While I've been asked to withhold any proper reviews of films appearing in the Anima't or Orient Express sections of this years Sitges Festival so as to avoid any potential conflicts with my role on the jury for those sections, I am planning to highlight a number of the animated shorts that I've been seeing. There are a solid fistful of this that I'm trying to round up materials on - fingers crossed for some truly spectacular stuff - and the one that turned up right away was fantastic French animated short Monsieur COK.

This one manages the difficult task of playing a strong political satire card while also being light, comedic and very entertaining and it succeeds brilliantly on all levels thanks to the unique character designs and unusual blend of 2D and 3D animation espoused by director Franck Dion. It kind of ends up being like Lane Smith on acid. As if Lane Smith needs any acid.

You can check the trailer below the break and hit the link below for the official site.