Clermont-Ferrand 2017 Kicks Off: A Selection Of 6 Short Films Online Via Click For Flicks

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is the largest and most influential short film festival in the world. For its...

The 39th edition opens with Click for Flicks, a selection of 6 short films to watch online for free

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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

Echo

“The sunken homeland; visiting a strange place, and the certainty that we are not alone. ECHO is about how...

People, animals and buildings create a visual echo in this surreal and atmospheric animation.

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Germany / 5minutes

Lost Property

In a Lost & Found office an old man is working behind his desk. Every day an old lady enters...

When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.

(Produced by Tom Mortimer)

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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

Online Preview: Newton’s First Law

“When viewed in an inertial reference frame, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant...

Physics applied to life and a last chance to take, because it is never too late to find love.

(CSC)

Italy / 20minutes

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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All Men Are Called Robert – by Marc-Henri Boulier

A naked and scared young man runs through the woods, chased by someone. His confused and desperate run is...

An anxiety run through a brutal truth

(Insolence Productions, R! Stone Productions)

Francia / 6minutes

FOCUS ON: Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings, writer of Thunder Road and director of Thunder Road, is also the main actor in  Thunder Road. His short film, Thunder...

Interview with the director of Thunder Road, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival

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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

Shorts not to miss at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

The 2015 Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week, and the shorts film program is comprised of 60 films...

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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

Online Premiere: Dinola

Dinola is a child living in the village of Ushguli, in Georgia. Her father has just died, and the...

In the cold mountains of Georgia, a widow is forced to marry another man and leave her life and child behind.

(20 Steps Production)

Georgia / 14minutes

Blackstar

Before dying, you’d better become immortal. At the age of 69 David Bowie dies after 18 months of battle...

An epic short for "Blackstar" the eponymous lead single of the music legend's 25th and last studio album.

(Gisla & Renck)

UK / 10minutes

Memory by Design

This refined exercise in style will help us reflect on our obsession of recording and capturing moments of our...

An innovative exercise in style about the preservation of memories.

(The incomplete recordings )

USA / 5minutes

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

C: 299792 km/s

A carefully detailed tribute to classic science-fiction, whose strong point lies in its visual and narrative retro atmospheres. Funded through...

The story of IV Kestros's crew mutiny led by Commander Malleck

(Seaquark Films)

USA / 15minutes

Soar – by Alyce Tzue

Soar is the story of a young girl Mara who dreams of one day building airplanes. She builds these...

A young girl must help a tiny boy pilot fly home before it's too late.

(Student Film (Anson Yu))

USA / 7minutes

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

Motorville

The map of America comes to life and starts wandering around looking for oil reserves, long extinguished from the...

The United States of America come to life in the search of the lost oil.

(Self-produced)

USA / 3minutes

Lazy Daze – by Brian Smee

How is like a dog’s dream? Maybe something similar to what is depicted by the young American animator Brian Smee in...

A kaleidoscopic journey into a dog's dream.

(Self Produced)

USA / 4minutes

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

Papa – by Natalie Labarre

Papa is a short animated story about an eccentric and overzealous father who realizes he’s not a perfect daddy. He thinks that...

The diary of an imperfect father who tries hard to be a perfect dad.

(Cargo Collective)

USA / 6minutes

Sea Change

Written by proven duo Drew Grubich and Nickolas Duarte, fresh authors of the award-winning Fish Hook, Sea Change is a...

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

(Crown Chimp Productions)

USA / 17minutes