \| Ringling College (Lindsey Olivares) \| 2009 Synopsis: A desolate man adrift finds inspiration in a hopeful love. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice, interesting visuals filled with tenderness
	Ark a.k.a.: Arka \| Grzegorz Jonkajtys \| 2007 \| Poland Synopsis: A scientist is at the end of his line with an incurable virus that has destroyed almost the entire population. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great visuals (some clunky animation)
	Atomic Monsters \| Alligatoon Studio \| 2004 Synopsis: A dog is on a mission to rid the universe of a super annoying extra-terrestrial flea. Review: good design \| animation, basic writing, weak concept [Note] Nice character animation
	Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty \| Blue Sky \| 2005 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Robots] Aunt Fanny gives a tour of the Robot City Train Station to a motley collection of robots. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Aunt Luisa \| Blur \| 2002 Synopsis: An old woman thinks that Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians are performing in her house. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Azureus Rising [Proof-of-concept] \| \| Black Sun \| 2010 Synopsis: A teenage freedom fighter kicks some butt! Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] A cool action vignette with lots of shooting and sword fighting
	Bad Role a.k.a.: Mauvais-Rôle \| Supinfocom (Frédéric Lafay) \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: A computer game character gets fed up with playing the same lame villain roles all the time, and takes matters into his own hands. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Cool designs and animation (a little clunky)
	A Barbaric Tale \| Richard Vaucher \| 2005 Synopsis: On a quest to recover something precious which was stolen from him, a Barbarian find his difficulties only really begin once he retrieves the object. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Creative concept
	Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run \| Imageworks \| 2007 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Open Season] Boog and Elliot try to raid campers of their fresh-baked buns. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Boundin' \| Pixar \| 2003 Synopsis: An ashamed sheered sheep is inspired by a cheerful jackalope. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Tender musical story
	Bunny \| Blue Sky \| 1998 Synopsis: A tattered old bunny bakes in her kitchen, while being pestered by a mysterious moth. Review: great design \| animation, good concept, weak writing
	BURN-E \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of WALL-E] BURN-E (a welding robot) has trouble getting his job done thanks to WALL-E's pursuit of EVE. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	The Cathedral a.k.a.: Katedra \| Platige Image (Tomek Baginski) \| 2002 \| Poland Synopsis: An explorer visits what appears to be the ruins of a gothic cathedral. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	The ChubbChubbs Save X-Mas! \| Imageworks \| 2007 Synopsis: Meeper and the ChubbChubbs deliver presents for an injured Santa Claus. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	The ChubbChubbs! \| Imageworks \| 2003 Synopsis: A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Endearing lead character
	Cubic Tragedy \| NTUST \| 2005 \| Taiwan Synopsis: A female character composed of angular planes struggles with her CG makeup and coming undone by her software undo function. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Innovative concept
	Defective \| Vancouver Film School \| 2002 \| Canada Synopsis: Two defective robots fight over a hand. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing
	Dim Sum \| Ringling College (Jin Sop Kum) \| 2009 Synopsis: The tables get turned on a dictatorial Chinese restaurant owner. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Very nice look and animation
	Distraxion \| Animation Mentor (Mike Stern) \| 2008 Synopsis: Office music has never been this annoying! Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Dragon Fist \| Sun Haipeng \| 2009 \| China Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) performs music with his band of buns! Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	DragonSlayer \| Filmakademie (Robert Kuczera) \| 2003 \| Germany Synopsis: A man who travels the land killing dragons gets a bit of a surprise that leads to a change of heart. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great character animation
	Dreammaker \| Filmakademie (Leszek Plichta) \| 2007 \| Germany Synopsis: The Dreammaker now only lives to recreate his own dream. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] While the animation can be a little clunky, it makes up for this with its expressiveness
	Dug's Special Mission \| Pixar \| 2009 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Up] Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	E.T.A. \| junkworks.org \| 2008 Synopsis: A bored, long-distance spacecraft operator is not alone! Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Very nice designs; human animation is a little clunky
	Early Bloomers \| Imageworks \| 2003 Synopsis: An awkward tadpole tries to fit in and keep up with his mischievous and playful friends. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Cute concept
