Meanwhile

Blending CG 3D and 2D drawn animation techniques, Meanwhile follows four characters traversing a city, each lost in their...

Four characters are lost in their own worlds in an nameless city, but an event will reveal their intimate connection.

(Royal College of Art )

UK / 5minutes

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

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

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

We Will Live Again

We Will Live Again is a mesmerising shortdoc following Cryonics Institut’s CEO Ben Best and Andy Zawacki, the caretakers of 99...

Stripped of their blood, filled with antifreeze liquid, and frozen: a looks inside the unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute.

(Brooklyn Underground Films)

USA / 12minutes

Alien Attack from the Interspace – by Alessio Gonnella

Sci-fi in Italy is possible. Thinking about Italian cinematographic difficulties to approach this genre, it seems just an oxymoron....

Sci-fi in Italy is possible, but... How can the trumpet save us all?

(Festina Lente)

Italy / 24minutes

Wall

Laci is a 16-year old gypsy boy, who lives off casual jobs. Every morning, the same waiting for some...

Laci is a young gypsy worker hired to build a wall: his first look beyond holds an unusual revelation...

(Proton Cinema)

Hungary / 11minutes

Henna Night

It’s the night before Amina’s wedding, and the women of the family are celebrating the henna ceremony, a Muslim...

Love and death, tradition and diversity clash against each other in this intense short by Sally El Hosaini.

(Yalla Film Company)

UK / 12minutes

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

He Took His Skin Off For Me

Basato sul racconto breve di Maria Hummer dallo stesso nome (che può essere ‘ascoltato’ qui, recitato dalla stessa autrice),...

(Student Film)

UK / 11minutes

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 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

Borrowed Time – by Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Animated short film and drama. We are not used to associate this genre to poignant and dark tales, but watching Borrowed...

American animation comes out of its comfort zone and tells the drama

(Quorum Films)

USA / 7minutes

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

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

Magic Alps Is the Only Italian Short Film Selected at Clermont-Ferrand 2018

The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is one of the world’s most popular short film fests and the second largest...

Exclusive interview with the directors of one of the most unique Italian short film of the year

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The Provider

It’s the 1940s, but we’re in  a dystopian, alternate reality where human survival is threatened. A man seeks refuge...

Black comedy, horror, dystopia and science fiction come together in Brianne Nord-Stewart's short.

(Random Acts Entertainment)

Canada / 8minutes

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

Nigel – by Natasza Cetner

Nigel is the Royal College of Art’s grad short by Polish animator Natasza Cetner. The London-based director isn’t new...

A lonely gannet falls for a concrete bird in this relatable love story

(Royal College of Art - London)

UK / 9minutes

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

Online Premiere: Black by Sara Taigher

Rome, summer. One night, unexpectedly, a total blackout leaves the city without electricity. People feel paralyzed, their world is...

A short film part of a wider cross-media project to brighten your soul during these days of forced quarantine

(So What Pictures)

Italy / 14minutes

Dark Hallucinations – by Diego Salinas

Dark Hallucinations is an experimental short film directed by Diego Salinas. Intended as an installation by Funken Studio collective,...

An immersive audiovisual installation by Funken Studio, a chronicle of darkness where life loses every possible grip

(Funken Studio)

Chile / USA / 3minutes

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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Sebastian – by Sam Fragoso

Sebastian is the first short film written and directed by Sam Fragoso, formerly a film critic and actually the...

An emigrating father writes home to his son: a short film that tells in 3 minutes what is America today

(Sam Fragoso)

USA / 3minutes