Category: 3D Animation Spotlight (Page 1 of 102)

Short Film Spotlight: Coup de Soleil (Sunburn)

January 31, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

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Synopsis: Seduced by a myth that promised him resistance to the sun, a vampire journeys to a small village in the south of France to hunt for the precious elixir: the blood of its appetizing locals. But the blazing sun stands between him and his prize.

Directed by:
Elisa Cavalli
Thémis Cavène-Perez
Loriane Dantas
David Delaunay
Laura Ecale
Oriane Gomez
Margaux Rougier
Emma Siegl

Music by Victor Basier.

Sound by José Vicente, Yoann Poncet, Guilhem Favard and Tristan Le Bozec.

Voiced by Stefo Linard, Vincent Gleizes, José Vicente and Oriane Gomez.

Short Film Spotlight: D.S. al Coda

January 20, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Consumed by the fear of becoming deaf, Yann draws and memorizes the sounds around him.

Directed by:
Maxime Wattrelos
Emma Feret
Jeremy Trochet
Louis Cocquet
François Mainguet
Rachel Cuvilliez
Florian Lecocq

Voiced by Jean-Christophe Herbeth.

Music and Sound Design by Maxime Wattrelos.

Sound Editing by Pierre-Antoine Naline.

Sound Mix by Christian Cartier.

Short Film Spotlight: Potlems

January 18, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a town of ever-smiling porcelain children, Ginger is created with a fatal flaw: a frown is painted on his face by accident. Upon realizing, the Fire God, his creator, stops his song in horror: Ginger needs to be corrected.

Written and directed by Alberto Allegri Rodríguez.

Music and sound by Josh Madoff.

Crew: Astrid Lund Rasmussen, Christopher Tjørnild Falkenberg, Guido Duijn, Ida Gørtz, Victor Ragnar Karlsson, Melissa Raymundo Lund, Jacob Havsteen-Franklin, Laura Rubio Alfonso, Riley Rian Yu, Remy F.G. Sandvej and Tereza Pavlikova.

Short Film Spotlight: El Dodorado

January 17, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: After the discovery of an ancient stone depicting a majestic flight of their ancestors, the last survivors of the dodo species will try their hardest to fly, no matter what.

Directed by:
Talhia Brom
Emilie Cayre
Dorian Condelis
Solène Corral
Brice Girardin
Ghita Hsaine
Ambre Kerbrat
Adrien Lhabitant
Héloïse Ogez

Music by Clovis Schneider.

Sound by Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet and José Vicente.

Short Film Spotlight: Street Race

January 12, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A large meatheaded man is stopped at a red light next to an innocent baby in a stroller who accidentally taunts and intimidates him into a street race.

Directed by Christopher and Daniel Rutledge.

Story by Christopher Rutledge, Daniel Rutledge and Ryan Ines.

Animated by Tumblehead.

Music by Deaton Chris Anthony.

Short Film Spotlight: Equinox

January 6, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In the heart of China’s snowy forests, Hua, the spring guardian, grows impatient as his moment of glory approaches.

Forcing the course of time, what will happen to him when he confronts the consequences of his haste and faces a stoic winter?

Directed by:
Anissa Cugniet
Adama Diallo Gibert
Marius Joffray
Jérémy Julien
Xia Mellano
Gaëlle Pandraux
Noa Rosa Calatrava
Marama Tatarata
Melissa Unal

Original score by Nicolas Montaigne.

Strings by Marine Bonnetain.

Sound design and mix by Yoann Poncet and José Vicente.

Short Film Spotlight: Mauvais Coton (Bad Cotton)

December 29, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In this world of dreams with well-oiled mechanics, Jeremy is a sheep who is nervous about going on stage to jump the barrier and put the child to sleep. Will he manage to overcome his fear and thus fulfill his destiny?

Directed by:
Adrien Carriere
Ambre de Casanove
Diane Maris
Fabien Metais
Sarah Larrieu-Manan
Luc Reynal

Sound Design by Isaac Reynal, Camille Marcos and Julien Ponsoda.

Voiced by Philemon Prevost and Melisa Prevost.

Music by Isaac Reynal.

Short Film Spotlight: Corail

December 20, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A young octopus fascinated by colors confronts her fear in order to achieve her dream.

Directed by:
Céanie Aouba
Nawel Boudouni
Ilona Desaulty
Ambre Goujon
Adeline Lafont
Anna-Sarah Lascar
Gillian Montagne
Pauline Salles

Original score by Titouan Gramain.

Sound by José Vicente, Mickaël Merrheim and Yoann Poncet.

Short Film Spotlight: Space Delivery

December 18, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A young space delivery driver finds himself in a dangerous situation when he must face a space mobster and his henchmen to protect his cargo.

Directed by:
Oscar Hemard
Benjamin Bonneau
Victor Desroys Du Roure
Pierre Morel
Pierre-Alexandre Thomas
Alizée Laigo

Music and sound design by Victor Maître.

Short Film Spotlight: Statera

December 16, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: The filmmakers desired to make a film with a more abstract narrative, allowing them to further develop the concept of balance using nature as a support.

In the course of the film, they explore all forms of balance through a variety of symbols and settings, with the aim of introducing imbalance.

Directed by Hugo Aboab and Antoine Mayoux.

Music and sound by design by Louise Murigneux.

Short Film Spotlight: Lost Worm

December 5, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Worms have dreams too.

Directed by Damo and Bine Bach.

Written by Bine Bach.

Sound by Samuel Jurkovic.

Music by Joint Editorial.

Voiced by Saam Hodivala, JB Jacobs and Izzie Raitt.

Graphics by Tim Perri and Nikki Rodriguez.

Short Film Spotlight: Quack!

November 23, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A huge egg washes up near the stream where two small forest spirits live. A duckling comes out and they decide to go on an adventure to bring him back to his mother.

Directed by:
Jeanne Audounet
Léa Burkart
Louis Herrero
Elio Humbert
Ariane Moulard
Marie-Lou Peyre
Maëlys Sabuco
Julien Vannet

Music by Arthur Troch.

Sound by Sébastien Fournier, Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet, José Vicente.

Voiced by Maëlys Sabuco and Julien Vannet.

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Short Film Spotlight: Butterfly Kiss

November 9, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: After arguing over an unexpected proposal, Carol is horrified to discover that her girlfriend Ray had turned into a butterfly. Will love prevail?

A short film by Zohar Dvir.

Butterfly Kiss screened at over 30 festivals worldwide, including the Chicago International Film Festival where it won the Gold Hugo Award and qualified for the Academy Awards.

Short Film Spotlight: Wilson

October 28, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A space marine named Wilson has built a life for himself after crash landing on an unknown planet. He lives peacefully with his best friend, a native creature.

Wilson becomes terminally ill and is forced to choose between returning to Earth for treatment and never seeing the creature again, or staying and succumbing to his illness.

Directed by:
Célia Safti
Emile Menard
Laura Martinelli
Lise Lett
Mallaury Labourse
Noah Ross
Romane La Rosa
Vincent Gleizes

Music by Inès Hadjla.

Sound by Guilhem Favard, Tristan Le Bozec, José Vicente and Yoann Poncet.

Short Film Spotlight: Le Renard et l’Oiselle (The Fox and the Bird)

October 25, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A solitary fox finds itself improvising fatherhood for a freshly hatched baby bird. Two paths cross and a family is formed, until fate reminds each of the life it is meant to lead.

Directed by Sam and Fred Guillaume.