	Fallen Art \| Platige Image (Tomek Baginski) \| 2004 \| Poland Synopsis: On an old forgotten military base somewhere in the Pacific, army officers nurture their insanities and a general creates his art in an unheard of manner. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Final Flight of the Osiris \| Square \| 2003 Synopsis: [supplement to Matrix movies] After practicing their fighting skills, the crew of the Osiris attempts to warn the city of an impending attack. Review: great design \| animation, good concept, basic writing [Note] Incredible provocative sparring scene
	French Roast \| The Pumpkin Factory \| 2008 \| France Synopsis: In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Cool character designs
	A Gentlemen's Duel \| Blur \| 2006 Synopsis: A seemingly innocent tea party is transformed into mega technological mayhem when two aristocrats compete for the affections of a lady. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice visuals and cartoon action
	Geri's Game \| Pixar \| 1997 Synopsis: An old man sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great facial animation
	Gone Nutty a.k.a.: Gone Nutty: Scrat's Missing Adventure \| Blue Sky \| 2002 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Scrat frustratingly tries to force one last acorn into his huge and very neatly arranged stash. Review: good design \| animation \| writing, basic concept [Note] Always a joy to see this great character in new funny situations with his quest for nuts
	Gopher Broke \| Blur \| 2004 Synopsis: A gopher finds himself on a road where trucks are hauling produce to market. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Heavenly Appeals \| Ringling College (David Lisbe) \| 2009 Synopsis: A genuinely repentant sinner has a hard time getting his appeal to heaven heard. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Help! \| Vancouver Film School (Ernesto Bottger) \| 2005 \| Canada Synopsis: A hunter takes time to help his prey. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Limited textures
	In the Rough \| Blur \| 2004 Synopsis: A caveman has all his stuff kicked out the cave by his wife. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	The Incident at Tower 37 \| Hampshire College (Chris Perry) \| 2008 Synopsis: A guard for a water tower catches a strange pair of saboteurs. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Could have benefitted from a tighter story with a more defined conclusion
	Jack-Jack Attack \| Pixar \| 2004 Synopsis: [Spin-off of The Incredibles] When an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true superhero potential. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice animation with good comedy
	Jungle Jail \| ESMA (Aymeric Palermo) \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: A feeble new prisoner gets beat up in jail, until he makes the most unlikely friend. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Knick Knack \| Pixar \| 1989 Synopsis: A snowglobe snowman wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party, but the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way despite all his efforts. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Legacy \| Grzegorz Jonkajtys \| 2008 \| Poland Synopsis: An alien arrives on Planet Earth in search of a human specimen. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, basic writing
	Lifted \| Pixar \| 2006 Synopsis: A teenage alien tries to abduct a sleeping human, but with so many switches to do so, it's nearly impossible. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	The Little Dragon a.k.a.: Le Petit Dragon \| Bruno Collet \| 2009 \| France Synopsis: Thirty-five years after Bruce Lee's death, his soul is reincarnated in the form of a toy action figure. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Great animation of the action figure's features
	Luxo Jr. \| Pixar \| 1986 Synopsis: A larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp play exuberantly with a ball. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] The first CG work I ever saw
	Maestro \| Géza M. Tóth \| 2005 \| Hungary Synopsis: The Maestro sits in front of a dressing room mirror as a mechanical arm prepares him for his grand performance. Review: great design \| concept, good animation \| writing [Note] Expressive animation for robotic arm
	Mater and the Ghostlight \| Pixar \| 2006 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Cars] Mater is told the scary story of a Ghostlight. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Mike's New Car \| Pixar \| 2002 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Monsters, Inc.] Mike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car that he can't wait to show off to Sulley. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Moongirl \| LAIKA/house \| 2005 Synopsis: A boy and his flying squirrel are caught by a fish and taken to meet The Girl In The Moon. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Written for kids; animation is a little clunky (except squirrel)
	My Date from Hell \| Filmakademie (Tim Weimann) \| 2006 \| Germany Synopsis: The Devil moves into his Viagra years, hoping to find the right girl to make his life complete. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] A likable devil
