Eggplant

Durian is a boy born with a rare defect, his reactions to life situations are opposite to those of...

The tale of a boy whose facial expressions display the opposite of what he’s feeling.

(Student Film (UCLA))

Usa / 7minutes

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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Dan Invited Hanna Over for Dinner

Hanna’s day life is abruptly shaken by an unexpected dinner invitation from her boyfriend. “Dan does not know how...

An unexpected dinner invitation disrupts Hanna's life. Idiosyncrasies and anxieties in the life of a modern young couple.

(Cynical People)

Canada / 10minutes

The Shift

American suburbs, 1964. An ordinary day in the life of an ordinary man. Joe, our protagonist, comes home from...

1964. Joe's seemingly ordinary day takes a bad turn, as he comes home to find out that his wife hasn't been cooking dinner. And there's a very good reason for that.

(Eppich Films )

USA / 9minutes

The Mourners (The Marcy Method)

It is quite rare that emerging Italian short film directors challenge themselves in genres such as thriller, horror, grotesque...

From our submissions: an horror made of obsessions, fears and lack of scruples to achieve the perfect shape.

(Work In Progress)

Italy / 13minutes

Online Premiere: Riverbero

An armchair, some electrical appliances, a few glimpses of a deserted Turin… Solemn camera movements lead us through different...

A "Border Film" suspended between video art and science that shows us how to capture a sound.

(MyBossWas)

Italy / 15minutes

Made

Minako, a young Japanese female, lives in a Tokyo penthouse with her European boyfriend, a successful musician. One morning she...

A Japanese lady holds an intriguing double life, but her secret is about to be discovered.

(DAYFORNIGHT)

UK / 19minutes

Box

“Box” is a “demonstrative” shortfilm published by Bot & Dolly, a San Francisco-based production house specialized in robotics, automation and shooting...

The first world experiment of 3D mapping on 2D objects in motion achieved via remote control of two industrial robots and the combined use of different technologies.

(Bot & Dolly )

USA / 5minutes

The Missing Scarf

One morning, Albert the squirrel wakes up and realizes that his beloved scarf is gone. This unpleasant discovery leads...

An apparent children's story turns out to be a philosophical reflection on overcoming a loss, through existentialism, nihilism and minimal graphics.

(Creative Belly Ltd.)

Ireland / 7minutes

Miss Candace Hilligoss’ Flickering Halo

Miss Candace Hillligoss’ flickering halo. The title of this experimental short provides in itself the necessary information to face...

A claustrophobic and dreamlike experimental short in which frames from a 60s horror are manipulated in order to reflect on vision and on our relationship with images.

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Italy / 13minutes

Calcio Storico (Historic Football)

Blood, dust and broken bones. Every year, between the second and the third week of June, four teams face off...

No rules, only one ball and two narrow slits where to throw it in: it's the "calcio storico fiorentino", forerunner of the modern soccer.

(Narratively)

Spain / 9minutes

Wrinkles of the City: Focus On Guillaume Cagniard

Wrinkles of the City is an artistic project started in 2008 by French artist JR. The project was realized...

Interview with Guillaume Cagnaird and his short about the work of artist JR

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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

Lago Film Fest 2020, The Woodstock Of Short Films Wants You

Nine days of screenings, premieres, events, concerts, workshops, artistic performances and meetings. This year (from 24 July to 1...

From 24 July to 1 August, Revine Lago is taken over by Italy's biggest short films party: the call is open

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Alto Sauce

Alto Sauce is a small town in the deep Spanish province. A cruel crime happened in the village twenty...

A cruel crime happened in the village of Alto Sauce twenty years ago: today the case has been reopened and plays a game of mirrors between past and present.

(Escándalo Films)

Spain / 17minutes

Like – by Garrett Bradley

Social media are the most effective digital advertising channel for driving impressions, clicks, and conversions. An online economy has...

A glimpse into the "click-farms" of Bangladesh, where workers are paid to "like" Facebook pages

(Field of Vision)

USA / 10minutes

Fighting the Ebola Outbreak, Street by Street.

An ambulance with blaring sirens runs through the crowded streets of Monrovia, capital of Liberia, one of regions mostly...

The New York Times' shortdoc on Ebola's outbreak in Liberia, redefines the boundaries between news and narrative.

(New York Times)

USA / 7minutes

Wanderers

Wanderers is a short science fiction film created by Swedish digital artist Erik Wernquist which offers a glimpse of the...

A spectacular and scientifically based (pre)vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, commented by Carl Sagan's original voice.

(Self produced )

Sweden / 4minutes

A Pale Blue Dot

Many of the problems that plague our small terrestrial existences can be often “solved” with a change of perspective,...

An uplifting animation with commentary by Carl Sagan, offers us an unexpected perspective of our earthly existence.

(Student Film (Sheridan College))

Canada / 4minutes

OPEN CALL: WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONTRIBUTORS!

Join our team! Write about the best short films from around the world, help us finding the next filmmaking...

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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

La Huida – The Runaway

Helvetica , pastel colors , a voice-over that directly addresses the viewers,  eccentric characters and catchy music … at...

The colorful deconstruction of a moment in the life of a group of bizarre characters.

(Escandalo Films )

Spain / 11minutes

“My Self”: the intimate diary of Jennifer Medina

Jennifer Medina is a Venezuelan photographer and video maker, based in New York City. Her works sweetly look at...

The selfie generation seen by the young Venezuelan artist's eyes.

(Self produced)

USA / 1minutes

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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