Animated short movies freely (and legally) available online
by Pictoris | created - 06 Dec 2015 | updated - 23 Apr 2018 | PublicA short list (in progress) of animated short movies available legally and for free on the Internet. Enjoy!
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1. The Backwater Gospel (2011)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.
Director: Bo Mathorne | Stars: Zebulon Whatley, Lucien Dodge, Phillip Sacramento, Laura Post
Votes: 1,463
Available on: YouTube Channel: Bo Mathorne
2. Loop Ring Chop Drink (2014)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Nicolas Menard | Stars: Clement Baptiste, Wallace McDougall, Alice Dunseath
Votes: 27
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Nicolas Ménard
3. This Is Where We Live (2009)
3 min | Animation, Short, Biography
Journey through a vibrant, bustling literary world.
Directors: Ben Falk, Josiah Newbolt
Votes: 16
Available on: Vimeo Channel: 4th Estate
4. La révolution des crabes (2004)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In the Gironde estuary, a tragedy affects a species of crabs: they can't turn. Everything changes when they find a leader.
Director: Arthur de Pins
Votes: 312
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Metronomic
5. Duo (II) (2015)
4 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A duo of acrobats go onstage one last time, united under the spotlights even as their harmony backstage is broken.
Directors: Janis Aussel, Aron Bothman, Elsa Boyer, Mapie Demessant, Dorian Lee, Laurent Moing, Guitty Mojabi | Stars: Anne-Laure Bonet, Maëva Husband, Dorian Lee
Votes: 38
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
6. Myosis (2013)
4 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Myosis is the constriction of the iris which decreases the diameter of the pupil. It is an unconscious phenomenon which can be triggered by an intense light, fear, or the effect of epiphany.
Directors: Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart, Ricky Cometa, Guillaume Dousse, Adrien Gromelle, Thibaud Petitpas
Votes: 81
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
7. Floating in My Mind (2013)
3 min | Animation, Short
Life is full of important encounters. What about if we got a balloon for every person that matters to us in life from childhood?
Director: Hélène Leroux
Votes: 39
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
8. Trouble on the Green (2012)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
News has broken that the end of the world is happening today, but an entire neighborhood is more interested in the mini-golf competition being held tonight.
Directors: Hanne Galvez, Yoan Hervo, Stéphanie Pavoine, Pierre Zenzius
Votes: 16
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
9. Rhapsodie pour un pot-au-feu (2013)
3 min | Animation, Short
A mother struggles to gather the members of her extended family around the dinner table while trying to finish the stew she's cooking.
Directors: Charlotte Cambon, Stéphanie Mercier, Soizic Mouton, Marion Roussel
Votes: 34
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
10. One Day (2012 Video)
4 min | Animation, Short
One man always on the move will have an encounter that puts into question everything he knows.
Directors: Joël Corcia, Bung Nguyen, Thomas Reteuna, Laurent Rossi, Bernard Som | Stars: Kendal Brenneman, Mapie Demessant, Jonathan Salmon
Votes: 58
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
12. Les chiens isolés (2011)
7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Life on an offshore oil drilling rig is becoming a burden for one of the riggers, who feels lonely and is frequently visited by a lonely black dog that appears from nowhere.
Directors: Rémi Bastie, Nicolas Dehghani, Paul Lacolley, Kevin Manach, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, Nicolas Pegon, Jérémy Pires
Votes: 30
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
13. Trois petits points (2010)
4 min | Animation, Short
A nice little girl tries to mend the world destroyed by the specter of war.
Directors: Lucrèce Andreae, Alice Dieudonné, Tracy Nowocien, Florian Parrot, Ornélie Prioul, Rémy Schaepman
Votes: 69
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
14. The Lighthouse Keeper (2009)
3 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A lighthouse keeper has to deal with the attack of a giant flying insect during his night watch.
Directors: David François, Rony Hotin, Jérémie Moreau, Baptiste Rogron, Gaelle Thierry, Mailys Vallade
Votes: 24
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
15. For Sock's Sake (2008)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sock hanging from a clothes-line decides to leave and explore the surroundings forcing the other items of clothing to go after him.
Director: Carlo Vogele
Votes: 42
Available on: YouTube Channel: Gobelins (Gobelins School of Image)
16. Amasia (2014)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A catastrophic solar flare causes a sudden hyper-global warming that changes the conditions of life on Earth.
