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SPARK ANIMATION 2015 - FESTIVAL
Celebrating animation from around the world!
October 21 - 25, 2015

At the SPARK ANIMATION Festival, we LOVE animation. We want to share that love of all things animated with you. We are pleased to bring you the very best in animation arts from around the world.

FILM FESTIVAL: OCTOBER 21 – 25
From independent animation to special premieres, CG to stop-motion, SPARK ANIMATION celebrates the emerging influence of animation in today’s entertainment. From the roots of the medium to the advanced technologies available to studios and independent filmmakers, SPARK ANIMATION showcases the diversity of films and techniques in animation. There is a little something for everyone!

ENJOY ANIMATION WHILE HELPING A CHARITY!
Why not enjoy yourself while helping out a good cause? All proceeds from this year’s film festival (minus PayPal fees & GST) will be donated to charity! Proceeds from the screenings on Wednesday through Saturday will help the Breakfast Club of Canada provide breakfasts daily breakfasts to 150,000 students in 1,328 schools across Canada. For more information and to donate, visit BreakfastClubCanada.org

Proceeds from Sunday’s screenings will be donated to the Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocystosis (HLH) Care Fund in memory of VIFF and Vancity Theatre’s Sumit Guha who was also an invaluable supporter of SPARK. For more information on Sumit, the fund and to donate to this worthy cause, visit memorial.supporting.ubc.ca/sumit-guha/impact-of-your-suppor

IMPORTANT

ONLINE RESERVATIONS FOR FESTIVAL SCREENINGS CLOSE ON THE NIGHT BEFORE. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE. CASH AND VISA/MASTERCARD AT THE VANCITY THEATRE.

IMPORTANT
Schedule and pricing subject to change without notice. Please check regularly.

SCHEDULE

DAY 1	WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 21, 2015
7:00 pm	FILM The Spark Animation Celebration!
DAY 2	THURSDAY - OCTOBER 22, 2015
7:00 pm	FILM April and the Extraordinary World
9:00 pm	FILM Extraordinary Tales
DAY 3	FRIDAY - OCTOBER 23, 2015
7:00 pm	FILM The Iron Giant: Signature Edition
8:50 pm	FILM Mothers of a Medium
10:45 pm	FILM Late Night Snacks
DAY 4	SATURDAY - OCTOBER 24, 2015
3:00 pm	FILM Not Just For Kids
5:00 pm	FILM Musical Interlude
7:00 pm	FILM Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
9:00 pm	FILM Spotlight on Belgium and France
10:45 pm	FILM Genre Mash
DAY 5	SUNDAY - OCTOBER 25, 2015
5:00 pm	FILM Hot Shots
6:45 pm	FILM The Boy and the Beast
9:00 pm	FILM Summer Wars

Wednesday

Wednesday - October 21, 7:00 PM
FILM
The Spark Animation Celebration!
Various Countries // PG
Advisory: Violence; Nudity

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Join us Wednesday October 21, for a special evening of celebration!

The festivities will kick off with the presentation of the inaugural SPARK CG Lifetime Achievement Award to animation legend Marv Newland.

The award ceremony will be preceded by some of the best animation from around the world! Chosen from over 500 submissions by our Festival Jury, the Animation Celebration is an eye-popping assortment of animation winners. From hand-drawn to stop-motion, narrative shorts to music videos, the Animation Celebration is a whirlwind tour of first-class animated shorts featuring the finest achievements in animation today.

The shorts will be screened as two programs, award winners followed by a second program of special mentions, with a short intermission between the two. Only one ticket required for the full night’s festivities!

1. Beach Flags (2014)
   Dir.: Sarah Saidan · 13:39 · France
2. BRNS “Many Chances” (2015)
   Dir.: Nicolas Fong · 4:20 · Belgium
3. Dissonance (2015)
   Dir.: Till Nowak · 15:00 · Germany
4. Fears (2015)
   Dir.: Nata Metlukh · 2:08 · Canada
5. Geist (2015)
   Dir.: Ben Harper, Sean Mullen, Alex Sherwood · 10:31 · Ireland
6. Girls & Guys From Treetops & Skies (Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux) (2015)
   Dir.: Gwenn Germain · 2:40 · France
7. Like There Is No Tomorrow (2014)
   Dir.: Marilyn Haddad · 2:48 · Canada
8. Natural Attraction (2015)
   Dir.: Marc Zimmermann · 5:00 · Germany
9. Orbit (2015)
   Dir.: Nick Salmon · 3:20 · Canada
10. Sea Child (2015)
    Dir.: Minha Kim · 7:30 · UK
11. Shudô (2015)
    Dir.: To-Anh Bach, Charles Badiller, Hugo Weiss · 2:02 · France
12. Steadfast Stanley (2014)
    Dir.: John Kim · 4:11 · Canada, USA
13. Stromae “Carmen” (2015)
    Dir.: Sylvain Chomet · 3:36 · UK, Belgium
14. Team Generous 2015 Børnefonden (2015)
    Dir.: Tobias Gundorff Boesen · 3:17 · Denmark
15. The Casebook of Nips & Porkington (2015)
    Dir.: Melody Wang · 2:27 · Canada
16. The Meek (2015)
    Dir.: Joe Brumm · 7:23 · Australia
17. The Prodigy “Wild Frontier" (2015)
    Dir.: Mascha Halberstad · 3:46 · Netherlands
18. The Walker (2015)
    Dir.: Heather Collins · 4:21 · USA
19. Tik Tak (2014)
    Dir.: Ülo Pikkov · 9:30 · Estonia
20. Vintovka (2015)
    Dir.: Quentin Reubrecht · 3:56 · France
21. We Can’t Live Without Cosmos (2014)
    Dir.: Konstantin Bronzit · 15:00 · Russia

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

Thursday

Thursday - October 22, 7:00 PM
FILM
April and the Extraordinary World
Original title: Avril et le monde truqué
2015 // France · Belgium · Canada // Dir.: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci // 103 min
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Jean Rochefort, Marc-André Grondin, Benoît Brière, Macha Grenon, Bouli Lanners
Language: French with English subtitles

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Cristal Award for Best Feature Animation (Annecy)

From the producers of the Academy Award-nominated Persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi comes a riveting sci-fi adventure set in an alternate steampunk universe.

Paris, 1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful longevity serum when all of a sudden a mysterious force abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Ten years later, April lives alone with her dear cat, Darwin, and carries on her family’s research in secret. But she soon finds herself at the centre of a shadowy and far-reaching conspiracy, and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered dirigibles and cyborg rat spies. Undaunted, she continues her quest to find her parents and discover the truth behind their disappearance.

Preceded by My Heart Attack
The true story of a “nice Jewish boy with Buddhist inclinations” who suffers a heart attack, Sheldon Cohen’s film is a beautiful mix of documentary and animation.

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

© 2015 StudioCanal. All Rights Reserved.

Thursday - October 22, 9:00 PM
FILM
Extraordinary Tales
2015 // Luxemburg · USA · Spain · Belgium // Dir.: Raul Garcia // 73 min
Cast: Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands
Language: English

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Adapting the look and variety of a classic horror anthology, Extraordinary Tales offers heart-pounding takes on The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar, and The Masque of the Red Death. Each tale is given a unique animated look, inspired by sources as diverse as classic Hollywood black-and-white monster films, or the pulpy feel of EC Comics, and narrated by a stable of legendary genre directors and actors.

Followed by For Public Consumption
A collection of animated commercials, PSAs and cinematics from around the world.

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

© 2015 Melusine Productions, Melon Digital, R&R Communications, The Big Farm. All Rights Reserved.

Friday

Friday - October 23, 7:00 PM
FILM
The Iron Giant: Signature Edition
1999 // USA // Dir.: Brad Bird // 88 min // G
Language: English

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

A boy makes friend with a robot from outer space, but the army is not happy with a robot in the city.

