Category: 2D Animation Spotlight (Page 2 of 227)

Short Film Spotlight: Eusebeia

Synopsis: In a vast desert, a group of travelers, led by a towering being named Sommêh, struggles forward beneath the weight of their heavy packs. When the weakest among them, Sov, collapses, he is left behind and separated from the group.

Directed by:
Sacha Doubroff
Emma Diderot
Marjorie Gautier
Elora Meunier
Célestin Lemaitre
Camille Chan

Music and Sound Design by Julien Decaudain.

Sound Mix by Olivier Michelot and Camille Chan.

Short Film Spotlight: Jeanne & Jean Jean

Synopsis: One saturday afternoon, in a furniture store, Jeanne and Jean Jean wonder if they are really meant to live together.

Written and Directed by Thanys Martin.

Animation Support by:
Hugo Usai
Emile Grimaud
Yoann Leclerc
Benjamin Oualid
Paul Surmont
Raphaël Chiapparin

Sound by Stéphane Martin.

Original Score by Léna Noury Mazel.

Voice cast:
Léna Noury Mazel
Noah Asselbergh
Rachel Amar
Hugo Isai
Thanys Martin

Short Film Spotlight: In the Upper Room

Synopsis: A little mole regularly visits his blind grandpa. The seasons change, both grow older and important questions arise.

What do you say to someone you love when time is running out?

Written and directed by Alexander Gratzer.

Animation by Natália Andrade, Mariai Gábor, Sebastian Doringer and Alexander Gratzer.

Music by Alexander Gratzer.

Sound Design by Kalotás Csaba.

Short Film Spotlight: Horacio

Synopsis: Screaming too loud is what got Horacio killed. With his murderer Guillaume now released from prison, what will he do next?

Written and directed by Caroline Cherrier.

Animation by Caroline Cherrier, Eva Lusbaronian, Valentin Stoll, Julie Bousquet and Raphaël Lozano.

Music by Marie Cherrier.

Sound by Mathieu Z’Graggen, Grégory Vincent and Régis Diebold.

Disney’s ‘Lilo & Scratch’ Animated Short to Screen Before ‘Hexed’ in Theaters

U.S. theatrical release date: November 25, 2026

Synopsis: Stitch may have finally met his match in Scratch, a mischievous and mysterious cat who Lilo introduces as the newest member of their ‘ohana.

While Lilo runs off to do some errands, Stitch is left in charge of this chaotic creature who leaves a wake of destruction in its path.

The short combines hand-drawn and CG animation, along with watercolor backgrounds.

Directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn and Malcon Pierce.

Voice cast:
Chris Sanders as Stitch
Maia Kealoha as Lilo

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Short Film Spotlight: The Nose

Synopsis: What if you woke up the morning of your big job interview… and your nose was gone?

Inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s short story, this Korean animated short gives the story a modern twist — trading 19th-century St. Petersburg for the anxious world of plastic surgery.

Directed by Jooim Kim.

Written by Jooim Kim and Lee HanJun.

Short Film Spotlight: La Grande Arche (The Great Arch)

Synopsis: It’s 7.30 am, rush hour at La Défense. Footsteps echo on the pavement. The smell of coffee fills the air. Silhouettes slip between the legs of the Red Spider, yet no one seems to notice. Sitting at the top of the steps of the Great Arch, I draw.

Written and directed by Camille Authouart.

Sound by Mathieu Tiger.

Music by Bachar Mar-Khalifé.

Voiced by Flora Fisbach.

Short Film Spotlight: Beef Creek

Watch Beef Creek on YouTube. (The short film is age-restricted and is intended for mature audiences.)

Synopsis: Beef Creek follows a withered occultist who runs a New York-style deli in middle of nowhere Wyoming with his team of misfit deli warriors.

Directed by Kurt Vinci and Seby X Martinez.

Written by Seby X Martinez.

Voice cast:
Kelly Polk as Lily
Jean-Paul Zuhur as Ralphie
Seby X Martinez as Horace and Sandra
Lloyd Kaufman as Mr. Petrulo
Jaynee Anne Monarrez as Salmahay
Jeff Spencer as Additional Voices
Andrew Feyer as Additional Voices

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Short Film Spotlight: Memories of Twenty-Seven

Synopsis: After a painful breakup, a 27-year-old man struggles to focus during ballet practice. When he injures his ankle in class, memories of love, loss, and regret begin to surface.

Director Hojin Lee is an artist who integrates new media — particularly XR (extended reality) technologies — into her creative practice to explore and address pressing social issues such as mental health and societal conflict.

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