Best Of The Best - Especially For Kids! (Full Frame)

DVD, 82 minutes, IMAGE

First Time On DVD -- The complete set of the National Film Board of Canada's Academy Award-winning and nominated animation shorts for kids. Nine exceptional films in all! "Every Child" - A baby appears mysteriously on the doorstep of a busy executive. Oscar Winner 1979. Directed by Eugene Fedorenko. "The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin" - A zany version of the Cinderella tale. Oscar Nomination 1981. Directed by Janet Perlman. "Blackfly" - A folk singer recounts his battle with the blackfly in the woods of north Ontario. Oscar Nomination 1991. Directed by Christopher Hinton. "The Cat Came Back" - The hilarious attempts of Mr. Johnson to get rid of a little yellow cat. Oscar Nomination 1988. Directed by Cordell Barker. "The Sand Castle" - The sandman builds creatures out of sand, and then the wind begins to blow. Oscar Winner 1977. Directed by Co Hoedeman. "The Owl Who Married A Goose" - An Inuit Legend. Directed by Caroline Leaf. "Evolution" - Darwin himself would get a chuckle from this view of human evolution. Oscar Nomination 1971. Directed by Michael Mills. "Christmas Cracker" - Three playful scenarios about Christmas. Oscar Nomination 1964. Directed by Jeff Hale, Norman McLaren, Grant Munro, Gerald Potterton. "Monsieur Pointu" - A virtuoso violinist gets taken apart, literally. Oscar Nomination 1975. Directed by Andre Leduc, Bernard Longpre.