The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS – the premier North American showcase for animated short films – is proud to present its 23^rd annual edition, with screenings at over 100 theaters and campuses in the U.S. and Canada. Featuring 14 award-winning films by some of the most acclaimed directors in the world of animation, the program offers the rare opportunity to see 11 rarely screened classic masterpieces that have won Grand Prizes at international festivals around the world. From Michaël Dudok de Wit’s poignant Oscar-winning Father and Daughter, to a hidden gem by the “King of Indie Animation,” Bill Plympton, to three all-new shorts from Croatia, Switzerland, and the U.S., the 23^rd ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS is an incredible retrospective of some of the best animated shorts of the last 30 years, as well as a peek at a new generation of filmmakers.

This years program features the following 14 animated short films in the following order:

• 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 (Canada)
• Overtime (2004) – Oury Atlan, Breakbot & Damien Ferrié (France)
• Father and Daughter (2000) – Michaël Dudok de Wit (Netherlands)