	No Room for Gerold a.k.a.: Kein Platz für Gerold \| Film Bilder \| 2006 \| Germany Synopsis: A crocodile has his flat mates turn against him. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Reality show-type dialog done with cool animal character animation
	No Time for Nuts \| Blue Sky \| 2006 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times - all in pursuit of his beloved acorn. Review: good design \| animation \| writing, basic concept [Note] Always a joy to see this great character in new funny situations with his quest for nuts
	Office Noise \| The Animation Workshop \| 2009 \| Denmark Synopsis: A noisy office companion makes it hard for anyone to do work. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Oli's Chance \| studio soi \| 2005 \| Germany Synopsis: A little boy meets some unexpected kids after an accident. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender story with interesting animation (although a little clunky)
	One Man Band \| Pixar \| 2005 Synopsis: Two street performers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	One Rat Short \| Charlex (Alex Weil) \| 2006 Synopsis: A New York City rat travels from his gritty world to the interior of a futuristic laboratory. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Very realistic design with a tender story and nice animation (although a little clunky); unexpectedly amazing communication of expressions and emotions in non-anthropomorphized rats!
	Our Wonderful Nature \| HFF \| 2008 \| Germany Synopsis: The mating habits of the water shrew like never before seen. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Funny concept, realistic animation, and well-executed comedy only suffering a little from some weak fighting animation
	Overtime \| Supinfocom \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A recently deceased puppeteer is honored by his puppets. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender concept
	The Package \| Casio Entertainment \| 2010 Synopsis: [supplement to Halo games] The Spartans jet into space to rescue a precious package. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Nice visuals and decent action; lip sync was not convincing, faces appear plastic, and story is for fans only
	Partly Cloudy \| Pixar \| 2009 Synopsis: A cloud frustrates his partner stork by providing the most difficult babies to deliver. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Piñata \| Act3animation \| 2004 \| Australia Synopsis: A piñata donkey comes to realize his difficult purpose. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Great character animation
	Plumber \| Red Rover \| 2003 Synopsis: A frustrated man unsuccessfully tries to fix his own plumbing leak. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Good character design, environment design, and comedy only suffering a little from the weak water animation
	The Potter \| Josh Burton \| 2005 Synopsis: A young apprentice learns the mystical arts under the tutelage of an ancient potter. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender lead character
	Presto \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Project: Alpha \| The Animation Workshop \| 2009 \| Denmark Synopsis: A single chimpanzee has been recruited for the space program. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Could have benefitted from a funnier ending
	REACH \| Animation Mentor (Luke Randall) \| 2008 Synopsis: A tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation: the length of his power cable. Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Red's Dream \| Pixar \| 1987 Synopsis: Propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Innovative work for its time (dated animation)
	Replay \| ESMA \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: In a destroyed world, the only glimpse of hope is the memory of a forgotten past. Review: good design \| concept \| writing, weak animation [Note] Animation is a little dated and clunky
	Robota - Teaser III \| Doug Chiang \| 2004 Synopsis: Two "bounty hunter"-type robots chase a woman through an old forest. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing
	Rockfish \| Blur \| 2003 Synopsis: A peaceful fishing trip on a remote desert planet turns out to not to be so peaceful after all. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing
	Same Difference \| Gregory Katsoulis \| 2003 Synopsis: Five identical robots deal with what it means to become different. Review: good animation \| concept, basic design \| writing
	Samuroid Zero: Evil Does Not Conquer All \| Polygon Pictures \| 2005 \| Japan Synopsis: A mysterious ninja takes on a ruthless bad guy. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Anime-style action with a smoother flow and in 3D; character delineation (to simulate anime) is a bit weak
	Sealed Lips \| Gobelins \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A ventriloquism act like never before seen. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Innovative concept
	Sebastian's Voodoo \| Joaquin Baldwin \| 2008 Synopsis: A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Amazingly expressive animation on the realistic voodoo doll
