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

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.”

Synopsis: A little girl on a beach holiday with her annoying little brother falls in love at first sight with a mysterious boy she spots in the distance.

Directed by:
Anaïs Dos
Coline Reverbel
Edgard Vernier
Kenzo Talma
Lisa Vlain
Martina Doll

Original Score by Aloïs Benoit.

Sound Mix by Pierre-François Renouf.

Synopsis: A shy boy sneaks into the scariest waterslide in the park… but the real fear is waiting for him at home.

Written and directed by Uri Lotan.

Animated by Charles Larrieu, Gabi Barito and Lauren Adassovsky.

Music by Asaf Sagiv.

Sound by Daniel Eaton.

Voice cast:
Ivri Shai
Rom Shemesh
Varda Shpin Gross
Dvir Benedek
Nadav Porat

Synopsis: Cupid is about a perfectionist Elite Cupid whose arrow goes wildly off-course, thanks to a very unlucky butterfly, and who must now race to undo the damage before the wrong two people fall in love.

Directed by Lee Do Hee.

Written by Lee Do Hee and Kim Seul Gi.

Music by Kim Dong Wook and Chai Min Joo.

Voiced by:
Lee Young Ki
Choi Jeong Yoon
Jin Yang Uk
Joe Sun

Synopsis: After the creator of kids TV series dies, three miniature, human actors are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Wander to Wonder was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA award for Best British Short Animation.

Directed by Nina Gantz.

Written by Nina Gantz, Daan Bakker, Simon Cartwright and Stienette Bosklopper.

Cinematography by Steven Frederickx.

Music by Terence Dunn.

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Synopsis: Time stands still one fine summer afternoon. An empty house, a dish still on the stove. The wind picks up and nature roars as a fire approaches.

Directed by:
Baptiste Fraboul
Esther Lamassoure
Julie Le Forban
Valentin Serre
Léna Gittler
Florent Sabuco

Original Score by Mathis Coopman.

Sound Mix by Pierre-François Renouf.

Synopsis: A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.

Written and Directed by Sean Pecknold.

Production design by Adi Goodrich.

Art Direction by Emily Franz.

Puppet design and fabrication by Emily Franz.

Cinematography by Sean Pecknold.

Music by Claude Debussy.

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Synopsis: Two thieves enter the same dungeon searching for a gem worth incredible wealth, but what they find along the way is worth more than all the treasure in the dungeon combined.

Directed by Connor Van Dyke.

Edited by Makenna Buhler.

Music by Hayden Thompson and Miranda Tan.

Sound by Kelsey Nay and Ethan Arkell.

Voiced by Darci Ramirez and Parley Lambert.