Jan Pinkava

An old, down on his luck sailor rescues a young girl at sea after she fell off a passenger ship.

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are few people who have brought together and united more animators in the history of the genre than Craig "Spike" Decker and Mike Gribble, known to all as Spike & Mike. They created an animation festival that helped launch the careers of John Lasseter, Peter Lord, Will Vinton, Bill Plympton and Mike Judge to name just a few. Their Spike & Mike festival had an enormous impact on animation that was felt the world over. The festival was known as much for the breakthrough animation it presented as the outrageous antics of the founders.

A story about a mouse and his hat.

When the sun goes down on Jon Klassen's forest, the hunt is on.

A story about a mouse and his hat.

A story about a mouse and his hat.

A story about a mouse and his hat.

In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part of something bigger than himself.

In the most important match of his life, the once mighty masked luchador, Son of Jaguar, faces his legacy, his family, and what it means to be a part of something bigger than himself.

An old, down on his luck sailor rescues a young girl at sea after she fell off a passenger ship.

A jogging pig meets a delicious cake. Will he give in to temptation? Not while you’re watching!

Animation created and premiered during the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 1998 at the National Gallery of Canada