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There is bad luck on the first day of an exciting trip. Hana is a college student who finds herself on a journey. But as the trip worsens, they manage to return safely.

A man comes home at night and steps on a cockroach: it is the beginning of a long agony that influences the surrounding world, to the point of suspending the flow of time. A stop-motion animated short films inspired by Dino Buzzati, one of the main Italian writers from 20th Century.

Nkondi is a short animation set in the Congo, and merges traditional oral incantation and storytelling with the mysticism of animism to spark a narrative of defiance

When Vuko the Pumpkin was so Crazy for Halloween.

Detective Talon Crowford, bereft of his wife, finds solace in the bottoms of bottles. One night, a concerned frog presents him with a case that sets him on a new quest—to hunt down a twisted bird known only as “Silly Goose.” Crowford quickly finds himself thrown into action in a city where everybirdy’s counting on him.

One morning, a group of citizens discovers a big whale corpse in the middle of the city. They can't get around it, so they'll have to face the animal body. This meeting is about to transform them in an unexpected way.

Realistic CG documentary film focusing on prehistoric creatures of the Agate Fossil Beds during the Miocene, following Moropus and Daeodon, as they and other animals grow and adapt to the changing environment.

Feeling different because of his appearance, Eglefino sets off to explore a new planet with his friend J-Hoo in search of a place where he can feel loved, understood and well-liked.

Two people tune into each other across the noise of the world. When the signal fades, what remains? A story of connection built not on certainty, but on echoes, pauses, and the quiet rhythm of shared moments. A relationship told through the subtle shifts of presence and absence, of intimacy and distance, and the traces we learn to hear when someone is gone.

Jimmy loves nature and Charlie hates Jimmy.

A girl stays up all night playing video games, without realizing she has to work at 8 AM the next morning. She must fight the urge to fall asleep in order to make it on time.

Victim of a future war, a girl must climb a tower to call for help.

After the death of his beloved grandfather, young Vincent is all alone in the world. But one day he gets the opportunity to relive the most perfect day of his life, his eleventh birthday, over and over again.

After managing to scrape together money to pay for a pregnancy after her Polish exchange student boyfriend gets her pregnant, the director decides to celebrate with a party. In attendance are her geriatric ska musician neighbor, semi-retired gang affiliates, her dirty gay roomate, and ever present bedbugs.

Ever get that weird feeling when you try confessing to a crush?

A magical talking vagina helps her trans woman best friend travel back in time in order to acquire a uterus - altering the entire multiverse in the process.

On a big-city dance floor, two soft sculptures try to impress each other with their moves. But it takes a comical mishap to bring them together.

An individual gets hunted down by their alternate.

Billy Roisz taps into our sensual pleasures with this experimental interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch’s iconic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights. The largely abstract landscape, stemming from both analogue equipment and ‘deep dreaming’ – a generative AI technique based on neural networks – ranges from paradisiacal to hellish. Combined with the chirping, ticking and pounding soundtrack, in which field recordings have also been incorporated, the temptation is almost impossible to resist.

A feverish stasis collapses into infinite distraction, spinning on the axis of an algorithm. Each pulse, an uncertain tone, breathes electricity into a half-alive world. Time stretches like soft polymer; metamorphoses creep forward frame by frame, suspiciously slow, as if the film were watching me back. Photographic fragments are transferred onto clay, not quite sculpture, not quite collage, but something in between: a Tonermorph. Figures emerge mid-gesture, faces unsealed yet never whole, suspended within the patterns of their own skin. They falter, caught in an action bog of their own making, or perhaps mine. A work of non-narrative cinema, the piece is guided by a score from electroacoustic and musique concrète composer Andrew Zukerman. Created during a 2025 summer residency at the Toronto Animated Image Society, with production funding support from the Society.

The refugee, the fled, the persecuted. The hidden, the migrant, the foreigner. The newcomer, seen with distrust, looks of fear and suspicion. In this evocative sand animation by filmmaker Pedro Serrazina, shadows, contrasts and a disturbing sound construction relive ancestral prejudices of the other, so ancient and so present. Clandestine words, whispered phrases, memories written on winter nights by candlelights.

To give meaning to her life, 23-year-old Emma is preparing to embark on a solitary pilgrimage in silence. But that's without counting on Crousti, a lively little crab and philosopher.

An agama lizard finds the perfect excuse to exchange the boring and slow-paced life of the Hinterland for the fast-paced and success-paved streets of Lagos. With his band of music-loving friends, they set out on an arduous but event-filled adventure to make it big and conquer Lagos. Will they find success or redemption?

Three 10-year-olds discuss medieval torture methods.

In the 1850s, according to a Transylvanian legend, a fearsome beast was rampaging in the Retyezat mountains, which was impossible to destroy because of its witchcraft. But Duke Schwarzenberg, the Habsburg governor of Transylvania, a fearless hunter who did not believe in this peasant superstition, decided to personally kill the monster.

A cardboard house is built as refuge for the remains of a family's home video archives. Memories of maternal guidance, tenderness, and reunion are brought to life by following a child's early years.

The animated documentary follows a girl confronting objectification. Collages from magazines, diary sketches, and imprints on the skin reveal how societal pressure takes hold early. Where does innocence end, and where do remarks begin that can lead to sexual violence? How does this shape her self-perception?

