The Animation Show of Shows Returns

By Oz Online | Published on June 29, 2018

ASIFA and the Atlanta Film Society to host 19th annual Animation Show of Shows

The 19th annual Animation Show of Shows, from ASIFA-South and the AFS, presents an international collection of entertaining animated shorts. There will be 16 shorts screened in an evening of animation and fun at the Plaza Theatre on June 28.

The special theme of this year’s show is work that speaks to societal and global roles today. The festival is proud to say that 38 of the films that have been showcased in the ASAS have gone on to receive Oscar nominations and 11 wins. Curator and founder Ron Diamond is a well-known producer who has helped connect animation lovers all over the world.

There will be an hour and a half of film screening. Selected works are listed below in chronological order:

• Can You Do It – Quentin Baillieux (France)

• Tiny Big – Lia Bertels (Belgium)

• Next Door – Pete Docter (U.S.)

• The Alan Dimension – Jac Clinch (Great Britain)

• Beautiful Like Elsewhere – Elise Simard (Canada)

• Hangman – Paul Julian & Les Goldman (U.S.)

• The Battle of San Romano – Georges Schwitzgebel (Switzerland)

• Gokurosama – Aurore Gal, Clémentine Frère, Yukiko Meignien, Anna Mertz, Robin Migliorelli & Romain Salvini(France)

• Dear Basketball – Glen Keane (U.S.)

• Island – Robert Löbel & Max Mörtl (Germany)

• Unsatisfying – Parallel Studio (France)