25-28 April 2024
KOTATSU FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
JAPANESE ANIMATED SHORTS
SHORT FILMS
Cardiff's very own Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival brings you a programme of brilliant new animated short films from Japan.
SHORTS 1: ONE WAY TICKET
SHORT FILMS
Have you ever wanted to just get away? This programme of animated shorts is your one-way ticket around the world - and beyond.
WELSH BAME ANIMATED SHORTS
SHORT FILMS
Cinema Golau presents a vibrant archive animation programme, part of an exciting new platform for Welsh BAME filmmakers.
SHORTS 4: SPEECHLESS
SHORT FILMS
These carefully selected animated short films in competition are masterpieces of visual storytelling, to be enjoyed in any language.
SHORTS 2: CLOSE QUARTERS
SHORT FILMS
This diverse animated shorts programme examines our beautiful differences and, crucially, our fundamental similarities.
SHORTS 5: MIXTAPE
SHORT FILMS
An eclectic programme of music videos, animated music documentaries, and short films that tell stories through music.
SHORTS 3: HINDSIGHT
SHORT FILMS
These short films give you 20:20 hindsight on world-changing events, intimate personal histories and faded childhood memories.
SHORTS 6: UNCANNY VALLEY
SHORT FILMS
Venture with us into the darker side of animation - this provocative programme shows animation definitely isn’t just for kids.
CLOTH CAT ANIMATION PRESENTS:
ANIMATED FAMILY SHORTS AGE 3+
SHORT FILMS
A brilliant selection of family-friendly animated short films. Followed by a drop-in animation workshop aimed at children 3+.
CLOTH CAT ANIMATION PRESENTS:
ANIMATED FAMILY SHORTS AGE 7+
SHORT FILMS
A brilliant selection of family-friendly animated short films. Followed by a drop-in animation workshop aimed at children 7+.
CLASSIC WELSH ANIMATION
SHORTS
Did you grow up watching cartoons on S4C? Relive some of your Welsh-language childhood favourites on the big screen.
CARDIFF ANIMATION NIGHTS
SHORT FILMS
We've been running Cardiff Animation Nights since 2014 - see where our story began, have a drink with us and watch great animation!