CFB's 100 Important Directors of Animated Short Films

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100 Important Directors of Animated Short Films: Background

This list of 100 important directors of animated short films was assembled in late 2008 to serve as a complement to “Brief Encounters,” a proposed list of 250 great short films (both animated and live-action) which was to be developed by the folks at the They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? website. Unfortunately, that 250-film list is in limbo, leaving our list without a home.

The “100 Important Directors of Animated Short Films” list is not intended to be comprehensive. These are simply 100 directors whom we feel are important and deserving of increased recognition by film lovers. For each director, we selected three “highly recommended” movies. In addition, we included a category of “TSPDT 250 Greatest Shorts” to highlight any of these directors’ films which were tentatively slated to place on the abandoned Brief Encounters list.

This project was facilitated by Lee Price (lee-109) on the IMDb Classic Film message board. Project team: Lee Price, Robert Reynolds (Illtdesq), Jorge Didaco (jdidaco), Bill Kamberger (bkamberger), and Rob Tomshany (RobT-2), with additional input from animation fans on the IMDb Classic Film message board.

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  1. 144 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 15 -

    L'homme qui plantait des arbres

    1987 — a.k.a. The Man Who Planted Trees, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 202 -

    Free Radicals

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 146 -

    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 209 -

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    1914, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 203 -

    A Colour Box

    1935, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    Red Hot Riding Hood

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 211 -

    The Sinking of the 'Lusitania'

    1918, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 19 -

    The Cat Concerto

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 43 -

    Gerald McBoing-Boing

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 8 -

    King-Size Canary

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 145 -

    One Froggy Evening

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 88 -

    Snow-White

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 57 -

    The Big Snit

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 149 -

    Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 72 -

    Father and Daughter

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 26 -

    Les jeux des anges

    1964 — a.k.a. The Games of Angels, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 128 -

    Rooty Toot Toot

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 62 -

    Steamboat Willie

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 11 -

    Bad Luck Blackie

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 140 -

    The Band Concert

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 90 -

    Bimbo's Initiation

    1931, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 143 -

    Bully for Bugs

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 50 -

    Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 49 -

    A Corny Concerto

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 13 -

    Crac

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 28 -

    Dom

    1959 — a.k.a. House, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 53 -

    Fantasmagorie

    1908 — a.k.a. A Fantasy, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 148 -

    Feed the Kitty

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 169 -

    Der Fuehrer's Face

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 188 -

    Luxo Jr.

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 130 -

    Moonbird

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 83 -

    Motion Painting No. 1

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 142 -

    The Old Mill

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 52 -

    Porky in Wackyland

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 147 -

    Rabbit of Seville

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 200 -

    Rainbow Dance

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 30 -

    Renaissance

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 65 -

    The Skeleton Dance

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 177 -

    Strojenie instrumentów

    2000 — a.k.a. Tuning the Instruments, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 35 -

    There It Is

    1928, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 99 -

    Three Little Pigs

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 201 -

    Trade Tattoo

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 210 -

    Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y....

    1911, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 196 -

    A

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  46. 68 -

    Au bout du fil

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  47. 40 -

    Au bout du monde

    1999 — a.k.a. At the Ends of the Earth, in 1 top list Check
  48. 6 -

    Blitz Wolf

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  49. 126 -

    Le château de sable

    1977 — a.k.a. The Sand Castle, in 1 top list Check
  50. 32 -

    Le concert de M. et Mme. Kabal

    1963, in 1 top list Check
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