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

© 1999 Warner Bros. Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Friday - October 23, 8:50 PM
FILM
Mothers of a Medium

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Our collection of international shorts highlight the diversity of women animators. These shorts capture all the fun and foibles of human nature and leaves us knowing, without a doubt, that women are the mothers of invention.

1. The Walker (2015)
   Dir.: Heather Collins · 4:21 · USA
2. Trolled (2015)
   Dir.: Clara Lim, Tao Kai Yuan · 4:25 · Singapore
3. Within (2015)
   Dir.: Natália Azevedo Andrade · 3:00 · Portugal
4. Sublime (2015)
   Dir.: Ana Norambuena · 2:05 · Canada
5. None of That (2015)
   Dir.: A. Hinds Paddock, K. Kaur, I. Littger · 4:11 · USA
6. Hamster & the Fox (2015)
   Dir.: Kyoung Ha Kim · 6:28 · Korea
7. Dispatch (2015)
   Dir.: Min Hwa Jung, John Seppala · 2:42 · USA
8. Nice to Meeteor You (2015)
   Dir.: Yizhou Li · 5:50 · USA
9. It’s Not You, It’s Me (2015)
   Dir.: Silvia Prietov · 3:24 · Canada, Columbia
10. Swim Meet (2015)
    Dir.: Samantha Maurer · 1:16 · USA
11. Life of a Bullet (2015)
    Dir.: Joanne Lin, Sarah Sun · 2:56 · USA
12. Bollyworld (2015)
    Dir.: Monira Kamal · 7:07 · Germany
13. Slayin’ (2015)
    Dir.: Rebekah Bulacso · 1:35 · Canada
14. (Otto) (2015)
    Dir.: Job, Joris & Marieke · 10:00 · Netherlands
15. Au fil de l'âge (2015)
    Dir.: L. Bouquet, R. Christien, C. Gillardeau, M. Lailler, M. Mouton, R. Macé · 6:15 · France
16. Blue Honey (Miel bleu) (2015)
    Dir.: C. Joliff, D.; Durocher, F. Lhotellier · 4:45 · France
17. Shift (2015)
    Dir.: Cecilia Pugliese, Yijun Liu · 5:27 · Argentina
18. Ama (2015)
    Dir.: E. Almaida, L. Huang, M. Kamari, J. Peuportier, J. Robert, T. Unser · 3:33 · France
19. In a Good Way (2015)
    Dir.: Yi-Ju Tsai · 4:47 · Taiwan

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

Friday - October 23, 10:45 PM
FILM
Late Night Snacks

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

It’s almost 11 pm and WHAM! It hits you: An insidious, appalling and almost irresistible craving for a late night snack. Late-night snacks tend to be hidden snacks, stolen morsels — the kind of stealth feasts that leave one steeped in shameful self-loathing and neurotic denial. “I'm just having a little bedtime snack,” we say to ourselves. Be warned; this edgy collection of animated shorts is for those late-nighters looking to satisfy a hungry craving.

