Explore: Fantasy
Animation Shorts
Forms collide in this assorted collection of visual storytelling.
Behind the Mountains
A downtrodden father literally takes flight from the strictures of society in this supernaturally tinged, Tunisia-set odyssey.
Emperor
An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.
Flower Show
Victorian-era high society’s stifling views of women are shown in full bloom.
Hito
A schoolgirl discovers the catfish she bought for dinner is a talking sentient bioweapon.
Magic Beach
Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.
The Memphis Chronicles: Water's Edge
Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.
MIFF x Peninsula Hot Springs: Magic Beach
Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.
Pigsy
A lazy, self-absorbed porker becomes an unlikely hero in this wild and wondrous sci-fi riff on the Chinese classic Journey to the West.
Shé (Snake)
A violin student’s competitiveness manifests as grotesque, nightmarish creatures.
She Loved Blossoms More
Three brothers attempt to lure their mum back from the dead in this bizarre and strangely beautiful nightmare tale.
Un rêve plus long que la nuit
A debauched, exuberant French art fairytale stuns all over again in a luscious new 4K restoration.