Category: 3D Animation Spotlight (Page 1 of 106)

Synopsis: Two Afghan migrants are crossing the mountains toward the Iranian-Turkish border when their journey suddenly goes wrong.

After a violent confrontation leaves them without their smuggler, Ibrahim and Arman are forced to continue alone. Cold, exhausted and increasingly vulnerable, they seek shelter in an isolated hut as night falls.

But when the sound of approaching engines echoes through the mountains, the two friends are faced with a devastating choice.

Written and directed by Félix Poutet and Sihème Bouaou.

Original Score by Sacha Coulombier.

Sound by Laora Bongiovi, Thibaud Henry, Gabriel Berckmoes and Maxence Ly.

Voice cast:
Ali Mohebbi as Ibrahim
Farzad Bahonar as Arman
Fati Fyalcin as Passeur

Synopsis: Lyra, a six-year-old girl, dreams of reaching the sky.

With her quirky handmade inventions, she is determined to reach the clouds while her mother tries in vain to keep her grounded.

Guided by her wild imagination, she embarks on a dizzying journey where reality and illusion blend together.

Directed by Marion Valls.

Written by Marion Valls and Ayla Petit.

Music by Martin Neiss.

Sound by Tom Merpillat, Nicolas Colesse, Lucas Trinquet and Alexis Noto.

Voiced by Cyrielle Silver, Julien Louvet and Amandine Bataille.

Synopsis: Pubert Jimbob, a young man, enters a strange reality after getting lured away from his home by an enigmatic figure, who throws him a lighter.

Jimbob meets Nadine Rijpfoot, a lump with a mouth, and brings her to the hospital, where he eats her surgically removed ‘bluehead’.

Written and directed by Quirijn Dees.

Music by Miro Bollen.

Voice cast:
Tobias van Kaam as Pubert Jimbob
Simone van Laar as Nadine Rijpfoot
Emma Verkruisen as Receptionist and Co-Driver
Quirijn Dees as Driver, Lighter Guy and Ominous Lüüü-man

Synopsis: A surreal Palestinian slice of life that follows Nara, whose ordinary day is interrupted by Ms Moodswings — a disruption that unravels her reality and sends her on a journey to find solace within the chaos.

Through a collage of everyday moments, radio snippets, and small talk, the film weaves the real, imaginary, and political into the mundane.

Directed by Nerian Keywan.

Voice cast:
Aida Kaadan as Ms Moodswings/Radio Host
Mouna Hawa as Farida/ Adult Nara
Nerian Keywan as Nara

Music & Sound Design by Eleanore Fineston-Robertson.

Dialogue Edit by Jayankumar Mistry.

Synopsis: After discovering a squeaky toy, the voiceless rooster Nugget cheats his way to becoming the farm’s top crower.

Directed and animated by Jelle Janssen.

Cinematography by George Milburn and Nat Sale.

Music and Sound Design by Jeroen Jaspers and Bas van Win.

Sound Mix by Niek Beemsterboer.

Developed at the Aardman Academy.

Synopsis: Reven was born with a tilted head. When her teacher questions her ability to adapt, she decides to prove him wrong with a class photo of herself standing straight like her classmates.

Directed by:
Hugo Babey
Victor Barreau
Line Bossard
Chloé Hurard
Coralie Monnier
Mathilde Morin
Lèna Ripoche
Tanguy Salaün

Original Score by Foucauld Desrousseaux.

Sound by Baptiste Leblanc, José Vicente and Yoann Poncet.

Voice cast:
Sarah Brun Schumacher as Reven
Audrey Bourgeois as Debrah
Stefo Linard as Mr. Conrad
Nicholas Eon as Reven’s Dad
Agathe Schumacher Reven’s Mom

Synopsis: A constantly freezing street sweeper drives to a remote gas station every evening and orders a microwave-warmed Toast Hawaii. One night, a construction worker observes him, causing him to flee in embarrassment. His world begins to fall apart as the desperate search for warmth drags him deeper and deeper into his inner abyss.

Written and directed by Ferdinand Ehrhardt.

Cinematography by Sebastian Ganschow & Leoni Gora.

Music by Clemens Gutjahr.

Sound by Manik Möllers, Samuel Krupke, Perschya Chehrazi, Vincent Egerter, Elias Gürtler, Jan Heitland and Robert Haag.

Voice cast:
Peter Schneider as Detlev
David Gordon Smith as Narrator & Son
Konrad Wipp as Dirk
Sebastian Ganschow as Jan-Eric

A short film by Yusef Najafi.

Director’s note: “After losing our mom in Iran, my dad, or Baba as we called him, built a happy home for my sisters and me in the U.S., as he assimilated and learned English.

“This animation attempts to capture his understanding that togetherness is what truly matters, alongside his journey through dementia as it drew him closer to my mom.

“I know he was thinking of her when he passed, and I’d like to think they are reunited in some way.”