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Latest film · 2004
Marianne's Theatre
A troupe of marionette acrobats takes the stage, but every act goes comically awry, until you start to wonder who is really pulling the strings.
Comedy · 16 min · 8.8K views
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16 min
Marianne's Theatre
2004 · Comedy · 8.8K views
A troupe of marionette acrobats takes the stage, but every act goes comically awry, until you start to wonder who is really pulling the strings.
12 min
Ludovic: Magic in the Air
2002 · Family · 5.8K views
Little teddy bear Ludovic is knocked down by a bigger bear while playing in an autumn park, and a kind girl bear's help shows him how friendship can stand up to a bully.
11 min
Ludovic: Visiting Grandpa
2001 · Drama · 5.6K views
Visiting his grandfather's farm for the summer, little teddy bear Ludovic finds Grandpa grieving Grandma and discovers a room full of memories where her portrait comes to life.
10 min
Ludovic - A Crocodile in My Garden
2000 · Family · 6.2K views
Little bear Ludovic rules over a jungle of paper animals, until they stop obeying him and he sulks off in a huff.
14 min
Ludovic: A Snow Doll
1998 · Family · 5.9K views
Too small to go sledding with the other cubs, a lonely little teddy bear named Ludovic finds a magical playmate in a doll that comes to life.
14 min
Ludovic: A Snow Gift
1998 · Family · 56K views
Little bear cub Ludovic longs to go tobogganing but is told he is too small, so he invents games with a doll that comes to life.
11 min
The Garden of Écos
1997 · Myth · 15K views
Animals and plants share a peaceful garden until predators raid it, upsetting the balance and setting off a war.
11 min
La boîte
1989 · Fantasy · 5.3K views
An artist finishes a puppet in his workshop. The figure comes to life and sets out to explore its surroundings.
16 min
The Treasure of the Grotoceans
1980 · Fantasy · 11K views
Two octopus-like Grotoceans set out on a special mission across the sea. Their treasure hunt is full of surprises and carries a gentle message about ecology.
8 min
Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend
1977 · Myth · 11K views
Animated Inuit prints retell a Povungnituk legend about a cruel mother, her son and the sea.
13 min
Le château de sable
1977 · Family · 66K views
A little sand man and the creatures he sculpts work together to build a castle to shelter them from the wind, until a storm arrives.
Oscar winner
13 min
The Sand Castle
1977 · Fantasy · 205K views
A sandman sculpts strange creatures from the sand, who build a castle together and celebrate, until an uninvited guest arrives.
8 min
The Man and the Giant: An Eskimo Legend
1975 · Myth · 11K views
An Inuit legend in which a hunter is pursued and carried off by a giant, explaining how a river and fog came to the land, told through throat singing.
7 min
The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend
1973 · Myth · 50K views
Using seal fur puppets, this traditional Inuit tale explains how the raven's feathers came to be jet-black, and what the owl had to do with it.
7 min
Le hibou et le corbeau : une légende eskimo
1973 · Fantasy · 6.1K views
Inside a traditionally built igloo, an owl and a raven pass the time with games before taking turns painting each other's feathers with soot — a test of patience in this puppet-animated Inuit legend.
14 min
Tchou-tchou
1972 · Family · 16K views
Two children made of colourful building blocks meet an angry dragon in a playful world of toy blocks.
6 min
The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend
1971 · Myth · 20K views
Seal fur puppets bring to life a traditional Inuit tale in which a hungry owl catches a lemming who must rely on his wits.
5 min
Matrioska
1970 · Musical · 274K views
Brightly painted Russian nesting dolls come to life and dance to original folk tunes in Co Hoedeman's wordless 1970 stop-motion short for the National Film Board of Canada.
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