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.
Synopsis: A gifted musician’s pursuit of fame traps him in the audience’s demands — until a broken violin forces him to choose between hollow applause and true artistic freedom.
Directed by:
Clémentine Di Prizio
David Florian
Axelle Granet
Sirui Liu
Hugo Michalet
Njolai Pachomius
Music by Mathieu Vilbert.
Sound design and mix by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: Jaya sets out to hunt the spirit of the mountain, a sacred beast with valuable feathers. As she approaches the heart of the mountain, she’s interrupted by her younger sister, Amala, devout on protecting the spirit.
Directed by:
Luke Ashworth
Yehor Bondarenko
Alp Kurdoglu
Romane Talva
Ange Yajima
Music by Knute Nelson & Manit Kittiwangchai.
Sound design and mix by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: Amidst fields of Arabica beans, Hurle, a young woman, dreams of a future beyond the coffee shop where she works to support her mother.
Her life is disrupted when she goes in pursuit of an eccentric petty thief who will turn her daily life upside down.
Directed by:
Johanna Bouaouiche
Louis Creuzet
Marie Hareux
Wilson Hinh
Arthus Mariet
Masha Moran
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Synopsis: Giant robots, giant monsters, and an even giant(er) crush.
Directed by Luke Lee.
Music by Deon Lee.
Sound by Daniel Eaton.
Voiced by Ben Knight and Adriana Lopez.
Synopsis: Two kids, Ximena and Angel, are on the hunt for the latest spicy chips!
A short film by Adriana Lopez Escalante.
Music by Bran Cachú.
Sound by Dryya.
Voice cast:
Jessica Ji as Ximena
ItzDante as Angel
Jackie Manke as Popular Girl
Oz Zhang as Little Kid
Alejandro Lopez as Boy #1
Daniela Lopez as Boy #2
Tony Lopez as Corner Store Guy
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