Get Animated Online Programming
About the playlist
Get Animated! is a Canada-wide series of free screenings, master classes and activities marking International Animation Day (October 28–November 7, 2010).
Watch the NFB’s latest animated films on the big screen for free and attend special presentations and master classes with some of Canada's leading animators. You can also enjoy the NFB’s exclusive online programming for Get Animated!
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Selected films
GET ANIMATED 2010 -PROMO CLIP
- This year, the fourth edition of Get Animated! offers a Canada-wide series of free screenings and activities to mark International Animation Day. Watch the NFB’s latest animated films on the big screen for free and, in some cities, attend workshops led by acclaimed local animators.
- by - ONFB ,
- 2010,
- 1 s
From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning
- Propelled by Claude Cloutier’s signature drawing style and absurdist humour, this animated short offers an overview of the evolution of life on Earth from rock to human, with some surprising twists in between.
- by Claude Cloutier ,
- 2000,
- 5 min 53 s
Yannick Nézet-Séguin: No Intermission
- He is a young man; an optimist drawn to dark music and the themes of death and suffering. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has gained a reputation for his dedication, musicality and charisma. Combining documentary and animation, this short film captures his energy and passion, both in performance and in conversation.
- by Theodore Ushev ,
- 2010,
- 5 min 54 s
The Necktie
- A mixture of puppet and hand-drawn animation, The Necktie is the story of Valentin and his quest to find meaning in his life. Stuck in a dead-end job, he has forgotten all about the things that used to bring him joy. Years pass, and boredom replaces all his aspirations and ...
- by Jean-François Lévesque ,
- 2008,
- 12 min 17 s
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
- This animated film is from Oscar®-winning Torill Kove. It's a tall tale about her grandmother's life in Oslo, Norway, during World War II. Sharp and whimsical, her story combines her grandmother's tales with historical events and fantasy, showing how a cherished anecdote can come to acquire ...
- by Torill Kove ,
- 1999,
- 10 min 3 s
Madame Tutli-Putli
- This stop-motion animated film takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the fully imagined, tactile world of Madame Tutli-Putli. As she travels alone on the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past, she faces both the kindness and menace of strangers ...
- by Chris Lavis ,
- Maciek Szczerbowski ,
- 2007,
- 17 min 15 s
Runaway
- Cordell Barker, director of the Oscar®-nominated films The Cat Came Back and Strange Invaders, is back with Runaway. Set to the rousing music of Ben Charest (Triplets of Belleville), this animated short takes you on a journey that is both funny and disastrous.
- by Cordell Barker ,
- 2009,
- 9 min 10 s
Antagonia
- This short animation film takes place in a topsy-turvy land of ice, water and sky. What does the penguin think about on the barren ice floes? How can a cataclysm be triggered by its attempts to fly? We've all heard of the butterfly effect; now see what happens when ...
- by Nicolas Brault ,
- 2002,
- 8 min 45 s
