Fantasy

The Oscar-nominated film + app about a man’s magical love for books that put the beloved Moonbot Studios on the map.

A simple fairytale takes a dark turn, in this award-winning adaptation of the director’s graphic novel.

A late night driver’s collision with a deer in the headlights takes a strange turn in this painterly 3D animation.

An ode to Disney “Princess” films, this 2010 Supinfocom short whimsically applies fairy-tale conventions to a modern romance gone stale.

A mother fears the wild nature of her infant daughter in this beautifully composed hand-drawn animation.

German student Marius Herzog produced this incredible and lush gothic animation as his graduation film in 2009.

In the quiet of the forest, Firebugs secretly amass for worship only to fall victim to a foe pulling the strings in this realistic CG film from Germany.

Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.

The classic battle between matador and bull plays out in fantastic fashion in this painterly Supinfocom short.

A high-production fantasy film created entirely with open source software by an international crew of animators.

Nostalgic yet dark, sexy but absurd, this lovely and unique animation about a young Hong Kong girl, her oft-absent lover and a jealous octopus slowly wraps its tentacles around you.

Heartwarming tale of two creatures exploring a new world.

Spanish for “Origami”, Papiroflexia is the tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.

A love story to Canada, Guy Maddin directs this film for the NFB about a Bosnian immigrant who uses the Aurora Borealis to broadcast images across the country.

Telling the story of an island of dodo-like birds terrorized by a malcontent octopus who relentlessly devours them, this work by the South African collective, The Blackheart Gang, is unabashedly fun and yet indescribably odd.

A young boy dreams or rather wakes and then rides his way into the clouds.

A dark, animated fantasy pulled off with style and panache. The Musicians of this cat-town have disappeared, sacrificed to the infernal Cat Piano. Our world-weary hero must fight to get them back.

Spike Jonze spins a blend of realism and fantasy in this bizarre look into the twisted world of Kanye West.

Devoted fans give tribute to the Lord of the Rings trilogy in this epic fan film made for under £3,000.

A girl from a strange family falls prey to her doppelgänger in this surreal animation that resulted from a collaborative script by John Malkovich for Sony.

Adventurous tale of a navigator’s journey to save his ailing wife set in a beautiful world of Victorian science-ficiton.

A gorgeous experimental animation, JumpTrumpRumpBump brings together recycling, a little girl, escaped convict animals and Jazz.

Beautifully shot film about a woman’s loss of innocence at the hand of the world.