Synopsis: A woman finds freedom through a mesmerizing Argentinian tango.
Written and directed by Véronique Paquette.
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Watch: Oren’s Way on YouTube.
Synopsis: Oren’s Way is a fairy tale about a clever princess who must capture a magical Golden Fox in order to save her kingdom from eternal sadness.
On her journey, she encounters many obstacles, with the final challenge revealing a hidden truth about herself.
Directed by Keika Lee.
Synopsis: A colorful and sensorial experience following two friends escaping from the confines of an oppressive structured society in pursuit of a more meaningful existence.
Directed by:
Basile Godard
Samuel Horowitz
Zihao Guo
Nilayan Dey Sarkar
Music by Samuel Marot-Saferis.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: In a fantasy world, a griffin embraces his fate and goes on an epic journey to find a legendary creature: The Human.
Directed by:
Mélina Ienco
Lucie Juric
Caroline Leibel
Merle Faustine
Claire Pellet
Music by Julien Vermeulen.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: After completing her quest, an immortal warrior returns to her family. She realizes that nothing is the same as before, and will have to find a purpose for her new life.
Directed by:
Vincent Pistien
Armand Goxe
Florian De Chelle
Marine Corbineau
Alexis Maurice
Tom Rameaux
Valentin Giuili
Music by Samuel Marot Saferis.
Sound edited by Nadège Feyrit.
Sound mixed by David Couturier.
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Synopsis: 1907. Magnifica, a young Costa Rican harpist, is preparing for her concert at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she studies with her fiancé. Inspired by the life of Pacifica Zelaya.
Directed by Rose Gallerand and Azélie Michoux.
Music by Samuel Marot Saferis and Julien Vermeulen. Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: A respected chef from a lineage of sushi makers attempts to connect with his son through the shared knowledge of the family trade. Tensions arise as he begins to notice a strange pattern of behavior in the young boy.
Directed by:
Denise Cirone
Sebastian Doringer
Andrey Kolesov
Chiayu Liu
Zhen Tian
Lan Zhou
Music by Jürgen Branz.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.
Directed by:
Nicola Bernardi
Alessandra De Stefano
Gabriela Lewandowska
Chloé Van Becelaere
Camille Van Delft
Elodie Xia
Music by Antoine Duchene.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: Conflicted and alienated with his given name, a young kid struggles to live a double life in secret, fearing that coming out might tear apart his relationship with his mom.
Written and directed Alexander Aguilar.
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Synopsis: In Moscow, a young delivery girl is witness to the hatred and divide invading her society. Overwhelmed, she discovers a curious loophole to deal with war supporters. However, the reality she is trying to escape soon catches up…
Written and directed by:
Daria Skripka
Poornima Subramaniam
Mrunal Khairnar
Lwazi Msipha
Hassan Yola
Music by Antoine Duchene.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: When a small town concert hall vanishes, young singer Erika teams up with Mehdi the mascot on a journey to find it.
Written and directed by:
Théo Carme
Julie Fournier
Alessandra Rosmarino
Anaëlle Saba
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Watch: Kakomando on YouTube.
Synopsis: Kakomando is the leader of a group of mischievous kids free running on the streets of New Town. To complete their hideout on top of the old mining hill, the young commander must take a high risk to get the one thing missing to complete their dream.
Written and directed by:
Alexandra Bloch
Clémence Collignon
Louis Augustine Lubega
Bertil Toby Svanekiaer
Delaly Guy Corneille Tchocodo
Music by Aviram Spies.
Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
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The 97th Oscars air live March 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu in the United States and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Here are the five trailers for this year’s Best Animated Short Film nominees, beginning with Beautiful Men:
Written and directed by Nicolas Keppens.
Synopsis: Three bald brothers travel to Istanbul to have a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.
Synopsis: In a world blurring reality and imagination, 8-year-old Syd tries to hide his mother from Death, embarking on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth — Death being their predator in the ultimate form: Time.
Written and directed by Pipou Phuong Nguyen.
Synopsis: For months now, a group of five young soldiers have been stuck, bored, on a mission in the middle of the Afghan mountains. One day, during a support mission, the routine is finally broken.
Written and directed by Lucas Durkheim.
Director’s note: The film is inspired by the Uzbin attack. French International Security Assistance Force troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with heavy casualties, in the Uzbin Valley in the Surobi District of Kabul on August 18, 2008.
With this short, I wanted to illustrate the main element in soldiers’ lives: waiting and being bored. It’s a job, of course — they are trained to kill. Perhaps not this time, but none of them is prepared to face death.