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Traumdeutung by Lauri Warsta
4 min
Lauri Warsta
Traumdeutung Dreams, squirrels and videotapes. A man dreams of a squirrel and then - backed up by…
The Continuous Thread by Dimitrios Sakkas
5 min
Dimitrios Sakkas
The Continuous Thread "The Continuous Thread" is a visual journey through time. It starts with the Big Bang,…
The Oubliette by Max Hendrickson
10 min
Max Hendrickson
The Oubliette After moving into a small apartment in a big city, a man notices strange and mysterious…
Soif by Michèle Cournoyer
8 min
Michèle Cournoyer
Soif Animated short film that mixes genres and species, and which is interested in the act of…
Sjor by Antonis Fylladitis
18 min
Antonis Fylladitis
Sjor SJOR is an independent sci-fi short film created by two artists using Unreal Engine 5,…
Second to None by Vincent Gallagher
7 min
Vincent Gallagher
Second to None When Fredericks twin brother becomes the world's oldest man by a mere minute, Frederick…
Sam’s Hot Dog by David Lopez Retamero
10 min
David Lopez Retamero
Sam’s Hot Dog Graduation film directed by David López at the Royal College of Art.
Ross-WELL by Radames Humberto Clemente
7 min
Radames Humberto Clemente
Ross-WELL Set on a quiet farm in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, the film follows two…
My Mother’s Coat by Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
6 min
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
My Mother’s Coat The mother of the director tells to her daughter her arrival in Athens during the 70's…
Mister Paper Sees The Bigger Picture by Steven de Beul, Ben Tesseur
43 min
Steven de Beul, Ben Tesseur
Mister Paper Sees The Bigger Picture Mister Paper cuts and sticks together the world that he wants. He lives in a paper house…
Madame Potatoe by Emma Calder
6 min
Emma Calder
Madame Potatoe Conceived, animated and directed by Emma Calder. Madame Potatoe is a film about the…
The pan thief by Nicolas Fattouh
4 min
Nicolas Fattouh
The pan thief On the planet Ednomalie, people are born with white cooking pots attached to their bodies.…
Kinder Than Cuts by Kate Jessop, Sarah Gomes Harris
4 min
Kate Jessop, Sarah Gomes Harris
Kinder Than Cuts Kinder Than Cuts - an AniJam protest animation against the devastating cuts to pip and…
Hungu by Nicolas Brault
9 min
Nicolas Brault
Hungu Under the African sun, a child walks in the desert with his kin. Death is prowling, but a…
Her Song by Éabha Bortolozzo, Jack Kirwan
7 min
Éabha Bortolozzo, Jack Kirwan
Her Song The Banshee’s song comforts Peggy as she unspools the threads of her past, weaving myth…
Head by Dominic Étienne Simard, Félix Dufour-Laperrière
4 min
Dominic Étienne Simard, Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Head Short animated film
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Kostas Firinidis
8 min
Kostas Firinidis
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Short animated film
Flowerpots by Rafael Sommerhalder
5 min
Rafael Sommerhalder
Flowerpots A short film about flower pots, and the problem with habits.
Every Other Weekend by James Naughton
3 min
James Naughton
Every Other Weekend Desperate to escape from a routine of biweekly visits, a recently divorced father drags…
Empty Eyes by Chrysanna Giannikopoulou
3 min
Chrysanna Giannikopoulou
Empty Eyes EMPTY EYES is an animated short film inspired by the true story of my grandmother.
Deadly by Aidan McAteer
9 min
Aidan McAteer
Deadly Deadly tells the story of Boney, a working stiff in a dead-end job. That is until he has a…
Blind Vaysha by Theodore Ushev
8 min
Theodore Ushev
Blind Vaysha The tale of a girl who could see the past and the future simultaneously and respectively…
Belly by Julia Pott
8 min
Julia Pott
Belly I can feel you in my Belly
Backjump by Creative Media Lab
5 min
Creative Media Lab
Backjump Backjump is a 2025 multi-media animated short film created by autistic and neurodiverse…
Ayam by Sofia El Khyari
4 min
Sofia El Khyari
Ayam Three generations of Moroccan women exchange feelings and anecdotes while preparing the…
Anda Ate Mim by Marta Reis Andrade
5 min
Marta Reis Andrade
Anda Ate Mim This is a story of a young girl who dreams about the first time she had her period.…
And life went on by Maryam Mohajer
6 min
Maryam Mohajer
And life went on Short animated film
PEACHES YOU'RE ALRIGHT by Agniia Galdanova
4 min
Agniia Galdanova
PEACHES YOU'RE ALRIGHT The music video explores the multiplicity of identity, self-acceptance, defiance, and…
There's a Robbery in Progress by Morgan Miller
3 min
Morgan Miller
There's a Robbery in Progress A British police officer (voiced by Brian Croucher) is having a difficult day.
The Roe Deer by Delphine Priet-Mahéo
9 min
Delphine Priet-Mahéo
The Roe Deer Overwhelmed by her family life, a woman abandons her husband and children for an afternoon…
The Last Farm by Rúnar Rúnarsson
17 min
Rúnar Rúnarsson
The Last Farm In a remote, windswept valley somewhere in the rugged landscapes of Iceland, a solitary…
The Ceiling by Teppo Airaksinen
14 min
Teppo Airaksinen
The Ceiling On the brink of divorce a middle aged man, Olavi, retreats to his cabin by the lake. After…
Pena's Special Hauling by Anssi Kasitonni
11 min
Anssi Kasitonni
Pena's Special Hauling Pena has been driving a truck for 50 years and plans to do so in the future. His memory…
Hammars by Sabina Jacobsson
14 min
Sabina Jacobsson
Hammars During a residency in July 2019 at The Bergman Estate on Fårö, Jacobsson documented the…
A House by Fanny Rosell
21 min
Fanny Rosell
A House One of Sweden's largest and oldest co-living house lies on the outskirts of Stockholm. It…
GIRAF 21 ‘Signal Film’ by Sofiya Iurkevych
1 min
Sofiya Iurkevych
GIRAF 21 ‘Signal Film’ GIRAF 21 Festival Signal film
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