Amazing Animated Shorts for 8-15 year-olds
London International Animation Festival have selected the best short animated films from the most recent editions of the UK’s largest, longest-running animation festival – films full of visually dazzling joy from all around the world, for kids of all ages and the whole family.
Matilda and the Brave Escape (UK, 2024)
Narrated by Bella Ramsey. After being raised on a pig farm in the UK, Matilda the pig decides to undergo a brave and daring escape in order to save herself and her piglets. However, the farmers have a different plan for Matilda and set out to bring her back.
Buckshot (UK, 2024)
Tension boils over when a neighbour goes next door to borrow a saucepan.
Passing By (South Korea, 2025)
A girl unexpectedly bumps into her childhood best friend and finds herself torn between rekindling their lost connection or letting the moment slip away forever.
The Little One and the Giant (Brazil, France, 2025)
In a world recovering from a disaster, a little hamster meets a giant plant creature afraid to go outside. Together they face new challenges, and make a plan to re-flourish the land.
The Night Tunnel (Belgium, France, 2024)
After digging a tunnel on the beach two kids from different sides of the world meet each other. Together, they dig their way to the North Pole where they discover a magical way to go back home.
Freak of Nature (Germany, 2024)
A shy and lonely creature is too scared to leave the old circus cage it once was trapped in until it finds a little seedling to care for. A story about personal growth and the process of overcoming fear.
Lulina and the Moon (Brazil, 2023)
Lulina draws her greatest fears on the infinite white ground of the Moon. Magically, her illustrations come to life and teach her that her problems are not as monstrous as what her imagination depicted.
Rise Age (Germany, 2024)
Fluorescent critters groove through a coastal world, led by a superior choir. Their carefree crawl, however, is increasingly disturbed by the rising seas.
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