Short Film Fest

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  Japanese Spotlight: Genius Party

  PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2008

  It’s hard to know where to begin when describing Genius Party, the first anthology of original work from STUDIO 4°C, a highly innovative Ja...

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  Opening Gala: Award Winners From Around The World

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2008

  The Opening Gala films for this year’s Worldwide Shorts Film Festival is a grab bag of funny and strange pieces from around the world. They...

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  Sci-Fi: Out There

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2008

  Homework (Le Devoir) is about a man trapped in a strange prison with nothing but his briefcase, some fast food debris and a cat, apparently...

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  Slap ‘N' Tickle

  PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2008

  A Day in the Life of Richard is, well, basically it’s tough being a six-foot penis trying to live a normal life. Richard’s animated testimo...

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  A Brief History of Our Time

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2008

  The fifth program of official selections explores the circular nature of human conflict, feelings of isolation, fleeting thoughts in the la...

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  Accidentally Funny: Order is Restored

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2008

  To be fair, at least two of the shorts in this program were trying to be funny. Talking garbage cans and hotdogs are rarely utilised for an...

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  Emerging Auteur Animators

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2008

  Japanese animators were in the Toronto Worldwide Shorts festival spotlight this year, offering an experimental blend of shorts that leaned...

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  Father's Day

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2008

  Featuring fathers that are neurotic, absent and manipulative, the Father’s Day program of shorts doesn’t paint the nicest portrait of patri...