2018 EACG  Animation Films 

Time: 1:00-7:00PM; Oct. 27, 2018. ; 1:00-5:00PM; Oct. 28, 2018 ; Venue: Albany Community Center, Room 2; 1249 Marin Avenue, Albany, Ca 94706

Feature

Howard Lovecraft And The Kingdom Of Madness Canada |75min Feature| Animation Director/Writer/ Producer: Sean Patrick O’Reilly Synopsis:  When Howard's father is stricken by an evil alien entity, Howard, Spot and Constable Smith must race to a secret government base in Antarctica to seek out the one man who can save his life: Dr. Herbert West. But the doctor has unwittingly awakened a sinister presence in the frozen wasteland that threatens to enter our world. In the end, one our heroes will be forced to Sacrifice his life to prevent the monstrosity from entering our destroying our planet.

Tales from the Lakeside  Hungary|68 min Feature|Animation|Family Director: Zsolt Pálfi Writer: Judit Berg Producer: Cinemon Synopsis:  The green Verdies are the tiny, but brave guardians of the lakeside. The young Verdies only become guardians when their hair turns brown. Willy Whistle’s big dream is to become a guardian. However, the whole lake becomes at risk when the enemies of the lakeside, the Grimps and the swans, enter into alliance. The guardians are helpless, but Willy comes up with a daring plan in order to save his home and his trapped friend,

