The Rio Theatre is pleased to present the acclaimed ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS – for the first time ever in Vancouver!

Now in its 17th year, THE ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS is one of the world’s top animated short film compilations, prized by industry professionals, students, and fans (annually packing the 6500-seat theater at Comic-Con). Event producer, curator and animation expert Ron Diamond (who will be joining us in person on November 1!) has scouted 37 Oscar nominees and 14 winners from around the globe, and for the first year is bringing the collection to audiences in select cities. Also included are engaging short profiles of several of the animators. Included in this exquisite collection of animated shorts are films by talented filmmakers such as Don Hertzfeldt, Amanda Palmer and many, many more. A full list of the program is below.

www.animationshowofshows.com

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Sunday, November 1
Doors 12:00pm / Show 12:30pm

**Special kid ticket price – matinee only!**

All kids 13 and under $10 advance / $12 at the door
Regular tickets $15 advance or $20 / at the door

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*Sorry, Groupons and passes will not be accepted at this show.
**A portion of proceeds from the matinee event will be donated to 4 East Side Schools.
All ages welcome, no bar service for the matinee show

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets to the 6:30pm screening on riotheatretickets.ca

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THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS
(2015, Janette Goodey and John Lewis, Australia, 8 min.) | A whimsical story about living an impractical life based on a childhood promise.

TANT DE FORÊTS
(2014, Geoffrey Godet and Burcu Sankur, France, 4 min.) | Based on a poem by Jacques Prévert.

SNOWFALL
(2015, Conor Whelan, Ireland, 5 min.) | An anxious young man has a moving experience at a friend’s house party.

THE BALLAD OF HOLLAND ISLAND HOUSE
(2015, Lynn Tomlinson, USA, 5 min.) | Animated clay paintings tell the true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay.

ASCENSION
(2013, Thomas Bourdis, Martin de Coudenhove, Caroline Domergue, Colin Laubry, and Florian Vecchione, France, 8 min.) | In the early years of the 20th century, two climbers make the traditional ascent, carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary to the top of the mountain. Their trip does not go according to plan.

BEHIND THE TREES
(2015, Amanda Palmer and Avi Ofer, USA, 3 min.) | An imaginative animated short created from a found voice memo, “Behind the Trees” features Amanda Palmer’s reflections on the curious things her husband – Neil Gaiman – mutters while he sleeps.

WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS
(2014, Konstantin Bronzit, Russia, 16 min.) | Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.

MESSAGES DANS L’AIR
(2015, Isabel Favez, Switzerland, 7 min.) | A young woman has a secret: she is in love with her neighbor, a boxer. Thanks to her cat’s adventures, she will have closer contact with her love.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS
(2014, Melissa Johnson and Robertino Zambrano, USA/Australia, 10 min.) | Melissa Johnson hit 6′ 4″ in 8th grade. This made her an instant basketball star, but…

STRIPY
(2015, Babek Nekooei and Behnoud Nekooei, Iran, 4 min.) | At a massive factory, the workers have all been given one simple instruction: paint stripes on the boxes. The work is getting done in the usual, monotonous way… that is until one of the workers decides to paint his boxes a little differently.

WORLD OF TOMORROW
(2015, Don Hertzfeldt, USA, 17 min.) | A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

• LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS, directed by Melissa Johnson and Robertino Zambrano

• WORLD OF TOMORROW, directed by Don Hertzfeldt