Directors: Adrien Bisiou, Fabien Kretschmer, Guillaume Renier, Gaëlle Seguillon | Stars: Benjamin Barbelet, Remy Bay, Marie-Laure Bonnet, Adrien Cappai
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
17. Iron Mountain (2015)
6 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
A spaceship lands on an inhospitable landscape inhabited by vikings, who go to meet it, preparing for battle. But the ship invites Freyja, a young warrior, inside. Discovering the inside of... See full summary »
Directors: Romain Brachet, Sébastien Fraud, Alexandre Guerre, Damien Kessler, Maxime Marline | Stars: Sabrina Marion, Frederic Perchet
Votes: 21
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
18. Nuisible(s) (2010)
5 min | Animation, Short
A giant man wakes up one day after a delivery man brings a vacuum cleaner and everybody in a tiny town has to evacuate before it gets them.
Directors: Hans Baldzuhn, Érick Hupin, Pierre Nahoum, Baptiste Ode, Philippe Puech | Stars: Mathieu Bourguignon, Matthieu Bourguignon, Matthieu Clopez, Olivier Dobremel
Votes: 7
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
19. Get Wild (2012)
Animation, Short, Comedy
An office employee experiences unexpected events.
Directors: Valentin Astier, Joseph Catté, Olivia Leonetti, Geoffrey Vattan | Stars: Valentin Astier, Joseph Catté, Pauline Helly, Olivia Leonetti
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
20. Broken (XVI) (2012)
5 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
On a dessert but beautiful planet, a magician moves and repairs the broken pieces of a giant clock machinery with the only help of his willpower.
Directors: Kévin Baudelle, Johanna Olombel, Johann Troude
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
21. Reverso (2012)
7 min | Animation, Short
A young guy living with his father tries to live a normal life even though his sense of gravity is inverted and he's always upside down.
Directors: Kimberly Honma, Clément Lauricella, Arthur Seguin
Votes: 35
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
22. The Island Keeper (2012)
5 min | Short, Action, Horror
A man escapes from a prison on an island and comes face to face with the island keeper.
Directors: Aude Cabannes, Julien Malot, Charlotte Pipet | Stars: Patrice Ortega, Grégory Hernandez, Pierre Lergenmuller
Votes: 17
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
23. Runaway (III) (2013)
6 min | Animation, Short
A futuristic short film. Ernest runs a gas station lost in the middle of a desert. Suddenly his nap is interrupted by the arrival of a massive customer.
Directors: Romain Chauliac, Ludovic Fregé, Yoann Gouraud, Quentin Medda | Stars: Jacques Colliard, Pierre Lergenmuller
Votes: 27
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
24. Thousandth Street (2013)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Directors: Alexis Amant, Jérémy Nguyen, Ghali Ouazzany, Maxime Servoise | Stars: Mathieu Montbazet, Olivier Dobremel, Danielle Harrell
Votes: 17
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
25. Korser (2015)
4 min | Animation, Short, Action
Off the coast of Brittany in the 18th century, a young captain must find the courage to confront his childhood hero : a legendary privateer captain, who has become after many years of war a monster plagued by insanity.
Directors: Vincent Desgrippes, Gillian Devaux, Jessie Hereng, Guillaume Ménard, Emeric Saint-Germain, Tangi Vaillant | Stars: Jean-Pierre Cormarie, Thomas Grascoeur, Léo Guerre, Christophe Ancel
Votes: 11
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
26. Initium (2013)
5 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
An accident threatens Earth. John Carson has been dispatched to prevent the disaster from spreading. The clock is ticking An accident threatens Earth. John Carson, a pilot feels is to ... See full summary »
Directors: Alexandre Dechel, Adrien Lambert, Emeric Larochette, James Ross-Greetham | Stars: Grégory Hernandez, Danielle Harrell
Votes: 16
Available on: Vimeo Channel: ArtFX OFFICIEL
27. The Garden (2013 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short
A mysterious creature is roaming in a chaotic world, starved and alone. She discovers a lush green paradise...
Directors: Jade Gachet, Pierre-Gabriel Chouzy, Jeremy Favre, Doriane Lopez, Florian Sauzet
Votes: 5
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
28. Reborn (2013 Video)
9 min | Animation, Short
Tom is a young, proud and pretentious actor. He's be present at a theatrical performance of a death sitting at a theatre's bar. He criticizes immediately. Motivated by the barman, he plays ... See full summary »
Directors: Sylvain Wolff, Benjamin Froger, Camille Recollon Mingat, Etienne Savoie, Karen Triboux | Stars: Gilles Benois, Victor Chambon, Damien Laquet
Votes: 8
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
29. Doug'n'Dog (2013)
5 min | Animation, Short
Doug, a young inventor and eccentric scientist, would like to improve his situation. He is about to finish the greatest of all his inventions: a funny machine that will instantly solve all ... See full summary »
Director: Damien Guimoneau
Votes: 11
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
30. Sang d'encre (2012)
5 min | Animation, Short
An animated short film about the lack of inspiration syndrome/writer's block.
