Recipe for Gruel

What do you need to make gruel? A pot, water , a little oatmeal and a bible. So says...

Life in a surreal and dystopian world, one meal at a time.

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UK / 10minutes

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

10 Doc Shorts That Made the Oscars 2017 Shortlist

Ranging from the Syrian refugee crisis to the shooting of Walter Scott, the 10 doc shorts that made the...

Ranging from the Syrian refugee crisis to the shooting of Walter Scott, the Academy shortlist

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Cutaway

Cutaway is a very simple short build on “visual deprivation”. We follow a man working hard, doing his best to support a pregnant woman,...

Through close up details of hands, we follow the life of a single young man as he works, pursues relationships, and comes to terms with a life changing event.

(Medium Density Fibreboard Films)

Canada / 6minutes

FOCUS ON: Tamar Rudoy

Daughter of the Bride premiered at Cannes 2016 Directors’ Fortnight. Written by Timna Rose Perez and directed by Tamar Rudoy, the short...

Interview with the Israeli director of Daughter of the Bride, premiered at Cannes 2016 Directors' Fortnight

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Junkyard

This animation by Dutch animator Hisko Hulsing has won 22 awards in many festivals across the world, and not by chance. It’s...

A man is stabbed in the subway. In the last seconds before he dies, a teenage friendship flashes before his eyes.

(il Luster Films, Cinété)

Netherlands / 18minutes

Adam and Eve Raised Cain – by Francesco Erba

Adam and Eve Raised Cain is a disturbing short film. Stop motion animation is usually functional to tell reassuring...

A poetic yet disturbing stop motion horror short film

(Onda Video Produzioni)

Italy / 20minutes

Oscars 2018: The 10 Animated Shorts Finalists

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that 10 films have advanced in voting in the Animated...

Here are the magnificent ten finalists for this year’s Academy Awards: What is new is that 5 of these are available online

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Clermont-Ferrand 2017 Kicks Off: A Selection Of 6 Short Films Online Via Click For Flicks

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is the largest and most influential short film festival in the world. For its...

The 39th edition opens with Click for Flicks, a selection of 6 short films to watch online for free

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Online Premiere: Mario de Marcella – Il Solengo

Is it at all possible to live outside the human community? This is the essential question raised by Il Solengo,...

The incredible story of a solitary man living in the Vejano forest in the heart of Italy.

(Ring Film)

Italy / 7minutes

Danger Island

A couple of british poachers set sail to explore a string of previously undiscovered islands in search of the...

A couple of british poachers explore undiscovered islands in search of the fabled Moth Owl, in this animated tribute to old b-movies.

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USA / 4minutes

Harry Grows Up

Falling in Love is tough. And as your first love leaves you to go to College even the New...

New York is a tough place to find love. Especially for an 18-month-old living on his own.

(Abaloon Films)

USA / 12minutes

Soar – by Alyce Tzue

Soar is the story of a young girl Mara who dreams of one day building airplanes. She builds these...

A young girl must help a tiny boy pilot fly home before it's too late.

(Student Film (Anson Yu))

USA / 7minutes

Memorize

2027. A new way to fight crime. Everyone is implanted with a chip that allows to register every single...

How to fight crime in an high-tech, action packed future? Through a chip that records our entire lives.

(Adapt Productions )

Sweden / 7minutes

I’m a Mitzvah

“Mitzvah” is an Hebrew term that means “commandment.” In its secondary meaning, however,  it also refers to all those charitable...

The bittersweet adventure of a young American man who spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

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USA / 18minutes

Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother

Tom Hardy stars as Sergeant Dan in this short film that marks the directorial debut of photographer Greg Williams....

Tom Hardy plays a temperamental aspiring soldier in a story of brotherly love and strife.

(HenPeg & Loki Productions)

USA / 13minutes

Kami

Shot in Indian Beach, North Carolina, this short film by William Kyle Gerardi is dark , sadly disturbing, and realized...

A tormented woman living alone in her beach house. A dog, her only companion.

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USA / 12minutes

Inamorata – by A-lan Holt

Inamorata is the first short film written and directed by playwright, filmmaker and Stanford University educator A-lan Holt. She...

A painful (and autobiographical) love story of magic and sisterhood

(TRUE MVMNT)

USA / 21minutes

Edmond – by Nina Gantz

On a lake shore, a man is dragging a big rock tied with a rope. He’s sitting down on...

A stop motion bitter sweet black poetry

(Emilie Jouffroy)

UK / 9minutes

The Chickening – by Nick DenBoer and Davy Force

It’s not so easy to talk about what Nick DenBoer and Davy Force‘s The Chickening really is. A parody? Maybe. A trailer?...

A parody? Maybe. A trailer? Possibly. An animation? Partially. A short film? Why not.

(Cineballs)

Canada / 5minutes

Online Premiere: Jung – by Munseong Yun

When you watch Jung you suddenly have the feeling that you are in a different world, where the time...

Two South Korean warriors, divided between friendship and rivalry.

(Student Film (Seul Istitute of Arts))

South Korea / 7minutes

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

Ormie – by Rob Silvestri

Ormie is a pig (in every sense of the word) and he has one goal: eat. Food is his...

Ormie is a pig, in every sense of the word: see his attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession

(Starz Animation Toronto)

Canada / 4minutes

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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