International Programme 1 (15*)

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International Programme 1 (15*) 6.30pm 26 October 2012 Cinema 3 (Beech St)
Tickets: Standard - £10.50 online / £11.50 on the door Barbican Members - £8.40 online / £9.20 on the door Concessions £9.50 online / £10.50 on the door subject to availability	sold out

The best of recently released short animated films from all over the world, carefully chosen from 2000-plus entries. They come in from every corner, they use every technique, they can be funny, dramatic, eye-popping, subdued, documentary or autobiographical. The one thing they have in common is that we think they’re the pick of the crop. There are also competition programmes focusing purely on abstract animation and longer shorts. Luminaris In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could change the natural order of things. Argentina 2011 Dir Juan Pablo Zaramella 6 min Kali the Little Vampire A poetic and beautiful tale and a reminder that there is a place for every one of us under the sun. Even the creatures of the night. Canada/France/Switzerland/Portugal 2012 Dir Regina Pessoa 9 min My Brother Greg / Mein Bruder Franz Greg struggles with his nightmares of flies in this delightfully animated tribute to Kafka. Germany 2011 Dir Philipp Enders 3 min Nightingales in December What would the world be like if nightingales no longer migrated south? A plethora of painterly images of birdmen at work and war evoke a world in disarray . Canada 2011 Dir Theodore Ushev 3 min Out on a Limb / Ast Mit Last An elegant look into the simple, competitive world of birds and the resting places they try and share. Germany 2011 Dir Falk Schuster 5 min Big House / Suur Maja The Estonians do it again! Every house has a rhythm but this film brings it out into the front yard and pumps up the volume. Estonia 2011 Dir Kristjan Holm 10 min September An extravaganza of reconstruction starting with ships awash in the deep blue and ending in a solitary exit. France 2011 Dir Thibault Chollet 6 min Tchaikovsky – an Elegy Thrust into an empty room, Tchaikovsky is forced to revisit the traumas and successes of his life. UK/Russia 2011 Dir Barry Purves 13 min A Tax on Bunny Rabbits Rabbits are calm, birds are calm, robots are not. Sometimes bigger isn't better. Canada 2011 Dir Nathaniel Akin 2 min The Sparrow who kept his Word An honest little sparrow braves the cold, wind and rain in order to hold true to his noble and kind-hearted promise. Russia 2010 Dir Dmitry Geller 7 min The House / Das Haus Four dimensions and multiple gravities help and hinder one little girl's attempt to help her grandmother. Germany 2011 Dir David Buob 7 min Muybridge's Strings / Les Cordes de Muybridge Yamamura animates the story of one of the first, and most famous, pieces of animation ever created – Muybridge's horses. Japan 2011 Dir Koji Yamamura 12 min Part of London International Animation Festival * Locally classified Barbican offer the best new film releases alongside a unique programme of special seasons and events