Synopsis: Suffocating in her older sister’s flawless system, Mae, a young goddess, questions her tedious work of maintaining an eternal spring.
Written and directed by:
Raphaëlle Bourgon
Anchi Huang
Vega Lazaro
Son Tra Le
Priyam Parikh
Jianuo Wen
Di Wu
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
Follow The Story of Three Sisters on Instagram.
Synopsis: As Elise moves into a new apartment with her parents, her pet cat Roger turns into a goldfish. Distraught, she goes back to her childhood home to turn him back.
Written and directed by:
Aurélie Galibois
Camille Naud
Aurélie Martin
Cristina Ganusciac
Hee Young Park
Vedushi Sinha
Music by Arthur Dairaine.
Sound by Jean-Baptiste Saint Pol.
Follow Catfish on Instagram.
Synopsis: The day the radiation disappears, Simon rushes to the heart of the zone, taking his colleague, Agathe, with him in the hope of rediscovering a lost past.
Written and directed by:
Matthieu Dupille
Chenhe Liu
Philémon Martin
Ninon Quemener
Alexander Vanderplank
Binlin Xie
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
Follow Wormwood on Instagram.
Intended for mature audiences.
Synopsis: Three boys get a hold of a robot to have their first “adult experience” with her. At the moment of truth, they are too innocent so they become friends with her instead.
Written and directed by:
Oscar Baron
Diego H. Blanco
Emma Ferréol
Rachel Gitlevich
Lucille Reynaud
Narda Rodriguez
Music by Scott Ampleford. Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
Follow Layla on Instagram.
Synopsis: A girl falls in love again which fills her with dread. She runs away and finds herself trapped in a vortex of old memories. In her imagination, she relives the joys and sorrows of first love, before reaching a pivotal moment — will she be able to free her soul to face the future with an open heart?
Directed by Vivien Hárshegyi.
Directed by Britt Raes.
Synopsis: Luce lives a happy life in a peaceful little village, together with her mother and the other villagers. Every day is the same, and that’s the way everyone likes it.
The only thing that scares Luce is the dark, but luckily her little light keeps her safe! One day a giant Rock Creature disturbs the quiet life in the village.
He destroys everyone’s house, including Luce’s! Luce is angry, and determined to take the Rock Creature back to his home.
Intended for mature audiences.
Jonny wants to be a good person. Jonny wants a lot of things.
Written, directed and animated by Harry Plowden.
Winner of Best UK Short at Brighton International Animation Festival (2024) and Best British Short at Manchester Animation Festival (2023).
Synopsis: Follow Lizzie Wilding, a headbanging were-pup, as she navigates the challenges of a new town, a new school, and some serious rage issues.
Being the new kid is tough, but for Lizzie, it’s a supernatural struggle! As she tries to fit in, Lizzie battles an inner beast that won’t stay quiet, all while wondering—“is anyone even listening?”
Voice cast:
Arson Alfaro as Lizzie
Ashley Ware Jenkins as Ma Wilding
Derrick Davis as Pa Wilding
Anastasia Baranova as Principal Shelley. Morgan Lander as Bela of Kittie
Eva Korman as Piper
Created/directed by James Poirier. Story by James Poirier and Ben Murphy.
Synopsis: Lully, a musical chimera, finds out that his music gives color to the world. He goes out to discover his universe and its chimeras. They join him for a musical journey in which Luly struggles to fit in. They don’t give up and listen to each other until they finally reach musical and visual harmony.
Directed by Sarah Blaya, Nicolas Bunet, Amélie Gallego, Anouk Martin, Shana Paquet, Roxane Plays, Kimberley Soter and India Taburet.
Synopsis: Eviah, a young and timid kid on the brink of puberty, and his best friend, Tsuf, sneak into the Black Slide, the most terrifying ride in Aqua Fun. There, he will gain insight to prepare him for events about to unfold back home.
Written and directed by Uri Lotan.
Synopsis: Ever get caught drifting off mid-conversation and then asked what planet you went to? I’ve Been Thinking is a love note to those daily random streams of consciousness about what-ifs. It depicts that dreamy internal state of mind where ideas merge from one memory or imagination and form into an ethereal world.
A short film by Aran Quinn. Music Composition and Sound Design by Niall Rogers.
Synopsis: Frank proves he’s no ordinary rabbit. He’s a highly intelligent “wrabbit” with a philosophical world view that affords him great comfort. Unfortunately, his outlook is challenged when the farmer’s carrots disappear. His quick wit allows him to survive and prosper.
Directed by John Weldon.
Synopsis: Confronted with doubt and feelings of emptiness, drunk with unhappiness and seeking to drown his sorrow, Barnabé experiences a curious metaphysical visitation; lightning strikes the spire of his church and a mysterious bird appears, forcing him to reconsider his life. What is his truth pointing him towards? What is the deeper meaning of his life on earth?
Directed by Jean-François Lévesque.
Synopsis: A boy who was born blind, suddenly at the age of seven sees a light. A medical examination reveals that his eyes are so dense that it takes seven years for the light to reach the retina and hence for the image to reach his consciousness.
The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
Slow Light screened at nearly 50 festivals worldwide and won 25 awards. The short film was written and directed by Kasia Kijek and Przemek Adamski.
Filmmaker Ofre Sparrow Vaknin‘s Run, Little Rat! tells the story of “a struggling little rat [that] has to escape from home to find where he truly belongs.”
This is Ofre’s third year film at CalArts. It screened at the 13th Kuandu International Animation Festival, FIEC Film Festival, Film Night on Fulton, Bass Coast Shorts and others.
After graduating, Ofre joined Illumination as a Story and Development apprentice.
Illumination is the animation studio behind Despicable Me, Minions, Migration, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing and others.
© 2007-2025 The Animation Blog
Design by Anders Noren — Up ↑