Join us aboard the luggage rack of my bicycle to enjoy a sensory roller coaster as it passes through a territory full of tricks.

Max Paddle Pop and Liona discovering a signal emanating from Earth, specifically the city of Orbis, indicating a dangerous situation. They find that Shadow Master is collaborating with Pixel Devil to create a game called Glitch, which has a negative impact on the minds of its players. Arka, a child from Orbis, becomes entangled in the adventure and joins Max and Liona in their quest to stop Shadow Master.

Love ain’t nothing but a gunfight.

Woezel and Pip experience a new movie adventure! Together with Sam and her family, the two dogs go on vacation. Everything seems to be going perfectly, until they lose their cuddly toys on the way. At the same time, Pip's heart bracelet disappears in the Magic Garden. Will the best friends manage to find each other and the heart again?

In the 1990s, a child grows up surrounded by deep secrets. The men in his family, including his father, die too young, but he is not yet able to understand why. When he discovers that his last name is a well-known name in the city, he feels as if he is seeing his own life reflected in the gangster and horror films he loves, a mirror of the violence that has changed his life.

Two creatures meet on a tree. Their encounter goes deep down to the roots and beyond.

a surreal, handcrafted short film inspired by HYLICS. In this world, floating creatures pulse with explosive energy, driven by a unifying harmonic scream. The second entry in ducklorde’s COLOUR SERIES, blends his experimental animation with a dithered surrealist style. It’s accompanied by an original track by Tom Hughes, that emulates Chuck Salamone’s work on HYLICS 2. The result is like watching consciousness dissolve through a microwaved sunbeam.

Powerless against a repressive state, a young couple leaves the country – an escape that turns into a surreal nightmare

On a walk to the beach, three friends from across the world share what may be their last conversation.

What language, what images exist for the consequences of violence? The consequences of violence on the individual, on the environment? An experiment between animated film and literary text.

Struggling to decide whether to try for a baby with Sausage, Womb must face her fears when she encounters the Period Poo Genie.

A coming of age documentary-fiction about an adolescent girl Lola who befriends a mysterious creature on the shore of her new hometown. Throughout their day spent together, Lola explores feelings of longing and belonging.

An inanimate body is touched by light, triggering an awakening, a sudden surge of life, fueled by a fantastical photosynthesis, lasting only for the span of a breath.

The story of SIDESTAGE is one of Theatre. That moment before you step onstage, when suddenly every worry floods your mind, and the thick stage makeup suddenly feels too heavy, and you know you look ridiculous. You can't remember your queues, your blocking, you don't even know if anyone is in the audience to see you. But then your queue comes up, and it all fades away, and the show goes on.

Whispers of Home is an animated short film depicting snippets of everyday life, inspired by the director's trip to Salamiyah, her hometown, in the summer of 2024. It was her first visit to Syria after thirteen years due to a decade-long civil war. The film is a love letter to her family and heritage.

Yujin breaks her glasses and visits an optician. During an eye exam, she sees a house in a field and finds herself inside. There, she meets three shadow selves, reconciles with them, and gains a new perspective. Finally, she leaves the house and gets new glasses.

Two monkeys fight to get the last banana on Earth.

Despite their hardships, Ljubica and the few remaining other village residents find peace, connection and freedom in a remote Macedonian village.

In peaceful Taigasville, the Puffins enjoy carefree days filled with arctic games, and even lazy Otto Von Walrus loves his picnics. But when a surprise snowstorm strikes, the Puffins must rally together to save their world. Otto included.

Meet Plumpin! A character from the minds of Ivan Dixon and the team at Studio Showoff. This animated short film premiered at Pictoplasma 2025 and went on to screen at multiple festivals worldwide. It won Best Australian Animation at MIAF. It was scored by ‪Felix Colgrave‬ and animated by ‪Studio Showoff‬

A short poem animation

Esther Hoffman remembers her late husband and reminisces about the life they built together.

A football team warms up for the World Cup final, a golfer gets ready to take his first shot, and a rally duo sets off on a test drive, while their audiences watch in eager anticipation. The air is tense, a storm is brewing, but all eyes remain fixated on the match. With masterfully manipulated footage from FIFA 23, PGA Tour 2k21, and DiRT Rally 2.0, Total Refusal (Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein) lays bare the rules of the game.

In a city shaken by climate change and disappearing habitats, a strange new stick insect appears: TUBULUS PLASTICUS, evolved to mimic plastic straws. What begins as a curious spectacle turns into an eerie presence, quietly disrupting everyday life.

While walking through Rome, the protagonist reflects on her past and the weight it has on her identity. In a city saturated with history, a question arises: what do we do with the past to move forward into the future? A reflection on walking as a migrant state and how we build an identity with the different layers of time in our own history.

A short film in pixilation technique by the group Invisible Friends. The film plays with the well-known "5-second rule" — a folk belief that food picked up from the floor within five seconds remains safe to eat.

Apple Gatherers follows two workers in an apple cider factory, the Peeler and the Shoveller. The film explores the loneliness and dissatisfaction of their labour-intensive world and the brief reprieve they find in moments of real human connection.