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Tears of the Mountain by Luke Ashworth and 2 co-directors
8 min
Luke Ashworth and 2 co-directors
Tears of the Mountain Jaya sets out to hunt the spirit of the mountain, a sacred beast with valuable feathers.…
I held you in the night by Ariel Cirianni and 2 co-directors
3 min
Ariel Cirianni and 2 co-directors
I held you in the night Short animated film
Straight and in a Circle by Palina Ramashka
4 min
Palina Ramashka
Straight and in a Circle "Straight and in a Circle" is an animation depicting the journey of forced migrants,…
M’en aller by Albane Chaumet
3 min
Albane Chaumet
M’en aller Animated music video
Louve by Mathilde Ferry
4 min
Mathilde Ferry
Louve Animated music video
Gnome Show by Cas van de Pol
15 min
Cas van de Pol
Gnome Show After spotting a beautiful tower in the distance, the old fashioned gnome Willem enters…
A Kind of Tree by Catherine Khounlivong
3 min
Catherine Khounlivong
A Kind of Tree From seed to final rest, follow the quiet yet wild journey of a tree’s life—growing,…
Spanked by a Ghost by Katelyn Douglass
12 min
Katelyn Douglass
Spanked by a Ghost Follows a woman alone in her home who is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force…
NUKE by Kelsea Bauman-Murphy
14 min
Kelsea Bauman-Murphy
NUKE A dark comedy that follows Molly, a struggling comedian, as she forces herself onto the…
Take Me Drunk I'm Home by Nolan J. Downs
11 min
Nolan J. Downs
Take Me Drunk I'm Home It's 5 o'clock here. As a town descends deeper into their cups, one man tries desperately…
Scream by Ulises Rivera
3 min
Ulises Rivera
Scream When lost time accumulates, when what really matters is postponed, routine stifles the…
Imagination by Diane Lindo
2 min
Diane Lindo
Imagination Stop motion animation by Diane Lindo.
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…
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