Prospect

In  a not-so-distant future, a father and his teenage daughter are on an alien planet looking for precious materials....

Straight out of this year's SXSW, an enchanting tale of survival in an hostile planet.

(Shepfilms)

USA / 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

Autobiographical Scene Number 6882

(from Jeffrey Bowers via Vice)  A group of friends are walking across a bridge, discussing the finer aspects of alcohol, when they begin...

A group of friends watches as one of them attempts to jump into the water from a bridge.

(Plattform Produktion)

Sweden / 9minutes

Bianco

A blinding white, a barren nature  that’s pure and precious at the same time. We are in Carrara, Tuscany,...

A solemn and silent Italian shortdoc on the marble quarries of Carrara.

(Student Film)

Italy / 9minutes

Sniffer

In a not so distant future, not much has changed… except for the force of gravity. For some reason,...

In a not so distant future, the absence of gravity complicates the everyday life, but for true dreamers it could also be a way to escape it all.

(Dream Factory)

Norway / 10minutes

The Chickening – by Nick DenBoer and Davy Force

It’s not so easy to talk about what Nick DenBoer and Davy Force‘s The Chickening really is. A parody? Maybe. A trailer?...

A parody? Maybe. A trailer? Possibly. An animation? Partially. A short film? Why not.

(Cineballs)

Canada / 5minutes

The Pub

Joseph Pierce is one of the most  interesting animators  around. The Pub is the third installment, along Stand Up  and...

The inner nature of a pub's daily clientele comes to life in this rotoscoping animation short.

(59 productions)

UK / 8minutes

Pilgrims – by John Doan

What time can do to a man? Joseph Brodsky’s obsession becomes flesh in John Doan’s body. Based on the...

What time can do to a man? Joseph Brodsky's obsession becomes a short film

(Reload Reality Films)

Germany / Ukraine / 6minutes

Amigo

Amigo is the animated short film created by Texan illustrator and director Celestino Marina as his final thesis for...

A delightful short film about friendship in 50s style, seen through the innocent eyes of a child.

(Student Film (CCA))

USA / 3minutes

The Tree – by Cheikh Mohammed Horma

A lumberjack travels in the desert. There’re just sand dunes, ants, dromedary camels and bulldozers around him. A bunch...

An immersive visual experience of Sahara desert, exploring the changing balance between man and nature

(Sahara Lab)

Morocco / 9minutes

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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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

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

Rise – by David Karlak

In a not so far future, robots develop feelings. This unexpected event scares humanity, which reacts as a frightened child...

A justified revolt of the machines.

(Underground Films / Vertigo Entertainment)

USA / 5minutes

Past Forward, David O. Russell’s Star-Studded Prada Short Film

Past Forward is the multi-platform short film collaboration between Miuccia Prada and David O. Russell. A “cinema poem,” a surreal,...

The acclaimed director filmed a surreal, futuristic silent "cinema poem" in black & white

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Hair Love – by Matthew A. Cherry

Stephen is an African American dad. His young daughter Zuri keeps watching the tutorial video of her mother (voiced...

The 2020 Oscar-winner animated short, based on the true story of Deandre Arnold and financed by a Kickstarter campaign

(Chasing Miles / Six Point Harness)

USA / 7minutes

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

FOCUS ON: Jack Dunphy

Jack Dunphy mixes love and humour, cutout paper characters and death. Serenity is a profound story made of simple elements. Serenity was...

Love, death and icecream for breakfast: small talk with the Brooklyn-based filmmaker

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Coda

It is an evening like many others, a Friday or a Saturday probably, the city is steeped in their...

A lost soul wandering in the city until he's reached by the specter of Death in a revelatory encounter.

(El Zorrero Films)

Spain / 9minutes

Anteprima Trailer: Merry Go Round

We are glad to present the trailer preview of Merry Go Round, a short film written and directed by actor-director Massimiliano...

Following shocking discoveries about the double life of his father, a guy has to decide who he really wants to be.

(Kino Produzioni)

Italy / 18minutes

Melancholy – Ta Tristesse: Interview with Jacinthe Folon

Melancholy – Ta Tristesse directed by the Belgian author Jacinthe Folon is the winner of the first edition of...

A little conversation with the young Belgian director, winner of the Music Video International Competition at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

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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

Project X – by Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke

Not many people know that AT&T has installed NSA surveillance equipment in at least 5 of its Internet and...

From the director of Citizenfour, narrated by Rami Malek and Michelle Williams, a journey into NSA's NYC surveillance hub

(Field of Vision, The Intercept)

USA / 10minutes

How to Act on Reality TV – by John Wilson

The story of How to Act on Reality TV, short doc by filmmaker John Wilson, has started when a...

The meta-movie that opens us the doors of the New York Reality TV School: not acting but real

(John's Movies)

USA / 23minutes