Category: 2D Animation Spotlight (Page 1 of 221)

Short Film Spotlight: The Cactus

Synopsis: Troubled by a severe nervous system disorder, a man finds himself paralyzed in a remote and hostile environment after an accident. His situation takes new directions as he surrenders and accepts his new reality.

Directed by Ricardo Kump.

Inspired by the short story “Ser Polvo” by Santiago Dabove.

The Cactus screened at festivals worldwide and won Best Latin American Short Film at Anima Latina, Best Fantasy Short Film at Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata and Best Horror Short Film at World Festival of Animated Film Varna.

Short Film Spotlight: Porous

Written and directed by Cecilia Reeve.

Synopsis: In a dreamlike narrative, a woman takes a bath and reflects on her past experiences. Submerged in the water, she enters a space outside of time.

The film is an existential meditation on the boundaries between the body and the outside world, between water and skin.

Porous combines traditional frame-by-frame animation with paint on glass, gouache, and digital animation.

Short Film Spotlight: A Kind of Testament

Written and directed by Stephen Vuillemin.

Synopsis: A young woman comes across animations on the internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

A Kind of Testament premiered at Berlinale (2023) and went on to screen at over 150 festivals, winning 47 awards.

Short Film Spotlight: As the Sun Goes Down

Synopsis: Thrown into the night, a rabbit scared of the dark has to face his fears to get his light back.

Directed by:
Laurine Bocquet
Ilona Caucal
Inès Fechner
Jahnice Laurent
Sarah Robert
Emma Roussel
Kevin Vandenbeuck

Sound by:
José Vicente
Antoine Tosca
Yoann Poncet
Baptiste Leblanc
Tristan Le Bozec

Music by Adèle Chavy.

Short Film Spotlight: Close

Vilca, a young man, wakes up lost in a cell. He meets Melnik, his cell neighbor.

Directed by:
Sarah Cimperman
Clément Delamare
Simon d’Hérouville
Louison Forcier
Philippine Gabory
Anaïs Pausé
Hugo Porcher
Emma Siret

Music by Lucas Beaugas.

Sound by Baptiste Leblanc, José Vicente and Yoann Poncet.

Short Film Spotlight: Me and My Moulton

Written and directed by Torill Kove.

Synopsis: Sometimes you wish your life could be just like all the other kids. But when you’re stuck with parents who are… let’s just say, different… anxiety can ensue!

Me and My Moulton is based on the director’s experiences as a 7-year-old girl in Norway, one of three sisters who long for a bicycle.

Nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.

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