Robot Dreams
Dog lives in a details-perfect illustrated version of early 80s New York City, the twin towers still framing the skyline—here is the home of anthropomorphised, bipedal animal residents of all kinds, going about their bustling Big Apple lives. Alone in his apartment, full of big-city meanderings and microwaved macaroni, Dog sees an ad for an […]
2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Animation
The 2024 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films are a special release available to watch on the big screen at Alice for a limited time from 22 Feb 2024. The Academy Awards will be held at noon Mon 11 Mar 2024 (AEDT). Each nominee is released as part of a feature-length compilation, films are listed […]
NZIFF – Robot Dreams
Based on the popular graphic novel by the North American writer Sara Varon, ROBOT DREAMS tells the adventures and misfortunes of Dog and Robot in NYC during the ’80s. “Bolstered by the resilient spirit of New York City, this is one of the loveliest movies that you will see this year, animated or otherwise.” Tomris […]
NZIFF – Animation Now! #2 Late Night Bizarre
Animated shorts with BIG personalities! A dependably depraved screening of animated specimens from the wrong side of the tracks. Every year connoisseurs of the strange make the pilgrimage to NZIFF’s annual altar of the outlandish and the outrageous. Fiery death by speed dating miscalculation, the cruel post-reality of growing up as a banana, life inside […]
NZIFF – Animation Now! #1 International Showcase
Drawn from more than 3,000 submissions, our annual International Showcase brings the infinitely eclectic domain of independent animation to the big screen, where it shines brightest. Here the unique properties of animation drive the very creative DNA of every character, every story, and every environment—imagined into life by some of the most imaginative filmmakers in […]
NZIFF – Animation for Kids 4+
We’ve searched near and far, and high and low to collect this latest selection of short film delights, selected especially to charm and captivate our littlest film fans. Kiri And Lou: I’m a Rock – Harry Sinclair, Antony Elworthy – Aotearoa New Zealand 2023 | English | 5 mins. Be the very first kiddos in […]
NZIFF – Animation for Kids 8+
Let your imagination be inspired by our latest eclectic collection of engaging animated short films. Curated for the curious, this is terrific viewing for inquisitive kids, budding animators, and indie-animation-admiring adults alike. Sunflower – Natalia Chernysheva – France 2023 | No Dialogue | 4 mins. When a sunflower like no other decides to buck convention, […]
NZIFF – Animation Now! #3 The Realm of Horror
Horror is an acid that burns the imagination before it goes to work on skin and bone—and there is no better vehicle to take you into the very middle of that invisible laceration than animation. Whether it is the darkly thoughtful noirishness of Mickey and Goofy strapping a deeply troubled Donald into a chair in […]
NZIFF – Mars Express
In a dystopian tale of a rogue code allowing androids to be jailbroken from their inbuilt (non-violent) hardline directives. The two P.Is thrown into this matrix-miasma are Aline—a human—and Carlos who is a “backup”; an android replica of Aline’s deceased partner. “[Mars Express] is remarkably ambitious and as a sci-fi geek, I was in awe […]
Coco Reo Maori
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, […]
