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Short Film Spotlight: Tixe

Synopsis: During a school trip, Samia meets Tixe, the pictogram from an emergency exit sign, who takes her on an adventure through paintings that Tixe brings to life.

Directed by:
Agnès Cabayé
Tom Daza
Thomas Dekoster-Duyck
Célina Do
Matteo Favret
Julie Lohé
Nikita Mudrov
Éloïse Pico

Original Score by: Hugo Clément

Sound by: Sébastien Fournier, Mickaël Merrheim, Antoine Smets, Lionel Gaillardin, Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet and Hugo Clément

Voiced by: Bruno Solo, Jehanne Thellier, Élena Grilloti, Adeline Clément and Frédéric Souterelle

Short Film Spotlight: Gemma

Synopsis: Gemma and Amber grow closer on a date, which throws Gemma into a surreal conflict across the different arenas of her body.

Her Fear and Desire wage a battle that disrupts their fragile, budding connection.

Directed by:
Carla Bernard
Lisa Bugnon
Louise Trichet
Shuangyan Jin
Dex Rubio

Music by Cédric Perras.

Sound by Mathieu Tiger.

Voiced by Lisa Delamar and Alejandria Solis.

Short Film Spotlight: Yummy

Synopsis: Julia has an unusual job: she tastes dog food for a living. Her love life is about to become even stranger.

After ending a relationship, Julia expects to move on. Her ex has other ideas.

As he keeps forcing his way back into her life, an already uncomfortable breakup escalates into something increasingly obsessive, grotesque and darkly funny.

Written and Directed by Martinus Klemet.

Animation by Martinus Klemet, Katarina Skott, Rebeka Kruus, Jelizaveta Mušnikova, Erik Jelle and Hleb Kuftseryn.

Sound by Ardo Ran Varres, Martinus Klemet and Matis Rei.

Original Score by Ardo Ran Varres.

Voiced by Ardo Ran Varres and Maria Taimre-Varres.

Short Film Spotlight: Pumpkeen

Synopsis: On Halloween night, a fearful boy finds himself dragged by an adorable pumpkin in search of a candle into the most terrifying house of the neighborhood…

Directed by:
Lea Alvergne
Jeanne Blanc
Celia Chaplotte
Loan Debes
Elisabeth Destouches
Rebecca Faitot

Original Score by Dorian Lehmann.

Sound by:
Mickael Meirrheim
Sébastien Fournier
Antoine Smetz
Tristan Le Bozec
Yoann Poncet
Thomas Vary

Voice cast:
Celia Chaplotte
Hylan Kaczmarek
Kate Ferry
Aurore Meyer

Short Film Spotlight: Direction les Champs (Toward the Fields)

Synopsis: This summer, the Tour de France is finally coming by the tiny village of Laventour. For 8-year-old Sophie, there’s no way her big brother Benoît can miss it.

Once the village’s cycling champion, he hasn’t spoken, left his room or shown any interest for the outside world for months.

But Sophie isn’t giving up that easily: the peloton is coming… and so are they!

Written and Directed by:
Calixte Chateau
Mingzhen Cui
Alexandre Kittel
Lancelot Lemau de Talancé
Menghan Li
Cassiopée Melero
Lucia Pérez Dominguez

Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.

Voiced by Louna Tiger, Elise Pettigrew, David Faure, Lemmy Constantine and Clément Naline.

Short Film Spotlight: Fortune Tellers Inc

Synopsis: Mai ventures out to the Fortune Tellers Inc. to have all aspects of her future predicted.

Written and Directed by:
Daniel Anter Tolansk De Melo
Eva Aubry
Coralie Bélaygue
Châu Hoàng
Kalina Koleva
Prathik Poojary

Music and Sound Design by Jérémy Ben Ammar.

