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Short Film Spotlight: Ninjaaa

Synopsis: Théo, a young ninja specialist, panics upon learning that he has to give a presentation alone. To help him, his cat is ready to train him to overcome this challenge…

Directed by:
Thibault Boistault
Jules Douilly
Romain Gauthier
Clélia Mallet
Lola Mauger Durel
Maïlys Riso
Marie Roos
Camille Sully

Original Score by Mathias Genty.

Sound by Baptiste Leblanc, Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet, Valentin Gay and Lionel Gaillardin.

Voice cast:
Gabriel Bismuth-Bienaimé as Théo
Emmanuel Curtil as Ninchat
Dany Laurent as Janine
Alexandre Nguyen as Bernard

Short Film Spotlight: Mont Noir

Synopsis: Marguerite suffers three losses as a child: her mother, who dies in childbirth, her dog, and her nursemaid, dismissed by her father. Alone in the nature of Mont Noir, these losses shape her path to becoming a writer.

Directed by Erika Haglund and Jean-Baptiste Peltier.

Written by Erika Haglund.

Sound by Arnaud Rolland and Benjamin Viau.

Voice cast:
Selma Serero as Marguerite
Marie Vialle as Barbe
Pierre Zéni as Michel

Short Film Spotlight: Heart-Bit Dim Sum Friends!

Synopsis: On the outskirts of Hong Kong, lies a humble dim sum shop named A Little Heart Restaurant.

Three dim sum, Pobu the char siu pork bun, Mai the shumai, and Gao the crystal shrimp dumpling come to life and use their Kung Fu powers to save the day!

Written, Directed and Animated by Veda Lee.

Rough Animation: Michelle Qiu, Celine Hung and Chun Kit Fong

Cleanup Animation: Michelle Qiu and Renita Tang

Colorists: Harold Tsui, Renita Tang, Miranda Lu, Michelle Qiu, Fionna Chang, Sumin Cho and Natalie Worcester

Music Composed by An Binh Tat.

Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.

Short Film Spotlight: Take Me Drunk I’m Home

Synopsis: It’s 5 o’clock here. As a town descends deeper into their cups, one man tries desperately to ascend his stairs to bed.

Directed and Animated by Nolan J. Downs.

Sound by Jack Weiss, Alejandra Molina Rios and Aria Analise Dines.

Music by Phil Sciurba.

Voice cast:
Ian Ballantyne
Samuel Buroker
Nolan J. Downs
Adam Gold
Amanda Lake
Emily Mattaliano
Chris Rutledge
Isaiah Schetelick
Sarah Schmidt

Short Film Spotlight: Clutch

Synopsis: In a futuristic Lagos, Kay, bike mechanic prodigy, yearns to become a street racer like his idol Maze.

Desperate to turn his dream into reality, he enters the dangerous Japa Rush. Will he make it to the finish line?

Written and Directed by:
Akin Oluwatomiwa Aduniyi
Christopher Carter
Adriano Correia
Jia Guo
Pochih Ko
Gaïa Locque

Music by Jeremiah Oginni.

Sound by Mathieu Tiger, Clément Naline, Sylvain Dodane and Christoph Burdet.

Voice cast:
Serah Johnson as Kay
Tevin John Nwajei as Maze
Menghan Li as Ejo

Short Film Spotlight: Anthéor

Synopsis: A young woman returns to places occupied by the shadows of the past. Driven by stormy winds, she begins a cathartic journey that will bring her back to the origin.

Written and directed by Patrice Joseph Blanc.

Animation by Thomas Caudron, Lucie Jean and Patrice Joseph Blanc.

Sound by Pali Meursault.

Music by Nils Petter Molvær.

Voice by Vanessa Cailhol.

Short Film Spotlight: Colocation Sauvage (Wild Housemates)

Synopsis: A joyful goat decides to build herself a cabin in the middle of the jungle. But as construction progresses, she discovers that she won’t be living alone.

Her new housemates are two hungry tigers, exactly the kind of neighbors a sensible goat should avoid.

Directed by Armelle Mercat-Junot.

Written by Armelle Mercat-Junot and Pierre-Luc Granjon.

Music by Jean Poinsignon.

Sound by Flavien Van Haezevelde and Pierre Aretino.

Voiced by Nastasia Berrezaie, Maxence Thireau, Laurent Fradin and Olivier Deweer.

Short Film Spotlight: Va-t’en (Go Away)

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

Short Film Spotlight: Mix-Up Mail

Synopsis: Lewis, a young deliveryman, must deliver a small pink package to a massive, intimidating cabin. When it’s stolen inside by Castagne, the pet beaver, he sneaks in to retrieve it.

Directed by:
Moana Bremond
Tristan Cambon
Ilian Djabelkhir
Mathilde Herrbrecht
Tiffany Kao
Alan Magnier
Alexandre Mouries
Xavier Try

Original Score by Arthur Troch.

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

Voices by Mark Kaczmarek.

Short Film Spotlight: Jour de vent (Windy Day)

Synopsis: In a park, the daily lives of several characters are disrupted by a powerful wind. Swept up into the air, their paths cross, carrying them toward new horizons.

Directed by:
Martin Chailloux
Ai Kim Crespin
Élise Golfouse
Chloé Lab
Hugo Taillez
Camille Truding

Original Score by Camille Riey.

Sound by Pierre-François Renouf, Martin Chailloux and Elise Golfouse.

Short Film Spotlight: Busy Bodies

Synopsis: Tiny workers run a domesticated factory under the supervision of giant hands.

This fantastically convenient at-home solution for disposable creation is absurdly inefficient and potentially an answer to the question: How do we get rubber gloves?

The timer is ticking.

Written and Directed by Kate Renshaw-Lewis.

Produced by Eric Ackerman.

Colored by Arius Ziaee.

Sound Design and Score by Kate Renshaw-Lewis.

Synth Performances by Arius Ziaee, Alex Edgeworth and Kate Renshaw-Lewis.

Sound Mix by Shane Vincent.

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Short Film Spotlight: Promis Juré (Pinky Promise)

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.

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