Directors: Tom Gouill, Jeoffrey Lavanche, Mélanie Tournois
Votes: 22
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
31. Destiny (2012 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A man who is obsessed with clocks wakes up, going through his perfectly synchronized morning routine before stepping out and getting hit by a bus. He wakes up instantly to find himself back... See full summary »
Director: Fabien Weibel | Star: Theo Gonon
Votes: 359
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
32. Monsterbox (2012)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
The quiet life of an old nursery shop owner is interrupted by the constant visits of a little girl who wants to find a house for each of her little monsters.
Directors: Ludovic Gavillet, Lucas Hudson, Colin Jean-Saunier, Derya Kocaurlu
Votes: 151
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
33. Jolie Bobine (2011)
5 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Stéphanie Burnet, Nicolas Deruy, Alexandra Latour, Samuel Rivière, Sylvain Simao
Votes: 10
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
34. Feeling Nothing (2011)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A guy who can't express his emotions has a dramatic improvement after buying an emotions-bracelet online.
Directors: Laurent Dietrich, Davy Dumartheray, Maxime Kuppert, Alexandra Latour, Amandine Popolare
Votes: 5
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
35. Bus Stop (2011 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short
The story of a friendship between an unfashionable guy and a sexy girl at a bus stop throughout a year.
Directors: Floriane Caserio, Arielle Dethomas, Mélissa Golcberg, Morgane Schlotterbeck
Votes: 5
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
36. 9 vies (2009)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A kitten's journey through his nine lives.
Directors: Romain Bourzeix, Thibaut Gache, Aude Glondu, Damien Levaufre
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Bellecour Entertainment
37. Big Bang Big Boom (2010)
10 min | Animation, Short
The story of the big bang starting life which leads to different creatures at different times ultimately leading to the creation of man; except the whole story is played out on sidewalks, buildings, beaches, pipes and all across a city.
Director: Blu
Votes: 216
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
40. Muto (2008)
8 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A creature jumps out into the street from behind a wall and walks along Buenos Aires graffiti walls in an ever-changing surreal mutation.
Director: Blu
Votes: 200
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
41. Ffwd (2006)
5 min | Animation, Short
An experimental allegorical film on how we poison the seas and how that affects us a la reverse.
Director: Blu
Votes: 9
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
42. Letter A (2007)
TV-Y | 1 min | Animation, Short
The Letter A Song is an Alphabet Song that teaches the Letter A. The Alphabet Letter A Song teaches the letter A sound in the alphabet. This is a music video for teaching and learning The ... See full summary »
Director: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Blu
46. Sorry Film Not Ready (2010)
1 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A short funny self-referential film that is left purposely unfinished. It incorporates experimental animation techniques invisible to the naked eye.
Director: Janet Perlman
Votes: 18
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Janet Perlman
47. My Favorite Things That I Love (1994)
4 min | Animation, Short
An animated collage of the director's favorite things, in a variety of animation styles. Among the things are large-eyed children, unicorns, flowers, and many more.
Director: Janet Perlman
Votes: 22
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Janet Perlman
48.
Asdfmovie (2008– )
Episode:
Asdfmovie
(2008)
TV-PG | 2 min | Animation, Comedy
A 2 minute sketch comedy made by a man named Thomas Ridgewell.
Director: Thomas Ridgewell | Stars: Thomas Ridgewell, Christopher Bingham
Votes: 1,006
Available on: YouTube Channel: TomSka
49. Thomas Fersen: Hyacinthe (2005 Music Video)
4 min | Animation, Music
Directors: Sebastien Cosset, Joann Sfar | Star: Thomas Fersen
Available on: YouTube Channel: Thomas Fersen
50. Classification systématique du vivant extraterrestre (2006 TV Short)
10 min | Animation, Short
This movie is an attempt at putting some order in the huge quantity and diversity of extraterrestrial life made on earth by the varied forms of the entertainment industry... Big, small, red... See full summary »
Director: Denis van Waerebeke
Votes: 8
Available on: YouTube Channel: Jean-Jacques Beineix's company (Cargo Films)
51. We'll See (2008)
2 min | Animation, Short
120 years of Earthlings in 120 seconds.
Director: Acim Vasic | Stars: Merlyn Haycraft, Acim Vasic
Votes: 35
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Aćim Vasić
52. The Game of the Century (2015)
2 min | Animation, Short
Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne dance their way through the most famous chess game of 20th century.
Director: Acim Vasic | Stars: Donald Byrne, Bobby Fischer
Votes: 6
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Aćim Vasić
53. Typewriterhead (2015)
4 min | Animation, Short
A man with a typewriter head tries to get rid of his out of control thoughts.
Director: Eric Giessmann
Votes: 17
Available on: Vimeo Channel: Eric Giessmann
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