1. Teeth (2015)
   Dir.: Daniel Gray, Tom Brown · 6:00 · Hungary, UK, USA
2. Trailer (2014)
   Dir.: Mascha Halberstad · 2:15 · Netherlands
3. The Popcorn Machine (2015)
   Dir.: Romain Borrel · 1:17 · New Zealand
4. The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015)
   Dir.: Hector Herrera · 6:15 · Canada
5. Mr. Director (2015)
   Dir.: Andy Martin · 6:50 · UK
6. Luck of the Irish (2014)
   Dir.: Tenaya Anue · 3:13 · USA
7. Fox Tale (2015)
   Dir.: Doosun Shin · 2:18 · Korea, USA
8. Escargore (2015)
   Dir.: Oliver Hilbert · 5:06 · New Zealand
9. Kanamewo (2014)
   Dir.: TBA · 5:00 · France
10. Damn Those Crows (2014)
    Dir.: S. Blumenkrantz, I. Grossman, R. Hermoni, R. Tsour · 5:28 · Israel
11. Pokey Pokey (2015)
    Dir.: Junjie "Jake" Zhang · 7:12 · USA
12. Jupiter:1 (2015)
    Dir.: Pierre Allard · 0:51 · Canada
13. Noir Manhattan (2015)
    Dir.: Maude d'Amboise-Courcelles · 1:10 · Canada
14. Teaser (2015)
    Dir.: Pierre Bassil · 3:24 · France, USA
15. Canyon (2013)
    Dir.: Hugo Moreno · 1:00 · France
16. Fisherwoman and Tuktuk (2015)
    Dir.: Suresh Eriyat · 0:17:09 · India
17. Ray’s Big Idea (2014)
    Dir.: Steve Harding-Hill · 3:23 · UK
18. Deep Dance (2014)
    Dir.: Marco Erbrich · 6:11 · Germany
19. Nude and Crude (Pene e Cruditè) (2014)
    Dir.: Mario Addis · 3:31 · Italy
20. Mad God: Part 1 & 2 (2015)
    Dir.: Phil Tippett · 0:26:42 · USA
21. Carface (Auto Portraits) (2015)
    Dir.: Claude Cloutier · 4:43 · Canada
22. Sawako Kabuki “Master Blaster” (2014)
    Dir.: Sawako Kabuki · 3:51 · Japan

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

Saturday

Saturday - October 24, 3:00 PM
FILM
Not Just For Kids
FREE SCREENING

VENUE:
The Dance Centre, Faris Family Studio, 677 Davie St. (@ Seymour)

Need a moment to breathe? Take some time to unwind by bringing the kids to this exciting collection of short films featuring adventure and plenty of laughs! And don’t worry, you'll have just as much fun as they do!

1. Baby Teeth (2015)
   Dir.: Gabe Hordos · 2:12 · USA
2. Jack of All Trades in: "The Postman" (2015)
   Dir.: Romain Borrel · 1:28 · New Zealand
3. The OceanMaker (2015)
   Dir.: Lucas Martell · 10:04 · USA
4. Bear and Bird (2015)
   Dir.: Dan & Jason · 4:31 · USA
5. Forest Lights (2014)
   Dir.: Fred Burdy · 2:00 · Ireland
6. The Little Shoemaker (Le petit cordonnier) (2015)
   Dir.: G. Alais, T. Bonvard, C. Carlier, R. Cislo, P.-Y. Lefebvre, P. Lim, B. Mariotte, K. Nawfal · 5:32 · France
7. CMYK (2015)
   Dir.: Fernán Graziano · 0:59 · Argentina
8. Hobart (2015)
   Dir.: Hajnalka Harsanyi · 9:20 · Hungary
9. Taking Flight (2015)
   Dir.: Brandon Oldenburg · 5:18 · USA
10. Overcast (2015)
    Dir.: C. Cheung, C. Dziob, O. Elhindi, S. Jiang, F. Jeun, O. Kim, J.H. Lee, R. Naranjo, S. Walker, T. Yan · 4:10 · Canada
11. Cloudy (2015)
    Dir.: Denisse Jiménez · 1:39 · Canada
12. Taking the Plunge (2015)
    Dir.: E. Ku, N. Manfredi, T. Andreades, M. Raoult · 6:43 · USA
13. Hola Llamigo (2015)
    Dir.: Christina Chang, Charlie Parisi · 3:52 · USA
14. Seventh Heaven (2014)
    Dir.: Or Tilinger · 10:30 · Israel
15. Epic Games ‘Kite’ (2015)
    Dir.: Gavin Moran · 2:20 · USA
16. Catch It (2015)
    Dir.: P. Bar, M. Demaret, N. Forner, P.-B. Marty, J. Robyn, J. Soler · 5:22 · France
17. Stop (2014)
    Dir.: Serdar Çotuk, Bugra U. Sofu · 3:00 · Turkey
18. Tracking His Footsteps (Sur sa trace) (2015)
    Dir.: Axel de Lafforest · 2:04 · France
19. Dji. Death Sails (2014)
    Dir.: Dmitri Voloshin · 5:18 · Moldova
20. Brincante (2015)
    Dir.: Gabriel Nóbrega · 3:05 · Brazil

Saturday - October 24, 5:00 PM
FILM
Musical Interlude
FREE SCREENING

VENUE:
The Dance Centre, Faris Family Studio, 677 Davie St. (@ Seymour)

Audiophile? Animation buff? Maybe a bit of both? This is the program for you! Spanning the world, this collection of music videos (and in some cases, other auditory artifacts) is bound to make your eyes wide and your ears ring. Not to be missed!

