Afronauts – Zambia’s Space Program

It’s the 60s: the world is divided by the Cold War, and the USA are in the midst of...

A short presented at the Berlinale and a photographic book narrate the incredible space-adventure of an african dreamer in the 60s

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Spirit of Berlin (July 1945)

How did Berlin look in July 1945, a few weeks after the surrender of Germany? It is shown in...

An exceptional montage of the semi-destroyed city made with rare archival materials, in colors and HD.

(CHRONOS-MEDIA GmbH)

Germany / 7minutes

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

Limbus – by Michael Philipp

1918, the First World War is over, two soldiers can finally make their way home. They survived, but their...

In war, beside life, you lose first of all yourself

(Luxs)

Switzerland / 25minutes

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

Double King – by Felix Colgrave

Centuries ago there lived… “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. Yes. It’s right! In this time the...

An animated short film about love... and regicide

(Self-produced)

Australia / 10minutes

Requiem for Romance

A couple’s break-up call in voice-over. The images show us a man and a woman fighting, dabbing each other...

Shortlisted for the 2014 Academy Awards Best Animated short category, a story of kung-fu and forbidden love inspired by Shanghai's past.

(Self-produced)

Canada / 7minutes

Dr. Easy

Dr. Easy  was adapted from the first chapter of Red Men, a dystopian novel by Matthew De Abaitua. The...

A robot with medical training is sent to negotiate a dangerous situation.

(Warp Films)

UK / 9minutes

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

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

Amigo

Amigo is the animated short film created by Texan illustrator and director Celestino Marina as his final thesis for...

A delightful short film about friendship in 50s style, seen through the innocent eyes of a child.

(Student Film (CCA))

USA / 3minutes

FMK International Short Film Festival 2015

Shorts do it better is the sound of FMK International Short Film Festival. Four days of short films, creativity...

Organized by Cinemazero, FMK has arrived at its 12th edition: four days of short films, creativity and research in Pordenone

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Choros

Sometimes, the most radical innovations are inspired by the past. This is the case of Michael Lagan and Terah...

A dancer's movements bring a chorus of women and unexpected choreographies to life.

(Langan Films)

USA / 13minutes

Movie Creative Contest: the winner!

Emanuele Milasi (pictured above), 30, from Reggio Calabria, is the winner of our first Movie Creative Contest: an initiative...

"Support the superheroes" is the script winner of the I edition of the contest: a modern tale about the "greatness of being a researcher."

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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

Selfie

From the “mirror stage” of Lacanian memory, to the Renaissance portraits, to analog self-portraits, to serial auto-representation in the...

An hilarious 60 seconds animated "sketch" on the most viral obsession of the moment.

(Free-lance)

UK / 1minutes

Jonah

Kibwe Tavares is one of  UK’s most exciting young directors. An achitecture grad with a lifelong love of cinema,...

A tale full of surprises and special effects narrates the destructive consequences of fame and wealth in the life of a boy from Zanzibar.

(BFI Film Fund)

UK / 18minutes

Sunspring – by Oscar Sharp

Science Fiction suggests that man’s attempts to create Artificial Intelligence will probably end badly. Real life proves that we...

A happy medium between technophobia and Skynet: A short film written by algorithm

(Therefore Films)

USA / 9minutes

The Robbery – by Jim Cummings

After winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival 2016 with Thunder Road, Jim Cummings renews his participation to...

After Thunder Road, another dark comedy where a robbery doesn't go so well

(Fullscreen)

USA / 9minutes

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

Guida – by Rosana Urbes

Guida has dedicated her life working as an archivist, her days, for thirty years, are marked by an unabashed...

Beauty of life is ageless.

(Belisa Proença)

Brazil / 11minutes

Sorry We Don’t Help Darkies

A Caribbean family is under attack during the London race riots. We’re in England, in 1958, and racial hatred...

A tragic episode of racism in 50s London.

(TBone Productions)

UK / 10minutes

Nuclear Waste

Nuclear Waste (Yaderni wydhody) is the striking fourth short film by Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky, following Incident (2006), Diagnosis (2009) and Deafness (2010) which represent some kind...

He is a truck-driver at a radioactive wastes utilization plant. She works at the plant's decontamination laundry.

(Arthouse Traffic, Volodymyr Tykhyy)

Ukraine / 23minutes

The Apocalypse

Four friends are looking for something to do on a sunny yet boring afternoon in Brooklyn. The news announce...

The Apocalypse has come. The worst thing that could happen to you? Having some ideas. An hilarious horror in which only the dumb survive.

(Greencard Pictures)

USA / 6minutes