List of animated short films of the 2000s
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Films are sorted by year and then alphabetically. They include theatrical, television, and direct-to-video films with less than 40 minutes runtime. For a list of films with over 40 minutes of runtime, see List of animated feature films of the 2000s.
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Adagio | Russia | Stop-motion Animation |
| Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky | Japan | Anime |
| Bobby the Lizard Boy | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Bully Dance | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons | United Kingdom | Computer Animation |
| Catch of the Day | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Cloud Cover | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! | Japan | Anime |
| Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix! | Japan | Computer Animation |
| Echigo no Mukashibanashi: Attaten Ganoo | Japan | Traditional Animation |
| Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big | United States | Computer Animation |
| Father and Daughter | Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| For the Birds | United States | Computer Animation |
| From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Geraldine | France | Flash Animation |
| Hairballs | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Intolerance | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| John Henry | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Killer Bean 2: The Party | United States | Computer Animation |
| Little Go Beep | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Lost Cat | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Lucky Lydia | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Lounge Act | United Kingdom | Stop-motion Animation |
| Metropopular | United States | Computer Animation |
| Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie | Japan | Anime |
| Prickles the Cactus | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Rejected | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Shangoul and Mangoul | Iran | Stop-motion Animation |
| Six of One | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Stubble Trouble | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Trevor! | United States | Traditional Animation |
| An Uncle Gus Cartoon: For the Love of Monkeys | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | United States | Traditional Animation |
| When the Day Breaks | Canada | Traditional Animation |
2001
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Tiny Christmas Tales | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Camouflage | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Captain Sturdy: Back in Action! | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Cat Soup | Japan | Anime |
| Chirpy | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Das Rad | Germany | Stop-motion/puppet/computer |
| Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon | Japan | Anime |
| Dog | United Kingdom | Stop-motion Animation |
| Donner | Canada, United States, Germany | Computer Animation |
| Eddy and the Bear | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Ferret and Parrot | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Fifty Percent Grey | Ireland | Computer Animation |
| Fuck Her Gently | United States | Flash Animation |
| Give Up Yer Aul Sins | Ireland | Traditional Animation |
| Glasses | Canada | Stop-motion Animation |
| Hamilton Mattress | United Kingdom | Stop-motion Animation |
| Home Road Movies | United Kingdom | Live-action/computer |
| Hubert's Brain | United States | Computer Animation |
| IMP, Inc. | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Intolerance II: The Invasion | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| Ivor the Invisible | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| The Jetsons: Father & Son Day | United States | Flash Animation |
| Kinnikuman: Second Generations | Japan | Anime |
| A Kitty Bobo Show | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Kujiratori | Japan | Anime |
| The Legend of the Three Trees | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Major Flake: Soggy Sale | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Mansion Cat | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi: Secret of the Frog Stone | Japan | Anime |
| The Mousochist | United States | Traditional Animation |
| My Freaky Family: Welcome to My World | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Night of the Living Doo | United States | Traditional Animation |
| No P in the OOL | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Not So Fast!: An Uncle Gus Cartoon | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Santa Claus Brothers | United States | Computer Animation |
| Second Star to the Left | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Shh. | Australia | Traditional Animation |
| Skeleton Key | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Slayers Premium | Japan | Anime |
| Strange Invaders | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Swaroop: Bovine Bliss | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Telling Lies | United Kingdom | Experimental |
| The Toys That Rescued Christmas | United States | Computer Animation |
| Tuesday | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Utica Cartoon: Hotdog Champeen | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Le Vœu | France | Stop-motion Animation |
| The World of Interiors | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Yee Hah & Doo Dah | United States | Traditional Animation |
