Interesting Ball

Exquisitely surreal and brazenly grotesque, this short of dense thirteen minutes unravels five stories connected by a bouncing red ball...

A red ball bounces around the city through five incredible stories, for eventually getting to the beach.

(Daniel Scheinert & Stefanie Lynch)

USA / 13minutes

10 Animated Shorts That Made the Oscars 2017 Shortlist

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 semifinalists for this year’s animated short Oscar...

The Academy has announced the 10 semifinalists for this year's animated short Oscar race

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The Surreal Animations of Jan Švankmajer

When The Guardian asked Terry Gilliam to pick his ten favorite animated films, the director included Dimensions of Dialogue,...

As the Milano Film Festival hosts a retrospective on Jan Švankmajer, we take a look at the career of the great Czech director and animator.

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Letters of Italian Partisans Condemned to Death – by Fausto Fornari

Letters of Italian Partisans Condemned to Death is what Ferruccio Parri called “the first anti-fascist documentary.” The short film...

The first anti-fascist documentary in the history of Italian cinema: more necessary than ever today, against any collective removal

(ANCResistenza)

Italy / 12minutes

Sniffer

In a not so distant future, not much has changed… except for the force of gravity. For some reason,...

In a not so distant future, the absence of gravity complicates the everyday life, but for true dreamers it could also be a way to escape it all.

(Dream Factory)

Norway / 10minutes

Prospect

In  a not-so-distant future, a father and his teenage daughter are on an alien planet looking for precious materials....

Straight out of this year's SXSW, an enchanting tale of survival in an hostile planet.

(Shepfilms)

USA / 14minutes

The Shaman

The Shaman is the science-fiction short film written, directed, edited, and produced by Austrian filmmaker Marco Kalantari. Set in...

In the dark year 2204, Joshua is a Shaman sent on a mission to convert the soul of a giant battle colossus

(Marco Kalantari)

Austria / 17minutes

FOCUS ON: Fisnik Maxhuni

Fisnik Maxhuni won with his first short film Lost Exile the ‘Cinema & Gioventù’ Jury Prize at Locarno Film...

Interview with the director of Lost Exile, awarded at Locarno Film Festival

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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

Kokosmos – by Anna Radchenko

“Glory to the Soviet People, pioneers of the cosmos!”, as a dazzling propaganda poster put it during the Space...

A hymn to cosmic enthusiasm in socialist societies, coming up online (not for nothing) on Russia's Cosmonautics Day

(KODE Media)

Russia / 2minutes

Mobile Film Festival 2018: Call For Movies

Created by Bruno Smadja back in 2005, the Mobile Film Festival arrives in 2018 at its 13th edition. For the...

Bruno Smadja created the festival in 2005 to discover and support talented young directors on a very simple principle: 1 mobile, 1 minute, 1 film

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La Boca Del Léon

La Boca Del Léon is a story directed by Alfonso García López and written by Vincent Blonde, inspired by the...

A man obsessed with the world of dead messes up with the dark arts and make one last call for help.

(Geo Films)

Spain / 5minutes

Online Preview: The Snake

/// The Online Preview has ended, but you can still watch the trailer and read the review /// How...

A night chase where "nothing is as it seems", in this award-winning Italian thriller.

(Briciola TV)

Italy / 15minutes

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

Ghostly International Presents: Andy Gilmore

An introduction and tribute to Andy Gilmore, the artist who became famous for his psychedelic geometric forms. His works...

Psychedelic works for an art-immersed life.

(Self-produced)

USA / 4minutes

You won’t regret that tattoo

A tattoo is for life… so what if you regret it? This one of the most frequently asked questions...

There's a lot of talk about tattoos, but this is the first time we see people from an older generation who are proud to sport the ink they wear.

(Michelle Woodward)

Canada / 13minutes

Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Berlin is the poignant “visual poem” by young American director of Salvadoran origin Nehemias Colindres dedicated to the dynamic...

More than just a city, a category of the mind: the passionate ode to Berlin by Nehemias Colindres.

(Betti Berlin)

Germany / 2minutes

021 Capalbio | GSF’s Exclusive Showcase

Up On The Roof Festival’s section: International Competition Directed by: Nour wazzi
Produced by: Panacea Production Ltd.
Country: UK
Year: 2013 Synopsis:
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Watch a selection of some of the the best shorts from the various sections of the 021 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Fest until August 31st.

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Little Shit – by Richard Gorodecky

The acclaimed short film Little Shit by Richard Gorodecky has collected many awards in its festival run, including that...

A child's journey to discover his and London's hidden nature

(Post Panic)

UK / 14minutes

Paralys – by John Boisen & Björn Fävremark

John Boisen and Björn Fävremark are specialists in the materialisation of nightmares and private demons. They move through the...

The experience of a sleep paralysis (that you shouldn't watch alone...)

(Is This It)

Sweden / 8minutes

Online Preview: Cargo

The online preview is expired, but you can still read the review and watch the clip. Cargo is the...

A history of exploitation and redemption at the gates of Rome, which subverts the canonical relation victim-perpetrator.

(Kino Produzioni)

Italian / 16minutes

8 Hours in Brooklyn

Filmed over a  period of  8 hours in Brooklyn using a Phantom Flex – a special camera that slows...

A slow-motion ride along the streets of Brooklyn, NYC.

(Variable)

USA / 3minutes

Happiness – by Steve Cutts

Try to google the word Happiness, the first (sponsored) result of your search will be shophappiness.com. Happiness can be bought. This...

Can we buy happiness? Are we really trapped? An economic textbook about our contemporary society

(Steve Cutts Art)

UK / 4minutes

Segundito – by Carlos & Roberto Valle

Horacio and his wife have a son who does not stand still for a second. He does not stop even...

Stay still a second! A flash of genius by the brothers directors of The Chair of Life

(Auntie)

Spain / 2minutes