	Secrets of the Furious Five \| DreamWorks \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Kung Fu Panda] Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Shrek 3-D \| DreamWorks \| 2003 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Shrek] Shrek's honeymoon has barely begun when Princess Fiona is ambushed by Lord Farquaad's henchman, Thelonius. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	SIMULACRA \| Tatchapon Lertwirojkul \| 2008 Synopsis: A robot seeks to save an extinct flower. Review: great design, good animation, basic concept \| writing
	Smile \| Chris Mais \| 2006 \| UK Synopsis: Smile, the happy face toy, defend his new friend, the happy face balloon, from the evil Pirate. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Some animation was a little clunky
	Super Baozi vs Sushi man \| Sun Haipeng \| 2009 \| China Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) takes on Sushi man (a sushi roll) - Bruce Lee-style! Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Very cool fight animation
	Surly Squirrel \| Pantaloons (Peter Lepeniotis) \| 2004 \| Canada Synopsis: A squirrel and a rat plan to heist discarded pizza. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Looney Tunes style in 3D; animal textures are pretty rudimentary
	Surviving Sid \| Blue Sky \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Sid takes a small group of children camping. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Cute work with mostly basic comedic writing
	This Way Up \| Adam Foulkes \| 2008 \| UK Synopsis: Father and son have a bad day at their funeral parlor when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Tin Toy \| Pixar \| 1988 Synopsis: A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation for toy, but baby design and animation is seriously dated
	Tokyo Mater \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Cars] A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Taking the characters into a new environment gives it an edge over standard movie spin-off shorts
	Toy Artist: Papa & Baby \| Chung-Ang University \| 2005 \| Korea Synopsis: A toymaker tries to entertain his baby with his toys. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, weak writing [Note] Tender story with cute animation (although a little clunky); father's vocals were a little awkward
	Unbelievable 4 \| Sukwon Shin \| 2009 Synopsis: Bush and friends re-portray the "The Final Countdown" music video. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Cool comedic expressions
	Varmints \| Marc Craste \| 2009 \| UK Synopsis: In the face of overwhelming urbanization, indifference, and recklessness, a small creature struggles to preserve a remnant of the peace he once knew. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Voodoo Bayou \| Javier Gutiérrez \| 2007 \| Mexico Synopsis: After being mistakenly bitten by an electrified mosquito, a voodoo doll comes to life in a dilapidated shack. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Work in Progress \| ILM \| 2000 Synopsis: A mad scientist, his assistant, and a little girl create an unusual monster. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Cool visuals woven together with a loosely developed story to showcase the CG capabilities of ILM
	World War \| University Of Hertfordshire (Vincent Chai) \| 2008 \| UK Synopsis: Two robots fight in Hiroshima, Japan, 100 years after the end of World War II. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Your Friend the Rat \| Pixar \| 2007 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ratatouille] Remy and Emile plead the case for rats by illustrating the historical and scientific facts. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie

	Alma \| Rodrigo Blaas \| 2009 \| Spain Synopsis: A little girl enters an antique toy shop after a strange doll in the window captures her attention. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Beautiful, touching visuals with a good dose of eeriness
	Ba Yidi \| Ella TV Animation Studio \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A sad young girl is captivated by a musical puppet theater that comes to life. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Tender story with cool, compelling characters and impressive animated dance moves
	Big Buck Bunny \| \| Blender.org \| 2008 Synopsis: A large, passive bunny gets bullied by abusive squirrels. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Incredible open movie project rivaling the top studios in character design, environment design, comedic action, and comedic writing
	For the Birds \| Pixar \| 2001 Synopsis: A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just desserts when a goofy bird drops in. Review: great design \| animation \| concept, good writing [Note] Funny and visually stunning
	Iron Man's Adventure \| \| Blur \| 2008 Synopsis: Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Hulk team up against massive robots. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Great animated action
	Oktapodi \| \| Gobelins \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: Two octopi fight for their lives in an escape through the streets of a small Greek village. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great comedy
	Pigeon: Impossible \| \| Lucas Martell \| 2009 Synopsis: A rookie secret agent faces a curious pigeon getting trapped inside his multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. Review: great design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Top-notch studio-quality character design, pigeon animation, and comedy done by an independent!