2002
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Bagboy! | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Black Soul | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Boo Boo and the Man | United States | Flash Animation |
| The Brainwashers | Canada | Stop-motion Animation |
| The Cathedral | Poland | Computer Animation |
| Chicken Scratch | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Christmas Orange | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| The ChubbChubbs! | United States | Computer Animation |
| Colin Versus the World | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Commander Cork: Space Ranger | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon | Japan | Traditional Animation |
| Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon | Japan | Traditional Animation |
| The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| Fish Never Sleep | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Fungus Among Us | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Gone Nutty | United States | Computer Animation |
| The Groovenians | United States | Computer Animation |
| The Hungry Squid | Canada | Stop-motion Animation |
| Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Jetsons: The Best Son | United States | Flash Animation |
| Killer Bean 3 | United States | Computer Animation |
| Kinnikuman II Sei: Muscle Ginseng Competition! The Great Choujin War | Japan | Anime |
| Koro no Daisanpo | Japan | Anime |
| Kūsō no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi | Japan | Anime |
| Little Wolf's Book of Badness | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Longhair and Doubledome: Where There's Smoke... There's Bob! | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Maktar | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Mike's New Car | United States | Computer Animation |
| Mt. Head | Japan | Anime |
| Pirouette | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Sap | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Sprout | United States | Computer Animation |
| There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Vacation | United Kingdom | Computer Animation |
| Voices of a Distant Star | Japan | Anime |
| War Game | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Wedding Espresso | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Welcome to Eltingville | United States | Traditional Animation |
| You Are Mine | United States | Computer Animation |
2003
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| The Astounding Talent of Mr. Grenade | United States | Computer animation |
| Boundin' | United States | Computer Animation |
| Captain Sturdy: The Originals | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Chase Me | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Citizen Tony | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Dad's Dead | United Kingdom | Computer Animation |
| Dear Sweet Emma | United States | Computer Animation |
| Destino | United States | Traditional/computer |
| Doggy Poo | South Korea | Stop-motion Animation |
| Early Bloomer | United States | Computer Animation |
| Falling in Love Again | Canada | Computer Animation |
| Fast Film | Austria, Germany, Luxembourg | Cutout Animation |
| The Ghost of Lord Farquaad | United States | Computer Animation |
| Harvie Krumpet | Australia | Stop-motion Animation |
| I Want a Dog | Canada | Flash Animation |
| Jo Jo in the Stars | United Kingdom | Computer Animation |
| Louise | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Major Powers and the Star Squad | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Mei and the Kittenbus | Japan | Traditional Animation |
| My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Nibbles | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Noël Noël | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Olympics | Italy | Flash Animation |
| Plumber | Canada | Computer Animation |
| La Souricière | France | Stop-motion Animation |
| Stinky Pierre | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Welcome to Tonka Town | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Whizzard of Ow | United States | Traditional Animation |
2004
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Attack of the Drones | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Ballad of Sheep 13 | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Birthday Boy | Australia | Computer Animation |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | United States | Traditional Animation |
| City Paradise | United Kingdom | Live-action/computer/stop-motion/cutout |
| Cock-A-Doodle Duel | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Crawlspace | Australia | Computer Animation |
| Daffy Duck for President | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Desmond's Trashed Apple Tree | Sweden | Traditional Animation |
| A Diary Tale | United States | Flash Animation |
| Fallen Art | Poland | Computer Animation |
| Gopher Broke | United States | Computer Animation |
| Guard Dog | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Heavy Pockets | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| His Passionate Bride | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Intolerance III: The Final Solution | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| John and Michael | Canada | Stop-motion Animation |
| Kakurenbo | Japan | Anime |
| King of Fools | Germany | Traditional Animation |
| The Little Reindeer | United Kingdom, France | Traditional Animation |
| Little Things | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Looo | Italy | Computer Animation |
