Cirrus@Austlit

'Ten animators bring Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book to the screen, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation that is destined to become a family favourite.

'As children hear the enchanting words of Lester’s illustrated classic Magic Beach, they slip into spellbinding worlds of dream and whimsy. Now translated into animated form – covering traditional 2D, claymation, stop-motion and more – it can captivate a whole new generation of youngsters while evoking wonder in the already-familiar. From a host of undersea adventures, tall tales of salty smugglers and escalating sandcastle wars, to sibling-stealing seaweed monsters, psychedelic coral forests and a dog’s dream of shoals of ‘sausage fish’, everyone will find their own fantastical adventure within.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful siren. When a mysterious dark figure emerges, kidnapping the town's singers for his twisted musical plans, the poet must save his muse and put an end to the nefarious tune that threatens to destroy the city. ... The Cat Piano features the voice of iconic Australian artist Nick Cave narrating a poem written by Eddie White. '

Source: The Cat Piano website, www.catpianofilm.com (sighted 03/12/2009)

"This bittersweet love affair between a dog and Chinatown is the first short film animated co-production between Australia and China."

Source: South Australia Made Showcase

"When Fritz’s first tooth falls out he wakes to find a shiny one-dollar coin beside his bed. Fritz’s first encounter with money ignites his entrepreneurial spirit, and from that moment on everything changes. He quickly spirals into a life of dark and twisted moneymaking ventures, where nothing is safe from being sold: even his own emotions. Fritz is a darkly comic cautionary tale warning of the dangers of consumerism and entrepreneurial greed."

Source: South Australia Made Showcase