“Lighthouse” Animation from ProMotion Studios 
As part of Liberty Mutual’s “Responsibility Project” for short films, ProMotion Studios produced this beautiful short animation called “Lighthouse”. Very nice work – a good story, technically excellent, and with several very nicely observed character actions.
You can see it in low resolution here (Flash player), in high resolution here (Quicktime), and you may also want to visit the Responsibility Project site or ProMotion.
That was very charming and I agree about the thoughtful character behaviors.
I think I’m just as pleased to see nice, soft shadows, light blooms, and that wonderful depth of field being used without going over the top – it really was done well.