Afronauts – Zambia’s Space Program

It’s the 60s: the world is divided by the Cold War, and the USA are in the midst of...

A short presented at the Berlinale and a photographic book narrate the incredible space-adventure of an african dreamer in the 60s

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The Boy with a Camera for a Face

The Boy with a Camera for a Face is the multi award winning short film from writer / director...

A allegorical fairy tale about a boy born with a camera instead of a head, told in rhyme.

(A Camera Boy Film Ltd Production)

UK / 14minutes

The Saddest Boy in the World

Timothy Higgins recalls his entire life on the day of his ninth birthday. He’s constantly thinking about suicide. Written and...

The birthday party of the saddest boy in the world.

(Modern Family Productions
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Canada / 14minutes

A Morning Stroll – by Grant Orchard

One day, during a morning walk, a man meets a chicken. The chicken turns the corner, it mounts the stairs of a flat,...

A New Yorker and a chicken: an exercise in style by Grant Orchard

(Studio AKA)

UK / 7minutes

Killing Klaus Kinski – by Spiros Stathoulopoulos

Killing Klaus Kinski by Spiros Stathoulopoulos, Greek-Colombian director best known for the uncut cult film PVC-1 (2007) and Meteora...

The vertiginous reimagination of a myth of the history of film: the filming of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog

(Candelaria Films)

Colombia / Greece / 20minutes

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

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 Driving Seat – by Phil Lowe

In order to properly write about this short movie, I felt the need to listen in loop Perfect by Ed...

The hilarious attempt of a middle aged couple to put a spark back in their marriage

(Turn the Slate Productions)

UK / 9minutes

FOCUS ON: Fisnik Maxhuni

Fisnik Maxhuni won with his first short film Lost Exile the ‘Cinema & Gioventù’ Jury Prize at Locarno Film...

Interview with the director of Lost Exile, awarded at Locarno Film Festival

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Guiding Sights

Rafael Egaña, 38, is going blind. He suffers RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa), a genetic degenerative retinal disease. With the iquiqueña...

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?

(Cusicanqui Films, Escuela de Cine y Televisión - Universidad de Chile)

Chile / 18minutes

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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FOCUS ON: Myrsini Aristidou

When I interviewed Myrsini Aristidou, she gave me the impression of being delicate and authentic – and her way of being reminded...

Exploring human relationships in the most honest, or genuine way possible: small talk with award-winning director

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A girl named Elastika

Is it possible to tell a funny and intriguing story only using an elastic band and some pins? Guillame...

A simple yet very creative stop-motion short about a girl made of rubber bands traveling on a pinboard.

(Self-produced)

Canada / 4minutes

Kokosmos – by Anna Radchenko

“Glory to the Soviet People, pioneers of the cosmos!”, as a dazzling propaganda poster put it during the Space...

A hymn to cosmic enthusiasm in socialist societies, coming up online (not for nothing) on Russia's Cosmonautics Day

(KODE Media)

Russia / 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

Online Premiere: Jung – by Munseong Yun

When you watch Jung you suddenly have the feeling that you are in a different world, where the time...

Two South Korean warriors, divided between friendship and rivalry.

(Student Film (Seul Istitute of Arts))

South Korea / 7minutes

L’Ondee

A sudden rain surprises the city: umbrellas are opened, the traffic intensifies, people seek shelter when they can. A...

A small elegy of rain that nods to the history of cinema

(Folimage)

France / 8minutes

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

Fear of Flying

It looks like Stop-Motion, but it isn’t.  Combining puppetry and 2D and 3D animation, director Conor Finnegan has created...

It's time to migrate south, but Dougal is afraid of flying. The tragicomic adventure of a bird and its phobias.

(Brunella Cocchiglia)

Ireland / 9minutes

Online Premiere: Il Fischietto (The Whistle)

Il Fischietto (The Whistle) is the debut shortfilm by Roman director Lamberto Sanfelice, produced by ANG Film in collaboration with...

The story of a little girl facing a traumatic event and her personal way of acceptance.

(ANG Film / Asmara Film)

Italy / 15minutes

Analogue People in a Digital Age

It is the day of the analogue to digital switchover of television transmission. Conversations about life, death and quantum...

As the analogue age draws to a close, eight men sit in an Irish bar and battle to remain relevant in the digital world.

(Twopair Films)

Ireland / 13minutes

Fucking Bunnies – by Teemu Niukkanen

What would you do if your new neighbor was the leader of a satanic cult, wearing a black metal...

What would you do if your new neighbor was the warm and friendly leader of a satanic cult?

(Komeetta)

Finland / 17minutes

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

Wind

A distant land where the entire social system is based on the power of the wind. Strong and relentless,...

The everyday activities of the inhabitants of an extremely windy area are hard. But what if the wind stopped blowing?

(HAW Hamburg Department Design)

Germany / 4minutes