1. Art Department ‘Walls’ (2015)
   Dir.: Hugo Moreno, Grandson & Son, Jonny White · 3:25 · Canada
2. Culture Club ‘More Than Silence’ (2014)
   Dir.: Darren Wall · 4:32 · UK
3. Emancipator ‘Ocelot’ (2015)
   Dir.: TBA · 4:24 · Iran, USA
4. Forever Pavot ‘Green Nap’ (2015)
   Dir.: Nicolas Fong · 1:20 · Belgium
5. Gilad Kahana ‘My Africa’ (2015)
   Dir.: Sariel Keslasi · 4:40 · Israel
6. Tide ‘The Paradox Effect’ (2015)
   Dir.: Marcella Moser, Mihai Wilson · 3:25 · Canada
7. Maria Neckam ‘Milan 25’ (2015)
   Dir.: Nina Pfeifenberger · 3:40 · UK
8. Brittany Campbell ‘Heroes’ (2015)
   Dir.: Brittany Campbell · 4:00 · USA
9. Nils Frahm ‘Re’ (2014)
   Dir.: Balézs Simon · 3:58 · Hungary
10. Nobody Beats the Drum ‘Let It Go’ (2014)
    Dir.: Max Italiaander · 3:20 · Netherlands
11. Pallett Band ‘From the Eastern Lands’ (2015)
    Dir.: Sarah Tabibzadeh · 5:02 · Iran
12. Sandro Joyeux ‘Elmando’ (2014)
    Dir.: Anton Octavian · 3:23 · Romania
13. Sasanomary ‘The Synesthesia Ghost’ (2015)
    Dir.: Atsushi Makino · 3:21 · Japan
14. Son Lux ‘Change is Everything’ (2015)
    Dir.: Nathan Johnson · 3:44 · USA
15. The Helio Sequence ‘Upward Mobility’ (2015)
    Dir.: Emanuele Kabu · 3:53 · UK
16. They Might Be Giants ‘Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog’ (2015)
    Dir.: Mixtape Club · 2:12 · USA
17. ƱZ ‘Trap Shit v20’ (2014)
    Dir.: Maxime Bruneel · 2:12 · France
18. Grades ‘King’ (2015)
    Dir.: Taichi Kimura · 4:37 · Japan
19. David Gilmour ‘Rattle That Lock’ (2015)
    Dir.: Alasdair Brotherston, Jock Mooney · 4:30 · UK
20. L’Americano Returns (2015)
    Dir.: Ricky Renna · 3:10 · USA
21. Aria for a Cow (2015)
    Dir.: Dan Lund · 6:54 · USA
22. Chase Me (2015)
    Dir.: Gilles-Alexandre Deschaud · 2:54 · France
23. #ANTSinNYC (2015)
    Dir.: Gareth Pon · 2:47 · South Africa
24. Frooti ‘Power of Song’ (2015)
    Dir.: Marc Reisbig · 0:50 · UK

Saturday - October 24, 7:00 PM
FILM
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Original title: Astérix : Le domaine des dieux
2014 // France · Belgium // Dir.: Louis Clichy // 85 min
Language: French with English subtitles

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Julius Caesar unveils his latest plan to get rid of those indomitable Gauls once and for all. As his army has not been able to crush “the last pocket of resistance,” he decides to try a stealth invasion: civilization delivered to the village gates! He builds a new Rome—The Land of the Gods—around Asterix’ village, pressuring the Gauls to assimilate or vanish. Despite Asterix and Obelix’ plans to stop the construction work, the buildings quickly rise and the Roman citizens start to peacefully invade their surroundings, bringing chaos to Asterix’ village. Could this finally mean victory for Caesar?

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

© 2014 Groupe M6. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday - October 24, 9:00 PM
FILM
Spotlight on Belgium and France

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

This year’s Spotlight series is proud to celebrate the varied animation talent from France and Belgium. This collection of shorts features both professional and student works and ranges from graduation projects from up-and-coming talents to commercials and music videos from some of the most celebrated artists in the world of animation.

1. Flow (2014)
   Dir.: Mathijs Demaeght · 5:28 · Belgium
2. Goof Up (Petites bêtises) (2015)
   Dir.: Tianchen Lin · 3:15 · France
3. The Wave (La vague) (2015)
   Dir.: B. Carquillat, J. Ghoreishi, P.-A. Gomez, A. Jeannin, A. Sudre · 6:10 · France
4. Made in China (2015)
   Dir.: Vincent Tsui · 3:27 · France
5. Peripheria (2015)
   Dir.: David Coquard-Dassault · 12:25 · France
6. Tea Time (2015)
   Dir.: T. Bourret, V. Delmon, F. Gris, J. Mifsud, R. Vincent · 7:05 · France
7. The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse (2015)
   Dir.: C. Chaix, H. Jean, J. Jourdan, M. Pillier, K. Roger · 6:18 · France
8. L'Occitane “L'Arlésienne” (2014)
   Dir.: Nicolas Hu, Antoine Rota, Jean-jean Arnoux · 0:40 · France
9. Sandcastle (Chateau de sable) (2015)
   Dir.: Q. Deleau, S. Robert, M. Goudal, L. Foncelle, J. Paris · 5:51 · France
10. Graveland (Tombes et manèges) (2015)
    Dir.: N. Albrecht, J. Auray, A. Garnier, A. Giuliani, S. Normand, A. Pochet, M. Visintin · 7:01 · France
11. Fairytale For Average People (Conte de fées à l’usage des moyennes personnes) (2015)
    Dir.: Chloé Mazlo · 15:00 · France
12. Confessions (2015)
    Dir.: Philippe Carron · 3:56 · France
13. Clocky (2015)
    Dir.: R. Brodelle, F. Crevel, A. Epiney, T. Matola, S. Mounier · 7:20 · France
14. The Garden Ape (2015)
    Dir.: Marc & Emma · 1:22 · Belgium
15. Stromae “Carmen” (2015)
    Dir.: Sylvain Chomet · 3:36 · Belgium, UK

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

Saturday - October 24, 10:45 PM
FILM
Genre Mash

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Are you a dreamer who enjoys a good dose of fantasy, adventure and a dash of science fiction? Then you’re going to love this program which starts with a great new anime and ends with a little western. A little something for everyone!

1. Typhoon Noruda (Taifuu no Noruda) (2015)
   Dir.: Yōjirō Arai · 23:00 · Japan
2. Electus (2014)
   Dir.: Shaun Rana · 11:12 · Denmark
3. Golden Shot (2015)
   Dir.: Gökalp Gönen · 8:40 · Turkey
4. Knight’s Fall (2014)
   Dir.: Josh Tuthill · 7:00 · USA
5. Travel By Feet (Viaje a pies) (2015)
   Dir.: Khris Cembe · 14:43 · Spain
6. NO-A (2015)
   Dir.: Liam Murphy · 5:33 · USA
7. Isolated (2015)
   Dir.: Tomas Vergara · 5:14 · Chile
8. Father’s Son (2015)
   Dir.: Kevin Bailey · 6:18 · USA
9. Palm Rot (2014)
   Dir.: Ryan Gillis · 7:30 · USA
10. Cooped (2014)
    Dir.: Mike A. Smith · 9:03 · USA
11. ¡MONSTRO! (2014)
    Dir.: Christopher Romano · 10:24 · USA
12. The Earth We Forgot (2015)
    Dir.: Olof Storm · 5:26 · Sweden
13. Chiaroscuro (2014)
    Dir.: Daniel Drummond · 7:48 · USA, Brazil
14. Impasse (2014)
    Dir.: James Hall · 4:26 · New Zealand