	9 \| Shane Acker \| 2005 Synopsis: A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Impressive character animation
	The Adventures of André and Wally B. \| Pixar \| 1984 Synopsis: A clever forest dweller unwisely draws the ire of a fast-flying bee. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Innovative work for its time (dated animation)
	Alarm \| MESAI (Moo Hyun Jang) \| 2009 \| Korea Synopsis: A young man trusts in his many alarms to keep him from missing work. Review: great design, good animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Nice visuals with clarity and realism
	Anchored \| Ringling College (Lindsey Olivares) \| 2009 Synopsis: A desolate man adrift finds inspiration in a hopeful love. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice, interesting visuals filled with tenderness
	Ark a.k.a.: Arka \| Grzegorz Jonkajtys \| 2007 \| Poland Synopsis: A scientist is at the end of his line with an incurable virus that has destroyed almost the entire population. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great visuals (some clunky animation)
	Atomic Monsters \| Alligatoon Studio \| 2004 Synopsis: A dog is on a mission to rid the universe of a super annoying extra-terrestrial flea. Review: good design \| animation, basic writing, weak concept [Note] Nice character animation
	Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty \| Blue Sky \| 2005 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Robots] Aunt Fanny gives a tour of the Robot City Train Station to a motley collection of robots. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Aunt Luisa \| Blur \| 2002 Synopsis: An old woman thinks that Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians are performing in her house. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Azureus Rising [Proof-of-concept] \| \| Black Sun \| 2010 Synopsis: A teenage freedom fighter kicks some butt! Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] A cool action vignette with lots of shooting and sword fighting
	Bad Role a.k.a.: Mauvais-Rôle \| Supinfocom (Frédéric Lafay) \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: A computer game character gets fed up with playing the same lame villain roles all the time, and takes matters into his own hands. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Cool designs and animation (a little clunky)
	A Barbaric Tale \| Richard Vaucher \| 2005 Synopsis: On a quest to recover something precious which was stolen from him, a Barbarian find his difficulties only really begin once he retrieves the object. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Creative concept
	Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run \| Imageworks \| 2007 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Open Season] Boog and Elliot try to raid campers of their fresh-baked buns. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Boundin' \| Pixar \| 2003 Synopsis: An ashamed sheered sheep is inspired by a cheerful jackalope. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Tender musical story
	Bunny \| Blue Sky \| 1998 Synopsis: A tattered old bunny bakes in her kitchen, while being pestered by a mysterious moth. Review: great design \| animation, good concept, weak writing
	BURN-E \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of WALL-E] BURN-E (a welding robot) has trouble getting his job done thanks to WALL-E's pursuit of EVE. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	The Cathedral a.k.a.: Katedra \| Platige Image (Tomek Baginski) \| 2002 \| Poland Synopsis: An explorer visits what appears to be the ruins of a gothic cathedral. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	The ChubbChubbs Save X-Mas! \| Imageworks \| 2007 Synopsis: Meeper and the ChubbChubbs deliver presents for an injured Santa Claus. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	The ChubbChubbs! \| Imageworks \| 2003 Synopsis: A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Endearing lead character
	Cubic Tragedy \| NTUST \| 2005 \| Taiwan Synopsis: A female character composed of angular planes struggles with her CG makeup and coming undone by her software undo function. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Innovative concept
	Defective \| Vancouver Film School \| 2002 \| Canada Synopsis: Two defective robots fight over a hand. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing
	Dim Sum \| Ringling College (Jin Sop Kum) \| 2009 Synopsis: The tables get turned on a dictatorial Chinese restaurant owner. Review: great design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Very nice look and animation
	Distraxion \| Animation Mentor (Mike Stern) \| 2008 Synopsis: Office music has never been this annoying! Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Dragon Fist \| Sun Haipeng \| 2009 \| China Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) performs music with his band of buns! Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	DragonSlayer \| Filmakademie (Robert Kuczera) \| 2003 \| Germany Synopsis: A man who travels the land killing dragons gets a bit of a surprise that leads to a change of heart. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great character animation
