When it comes to films, it's quality and not quantity that determines its worth.

This year, we present works by Michael Dudok de Wit, an Oscar winning short-film director, a rare pair of Israeli films, as well as an amazing amateur production that represents the best of its class.

The Tidbits programme is unrated.

Tidbits: Short Films
	France Michael Dudok de Wit Retrospective Tom Sweep 1992, 2 min 30 secs The Monk and the Fish 1994, 6 min 20 secs Father and Daughter 2000, 8 min 30 sec Dialogue: None | Subtitles: English
Quick Overview - Michael Dudok de Wit Retrospective Touching, moving, simple, enlightening. Everything you might expect from a short film. From the plight of a street sweeper, to a girl without her father, Dudok de Wit reveals some of life's biggest truths, joys, and sorrows.
	Israel More Precious Than Gold 2001, 6 minutes
Quick Overview - More Precious Than Gold A merchant ship is attacked by pirates and all the goods are stolen. When all the other merchants are distraught, why is one man, an elderly scholar, so unperturbed? A Jewish folktale brought to life!
	Israel The Evil Wizard 2003, length 10 minutes
Quick Overview - The Evil Wizard Long ago, villagers in the Holy Land were being frightened by an Evil Wizard. A Wise Man comes to teach them about the power of goodness, unselfishness and love and after a struggle, they defeat the Evil Wizard and learn that “when we are together, we can always win the victory over evil.”
	Japan Voices of a Distant Star 2000, 25 minutes Dialogue: English | Subtitles: None
Quick Overview - Hoshi no Koe (Voices of a Distant Star) In 2046, Mikako, a highschool girl and mecha pilot, travels through the solar system and beyond to fight a mysterious alien force. The battles, however, are not her (nor the film's) main concern. As the light-speed jumps take her further and further from home, her messages to Noburo, her Earth-bound boyfriend, take longer and longer to reach their destination. As it becomes months and years between messages, will their love survive? An outstanding amateur production, conceived and created by a single dedicated artist.