The Last Ice Merchant (El Último Hielero)

Mount Chimborazo is Ecuador’s highest peak. as well as the point on the Earth that’s closest to the sun....

The life of Ecuador's last ice merchant tells a story of change and traditions.

(Jeremy Yaches, Rodrigo Donoso.)

Ecuador / 14minutes

Suspend Belief

An American actor with a questionable french accent, set to play a frenchman in a city that should be...

A meta-filmic rom-com suspended between reality and fiction.

(Self-produced)

UK / 6minutes

Bum-Bum Doch’ Rybaka (Bum-Bum, The Baby of The Fisher)

In a seaside village inhabited by animals and anthropomorphic creatures with odd, long noses, a lone fisherman carries out its...

A sweet and surreal tale realised by Ivan Maximov, one of the most important Russian animators, winner of the Grand Prix at Tampere Film Festival 2014.

(Fund Goubernia)

Russia / 9minutes

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

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

Code 8 – by Jeff Chan

In the last few years short film has been act as a springboard for a lot of young directors,...

Reality and fiction are melting in Code 8, your next sci-fi cult.

(Colony Pictures)

USA / 10minutes

Steadfast Stanley – by John Cody Kim

I believe that ugliness and beauty, rather than being two sides of the same coin, are two good neighbours which...

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." And sometimes they save it...

(CalArts)

USA / 4minutes

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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Social Butterfly

It’s Chloè’s eighteenth birthday, and she’s celebrating it in a wonderful french countryside villa. It’s a “white party” (maybe...

An american woman enters into a teenage party in the South of France, changing the life of the birthday girl forever.

(Ad Astra Films)

USA / 14minutes

Online Premiere: Belva Nera

UPDATES: Matteo Zoppis and Alessio Rigo De Righi are about to debut with their first feature film il Solengo (2015...

The legend of a black panther spotted in the Lazio countryside narrated by the stories of a community of hunters between folklore and reality.

(Coda Rossa)

Italy / 33minutes

Yardbird

Lonely and mysterious, Ruby is very different from other girls her age: we don’t know much about her, besides...

A solitary young girl is forced to come out of hiding to face the town bullies, but the thing she fears the most is herself.

(Bridle Path Films )

Australia / 13minutes

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

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

Eat My Shit

Samantha (Anna Marìa Polverosa) has taken a selfie of her face and posted it on Instagram, but it has...

The moving story of a girl whose butthole is where her mouth should be.

(The Other Side Films)

Spain / 3minutes

7:35 in the Morning

What is the most romantic thing you have ever done for somebody? Well, your answer probably’s not a 10th...

One morning a woman enters a restaurant – only to be met with silence instead of people talking...

(Ibarretxe & Co.)

Spain / 8minutes

Malatesta Short Film Festival Unveils Its First Edition Line-Up

Three days of screenings, premieres and Q&As with directors dedicated to short films: the first edition of Malatesta Short...

Find out these 10 shorts you can watch online from the MalatestaShort official selection

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The Story of Ones

The story of one could be an experience for all. Telling these stories is the mission of Pham Ngoc...

Like entering a roomful of stories, the sound of the Vietnamese state radio introduces us into the city life of Hanoi.

(Hanoi DOCLAB)

Vietnam / 9minutes

The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb

50’s B-movies, R.K.O., drive-ins, Universal’s monster movies…. All these and more inspired Clement Bolla, Fx Goby and Matthieu Landour...

An innocuous practical joke goes bad, in this spectacular homage to 50s B-movies.

(Nexus Productions)

France / 13minutes

Traces – by Puru Agarwal

The galaxy of Indian short films is vast, full of hideous works and wonders. Several short films featuring well-known...

Disability is a state of mind, as shown by a Bharatanatyam dancer and the author of her novel

(Samvit Kher)

India / 2minutes

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

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

Monsieur Cok

Monsieur Cok is the owner of a large bomb factory. In times of war,  hedecides to increase production to...

In times of war, a ruthless yet childish factory owner decides to replace all his workers with robots. A riot ensues.

(Papy3D)

France / 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

Symphony no. 42 – by Réka Bucsi

The first scene of Symphony no. 42, animated short film by Réka Bucsi, necessarily creates extremely high expectations. What...

A fox in the woods is questioning about the essence of universe and then she shot herself.

(MOME Anim)

Hungary / 9minutes