Animation Shorts: Rich and Infamous Ages 12+

Unpacking the darker side of impulse, these animations test the line between ingenuity and avarice.

Fritz Gets Rich 2006 dir. Eddie White, James Calvert (12 mins)

"When Fritz's first tooth falls out he wakes to find a shiny one-dollar coin beside his bed. Fritz's first encounter with money ignites his entrepreneurial spirit, and from that moment on everything changes. He quickly spirals into a life of dark and twisted moneymaking ventures, where nothing is safe from being sold: even his own emotions. Fritz is a darkly comic cautionary tale warning of the dangers of consumerism and entrepreneurial greed." Screen Australia

The Meek 2015 dir. Joe Brumm (7:26 mins)

Directed by Joe Brumm (Bluey 2018 - present) The Meek is a cautionary tale telling of the rise and fall of a worker ant whose desire for more takes him down a dark and lonely path.

Peleda 2013 dir. Nathan Jurevicius, Luke Jurevicius (17:45 mins)

"Two unlikely heroes, Mina and Valdis save the fantastical world of Peleda from the clutches of Giltine, Queen of the Owls” Vishus Productions

Daffodil 2020 dir. Jonathan Daw, Kasia Tons (3:07 mins)

Blending the Greek myth of Narcissus with today’s obsession with screen culture, Daffodil is a collaboration by Jonathan Daw, textile artist Kasia Tons, and sound designer and musician Jeremy Conlon.

The Elephant’s Garden 2013 dir. Felix Colgrave (4:25 mins)

A homage to 1960's psychedelia, the Elephant's Garden offers a playful romp through a surreal ecosystem populated by creatures rhythmically going about their day to a trippy soundtrack by Red M.

Carnivore Reflux 2005 dir. Eddie White, James Calvert (7 mins)

"In their lifetime, the average meat-eating human will consume ten cows, half a tonne of fish, 760 chickens, 37 sheep and 42 pigs." Screen Australia

Killer Cuisine 2020 dir. Robert Stephenson (2:10 mins)

"A fish sings about the ‘joy’ of garbage in the ocean. An animated cut out style to a retro ‘follow the bouncing ball’ sing-a-long." Robert Stephenson

Throat Notes 2020 dir. Felix Colgrave (8:23 mins)

"A little story about the backyard critters you might see in Tasmania, and the things they might be doing." Felix Colgrave

Fritz Gets Rich 2006

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 12 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTORS: EDDIE WHITE, JAMES CALVERT / PRODUCERS: SAM WHITE, HUGH NGUYEN / SCRIPT: EDDIE WHITE / ANIMATORS: GREG HOLFELD, BRODIE MCCROSSIN / MUSIC: ASHLEY KLOSE / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: EDDIE WHITE, JAMES CALVERT / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

The Meek 2015

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER CUT-OUT ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 7:26 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT: JOE BRUMM / PRODUCER: LAURA DIMAIO / ANIMATOR: MARK PATERSON / MUSIC: OLLIE MCGILL / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: JOE BRUMM / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

Peleda 2013

DIGITAL, 3D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 17:45 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTORS/SCRIPT: NATHAN JUREVICIUS, LUKE JUREVICIUS / ANIMATORS: ANDY WAKELEY, DANIEL WATERS / MUSIC: LUKE JUREVICIUS / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

Daffodil 2020

DIGITAL, STOP MOTION (PUPPET) ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 3:07 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, NO DIALOGUE / DIRECTORS: JONATHAN DAW, KASIA TONS: ANIMATOR: JONATHAN DAW / MUSIC: JEREMY CONLON / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: JONATHAN DAW / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

The Elephant’s Garden 201

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 4:25 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/ANIMATOR: FELIX COLGRAVE / MUSIC: ALEXANDER CALHOUN / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: FELIX COLGRAVE / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

Carnivore Reflux 2005

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 7 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTORS: EDDIE WHITE, JAMES CALVERT / PRODUCERS: SAM WHITE, HUGH NGUYEN / SCRIPT: EDDIE WHITE / LEAD ANIMATOR: BRODIE MCCROSSIN / MUSIC: BENJAMIN SPEED / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: EDDIE WHITE, JAMES CALVERT / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

Killer Cuisine 2020

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION AND LIVE ACTION, COLOUR, STEREO, 2:10 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/ANIMATOR: ROBERT STEPHENSON / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ROBERT STEPHENSON / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP

Throat Notes 2020

DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 8:23 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/ANIMATOR/MUSIC: FELIX COLGRAVE / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: FELIX COLGRAVE / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP