South Pole or Bust

8mm work directed by Norihiko Morinaga.

A horror short with no dialogue (Advised to watch with headphones)

Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.

After reading an article about hypnotic regression, a woman whose maternal grandfather died when she was only three years old contacts the hypnotic subject named in the article believing that he is the reincarnation of her grandfather, and hoping that she can learn the truth about how he died.

Der listige Urfin Juice will ein weiteres Mal die Macht in der smaragdgrünen Stadt an sich reißen. Doch diesmal tauchen Elly, der Hund Totoschka und ihr Freund Tim auf und stellen sich ihm entgegen.

A single man has worked most of his life in a supermarket. One night, he unexpectedly meets with his father, and the two are faced with the question of the reasons for their separation.

A young man returns home for the weekend to discover the difficulty of juggling friends, parents, magic mushrooms and several thousand chickens.

Albert marries the woman of his dreams, but he's about to lose her trying to discover the answer to why men cheat that will make him famous.

If hugs are tangible why am I hugging the void

Atrabilious follows Steven Joyner as he tries to solve the mystery behind his son's sudden, tragic and potentially fabricated death. He is led to the titular bar, Atrabilious, and begins to unravel the history of the establishment.

Auf Lindenhof laufen die Vorbereitungen für das Abschlussfest auf Hochtouren, an dem Shakespeares "Romeo und Julia" aufgeführt werden soll. Die Ankunft einer Schulklasse mit englischen Jungs bringt nicht nur die Pläne von Madame Bertoux, sondern auch den Hormonhaushalt von Hanni und Nanni gehörig durcheinander. Die Zwillinge verlieben sich ausgerechnet in denselben schnuckeligen englischen Boy. So wird die bedingungslose Loyalität, die sich die Mädchen eben noch geschworen haben, auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Um die historische Wiederkehr geht es hier laut den Berichten von älteren Krimtataren. Die muslimische Minderheit wurde 1944 unter Stalin von der Krim vertrieben, Ende der 80er gab es nach Protesten ein Zugeständnis von Gorbatschow. Mit der Besetzung der Krim 2014 folgen unter Putin erneut zahlreiche Repressionen. Mit politischer Willkür werden Tataren verhaftet und zu langen Strafen verurteilt. Der Film zeigt mehrere Frauen, deren Männer inhaftiert sind und mit großem Engagement versuchen, mit Klagen die Situation ihrer Männer zu verbessern, die nur sporadisch Kontakt zu ihrer Familie haben.

And again a heroes of "Yolki" series are ready and prepared for a New Year.

Call-center workers receive a phone call from God.

In a house in Oxford lived a remarkable man called J.R.R. Tolkien who told stories that thrilled the world. To this very day readers and film audiences are enjoying his magnificent epics “THE LORD OF THE RINGS” and “The Hobbit” – adapted to the big screen by producer, Peter Jackson. Although everybody has heard of Tolkien’s writing, very few people could tell you much about the man responsible for creating the best loved magical creatures that have become household names. This program will give you a real insight into the man behind the legends of “THE LORD OF THE RINGS,” and the people and places that shaped his unique literary genius. From the rolling English countryside to the sooty streets of Industrial Birmingham, the dreaming spires of Oxford to the World War I trenches of the blood soaked Somme; this is the story of the quintessential English College Professor who made epic mythology and legend accessible to one and all.

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.

Short film from the Philippines

Owen, a young man is dissatisfied with his life. He heads into the forest to escape and learns a lot during his time there.

Return is a methodical construction of the approach of an individual towards an unseen goal, which assumes metaphorical significance. Viola moves toward the camera/viewer, pausing every few steps to ring a bell, at which point he is momentarily thrust back to his starting place, and then advanced again. Finally reaching his destination, he is taken through all of the previous stages in a single instant and returned to the source of his journey.