	Dreammaker \| Filmakademie (Leszek Plichta) \| 2007 \| Germany Synopsis: The Dreammaker now only lives to recreate his own dream. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] While the animation can be a little clunky, it makes up for this with its expressiveness
	Dug's Special Mission \| Pixar \| 2009 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Up] Alpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	E.T.A. \| junkworks.org \| 2008 Synopsis: A bored, long-distance spacecraft operator is not alone! Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Very nice designs; human animation is a little clunky
	Early Bloomers \| Imageworks \| 2003 Synopsis: An awkward tadpole tries to fit in and keep up with his mischievous and playful friends. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Cute concept
	Fallen Art \| Platige Image (Tomek Baginski) \| 2004 \| Poland Synopsis: On an old forgotten military base somewhere in the Pacific, army officers nurture their insanities and a general creates his art in an unheard of manner. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Final Flight of the Osiris \| Square \| 2003 Synopsis: [supplement to Matrix movies] After practicing their fighting skills, the crew of the Osiris attempts to warn the city of an impending attack. Review: great design \| animation, good concept, basic writing [Note] Incredible provocative sparring scene
	French Roast \| The Pumpkin Factory \| 2008 \| France Synopsis: In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Cool character designs
	A Gentlemen's Duel \| Blur \| 2006 Synopsis: A seemingly innocent tea party is transformed into mega technological mayhem when two aristocrats compete for the affections of a lady. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice visuals and cartoon action
	Geri's Game \| Pixar \| 1997 Synopsis: An old man sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Great facial animation
	Gone Nutty a.k.a.: Gone Nutty: Scrat's Missing Adventure \| Blue Sky \| 2002 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Scrat frustratingly tries to force one last acorn into his huge and very neatly arranged stash. Review: good design \| animation \| writing, basic concept [Note] Always a joy to see this great character in new funny situations with his quest for nuts
	Gopher Broke \| Blur \| 2004 Synopsis: A gopher finds himself on a road where trucks are hauling produce to market. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Heavenly Appeals \| Ringling College (David Lisbe) \| 2009 Synopsis: A genuinely repentant sinner has a hard time getting his appeal to heaven heard. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Help! \| Vancouver Film School (Ernesto Bottger) \| 2005 \| Canada Synopsis: A hunter takes time to help his prey. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Limited textures
	In the Rough \| Blur \| 2004 Synopsis: A caveman has all his stuff kicked out the cave by his wife. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	The Incident at Tower 37 \| Hampshire College (Chris Perry) \| 2008 Synopsis: A guard for a water tower catches a strange pair of saboteurs. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Could have benefitted from a tighter story with a more defined conclusion
	Jack-Jack Attack \| Pixar \| 2004 Synopsis: [Spin-off of The Incredibles] When an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true superhero potential. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice animation with good comedy
	Jungle Jail \| ESMA (Aymeric Palermo) \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: A feeble new prisoner gets beat up in jail, until he makes the most unlikely friend. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Knick Knack \| Pixar \| 1989 Synopsis: A snowglobe snowman wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party, but the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way despite all his efforts. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Legacy \| Grzegorz Jonkajtys \| 2008 \| Poland Synopsis: An alien arrives on Planet Earth in search of a human specimen. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, basic writing
	Lifted \| Pixar \| 2006 Synopsis: A teenage alien tries to abduct a sleeping human, but with so many switches to do so, it's nearly impossible. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	The Little Dragon a.k.a.: Le Petit Dragon \| Bruno Collet \| 2009 \| France Synopsis: Thirty-five years after Bruce Lee's death, his soul is reincarnated in the form of a toy action figure. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Great animation of the action figure's features
	Luxo Jr. \| Pixar \| 1986 Synopsis: A larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp play exuberantly with a ball. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] The first CG work I ever saw
	Maestro \| Géza M. Tóth \| 2005 \| Hungary Synopsis: The Maestro sits in front of a dressing room mirror as a mechanical arm prepares him for his grand performance. Review: great design \| concept, good animation \| writing [Note] Expressive animation for robotic arm
