FOCUS ON: Jack Dunphy

Jack Dunphy mixes love and humour, cutout paper characters and death. Serenity is a profound story made of simple elements. Serenity was...

Love, death and icecream for breakfast: small talk with the Brooklyn-based filmmaker

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The Six Dollar Fifty Man

Suburban Neo Zealand, 1970s. Smalltown life ain’t easy for those who are different, especially during childhood. Andy is a...

A festival favorite, this dramedy shows how hard it is to be a "superhero" in a suburban school in the 70s.

(Sticky Pictures)

Neo Zealand / 15minutes

Player Two – by John Wikstrom

As so often in similar situations, all begins with a little and innocent question: can video games be a...

Can video games be a spiritual experience? The game will never be over

(Self Produced)

USA / 2minutes

The Provider

It’s the 1940s, but we’re in  a dystopian, alternate reality where human survival is threatened. A man seeks refuge...

Black comedy, horror, dystopia and science fiction come together in Brianne Nord-Stewart's short.

(Random Acts Entertainment)

Canada / 8minutes

FOCUS ON: Alessandro Capitani

Bellissima is this year’s winner of the David di Donatello Award for the best short film, written and directed...

Our interview with the director of "Bellissima", the David di Donatello 2016 winning short film.

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Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival Unveils Its 7th Edition

From 15 to 18 March 2017 the spotlight will be on the Auditorium Santa Margherita in Venice for the...

The first film festival in Europe to be entirely conceived, coordinated and managed by students reveals Jury and poster

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Jinxy Jenkins, Lucky Lou – by Michael Bidinger and Michelle Kwon

He’s a nerd, she’s an optimist. He’s sad, she’s cheerful. He collects misadventures, she lives adventure. They don’t know each...

The attraction of opposites... hurtling down the hills of San Francisco

(Ringling College of Art and Design)

USA / 4minutes

Anteprima Trailer: Merry Go Round

We are glad to present the trailer preview of Merry Go Round, a short film written and directed by actor-director Massimiliano...

Following shocking discoveries about the double life of his father, a guy has to decide who he really wants to be.

(Kino Produzioni)

Italy / 18minutes

Behind

Things to do to make a very good short film – write a brilliant script; shoot without distractions, even...

A regression therapy session diving a girl deeply into her distant memories turns into the materialization of cosmic entity Yog-Sothoth…

(Wanda Productions)

France / 5minutes

The Walrus

“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together,” so John Lennon...

The Walrus is feeling depressed. He has everything, but feels something is missing in his life... Are you Walrus?

(Luke Randall)

USA / 7minutes

The People’s Network Showcase: A New Generation of Short Films Directors

The People’s Network Showcase is the new project launched by El Rey, the Latino channel created by Robert Rodriguez...

The channel created by Robert Rodriguez launches a new User Generated short films series

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Bora Bora – by Bogdan Mirică

The title of the first short film directed by Romanian helmer Bogdan Mirică can be misleading. The audience, watching the first...

The absurdity of life in one of the most drought-affected areas in Romania

(MediaPro Pictures)

Romania / 32minutes

Sea Change

Written by proven duo Drew Grubich and Nickolas Duarte, fresh authors of the award-winning Fish Hook, Sea Change is a...

Two sisters travel up to Pacific Coast to seek an alternative treatment for the younger sister's misterious disease.

(Crown Chimp Productions)

USA / 17minutes

Nyosha – by Liran Kapel & Yael Dekel

Nyosha is the animated short documentary based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Nomi Kapel. Israeli directors Liran...

An animated tribute to those who survived the Holocaust and to the memory of its victims

(Liran Kapel Studio)

Israel / 11minutes

Online Premiere: Black by Sara Taigher

Rome, summer. One night, unexpectedly, a total blackout leaves the city without electricity. People feel paralyzed, their world is...

A short film part of a wider cross-media project to brighten your soul during these days of forced quarantine

(So What Pictures)

Italy / 14minutes

The Arab Series #1: Noor

Ramadan is coming and 13 year-old Fingo has one wish — he wants to hang lights on his apartment...

For the celebration of the upcoming Ramadan, Fingo has one wish: to decorate with colored lights the building he lives in.

(Self-produced)

Egypt / 15minutes

Fucking Bunnies – by Teemu Niukkanen

What would you do if your new neighbor was the leader of a satanic cult, wearing a black metal...

What would you do if your new neighbor was the warm and friendly leader of a satanic cult?

(Komeetta)

Finland / 17minutes

Gaiwan – by Elia Mouatamid

A grave yard. Two men. Gaiwan is the traditional Chinese teaware. That’s what one of the two uses for...

A grave yard, two men: a parable on hope and death, which equates men beyond preconceptions

(Luna Film)

Italy / 4minutes

Belly Flop – by Jeremy Collins and Kelly Dillon

Belly Flop is a short film inspired by perseverance. Directed by Jeremy Collins and Kelly Dillon, this is the funny...

Good things come to those who wait in the South-African short film challenging the US dominion in animated cinema

(Triggerfish Animation)

South Africa / 5minutes

Elefante

Manuel is a middle-aged man who’s profoundly unhappy with his life. He’s been working for 25 years in the...

A man is very unhappy with his life, but when he will be diagnosed with a rare syndrome, everything will change.

(Escandalo Films)

Spain / 9minutes

Soy negra, soy marica y soy puta – by Hugo Meijer & Cas van der Pas

Soy negra, soy marica y soy puta (I’m Queer, I’m Black, and I’m a Prostitute) is the debut short...

A documentary about Diana Navarro, a lawyer, trade unionist and prostitute who's fighting for LGBTQ rights

(Invisible Doors)

Colombia / 21minutes

FOCUS ON: Mario Furloni

His short documentary Pot Country, co-directed with Kate McLean, was in the official selection of HotDocs, Big Sky and Mill...

Focus on his work, Freeland and the Filmaker360 residency

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Dia de Los Muertos

Just like Alice goes dan the rabbit hole, Nina enters the world of the dead through a blue flower....

On the Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican festivity, little Nina goes to visit her mother's grave, initiating a magical journey int a colorful and festive afterlife.

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USA / 3minutes

The Saddest Boy in the World

Timothy Higgins recalls his entire life on the day of his ninth birthday. He’s constantly thinking about suicide. Written and...

The birthday party of the saddest boy in the world.

(Modern Family Productions
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Canada / 14minutes