París, años 30. Hugo es un niño huérfano, relojero y ladrón que vive entre los muros de una ajetreada estación de trenes parisina. Nadie sabe de su existencia hasta que le descubre una excéntrica niña junto a la que vivirá una increíble aventura.
Es Nochebuena y Tori solo quiere emborracharse y festejar, pero cuando un Papá Noel robótico en una tienda de juguetes cercana se vuelve loco y comienza una matanza desenfrenada a través de su pequeño pueblo, se ve obligada a luchar por la supervivencia.
Samy vive feliz fuera del sistema, en los proyectos de vivienda, junto a sus amigos de la infancia y su esposa Jihane, quien espera su primer hijo. Para satisfacer las necesidades de su futura familia, muy a regañadientes, acepta un trabajo como vigilante nocturno en una tienda de artículos de lujo. Philippe Etienne es el hombre más rico de Francia. Frío, insensible, desde que murió su esposa hace un año, se ha dedicado por completo a su negocio. Alexandre, su único hijo y heredero de toda la fortuna de Etienne, mantiene a su padre a distancia, buscando refugio en el mundo solitario del típico niño mimado. Para su cumpleaños, Philippe abre el departamento de juguetes de la tienda donde trabaja Samy y le dice a Alexandre que puede tomar lo que quiera, pero Alexandre elige a Samy. Filme inspirado en el clásico de culto de Francis Veber de 1976 "The Toy".
Un grupo de empleados de una tienda de juguetes debe protegerse unos a otros de un montón de compradores infectados por parásitos.
Home alone with his invalid grandfather on Christmas Eve, Thomas is forced to face a department store Santa Claus who is, in fact, a deranged escapee from a nearby asylum.
Abe is a man who is in his thirties and who lives with his parents. He works regretfully for his father while pursuing his hobby of collecting toys. Aware that his family doesn't think highly of him, he tries to spark a relationship with Miranda, who recently moved back home after a failed literary/academic career. Miranda agrees to marry Abe out of desperation, but things go awry.
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.
Clyde King, a toy store employee whose hobbies include making wooden toys and stalking women, is coveted by the female owner of one of the biggest toy companies in the world. She is enchanted by King's hand-carved toys, and she delegates the recruitment of the toy-maker to her second-in-command, Lyle "Skippy" Burns. However, King will not join her company as she reminds him of his mother. She becomes the subject of bizarre fantasies in which "Mother," the toy company owner as imagined by King, brow-beats and humiliates him. Discovering King's predeliction for leaving the toy store to stalk women, Skippy first tries to entice Clyde into signing an employemnt contract by supplying him with women, even going as far to dress himself up in drag as a prostitute. But every time he sets King up with a woman, the encounter ends disastrously, so Skippy finally decides to kill him.
A look behind the scenes as the world's most profitable toy maker opens its biggest ever Lego store, in London. Designer Justin's first ever kit finally hits the shelves, and Lego pro Duncan prepares to make the largest model ever - a replica of Tower Bridge.
More than half of all Lego sales come in the last three months of the year. This documentary goes behind the scenes at the secretive superbrand as it prepares for Christmas.
From rags to riches, the behind-the-scenes story of Canadian toy manufacturer Spin Master is an inspiring saga of creativity and innovation.
A meteorite hits a trash dumpster outside a toy store and a strange green slime leaks into the garbage.
Our favourite childhood toys spark powerful nostalgic feelings. When explored further, these feelings can have great influence over our lives by bringing us joy in an increasingly complex world.
The unlikely story of the world’s largest game store – The Sentry Box – located in Calgary. Communities are not just bound by borders – they are often comprised of people with shared passions. A friendly local game store (FLGS) is a unique place where people can connect with each other, create memories, and build community. Celebrating over 40 years of operation, the Sentry Box in Calgary, Alberta has grown to become the world’s largest game store. It has achieved this incredible milestone by being an inviting and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds to enjoy table top games, such as Dungeons and Dragons. The documentary from CUFF alumnus and Calgarian Garry Snow shares the unique history of the Sentry Box by interviewing the owner, long-time customers, current and former employees, and local industry influencers who have all been connected by the friendly local game store.
Toypunks is a documentary film series covering the converging world of Japanese toys, fashion and punk rock. Exploring the birth of the designer vinyl explosion from its roots in character culture and punk music, Toypunks takes you in-depth with Japanese fashion icon, Hikaru Iwanaga, creator of the worlds first designer toy. Frank Kozik, Hiddy Kinoshita of Secret Base, Balzac, Three Tides Tattoo and more are interviewed highlighting profound cross-cultural connections between todays top creative talents in toys and fashion.