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Mixed Media Spotlight: Vercors

June 2, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a camp on the outskirts of the Vercors mountains, five Resistance fighters, forgotten by their headquarters, struggle against boredom, frustration and a difficult daily life.

By dint of inaction, Joseph, a kid who just joined the camp, starts to stand up to his uncle, who is in charge of the Maquisards. Little by little, madness takes hold of Joseph and spreads to the others.

Directed by Lyonel Charmette.

Written by Lyonel Charmette and Jordan Raux.

Animation by Vanessa Burtey, Eve Ceccarelli, Ekin Koca and Martin Touze.

Sound by Flavien Van Haezevelde and Yoann Veyrat.

Original Score by Pierre Oberkampf.

Voice cast:
Anthony Davy as Joseph
Xavier-Adrien Laurent as Saint-Cyr
Boris Bayard as Alberte
Kévin Chevy as Le Ricain
Hubert Rollet as L’Echarpe

Short Film Spotlight: Memories of Twenty-Seven

June 1, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: After a painful breakup, a 27-year-old man struggles to focus during ballet practice. When he injures his ankle in class, memories of love, loss, and regret begin to surface.

Director Hojin Lee is an artist who integrates new media — particularly XR (extended reality) technologies — into her creative practice to explore and address pressing social issues such as mental health and societal conflict.

Short Film Spotlight: Chardent

May 31, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a medieval fantasy world, a peasant couple fights for their ideals.

Directed by:
Anaïs Figueiredo de Amaral
Julie Ducos
Julie Roulet
Ninon Gayral
Lucas Recatumy

Music by Celyne Baudino.

Sound by Marian Walczak, Camille Marcos and Julien Ponsoda.

Short Film Spotlight: La Chasse au Trésor (The Treasure Hunt)

May 26, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: The Treasure Hunt follows Melissa as she sets out to retrieve a mysterious treasure… but a huge bear seems determined to stand in her way.

Directed by:
Clara Pecoraro
Eloïse Svanascini
Fiona Bulet
Shannon Shuster
Véronique Marazzi

Short Film Spotlight: Différent

May 26, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Différent follows Théo, a young boy who is teased at school because he is seen as “different.” As he prepares to face another difficult day, a friend comes to walk to school with him.

Directed by:
Lucie Imbert
Joanna Charpentier
Amanda Guy
Axel Méchin
Samantha Poch

Short Film Spotlight: Shibuya Meltdown

May 25, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: When a young man’s imagination breaks free from the monotony of his reality, everything he draws comes to life!

Directed by:
Marine Dufosse
Manon Casmarec
Marius Faraci
Victor Paris

Music by Titouan Lencou.

Sound by Hamza Benbahlouli and Yanis Driouch.

Short Film Spotlight: Red

May 24, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In an isolated village in the middle of a green forest, deep in a rift, a little girl and her grandfather meet a mysterious red-skinned vagrant. At the same time, a deadly disease is spreading, threatening the villagers’ survival.

Directed by:
Paul Chatelier
Batiste Cocozza
Killian Cottineau
Sebastien Daniel
Anatole Firouz-Abadie
Tess Gohel
Anaïs Mechineau
Mélanie Quélo

Original Score by Lucas Beaugas.

Sound Design & Editing by Baptsite Leblanc and Mickael Merrheim.

Sound Mixing by José Vicente and Yoann Poncet.

Short Film Spotlight: Un Grain de Mer (A Grain of Sea)

May 23, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A glass sculptor living in the desert receives a letter telling him about the beauty of the ocean.

Directed by:
Juliette Cyrille
Perrine Demany
Sophie Demany
Alexia Touzellier
Manon Viard

Voiced by Jade Lefevre.

Music by Damien Petit.

Short Film Spotlight: Par-Delà l’Horizon (Beyond the Horizon)

May 22, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A plane crash marks the beginning of a new adventure for a young pilot.

Directed by:
Bastien Chasseriaud
Randall Yan
Antoine Karadimas
Colline Le Milinaire
Malou Peigné

Music by Matin Jalali and Gaspard Thomas.

Sound Design and Mix by Hippolyte Caillet.

Voiced by Audrey Di Nardo and Maxime Carvalhosa.

Short Film Spotlight: Au pied du mur (Back Against the Wall)

May 18, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A couple’s life is threatened by the monotonous repetition of everyday routine.

Directed by:
Blanche Cahagne
Lucie Michaut
Jessica Berger
Laura Bellail
Johanna Pellerin
Léa Pichot
Elumba Maye
Elise Cottard

Music and Sound Design by Mathis De Mol, Joseph Marchand and Pierre-Charles Biguet.

Voiced by Elise Pettigrew and Rémi Gutton.

Short Film Spotlight: Fishbones

May 17, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Sam, a young woman living with an eating disorder manifested by fish, sinks deeper into her illness despite the support of her companion Finn.

Directed by:
Amandine Copin
Amandine Roland
Camille Cheutin
Gaëlle Jarrige
Mona Pannecocke
Natacha Jackowski

Sound Design by Antoine Galampoix, Lilian Darras and Arnaud François.

Music by Diego Sanchez-Przystal.

Voiced by Mylène Patinaux and Henri Ozenne.

Short Film Spotlight: Pond

May 15, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: When a school of fish is attacked by hungry seagulls, one of the fish flees towards the shore where it gets stuck in a tidal pool.

The pond inhabitants eye the intruder curiously and defend their territory in their own way.

Suddenly, a dangerous seagull appears but by working together they manage to drive the troublemaker away.

Original title: Tümpel

Written and directed by Lena von Döhren and Eva Rust.

Animated by Lena von Döhren, Simon Eltz and Ramon Schoch.

Original Score by Martin Waespe.

Sound Design by Tobias Diggelmann, Thomas Gassmann and Martin Waespe.

Sound Mix by Thomas Gassmann.

Short Film Spotlight: Ama Nuo

May 13, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A fictitious matriarchal tribe of women embarks on a traditional journey to pass on their power.

Directed by:
Lou Deu
Bastien Carré
Pauline Morille

Original Score by Céline Baudino.

Sound Design by Marian Walczak.

Short Film Spotlight: Lee Hardcastle’s ‘Ghosts ‘n Chainsaws’

May 12, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A repair man discovers a haunted pinball machine in his basement.

Written and directed by Lee Hardcastle.

Sound by Tim Atkins.

Music by Nathan Williams and Aaron Rubin.

Strata-cut by David Daniels.

Voice cast:
Adam Buxton as The Father
Tim Atkins as The Son
Lee Hardcastle as The Friend

Short Film Spotlight: Rushmore

May 11, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: After an intriguing radio announcement rewarding the most ridiculous death with the winner’s head engraved on Mount Rushmore, Kurt and Freddy, two gas station owners try their luck, to the detriment of a scout camp located not far from them…

Directed by:
Oriane Azzhiri
Sarah Balanger
Alex Bruneau
Eva-Luna Delmas
Emeline Guidé
Clara Maynard
Tom Perrony
Elie Plisson

Original Score by Tristan Le Bozec and Guillaume Hoarau.

Sound Design by Tristan Le Bozec and Sébastien Fournier.

Sound Mix by Yoann Poncet and José Vicente.

Voice cast: Oriane Azzhiri, Alex Bruneau, Eva-Luna Delmas, Emeline Guidé and Aurore Meyer.