Anthology Film Archives

Oscar® Qualifying Animation Showcase - presented by Interfilm Berlin Short Film Sales and Distribution

From intimate memoirs to surreal worlds, this showcase brings together six animated shorts from five countries—each offering a bold, distinctive voice. Documentary blends with fantasy, humor meets grief, and tradition collides with innovation. Whether told through painterly 3D, rotoscope, or hand-drawn lines, these films expand the language of animation—and remind us how many ways there are to be human.

Friday, 8/8 • 2:30 pm
Sat., 8/9 • 3:30 pm
Sun., 8/10 • 3:30 pm
Mon., 8/11 • 2:30 pm
Tues., 8/12 • 2:30 pm
Wed., 8/13 • 2:30 pm
Thurs., 8/14 • 2:30 pm

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each screening.

Always & Forever is a poetic, visually stunning short that glides through time in a single, seamless shot. Set in a historic Dutch canal house, it captures fleeting moments from generations past. Painterly 3D worlds and rotoscoped figures merge to create a hauntingly beautiful portrait of stories of love, loss, and everything in between.

My mother led a very unorthodox life, living in palaces and under bridges. Her independence was most important for her, which in the end became her undoing. She decided to live in her tiny car for 10 years. Only when the car broke down and she was unable to walk even, we got the chance to reconnect.

Jim, a lonely man who lives stuck in a rut, remembers when he was a child and his gut was alive. Despite his parents and doctor's efforts, Jim decided to listen to his gut, which awakened enormous curiosity in him with a simple word: climb. After days of climbing everything, Jim discovered something that fascinated him: A mountain beyond the horizon.

A small cat journeys into the garden of the afterlife in search of a magical flower.

The bird people have plunged into violent chaos, gripped by a terrifying phenomenon: their eggs are marked with haunting, demonic faces. As they begin to hatch, a sense of impending doom spreads—an ominous sign that something catastrophic is about to unfold...

Balconies is a rhythmic portrait of life in a high-rise. As sounds echo through open windows and private spaces spill into the air, balconies become miniature stages of routine, dreams, and quiet resistance. From sunrise to sunset, the building hums with life—each resident shaping their world in their own way.

For more information about the films, please contact [email protected]

2K数字修复版(Digital Restoration)

李安Ang LEE｜1993｜Colour｜107min | Chinese with English and Chinese Subtitles

Lee's second feature film and his first to get a theatrical release in the United States, The Wedding Banquet premiered at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.

紐約房仲高偉同與男友賽門同居，不斷受到遠在臺灣的父母催婚壓力。為解決麻煩，賽門提議偉同與中國女房客威威假結婚，幫助她取得綠卡，同時應付父母。不料，偉同父母竟親自來美參加婚禮，偉同和威威只好假戲真做，卻意外擦出火花，甚至導致威威懷孕⋯⋯本片與李安的其他兩部電影《饮食男女》、《推手》，皆由演員郎雄主演，深刻描寫父親形象、並探討儒家傳統中的家庭衝突，名列為「家庭三部曲」。本片為李安第二部長片，并获得了当年柏林电影节的金熊奖。以華人家族倫理角度切入同性情感，成功在國際影壇嶄露頭角。
获奖情况

1993 Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Bear for Best Film 柏林影展最佳影片金熊獎

1994 Academy Awards – Best Foreign Language Film Nomination 奧斯卡金像獎最佳外語片提名

1993 Golden Horse Awards – Best Feature Film, Director, Supporting Actor & Actress, OriginalScreenplay, Audience Choice Award 金馬獎最佳劇情片、導演、男配角、女配角、原著劇本、觀眾票選最佳影片

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