	Mater and the Ghostlight \| Pixar \| 2006 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Cars] Mater is told the scary story of a Ghostlight. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Mike's New Car \| Pixar \| 2002 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Monsters, Inc.] Mike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car that he can't wait to show off to Sulley. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Moongirl \| LAIKA/house \| 2005 Synopsis: A boy and his flying squirrel are caught by a fish and taken to meet The Girl In The Moon. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Written for kids; animation is a little clunky (except squirrel)
	My Date from Hell \| Filmakademie (Tim Weimann) \| 2006 \| Germany Synopsis: The Devil moves into his Viagra years, hoping to find the right girl to make his life complete. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] A likable devil
	No Room for Gerold a.k.a.: Kein Platz für Gerold \| Film Bilder \| 2006 \| Germany Synopsis: A crocodile has his flat mates turn against him. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Reality show-type dialog done with cool animal character animation
	No Time for Nuts \| Blue Sky \| 2006 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times - all in pursuit of his beloved acorn. Review: good design \| animation \| writing, basic concept [Note] Always a joy to see this great character in new funny situations with his quest for nuts
	Office Noise \| The Animation Workshop \| 2009 \| Denmark Synopsis: A noisy office companion makes it hard for anyone to do work. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Oli's Chance \| studio soi \| 2005 \| Germany Synopsis: A little boy meets some unexpected kids after an accident. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender story with interesting animation (although a little clunky)
	One Man Band \| Pixar \| 2005 Synopsis: Two street performers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	One Rat Short \| Charlex (Alex Weil) \| 2006 Synopsis: A New York City rat travels from his gritty world to the interior of a futuristic laboratory. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Very realistic design with a tender story and nice animation (although a little clunky); unexpectedly amazing communication of expressions and emotions in non-anthropomorphized rats!
	Our Wonderful Nature \| HFF \| 2008 \| Germany Synopsis: The mating habits of the water shrew like never before seen. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Funny concept, realistic animation, and well-executed comedy only suffering a little from some weak fighting animation
	Overtime \| Supinfocom \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A recently deceased puppeteer is honored by his puppets. Review: great design, good animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender concept
	The Package \| Casio Entertainment \| 2010 Synopsis: [supplement to Halo games] The Spartans jet into space to rescue a precious package. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Nice visuals and decent action; lip sync was not convincing, faces appear plastic, and story is for fans only
	Partly Cloudy \| Pixar \| 2009 Synopsis: A cloud frustrates his partner stork by providing the most difficult babies to deliver. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Piñata \| Act3animation \| 2004 \| Australia Synopsis: A piñata donkey comes to realize his difficult purpose. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Great character animation
	Plumber \| Red Rover \| 2003 Synopsis: A frustrated man unsuccessfully tries to fix his own plumbing leak. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Good character design, environment design, and comedy only suffering a little from the weak water animation
	The Potter \| Josh Burton \| 2005 Synopsis: A young apprentice learns the mystical arts under the tutelage of an ancient potter. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Tender lead character
	Presto \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats. Review: great design \| animation, good concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Project: Alpha \| The Animation Workshop \| 2009 \| Denmark Synopsis: A single chimpanzee has been recruited for the space program. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Could have benefitted from a funnier ending
	REACH \| Animation Mentor (Luke Randall) \| 2008 Synopsis: A tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation: the length of his power cable. Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Red's Dream \| Pixar \| 1987 Synopsis: Propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Innovative work for its time (dated animation)
	Replay \| ESMA \| 2007 \| France Synopsis: In a destroyed world, the only glimpse of hope is the memory of a forgotten past. Review: good design \| concept \| writing, weak animation [Note] Animation is a little dated and clunky
