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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
The Pavement

The pavement, the night, those eyes, the glass, the red, the smoke, those lips, her touch, the pavement… Wait,...

The city at night, a couple, a gunshot... nothing is what it seems in this innovative and highly suspenseful neo-noir.

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USA / 3minutes
Online Preview: The Snake

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

(Briciola TV)

Italy / 15minutes
The Cat Piano

A “feline” film noir with “beatnik” nuances: that would be the best way to describe The Cat Piano, an...

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

(The People's Republic Of Animation.)

Australia / 8minutes
Malaria

Western, the quintessential film genre, has been reinterpreted in many ways throughout the history of cinema. Post-modern filmmakers such...

A classic Western story of death and revenge told with an innovative mix of stop motion techniques, in-camera effects and animation.

(Self-produced)

Brazil / 6minutes
Random Stop

A quiet day in the life of a county police officer. One routine stope, a phone call with his...

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

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USA / 6minutes

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Alto Sauce

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.

The Pavement

The city at night, a couple, a gunshot... nothing is what it seems in this innovative and highly suspenseful neo-noir.

Online Preview: The Snake

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

The Cat Piano

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

Malaria

A classic Western story of death and revenge told with an innovative mix of stop motion techniques, in-camera effects and animation.

Random Stop

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

On Replay

The Arab Series #4: The Wind

The Teir el Akhdar collective tells us Syria and the war through loss, displacement, and forced migration.

The Walrus

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

Modern Life is Rubbish

A recently broken-up couple separating their music collection leads the way for a dissertation on love, loss and the inherent evil of greatest hits albums.

Marilyn Myller

A witty satire on the art world and the anxieties of the creative process masterfully directed by stop-motion animation genius Mikey Please.

Random Stop

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

The Robbery – by Jim Cummings

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

Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

A group of friends watches as one of them attempts to jump into the water from a bridge.

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2014

In its 60th anniversary, Oberhausen sets out to discover a "cinema without film" between experimentation, memory and absence.

Are You With Me? – by Erica Genereux Smith

A sweet, ironic and sincere exploration of modern solitude (at a call center)

Crush

The search for the perfect armchair becomes a reflection on love and relationships.

International Film Festival – Clermont Ferrand 2015

The historic French festival started. Here are the trailer of the Italian shorts, and a major crowdfunding campaign promoted by the CNC to support our national production in the world .

The Sand Storm

A sci-fi dystopian tale set in Beijing during a water shortage. Starring Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, the short led to some controversies during its development.

Does the Italian film system neglect short films and its emerging talents?

Our interview with Jacopo Chessa, the director of the Italian National Center for Short Films.

The Rise Of The Fashion Short

From Wes Anderson to Spike Jonze, many directors are experimenting with the Fashion Film, a newborn genre in which everything is possible.

Sara – by Rossella Inglese

Sara's just 12 years old when she is confronted with discovering the experience of become a woman

Guiding Sights

Rafael Egaña is going blind and goes through the pics that his father has collected over the past 50 years. What happens with the images in your memory when you're going blind?

Online Premiere: Terra

Various human types meet on a night ferry's regular trip.

Sniffer

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.

Bora Bora – by Bogdan Mirică

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

Lost Cubert

The monotonous and repetitive work of an everyday man suddenly turns into an Escherian nightmare.

Prospect

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

Envelope

An innovative thriller starring Kevin Spacey, set in the Russia's Cold War era.

Sea Change

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

Choros

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