Category: 2D Animation Spotlight (Page 2 of 224)

Short Film Spotlight: Piece of Meat

Synopsis: Enslaved in a surreal world of living objects, a Lamb Chop does whatever it takes to make ends meet.

Directed by Jerrold Chong and Huang Junxiang.

Based on a short story by Eric Khoo.

Animation by Jerrold Chong and Mark Wee.

Production Design by Jia Lee.

Sound Design by Kazz Sato.

Original Music by Kevin Matthews and Christine Sham.

Short Film Spotlight: (Re)Call

Synopsis: A young man, in conflict with his mother, is thrust into his inner world where memories resurface.

Directed by:
Sam Atmane
Pierre-André Blanc
Faustine Guisse
Camille Le Boucher
Léo Resende

Music and sound by Adèle Chavy.

Voice cast:
Théo Trassoudaine as Jamil (Teen/Adult)
Tara Berthier as Jamil (Kid) and Mama
Lucas Beaugas as Colleague
Dorian Lehmann as Colleague
Inès Hadjla as Colleague

Short Film Spotlight: Mamalonacitas

Synopsis: Madi, an overworked and stressed out single mom goes on a crazy adventure to purchase a pair of shoes for her son after his dad falls through… again.

Written and directed by Isis Mejia-Duarte.

Voice cast:
Marisol Duarte
Tiger Mejia
Yury Mejia
Isis Mejia
Lewis Tarver
Nat Sandra Duarte

Music by Lewis Tarver.
Sound mix by Daniel Eaton.

Additional help by Wesley Joseph, Clara Montalvo, Colin Armistead, Zöe Gray and Chantal Imerti.

Short Film Spotlight: Starling

Synopsis: A mischievous star spirit travels home to Istanbul to celebrate her birthday with her family one last time. After being blown off course, she must maneuver through the city before time runs out.

Written and directed by Mitra Shahidi.

Edited by Ayse Arkali.

Music by Andrew Jimenez.

Sound design by Justin Pearson.

Starling screened at numerous film festivals and won Best Animated Short at Tribeca and the Audience Award for Best Animated Short at Austin Film Festival.

Short Film Spotlight: The Alpine Whistle

Synopsis: One evening, Lalao, a lonely grumpy stoat, can’t stand the constant hubbub of nature and his fellow animals. To escape, he sets off in search of a new and quieter home to sleep. But is the grass really greener on the other side?

Directed by:
Marine Camps
Eléanore Chaboud
Chloé Escot
Mélina Lebeurier
Camille Lecture
Paola Navarro Castillo
Marie Rousselet
Alizée Waquez

Music by:
Théophile Yvert (composer)
Lucie Cressot (clarinet)
Simon Deboeuf (cello)
Joël Petit (violin)
Manuel Domènech (english horn)

Sound by:
José Vicente
Yoann Poncet
Guilhem Favard
Mickaël Merrheim

Short Film Spotlight: Non

Intended for mature audiences.

Synopsis: In the subway, a woman sees a shadow approaching a little boy. It is then that she remembers an experience she had at the same age: her encounter with a paedo-criminal.

Directed by:
Camille Bardaud
Xiaoning Liu
Yanfeng Niu
Julie Sibille
Tianying Zhang

Music by Matthieu Roland-Gosselin and Cristobal Tapia De Veer.

Sound by Siméo Moure and Nathan Calero.

Short Film Spotlight: Soleil Gris (Ashen Sun)

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.

Short Film Spotlight: Skin Flick

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.

Follow Skin Flick on Instagram.

Short Film Spotlight: Le Jardin Rossini (The Rossini Garden)

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.

Follow Le Jardin Rossini on Instagram.

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