| Lorenzo | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Mary | United States | Live-action/traditional |
| Mr. Otto in 17 | Italy | Flash Animation |
| Museum Scream | United States | Traditional Animation |
| My Generation G-G-Gap | United States | Traditional Animation |
| My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds | United States | Traditional Animation |
| My Scene: Masquerade Madness | United States | Traditional Animation |
| One by One | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Periwinkle Around the World | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Ryan | Canada | Live-action/computer/various in archival footage |
| A Single Tear | Canada | Cutout Animation |
| The Tale of Jack Frost | United Kingdom | Computer Animation |
| Tsuki no Waltz | Japan | Anime |
| Van Helsing: The London Assignment | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Weebles: Welcome to Weebleville! | United States | Computer Animation |
| What's Cooking? | United States | Traditional Animation |
2005
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | United States | Computer Animation |
| Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | United States | Computer Animation |
| Babak and Friends | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Badgered | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| The Big Fall | Lebanon | Flash Animation |
| Catching | United States | Computer Animation |
| cNote | Canada | Computer Animation |
| Film Noir | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| Fish Heads Fugue and Other Tales for Twilight | United States | Computer/stop-motion/cutout/puppet |
| Delivery | Germany | Computer Animation |
| Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure | Japan | Anime |
| I Like Pandas | United States | Flash Animation |
| Inside the CIA | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Jack-Jack Attack | United States | Computer Animation |
| The Karate Guard | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Kamiya’s Correspondence | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Killcow | United States | Computer Animation |
| Last Order: Final Fantasy VII | Japan | Anime |
| Le Building | France | Traditional Animation |
| Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick | United States | Computer Animation |
| The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper | United States | Computer Animation |
| Maestro | Hungary | Computer Animation |
| The Meaning of Life | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Mega Man X: The Day of Sigma | Japan | Anime |
| Moongirl | United States | Stop-motion Animation |
| The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation | United States | Live-action/various |
| Life in Transition | United States | Traditional Animation |
| My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello | Australia | Cutout Animation |
| The Naive Man from Lolliland | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Negadon: The Monster from Mars | Japan | Anime |
| One Man Band | United States | Computer Animation |
| Polly Pocket: 2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Rabbit | United Kingdom | Cutout Animation |
| Tower Bawher | Canada | Abstract Animation |
| Tragic Story with Happy Ending | Canada, France, Portugal | Traditional Animation |
| Weebles: Sharing in the Fun! | United States | Computer Animation |
2006
| Name | Country | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| 2 in the AM PM | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Amazing Screw-On Head | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Android 207 | Canada | Stop-motion Animation |
| The Aroma of Tea | Netherlands | Traditional Animation |
| The Danish Poet | Canada, Norway | Traditional Animation |
| Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Activated!! | Japan | Anime |
| Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger! | Japan | Anime |
| Dreams And Desires: Family Ties | United Kingdom | Traditional Animation |
| Everything Will Be OK | United States | Traditional Animation |
| First Flight | United States | Computer Animation |
| Flutter | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| The Girl Who Hated Books | Canada | Traditional Animation |
| Guy 101 | United States | Computer Animation |
| Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | United States | Computer Animation |
| Hoshi o Katta Hi | Japan | Anime |
| Imaginary Friend | United States | Flash Animation |
| Jeu | Canada, Switzerland | Abstract Animation |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Lego Batman: Bricks, Bats & Bad Guys | United States | Computer Animation |
| Lifted | United States | Computer Animation |
| Lily to Kaeru to Otōto | Japan | Traditional Animation |
| The Little Matchgirl | United States | Traditional Animation |
| Looking for a Home | Japan | Anime |
| Mater and the Ghostlight | United States | Computer Animation |
| McLaren's Negatives | Canada | Live-action/cutout |
| Mizugumo Monmon | Japan | Anime |
| My Love | Russia | Paint-on-glass |
| The Night of Taneyamagahara | Japan | Anime |
| No Time for Nuts | United States | Computer Animation |
| The Passenger | Australia | Computer Animation |
| Peter and the Wolf | Norway, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Stop-motion Animation |
| Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 | Australia | Anime |
| The Sparky Book | Canada | Live-action/cutout |
| Welcome to Wackamo | United States | Traditional Animation |
| The Wraith of Cobble Hill | United States | Stop-motion Animation |
| Yonna in the Solitary Fortress | Japan | Anime |