	Robota - Teaser III \| Doug Chiang \| 2004 Synopsis: Two "bounty hunter"-type robots chase a woman through an old forest. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing
	Rockfish \| Blur \| 2003 Synopsis: A peaceful fishing trip on a remote desert planet turns out to not to be so peaceful after all. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing
	Same Difference \| Gregory Katsoulis \| 2003 Synopsis: Five identical robots deal with what it means to become different. Review: good animation \| concept, basic design \| writing
	Samuroid Zero: Evil Does Not Conquer All \| Polygon Pictures \| 2005 \| Japan Synopsis: A mysterious ninja takes on a ruthless bad guy. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Anime-style action with a smoother flow and in 3D; character delineation (to simulate anime) is a bit weak
	Sealed Lips \| Gobelins \| 2005 \| France Synopsis: A ventriloquism act like never before seen. Review: great concept, good design \| animation \| writing [Note] Innovative concept
	Sebastian's Voodoo \| Joaquin Baldwin \| 2008 Synopsis: A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Amazingly expressive animation on the realistic voodoo doll
	Secrets of the Furious Five \| DreamWorks \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Kung Fu Panda] Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	Shrek 3-D \| DreamWorks \| 2003 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Shrek] Shrek's honeymoon has barely begun when Princess Fiona is ambushed by Lord Farquaad's henchman, Thelonius. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
	SIMULACRA \| Tatchapon Lertwirojkul \| 2008 Synopsis: A robot seeks to save an extinct flower. Review: great design, good animation, basic concept \| writing
	Smile \| Chris Mais \| 2006 \| UK Synopsis: Smile, the happy face toy, defend his new friend, the happy face balloon, from the evil Pirate. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Some animation was a little clunky
	Super Baozi vs Sushi man \| Sun Haipeng \| 2009 \| China Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) takes on Sushi man (a sushi roll) - Bruce Lee-style! Review: great animation, good design \| concept, basic writing [Note] Very cool fight animation
	Surly Squirrel \| Pantaloons (Peter Lepeniotis) \| 2004 \| Canada Synopsis: A squirrel and a rat plan to heist discarded pizza. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Looney Tunes style in 3D; animal textures are pretty rudimentary
	Surviving Sid \| Blue Sky \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Sid takes a small group of children camping. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Cute work with mostly basic comedic writing
	This Way Up \| Adam Foulkes \| 2008 \| UK Synopsis: Father and son have a bad day at their funeral parlor when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing
	Tin Toy \| Pixar \| 1988 Synopsis: A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Nice character animation for toy, but baby design and animation is seriously dated
	Tokyo Mater \| Pixar \| 2008 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Cars] A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. Review: good design \| animation \| concept \| writing [Note] Taking the characters into a new environment gives it an edge over standard movie spin-off shorts
	Toy Artist: Papa & Baby \| Chung-Ang University \| 2005 \| Korea Synopsis: A toymaker tries to entertain his baby with his toys. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, weak writing [Note] Tender story with cute animation (although a little clunky); father's vocals were a little awkward
	Unbelievable 4 \| Sukwon Shin \| 2009 Synopsis: Bush and friends re-portray the "The Final Countdown" music video. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Cool comedic expressions
	Varmints \| Marc Craste \| 2009 \| UK Synopsis: In the face of overwhelming urbanization, indifference, and recklessness, a small creature struggles to preserve a remnant of the peace he once knew. Review: great design, good animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Voodoo Bayou \| Javier Gutiérrez \| 2007 \| Mexico Synopsis: After being mistakenly bitten by an electrified mosquito, a voodoo doll comes to life in a dilapidated shack. Review: good design \| animation \| concept, basic writing [Note] Nice character animation
	Work in Progress \| ILM \| 2000 Synopsis: A mad scientist, his assistant, and a little girl create an unusual monster. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Cool visuals woven together with a loosely developed story to showcase the CG capabilities of ILM
	World War \| University Of Hertfordshire (Vincent Chai) \| 2008 \| UK Synopsis: Two robots fight in Hiroshima, Japan, 100 years after the end of World War II. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Visually impressive
	Your Friend the Rat \| Pixar \| 2007 Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ratatouille] Remy and Emile plead the case for rats by illustrating the historical and scientific facts. Review: good design \| animation, basic concept \| writing [Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie

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