Nov 24 & 26: Animation Show of Shows @ AFI 11/24 and 11/26

• 2 Dates · Nov 24 - Nov 26

• NOV24 Sun 6:30 PM NOV26 Tue 7:00 PM

• AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Show Map

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The The Animation Show of Shows, a curated selection of the "best of the best" animated short films created by students and professionals around the world, returns to theaters across North America. Featuring 10 films from seven countries, the 2019 edition of the program offers an array of highly imaginative, thought-provoking, and moving works that reflect the filmmakers' unique perspectives and their relationship to the world. For 21 years, the The Animation Show of Shows has been presenting a highly selective program of new and innovative short films to appreciative audiences at animation studios, schools and, since 2015, theaters around the world. During its first 20 years, 40 of the films showcased in the ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS went on to receive Academy Award® nominations, with 11 films winning the Oscar®.

"A must-see for anyone seriously interested in animation." -- The Hollywood Reporter

The 21st ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS includes  three films which have qualified for 2020 Academy Award® consideration*. The complete lineup is (†May not show at all venues): : 

• KIDS – Michael Frei, Mario von Rickenbach, Switzerland 

• Rubicon Short Film – Gil Alkabetz, Germany

• PORTRAIT OF GIL ALKABETZ (RUBICON) – Marta Trela, Germany

• Five minutes to sea* – Natalia Mirzoyan, Russia

• RÉCIT DE SOI [SELF-NARRATIVE] – Géraldine Charpentier, Belgium

• LE JOUR EXTRAORDINAIRE [FLOWING THROUGH WONDER]* – Joanna Lurie, France

• HOUNDS – Amit Cohen, Ido Shapira, Israel

• PORTRAIT OF AMIT COHEN AND IDO SHAPIRA (HOUNDS) – Shlomi Yosef, Israel

• The Fox and the Bird [LE RENARD ET L'OISILLE] – Sam & Fred Guillaume, Switzerland

• Daughter - short film*- Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic