The Shaman

The Shaman is the science-fiction short film written, directed, edited, and produced by Austrian filmmaker Marco Kalantari. Set in...

In the dark year 2204, Joshua is a Shaman sent on a mission to convert the soul of a giant battle colossus

(Marco Kalantari)

Austria / 17minutes

Online Premiere: Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? – by Janez Lapajne

Janez Lapajne is a Slovenian independent filmmaker and former (first) president of the Directors Guild of Slovenia. Born in...

A multicultural triangle in the occupied Europe of 1944: a sensual and emotional Alpine story of two tunes and one whistle

(Triglav Film)

Slovenia / 25minutes

Atropa

From the director of HENRi, a sci-fi short film selected by the most important festivals around the world, another genre...

In the outer space, a detective is looking for a mysterious missing ship.

(Corridor Productions)

USA / 9minutes

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 Christmas Light Killer

Every night in December people in a small suburb of Philadelphia flock to a holiday light show. They drive...

A man spends his December nights shutting down the power for a huge holiday light show. What is his point?

(Pocket Storm)

USA / 6minutes

A Reasonable Request – by Andrew Laurich

There are many ways to re-build a disrupted father-son relationship: it’s possible to do it for affection or old...

How to re-build a father-son relationship in an unconventional way.

(Christina Lee)

USA / 8minutes

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

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

8 Hours in Brooklyn

Filmed over a  period of  8 hours in Brooklyn using a Phantom Flex – a special camera that slows...

A slow-motion ride along the streets of Brooklyn, NYC.

(Variable)

USA / 3minutes

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

PLUG

David Levy is one of the most important art directors around, and his curriculum includes films like Prometheus and...

The only survivor in a post-apocalyptic world is constantly looking for other forms of human life and answers to her questions.

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USA / 16minutes

Bear – by Pascal Floerks

It’s really hard to say, perhaps Bear (Bär) is a documentary, perhaps a short animation. Certainly it’s the final...

A mysterious and personal story about the director's grandfather

(Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Germany / 8minutes

The People’s Network Showcase: A New Generation of Short Films Directors

The People’s Network Showcase is the new project launched by El Rey, the Latino channel created by Robert Rodriguez...

The channel created by Robert Rodriguez launches a new User Generated short films series

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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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Sundance Film Festival 2017 Announces Shorts Programs: Taste These 7 Shorts

Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2017 Shorts Programs. The 68 shorts round out a program of Competition and...

Seven shorts to watch online from the 68 programmed to play over January 19-29 in Park City

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Tits – by Alex Winckler

Tits is a delicate comedy dealing with the adolescent insecurity, presenting a situation that would have been simple to waste...

When breasts are not the massive dream for a teenage boy.

(BFI + Electric Ballroom Productions)

UK / 16minutes

“My Self”: the intimate diary of Jennifer Medina

Jennifer Medina is a Venezuelan photographer and video maker, based in New York City. Her works sweetly look at...

The selfie generation seen by the young Venezuelan artist's eyes.

(Self produced)

USA / 1minutes

The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger

The Viewfinder List is an entertainment industry survey which polls studio executives, producers and creatives for their top 10...

The adventurous love story of a young couple escaping dinosaurs through spaceships and submarines.

(Student film (NYU))

USA / 9minutes

Mute

In a world where people are born without a mouth, everyone is very frustrated and unhappy. The all want...

In a world where people are born without a mouth, a gory accident leads to a discovery that will change their lives forever.

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Netherlands / 4minutes

Online Premiere: Thriller

With the city of Taranto bent by pollution and uncertainty for the future in the background, Michael, 14, goes around...

Michele dreams to dance in TV like his idol Michael Jackson, but the protest in which his father is involved threatens his dream.

(Basiliciak)

Italian / 14minutes

021 Capalbio | GSF’s Exclusive Showcase

Up On The Roof Festival’s section: International Competition Directed by: Nour wazzi
Produced by: Panacea Production Ltd.
Country: UK
Year: 2013 Synopsis:
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Watch a selection of some of the the best shorts from the various sections of the 021 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Fest until August 31st.

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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

Thunder Road – by Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings is probably a man of few words. Or a communication genius. The official synopsis for Thunder Road states:...

Officer Arnaud loved his mom... The 2016 Sundance short winner

(Unison LA)

USA / 13minutes

The Walrus

“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together,” so John Lennon...

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

(Luke Randall)

USA / 7minutes