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Kodak Animation Showcase Curated by Shane Acker

Kodak and Focus Features invite you to experience some of the very best and most original animated short films from around the world!
This special Animation Showcase is curated by director Shane Acker, whose animated short film 9 was an Oscar nominee and whose full-length epic animated adventure 9 hits theaters everywhere on 9/9/09 from Focus Features.

Shane's Picks

  • End Of The Line

    A young woman, lost in the sea of work; weather-beaten from hours of commuting, abandoned, lonely and alone.

  • Fallen Art

     

    A statement on the haunting impact of war, as imagined through they eyes of animator Tomek Baginski

     

  • Maestro

    Directed by Géza M. Toth, this amusing animation was nomitated for a 2005 Oscar.

  • Oktapodi

    This adorable animation was nominated for a 2007 Academy Award for short film.

  • Skhizein

    After being struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely 91 centimeters from himself.

Curated By:
Shane Acker
Shane Acker received an Academy Award nomination in 2006 for his short film 9. The feature length version of 9, which opens in theatres 9-9-09 is his first feature film as a director.