23rd Annual Animation Show of Shows

14 incredible shorts! This program features powerfully moving and touching films. Curator Ron Diamond handpicked 11 films from the first 16 editions of the ASOS, primarily shown at the major animation studios, and 3 new shorts. These films are truly the Best of the Best from our pre-theatrical years! View the theatrical trailer here. This year’s program features the following 14 animated short films with a 96-minute runtime: • XI (2022) – Vuk Jevremovic (Croatia/Germany) • Volgens de vogels (2008) – Linde Faas (Netherlands) • Cameras Take Five (2003) – Steven Woloshen (Canada) • Hillary (1994) † – Anthony Hodgson (UK) • The Record (2022) – Jonathan Laskar (Switzerland) • John and Karen (2007) – Matthew Walker (UK) • I'm Hip (2023) – John Musker (USA) • Santa, The Fascist Years (2008) † – Bill Plympton (USA) • The Centrifuge Brain Project (2011) – Till Nowak (Germany) • Hasta los huesos (2001) † – René Castillo (Mexico) • Requiem for Romance (2012) – Jonathan Ng (Canada) • When the Day Breaks (1999) – Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis' Academy Award Nominated (Canada) • Overtime (2004) † – Oury Atlan, Breakbot & Damien Ferrié (France) • Father and Daughter (2000) – Michaël Dudok de Wit's Oscar Winner (Netherlands)