Comic-Con International

Animation Showcase!
A reel of short animation from around the world, some of the best and most creative all-ages animation on the planet, including films from Africa, Croatia, Germany, Canada, UK, Denmark, France, Italy, Australia, Japan, Singapore and more! (A)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_sdicff.php

Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest
Kevin Sean Michaels
The Holocaust has rarely been looked at through animation, and never by a child animator. This film is a cross-generational collaboration between Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton, actress Ingrid Pitt-narrating her final film about her Holocaust experience-and 10-year-old San Diego animator and award-winning film critic Perry Chen. (A)

Abridged
Arjun Rihan
Two pieces of the Bay Bridge must work together to get the job done. Could love follow? (A) (USA)

Propose
Dan Racusin
A lively music video for a popular Japanese band. (A) (USA/Japan)

Gallery Girl
Andrew Marshel
A lonely girl inside a painting longs to know what else is out there. (A) (USA)

Garpenfargle
Bill Kersey
Can one little dog stay out of the trash? An all-time festival favorite. (L) (USA)

Jellyfish Niche
Jenny Sherman
A little jellyfish has trouble finding his niche. (A) (USA)

Ride of the Mergansers
Steve Furman
Mergansers ducklings make their way in the real world. The audience goes crazy for this one. (D) (USA)

The Ingredient
Tad Patterson
A stop-motion animated film wherein Lucky the beaver must stop an unscrupulous wizard and his pet monster. (A) (USA)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_sdicff.php

Tah-Dah
Stacey Chomiak
The cello is the perfect instrument for like-thinking minds. (A) (Canada)

Orange City
Qingywan Wang
Strange and delightful doings in a mythical bug world. (A) (Taiwan)

Turning Gears
Chia-Chi Tseng
Gears go round and round, making things work better. (A) (USA/Taiwan)

Three Times Me
Wendy J.N. Lee
A little girl hiding under the dinner table imagines growing up in three pairs of shoes that have caught her attention. (L) (USA)

Fishing with Sam
Atio S. Blakseth
Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging. (A) (Denmark)

Mr. Shape
Motohiro Shirakawa
In this Japanese animation, we learn all about shapes. (A) (Japan)

Fluffle
Stephanie Franz
Fluffie is a plucky little creature who collects soda bottle caps. His collection is complete except for his favorite color, grape. (A) (USA)

Climblapse
David Icely
A short documentary featuring rock climbing and beautiful landscapes time-lapsed. (D) (USA)

Epic Adventure Trailer
David Icely
A teaser trailer showing an adventure among four friends journeying through a slot canyon. (D) (USA)

Tommy T Bone
David Icely
An animated T-bone steak runs from his hungry nemesis. (A) (USA)

The Pumpkin Gatherer
David Icely, Lucas Gonzales, Matt Cullen
Strangeness lurks in the role of the pumpkin gatherer. (A) (USA)

It's What's for Dinner
Chris Anderson, Ariel Goldberg
When a family goes to a nice restaurant for an evening out on the town, they are shocked to find their waiter reluctant to place their order. What initially appears to be a breach of basic customer service etiquette turns considerably darker when the waiter takes them on an enlightening, if somewhat harrowing, journey through the meat production process. Laughs ensue as the waiter's true motives are revealed. (A) (USA)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_sdicff.php

Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest
Kevin Sean Michaels
The Holocaust has rarely been looked at through animation, and never by a child animator. This film is a cross-generational collaboration between Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton, actress Ingrid Pitt-narrating her final film about her Holocaust experience-and 10-year-old San Diego animator and award-winning film critic Perry Chen. (A)

The Wishing Well
Rod Maxwell
One woman's quest for love takes her to a wishing well. An all-time festival favorite. (L/A)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_sdicff.php

Flight Training
Mark Montefiore
A young Muslim boy's dream of becoming a pilot comes true when he takes a private plane on a joyride with his best friend. (Canada)

Shpourky & Ombra
Mike Hollenbeck
A magical coming-of-age tale about a baby skyscraper monster who must decide between helping the injured Evil Crow who stole his mother or living in a lonely world with an innate friend that he creates out of rooftop rubbish. (Canada)

The Ingredient
Tad Patterson
A stop-motion animated film wherein Lucky the beaver must stop an unscrupulous wizard and his pet monster. (A) (USA)

Fluffle
Stephanie Franz
Fluffie is a plucky little creature that collects soda bottle caps. His collection is complete except for his favorite color, grape. (A) (USA)

Chickens of the Sea
Steve Furman
The great prairie chicken is cleverer than we knew and can really shake a tail feather. (D) (USA)

Ride of the Mergansers
Steve Furman
Mergansers ducklings make their way in the real world. The audience goes crazy for this one. (D) (USA)

Best of Fest
Various
A handful of the best short films and animation from the last eight years of the festival to close the day! (L/A) (Global)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci11_prog_sdicff.php