Synopsis: A blind man navigates the narrow streets of a city as best he can. But when he misplaces his cane, he’s forced to confront every obstacle that stands in his way.
Written and directed by Rémy X.
Music by Bernard Llioret and May Bahnini.
Sound by Lilas Bouché, Raphaël Minachy-Petchy and Farah Yahiaoui.
Synopsis: XOLO celebrates the Day of the Dead tradition through the story of a deep friendship between Jorge and his best friend, Rogelio.
Inspired by the spirit of Mexican muralism, every background was painted by hand on canvas, and over 2,000 frames were created using oil paint on paper, one by one.
Directed by YUCA (Daniella Schuarts and Leonardo Salomão).
Synopsis: Under a scorching sun, Charlie is bored out of her mind and dreams of going to the seaside. But she’s forced to guard a seedy motel with her cousin Jess, who’s slumped in her deck chair.
The two teenagers don’t get along and bicker at every opportunity. On the radio, the monotone voice of a collapsology researcher predicts the imminent end of the world.
The pool is empty, the sun is beating down and the tension is mounting: the ecological apocalypse announced on the airwaves suddenly erupts into reality.
Written and directed by Camille Monnier.
Music by Fredrika Stahl.
Intended for mature audiences.
Synopsis: An actress stars in the Devil’s cannibalistic snuff movies in exchange for a beautiful bombshell skin. As she lures a runaway-bride to the studio to devour on camera, she develops feelings that will disrupts the Devil’s scenario.
Written and directed by:
Louise Bailly
Daniela Del Castello
Alice Levy
Bruno De Mendonca
Elifsu Meric
Joey Quoc Tran
Music by Pierre Moreau and Cédric Perras.
Sound design and mix by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: Herve Rossini is a renowned artist who expresses himself through his surrealist garden. Tonight is the opening of his last exhibition. Upon revealing his final artwork to the public, his daughter, Rosalie, announces that she is leaving the garden forever.
Written and directed by:
William Burger
Siméon Jacob
Odelia Laine
Garance Mondamert
Tara Rewal
Mathilde Vergereau
Arthur Wong
Music by Alexandre Treille.
Sound design and mix by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: 14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion facing war and man-made famine, becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim — not for passion, but for survival.
Directed by:
Noran Fikri Alezabi
Nicholas Arujah
Xinyue Ma
Yulin Yue
Xiaonan Zhou
Music by Paul Toubia.
Sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Synopsis: Princess Lucette hires a dragon to stage her own kidnapping, only to discover that forging fairy tales is trickier than it seems.
Directed by:
Violette Avouac
Ramya Hegde
Tshegofatso Tracy Pitseng
Kelvin Shani
Polina Saratova
Ashil Shaji
Music by Nelson Lam.
Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: Aria, a young woman struggling with her identity, seeks out the help of a hypnotist to regain control of her life.
Directed by Michelle Tang.
Music by Joshua David Mitchell.
Sound team: Jack Weiss, Oliver Snook, Aria Dines and Daniel Eaton.
Background painter: Meghna Rajan.
Voice cast:
Chacha Tahng as Aria
Erica Malachowski as The Hypnotist & Girl 3
Rebecca Chiara Marano as Bathroom Girl 1 & 2
Synopsis: Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.
Directed by Michelle Tang.
Music by Roy Berardo.
Sound team: Jack Weiss, Shane Vincent, Keiolani Mahinan, Chengqing Zhu and Daniel Eaton.
Additional animation by Sumin Cho and Jasper Wang.
Voice cast:
Rebecca Chiara Marano as Lake & Lucas
Chacha Tahng as Mrs. J
Torianna Jacque as Blaire
Tiffany Pang as Kayden
Michelle Tang as Olive
Cat Song as Cat
Synopsis: An old postman goes through his last tour of deliveries in the archipelago that he worked in his whole life, gliding on water with his old bike. He finds himself confronted with the reality of his coming retirement.
Written and directed by:
Khéma Cousin
Lien Franckel
Laora Le Boursicot
Alissende Masson
Joséphine Mounier
Clément Saden
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Synopsis: An opossum in a coffee machine and the question why most technical devices break after a certain time.
Written and directed by Paul Cichon.
Music by Marcel Walter.
Synopsis: While slugs move across the kitchen floor, Noémie sketches a portrait of herself that is shifting and fragmented, on the border between the personal sphere and the hubbub of the world.
A short film by Noémie Marsily.
Whatever Moves Is Alive screened at over 50 festivals worldwide, including London International Animation Festival, Annecy, Giraf, Guanajuato International Film Festival and Anima, where it won “Best Belgian Short Film.”
Synopsis: Bruce, a young theatre director, is desperately trying to rehearse the perfect birthday only to realize that the unexpected cannot be avoided in his play nor in his life.
Directed by:
Celia Alcina Matesanz
Fuxuan Deng
Pontheera Nimmanakiat
Ané Quintana
Hongru Su
Music by Pierre Mendola.
Sound design and mix by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: Stuck at home during a rainy day, the oldest of two siblings provokes an argument that makes her face the circumstances of her own upbringing.
Directed by Kenet Garcia Rojas.
Synopsis: Yens the Hedgehog loves his peaceful, slow life, but when the troublesome baby spider Spinny appears and turns everything upside down, Yens desperately wants things to go back to normal.
But will he be happy when peace and order are finally restored?
A short film by Nina Podlesnyak.
Music by Lauryn Vania Kurniawan.
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