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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After nearly thirty years of being shut away from the public, the stuffed animals of Paris's Natural History Museum are about to see the light of day agin. In Animals and more animals, Nicolas Philibert and his unobtrusive crew are there to chronicle the 1994 preparations for the animals' return. It's a glimpse into the world behind the displays of a major museum, focusing on the fascinating work of the taxidermists.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
By the time the DEFA Studio for Animation Film closed in 1992, it had produced more than 800 shorts in a wide variety of styles and techniques. The 16 animation films included in this collection were directed by 8 different animators between 1974 and 1990, and give a taste of animation production in East Germany. Established in 1955, the studio initially produced shorts exclusively for children. During the 1970s and '80s, however, films targeting...
3) Animation
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This film traces the evolution of Animation from the earliest feature, Winsor McCay’s Gertie the Dinosaur, and the genius of Walt Disney to the CGI megahits of studios like Pixar in Animation’s Second Golden Age.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This program looks at animation, a style of filmmaking that gained popularity during the silent era of the 1920s and has remained extremely popular from the 1930s to the present day. Animation still remains a labor-intensive and time-intensive process as the artists and crafts people behind contemporary animated programming are still essentially applying the same processes as the early animation pioneers - two frames per image, holds and cycles and...
5) Zarafa
Publisher
GKIDS Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the true story of the first giraffe to visit France, ZARAFA is a sumptuously animated and stirring adventure, and a throwback to a bygone era of hand-drawn animation and epic storytelling set among sweeping CinemaScope vistas of parched desert, wind-swept mountains and open skies. Nominated for Best Feature at **Annecy International Animated Film Festival**. Nominated for Directing in an Animated Feature Production at the **Annie Awards**....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program hosts, Melody and Jeff team up to explore the occupation of one of the most...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Specifically designed for a primary school science or biology course, this series explores the the topic of animals. The films are a great asset for teachers and teachers in training to use to integrate video into their lesson plans to capture the attention of young minds and enhance learning. The programs utilize digital videography and detailed animations to explain the the world of animals, and are accompanied by teacher's materials. The videos...
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the 1930s and 40s, Eric Porter had established himself as an efficient and innovative all-rounder in the Australian film industry, making a living from sponsored work and cinema commercials. He branched out into producing and directing a dramatic feature film, A SON IS BORN (1946) with Peter Finch and Ron Randell, and whenever he could he explored the possibilities of animation. As an animator, he was largely self-taught but there is evidence that...
Publisher
Frameline
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From dystopian dating and awkward high school crushes to the tenderness of chosen family and intergenerational indigenous power, SHIFTING LINES: NEW QUEER ANIMATION takes an expansive look at the LGBTQ+ experience through the lens of six filmmakers and animators.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Six works of animation: Gaumont's Fantasmagorie (1908); three Fleischer Studios cartoons--Cartoon factory (1924), Ain't she sweet (1932), and Play safe (1936); Ub Iwerks' Balloonland (1935), featuring a new color restoration made from the original negatives; and a filmed performance by puppetry pioneer Tony Sarg.
12) Junkyard
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A man is robbed and stabbed on a metro train. As he lays dying, a friendship from his youth flashes before his eyes.. The official Dutch entry for the Best Animated Short Oscar Award. Nominated for The Annecy Cristal at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and the Blue Sky Studios Award for Best Animation at the Woodstock Film Festival. "JUNKYARD, which has won 22 festival...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Jaguars. Snow leopards. Rhinoceroses. How do wildlife photographers such as Steve Winter capture once-in-a-lifetime, emotion-filled images of such elusive"”and dangerous"”animals? Find out as he takes you through the essential tools and techniques he relies on, from shutter speeds designed for sports photography to understanding and anticipating an animal's behavior.
14) Wrinkles
Publisher
GKIDS Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises), and George Coe (Archer) lead a cast of eccentric characters who rebel against authority in this wonderfully animated and poignant comedy for adults.. Using hand-drawn animation, Wrinkles moves freely between the inmates’ daily routines and their more colorful, dementia-induced fantasies, leaving plenty of room for both tears and laughter as it pokes pointed fun at society’s...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program, host Melody Young spends the day with a skilled veterinarian and gets...
17) Persuade me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Eleven films designed to influence, including a vintage promotional film of a French-dubbed Laurel & Hardy, theatrical advertisements featuring Michel Simon and Jacques Tati, a 1938 George Pal puppet animation, three WW-II era musical shorts, two political campaign films, and the National Film registry selection Master Hands, a paean to the 1936 Chevrolet automobile.
19) Re-Animator
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
20) Animals
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This acclaimed drama tells the story of a young couple that exist somewhere between homelessness and the fantasy life they imagine for themselves. Though they masterfully con and steal in an attempt to stay one step ahead of their addiction, they are ultimately forced to face the reality of their situation. Winner of a Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature and nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at **SXSW Film Festival**....
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