Charity: Breakfast Club of Canada

Sunday

Sunday - October 25, 5:00 PM
FILM
Hot Shots

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Oh the drama! A collection of animated shorts which explore all types of relationships, from the primal love of family to the quirky and sometimes awkward romantic entanglements and even the struggle between the individual and the corporation, we’ve got it all here!

1. If I Was God... (2015)
   Dir.: Cordell Barker · 8:31 · Canada
2. Le Constructeur de Malheur (2015)
   Dir.: K. Müller, M. Preuß, P. Gratzer, P. Affenzeller · 9:01 · Austria
3. One of a Kind
   Dir.: TBA · 3:39 · UK
4. Shadows (2014)
   Dir.: Isaac Kerlow · 11:30 · Singapore
5. Ernie Biscuit (2015)
   Dir.: Adam Elliot · 0:20 · Australia
6. Citius, Altius, Fortius (2015)
   Dir.: Felix Deimann · 3:15 · Germany
7. Portrait of a Wind-Up Maker (2015)
   Dir.: Darío Pérez · 4:00 · Spain, Netherlands
8. The Blue & the Beyond (2015)
   Dir.: Youri Dekker · 9:36 · USA
9. O (2015)
   Dir.: Erick Oh · 3:30 · USA
10. Inaudible (2015)
    Dir.: Gints Zilbalodis · 7:19 · Latvia
11. Black Bear Moon (2014)
    Dir.: Ta-Wei Chao · 7:08 · Taiwan
12. The Guardian (2015)
    Dir.: Alessandro Novelli · 4:52 · Spain
13. I’m Good With Plants (2015)
    Dir.: Thomas Harnett O’Meara · 8:00 · UK
14. El Mostro: The daring story of Gabriele Bortolozzo (2015)
    Dir.: Lucio Schiavon, Salvatore Restivo · 12:00 · Italy

Charity: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocystosis (HLH) Care Fund

Sunday - October 25, 6:45 PM
FILM
The Boy and the Beast
Original title: Bakemono no ko
2015 // Japan // Dir.: Mamoru Hosoda // 119 min
Language: Japanese with English subtitles

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Beast is a coming-of-age tale about Kyuta, a lonely Japanese boy living in Shibuya and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast inhabiting Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he’s looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his guide and friend. That chance encounter leads them to many adventures filled with fantasy and action.

Charity: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocystosis (HLH) Care Fund

© 2015 The Boy and the Beast Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

Sunday - October 25, 9:00 PM
FILM
Summer Wars
Original title: Samâ uôzu
2009 // Japan // Dir.: Mamoru Hosoda // 114 min // PG
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Advisory: violence

VENUE:
VIFF Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (@ Davie)

Kenji is a teenage math prodigy recruited by his secret crush Natsuki for the ultimate summer job — passing himself off as Natsuki’s boyfriend for four days during her grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration. But when Kenji solves a 2,056 digit math riddle sent to his cell phone, he unwittingly breaches the security barricade protecting Oz, a globe-spanning virtual world where millions of people and governments interact through their avatars, handling everything from online shopping and traffic control to national defense and nuclear launch codes. Now a malicious AI program called the Love Machine is hijacking Oz accounts, growing exponentially more powerful and sowing chaos and destruction in its wake.

This intriguingly intelligent cyberpunk/sci-fi story is a visual tour-de-force, with the amazing world of Oz as the highlight. Like the Internet as conceived by pop artist Takashi Murakami, Oz is a hallucinatory pixel parade of cool avatar designs, kung fu jackrabbits, toothy bears, and a bursting rainbow of colours.

Charity: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocystosis (HLH) Care Fund

© 2009 SummerWars Film Partners. All Rights Reserved.

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