 Short 

	A Drawing USA |6min Short |Animation Director: Brad Condie Synopsis: A young boy misses the chance to say goodbye to his dying Mother.		Ami Germany|6min Short |Animation Director: Gonzalo San Vicente Synopsis: Little Ami finds out her mother must leave on a business trip. Mom tells her a white lie to appease her mind while she is away. Find out what happens when the innocent lie turns true in a way neither of them expected.
	Apple of My Eye Singapore|6min Short |Animation Director/Producer: DavideBenvenuti Synopsis: In a strange land two creatures fight over the last scrap of food		Barnyard Aces Mexico|10min Short |Animation Director: Irving Sevilla & Manuel Baea Synopsis: Avelita, a mischievous chick, wants a jukebox. Her grandpa wants a musician to brighten the atmosphere of his restaurant. In Spanish with English sub-titles.
	Blows With The Wind Iran|7min Short | Animation Director/Writer/Producer: HazhirAs’adi Synopsis: After occurring some events for the scarecrow, scarecrow becomes human		Breakfast Chicken USA|1 min Short |Animation Director, Writer & Producer: Thomas Kastrati Synopsis: Life from the point of view of an egg.
	Breakfast in Bed Australia|4min Short |Animation Director, Writer & Producer: Tobias Krebs Synopsis: Its Mother’s Day and Lenny forgot, what last minute gifts will Lenny come up with?		Carlotta's Face Germany|5min Short|Animation|Documentary  Director/ Writer: Valentin Riedl, FrédéricSchuld Producer: Fabian Driehorst Synopsis: As a child, Carlotta didn’t expect the people around here to have faces. She even doesn’t recognize her own face. Years later, she learns about a rare, untreatable deficit of her brain. It was art, after all, that offered her a way to finally recognize herse
	Cicada USA |4min Short |Animation Producer: Gabriela Borregales Synopsis: We don´t know that much about Zara and the others. But Zara and others certainly bleed an awful lot of nose blood. And Zara and the others certainly steal both pots and children from other people.		Days of our Rovers USA |5min Short |Animation Director/Writer/Producer: Gerry Orz Synopsis: 3D animated web-series about adventures of- Nasa Rovers on Mars.
	Dreamweaver USA |XX min Short |Animation Director: Cheryl Briggs Synopsis: The Chippewa tribe believes that Asibikaashi, the spider woman, protects children from bad dreams at night by weaving dream catchers to hang above their heads while they sleep. In Dreamweaver, she teaches Namid, a scared eight year old Chippewa girl who suffers from nightmares, to overcome her fears.		Elena and the shadows Mexico|8min Short |Animation Director: Cesar Cepeda Producer: Lucero Troncoso Synopsis: Elena moves into a neighborhood where nothing ever seems to happen. Living in such an alien and uneventful place leads her to an overwhelming sense of apathy that threatens to drive her insane.
	2018 Epic Animation, Comic and Game Fest		From Winter to Springtime Italy |4 min Short | Animation Director: Dino Agate Synopsis: A series of little scenes, showing changes in nature along the Winter and Spring transition
	Fuse  Germany |8min Short |Animation |Drama |Comedy Director: ShadiAdib Writer: ShadiAdib, Simon Thummet  Producer: Stefan Michel Synopsis:  A mousetrap snaps shut, a market place awakens. A group of men heatedly discuss how to kill the animal in the little box.		Glitter Model Brazil|22min Short|Animation Director: AngeloNunes Producer: André Nunes Cast: Luiza Porto, Rebeca Zadra Synopsis:  It tells about the adventures of Clara and her best friends Valentina and Giovanna. Clara will discover her potential and become a beautiful model and a part of the biggest model agency in town, Glitter Model
	Guess How Much I love you: Christmas to the Moon and Back Australia|26 min Short |Animation Director: Jo Boag Synopsis: On a snow-covered Christmas Eve, Little NutbrownHare and his friends stumble across a little Brown Bear who is lost. Determined to return their young friend back to his mother in time for Christmas, the friends venture bravely into the unknown woods.		Guess how much I love you: An enchanting Easter Australia|26min Short |Animation Director: Jo Boag Synopsis: As Winter melts into Spring and the meadow bursts forth with new life, Little Nutbrown Hare sees a rare sight
	Gypsy Tales: The Fiery Red Snake Hungary|8 min Short |Animation Producer: Orsos Terez Synopsis: The events of a little boy’s life usher him into the world of life among the Gypsies, where he seeks unconditional love, and his closest family members are put to the test.)		Lemon & Elderflower UK |3min Short |Animation Director: Ilenia Cotardo Synopsis: Two sibling hummingbirds must build different inventions to solve their “big” problem: to take flight with other birds.
	Little Flower Artist Movie USA |5min Short |Animation Director: Florita Bell Griffin Synopsis: The ten-year-old protagonist, Little Flower, is an artist, who loves painting flowers. Her big imagination gives her an artistic super power that can bring whatever she paints to life.		Minute  New Zealand|1min Short|Animation Director: Jasper Wang Producer: Kaleidc Art Synopsis:  Food is always delight
	Mogu&Perol Japan |9min Short |Animation Director: Tsuneo Goda Synopsis: A story about two friends living on Yummy Island, where delicious food can be found everywhere! Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal.		Mom got eaten by a spider demon USA |9 min Short |Animation Director: John R. Dilworth Synopsis: A horror comedy about twin ‘goosies’ who rescue their mom after she becomes possessed by a spider demon.
	Outside USA |5min Short |Animation Director / Producer: Laura Norris Synopsis: When a lonely little boy finds a strange creature in the woods, he must keep it a secret from his mom or risk losing his only friend.		Peace Carpet Iran |5min Short | Animation Director/Writer: Ziba Arzhang Synopsis: Everyone is looking for a deer, deer is pregnant. She is thinking of saving her child's life, and she goes through various beds to save her child's life. The curtain design is woven on the carpet
	Pit stop：Running on Empty Canada |5min Short |Animation Producer: Brett Jubinville Synopsis: The race cars are having a showdown in the desert in Episode 3 of the car racing cartoon for kids, Pit Stop! But will the scorching hot conditions leave gas tanks bone dry.		Rescue Operation Brazil |11min Short | Animation Director/Writer: Bruno Padoveze/ Rafael Sosnowski/Thomaz Martins Producer: DéboraObrer, Reiko Himeji, Kiyoshi Synopsis:  The Little Owls see a birdie inside a crocodile's big mouth and decide to save it. Bubu and Biel begin to argue whether the animal is an alligator or a crocodile. The rescue plan completed by the little monkey and his primates crew plus the blue macaws and the tortoise
	SCEPTER USA|18min Short | Adventure Director: Ben Keeline Synopsis:  Two schools across the globe create a film together. One school is Fareham in England. The other is in Cottonwood, California.		Spindrift UK|12min Short|Fantasy|Drama Director/Writer: Selina Wagner Producer: Anna Thomson Synopsis: On a desolate island off the coast of Orkney, a young girl lives with her parents in a run-down and unloved croft by the sea.
	The Inksect Mexico |10min Short |Animation Director & Writer: Pablo Calvillo Synopsis: In a dystopian future where books are banned and confiscated, an underground sect of intellectual creatures seeks books, to save humanity from morphing into illiterate cockroaches.		The talking Goldfish USA |9min Short |Animation Writer, Director, & Producer: Roger An Synopsis: Rodrigo, a charismatic talking goldfish, has had enough of his hapless owner Conner. Tired of performing tricks for snacks, our scaly hero sets his sights on Bianca, a beautiful marine biologist.
	THE INTELLIGENCE! -The counterattack of robots Japan |20min Short | Animation Director/Writer: SuiseiHoshii Producer:SuiseiHoshii, Reiko Himeji, Kiyoshi Synopsis:  Environmental pollution caused by nuclear waste has led to many cities on Earth becoming extinct. People cannot live without wearing protective clothing, so they have started to look for another star on which to live peacefully.		The teacher and the flower Mexico |9min Short |Animation Director: Daniel Irabien Synopsis: In a selfish and violent world, where everyone is against everyone, a teacher finds refuge taking care of a delicate flower, to which he tells his dreams and desires.
	The train Iran |3min Short |Animation Director & Script: Javad Matouri Producer: Mphammad Amin Hamedani Synopsis: A person riding a flying bicycle in the sky, full of happiness. During the story, we realize that he is running a geared seat which is running a monster factory mechanism. Gradually we realize he trapped in slavery's cycle		Two balloons USA |10 min Short |Animation Director & Writer: Mark Smith Synopsis: wo travelers return to a place crossed by stars and clouds where love is at the beginning of everything.
	Water path for a fish Spain |7min Short |Animation Director: Mercedes Marro Producer: Pierre Nothman Synopsis: It's a starry night when Oscar sees from his window... a little goldfish jumping on a dirty puddle! Two cats are watching from the shadows.		Zara and the others:Gorilla brains for dinner Norway|8min Short |Animation Directors: Nils Johan Lund & Bjørn Sortland Producer: Bjørn Sortland Screenplay: Bjørn Sortland Illustrations and design: Elisabeth Moseng Animation: Nils Johan Lund Composer and sound designer: Thomas Haugland Narrator: Hanna Andenes Synopsis: A sweet, little zombie girl is scared that her father will embarrass her when she brings a friend home from school for the first time.