The Illusionist

The Story of King Midas

A greedy King Midas is visited one day by a mysterious visitor who grants him the ability to turn all things he touches to gold. He learns his lesson

1953

One Song

The Trolls, Princesses, Glooms, and Engineers must join forces to defeat Silence.

2014

Invocation

While filming a Teddy Bear in stop-motion, a man accidentally unleashes supernatural dark forces. A short horror film by Robert Morgan

2013

Boogie Woogie Man (Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out)

The annual ghost convention introduces swing music to their tired out old scares.

1943

The Gruffalo

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Sn

2009

The Apple

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

1963

Warrior Cock

A duty-bound rooster fights ancient stone monsters to defend his witless hens.

2011

The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger

A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Arch

2010

Urs

For many years, Urs has had to look after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries his mother up a mountain to find a

2009

The Village

A doctor mysteriously discovers that he is required urgently at the village to offer his services. He arrives there after a long and difficult journey

2010

Happily Ever After

Journey to the future of Rani and Keren, a young couple moving in together for the first time. Without control they are drawn to the race of marriage,

2012

Trees

A Walt Disney short film.

1948

Dragonslayer Quark

Cartoon short about Quark the troll, this time as a dragonslayer by chance.

1987

Baby Quark

Tells the beginning of the story of Quark: His birth and how he is thrown out by his parents due to his malicious behaviour.

1987

Nocturna Artificialia

Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

1979

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff

1984

Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies

Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.

1987

The Comb

A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.

1991

Anamorphosis

The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This artistic

1993

Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?

Stop-motion animated short film with a white ball, a rabbit, and a girl, and a voice singing "Are We Still Married".

1992