Voice cast:
Erika Ishii as Mai
Jessica Carter as Mai’s Mom
Max Herzfeld as Mai’s Dad
Selena Mikes as Tower’s Speaker
Dontae Majors as Teacher
Cristina Van Epps as Owl
Clayton Michael Walker as Crow
Jessica Ruppe as Aunts in Void
Max Herzfeld as Artist
Jessica Carter as Octopus
Max Herzfeld as Hermit Crab
Taylor Fernandez as Horse
Samantha Afflick-Smith as Grandma
Jonathan Abbaszadeh
Cléo de Lasteyrie
Lunia Belaïd
Yosi Hsu

Short Film Spotlight: Manca

Synopsis: Henry Mcallister, after stepping on an innocent bug, receives an extraordinary punishment from an otherworldly entity that he accidentally summons.

Written, directed, animated and scored by Emile Burford.

Sound Design by Mikey Burford.

Voice cast:
Baden Willimott as Henry
Cosmos Gibbs as Critter
Lee Wursag as Sam

Short Film Spotlight: Sorgin 1615

Synopsis: In 1615, in the Basque Country, three friends celebrate the summer solstice around a campfire. Their night takes a dark turn when a menacing figure emerges to shatter their plans.

Directed by:
Alexandre Maurier
Bilal Duat Wibaux
Caroline Vanek
Enzo Mondet
Hugo Girard
Julia Beaurain
Leïa Ribon
Rebecca Hatté
Rebecca Pellegrin

Original Score by Bastien Nectoux.

Sound by:
Antoine Smets
Baptiste Leblanc
Guilhem Favard
Lionel Gaillardin
Tristan Le Bozec
Yoann Poncet

Voice cast:
Ariane Aggiage
Agathe Schumacher
Frédéric Perchet
Lisa Nyarko

Short Film Spotlight: Masked

Synopsis: A young mask-changing performer struggles to impress his cold, perfectionist mother and soon finds himself willing to do whatever it takes to gain her approval.

A short film by:
Esther Chung
Farah Ma
Gary Luo
Iris Wu
James Coture
Jane Jian
Jessi Phan
Sarah Forrestal
Stella Tchen
Zachary Hastie

Music and Sound Design by Mark Kueffner.

Voice cast:
Jalen Askins as Tang
Lily Yasuda as Mom
Sara Dunham as The Witch

Short Film Spotlight: Outwilded

Synopsis: Animal documentary meets reality TV as a group of animals must navigate rivalry, alliances, and cooperation in a race to find a key.

Written and directed by:
Ilona Baars
Anna Dupuy
Quique Garos
Alexandra Rajeva
Stasa Rakocevic

Music by Thibault Duclos and Octave Cros.

Sound by Mathieu Tiger and Clément Lanine.

Short Film Spotlight: As I Was a Tree

Synopsis: The Self moves through a constantly shifting world, searching for a way out.

Along the journey, it encounters Proteus, an ever-changing presence that takes different forms, sometimes appearing as an outside force, sometimes as something coming from within.

As reality continually reshapes itself, the Self is pushed to confront the forces that influence who we become, what we believe, and how much control we really have over our own path.

Written, animated and directed by Jalal Maghout.

Sound by Larissa Kischk and Nicolas Voss.

Music by Marcus Sander.

Short Film Spotlight: Fleur Bleue (Blue Flower)

Synopsis: In a distant future, men and women are locked in a merciless war.

Their most powerful weapons are Rocket Robots, highly advanced machines designed to break through enemy spacecraft and destroy everything in their path.

But during one battle, one of these combat robots crashes onto a deserted island.

Far from the battlefield, something unexpected begins to happen: the machine starts to experience emotions.

Directed by Thomas Guerigen.

Cinematography by José Gerel.

Sound and music by Vincent Boutolleau.

Short Film Spotlight: Matcha Mountain

Synopsis: Granny lives alone on Matcha Mountain. She rescues an injured balloon dog, addicted to matcha desserts by chance. Something begins to stir, and danger slowly creeps toward their fragile happiness…

Written and directed by:
Seiya Carpentier
Zijin Chen
Pauline Gisèle Gautschi
Jiamin Li
Yuanxin Ling
Alexane Pierrot-Zago

Music by Arthur Dairaine.

Sound by Laurent Jimenez.

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