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Short Film Spotlight: The Alpine Whistle

December 7, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: One evening, Lalao, a lonely grumpy stoat, can’t stand the constant hubbub of nature and his fellow animals. To escape, he sets off in search of a new and quieter home to sleep. But is the grass really greener on the other side?

Directed by:
Marine Camps
Eléanore Chaboud
Chloé Escot
Mélina Lebeurier
Camille Lecture
Paola Navarro Castillo
Marie Rousselet
Alizée Waquez

Music by:
Théophile Yvert (composer)
Lucie Cressot (clarinet)
Simon Deboeuf (cello)
Joël Petit (violin)
Manuel Domènech (english horn)

Sound by:
José Vicente
Yoann Poncet
Guilhem Favard
Mickaël Merrheim

Short Film Spotlight: Non

December 6, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Intended for mature audiences.

Synopsis: In the subway, a woman sees a shadow approaching a little boy. It is then that she remembers an experience she had at the same age: her encounter with a paedo-criminal.

Directed by:
Camille Bardaud
Xiaoning Liu
Yanfeng Niu
Julie Sibille
Tianying Zhang

Music by Matthieu Roland-Gosselin and Cristobal Tapia De Veer.

Sound by Siméo Moure and Nathan Calero.

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: L’Aveugle (The Blind Man)

November 30, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A blind man navigates the narrow streets of a city as best he can. But when he misplaces his cane, he’s forced to confront every obstacle that stands in his way.

Written and directed by Rémy X.

Music by Bernard Llioret and May Bahnini.

Sound by Lilas Bouché, Raphaël Minachy-Petchy and Farah Yahiaoui.

Short Film Spotlight: XOLO

November 29, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: XOLO celebrates the Day of the Dead tradition through the story of a deep friendship between Jorge and his best friend, Rogelio.

Inspired by the spirit of Mexican muralism, every background was painted by hand on canvas, and over 2,000 frames were created using oil paint on paper, one by one.

Directed by YUCA (Daniella Schuarts and Leonardo Salomão).

Short Film Spotlight: Soleil Gris (Ashen Sun)

November 27, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Under a scorching sun, Charlie is bored out of her mind and dreams of going to the seaside. But she’s forced to guard a seedy motel with her cousin Jess, who’s slumped in her deck chair.

The two teenagers don’t get along and bicker at every opportunity. On the radio, the monotone voice of a collapsology researcher predicts the imminent end of the world.

The pool is empty, the sun is beating down and the tension is mounting: the ecological apocalypse announced on the airwaves suddenly erupts into reality.

Written and directed by Camille Monnier.

Music by Fredrika Stahl.

Short Film Spotlight: Skin Flick

November 26, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Intended for mature audiences.

Synopsis: An actress stars in the Devil’s cannibalistic snuff movies in exchange for a beautiful bombshell skin. As she lures a runaway-bride to the studio to devour on camera, she develops feelings that will disrupts the Devil’s scenario.

Written and directed by:
Louise Bailly
Daniela Del Castello
Alice Levy
Bruno De Mendonca
Elifsu Meric
Joey Quoc Tran

Music by Pierre Moreau and Cédric Perras.

Sound design and mix by Mathieu Tiger.

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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: Le Jardin Rossini (The Rossini Garden)

November 19, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Herve Rossini is a renowned artist who expresses himself through his surrealist garden. Tonight is the opening of his last exhibition. Upon revealing his final artwork to the public, his daughter, Rosalie, announces that she is leaving the garden forever.

Written and directed by:
William Burger
Siméon Jacob
Odelia Laine
Garance Mondamert
Tara Rewal
Mathilde Vergereau
Arthur Wong

Music by Alexandre Treille.

Sound design and mix by Laurent Jimenez.

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Short Film Spotlight: Gauze

November 15, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: 14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion facing war and man-made famine, becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim — not for passion, but for survival.

Directed by:
Noran Fikri Alezabi
Nicholas Arujah
Xinyue Ma
Yulin Yue
Xiaonan Zhou

Music by Paul Toubia.

Sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.

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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: A Princess’ Guide to Fairytale Love

November 8, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Princess Lucette hires a dragon to stage her own kidnapping, only to discover that forging fairy tales is trickier than it seems.

Directed by:
Violette Avouac
Ramya Hegde
Tshegofatso Tracy Pitseng
Kelvin Shani
Polina Saratova
Ashil Shaji

Music by Nelson Lam.

Sound by Laurent Jimenez.

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Short Film Spotlight: The Borrower’s Hypnotist

November 2, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Aria, a young woman struggling with her identity, seeks out the help of a hypnotist to regain control of her life.

Directed by Michelle Tang.

Music by Joshua David Mitchell.

Sound team: Jack Weiss, Oliver Snook, Aria Dines and Daniel Eaton.

Background painter: Meghna Rajan.

Voice cast:
Chacha Tahng as Aria
Erica Malachowski as The Hypnotist & Girl 3
Rebecca Chiara Marano as Bathroom Girl 1 & 2

Short Film Spotlight: The Twins

November 1, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.

Directed by Michelle Tang.

Music by Roy Berardo.

Sound team: Jack Weiss, Shane Vincent, Keiolani Mahinan, Chengqing Zhu and Daniel Eaton.

Additional animation by Sumin Cho and Jasper Wang.

Voice cast:
Rebecca Chiara Marano as Lake & Lucas
Chacha Tahng as Mrs. J
Torianna Jacque as Blaire
Tiffany Pang as Kayden
Michelle Tang as Olive
Cat Song as Cat

Short Film Spotlight: Chère Fin (Dear End)

October 29, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: An old postman goes through his last tour of deliveries in the archipelago that he worked in his whole life, gliding on water with his old bike. He finds himself confronted with the reality of his coming retirement.

Written and directed by:
Khéma Cousin
Lien Franckel
Laora Le Boursicot
Alissende Masson
Joséphine Mounier
Clément Saden

Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.

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