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The narrative unfolds Elena's traumatic childhood through a series of flashbacks, revealing the roots of her deep-seated distrust of others. With Lars' assistance, she endeavors to quell the nightmares that persistently haunt her, seeking to make peace with herself and reconcile with the past.
In the Middle East, two young boys from rival communities are united by their shared love of cycling. The theme of the film is woven around the legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali's exceptional work for Holocaust victims during World War II, when the athlete saved many Jewish lives during the Nazi occupation of Italy by hiding their documents in his bicycle. The story begins sixty years later, when Bartali's bicycle becomes the tool and symbol of victory for David, an intelligent and sensitive Jewish boy. David accepts the challenge of winning a cycling championship together with his Arab friend Ibrahim, breaking the rules but bringing peace and tolerance between their communities.
A love, a journey, perhaps an obsession, the thin line between life and death constantly questioned by love, an immortal feeling, yet experienced by mortals. This animated and musical short film features young Orpheus, the quintessential archetype of the poet, embarking on a journey that will lead him into the depths of the underworld, in a desperate attempt to bring his deceased wife Eurydice back to life
Fragile clay Sculptures come to life in a bare workshop, craving more than just existence. When their Sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of belonging.
Three different epochs through the gaze of three children: Zelinda, who loses her mother to the Spanish Flu during World War I and sees the specter of Nazism loom; Assunta, who lives during the Nazi occupation between bombings, raids, and executions; Icaro, who abandons the countryside during the Years of Lead (“Anni di Piombo”) and accepts a new life. A story across the difficulties and the troubles of the 20th century between memories, affection, nostalgia, and gratitude.
A look at the dynamics of a fashion company, which opens a unique window on the vibrant world of Milan fashion.
Aboard their cart, Dr. Rhubarb and assistant Cough travel from house to house to cure absurd diseases with their innovative remedies. Loosely inspired by 18th-century prints and cartoons about fear of disease and doctors, an exploration of the mystery of healing and thaumaturgy.
Achmed flees the horrors of his homeland in search of a peaceful life for his family, but left alone with his granddaughter Sherazade, he decides to erase his past and forget the terrible losses he has suffered. Following an accident that leaves her grandfather dying, little Sherazade sets off on a journey through time and memories.
Giulia lives with her mother in a house near the forest. On her 14th birthday, she discovers that the forest is in danger and decides to protect it by going to live in a tree.
During the celebrations for the 1600th anniversary of the founding of Venice, Elena and her friend Alvise are drawn to a strange message under the Rialto Bridge, embarking on an adventure through time to discover historical figures who will open their eyes to the beauty and fragility of their city.
In the San Francisco of 1919, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that brought him to the brink of suicide: his encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Ancient One, DAGON.
In a whimsical adventure, Otto Van Walrus creates a mischievous RoboPuffin to outshine the real puffins. Led by Johnny Puff, the feathered friends train to defend their home. Join the fun as they battle wits and show the power of teamwork.
In 2053, amidst a devastating pandemic, an old gravedigger from Elementar Corporation insists on burying his wife with just a shovel, rejecting the corporation's new burial technology, the "Cube Of Miracles." Conflict arises when a young gravedigger armed with the "Cube of Miracles" challenges the old gravedigger's traditional methods at the cemetery. The film explores the clash between tradition and innovation, delving into broader themes of man versus machine in a society grappling with AI and automation.
Little Tobia lives with his grandfather Remo, who always tells him fascinating stories. His favorite one tells that at the end of the rainbow you can find a crown of colored diamonds, from which the seven beams of light that form the splendid arch are generated. Tobias manages to convince his grandfather to face the journey to the mountain where he is sure he saw a rainbow spring forth. Tobias, together with his friends Luke, Mack and Ava, the dog Fluffy and the cat Kitty, will set off on a great adventure immersed in nature ruined by man's carelessness.
The story of a puppet that does not become a child.
A little penguin dreams of becoming a postman like the other birds, but his wings keep him firmly on the ground. Despite this challenge, with determination, creativity, and advice from an eagle, he shows that even big dreams can come true with perseverance and the right precautions.
Experience an exciting adventure with rapper Otty, marine biologist Marysun, and young Desy, defending the sea in Greenland, Florida, the Galapagos Islands, and Sicily, singing along with karaoke.
A Rashomon-esque journey through enmeshing power and institutional violence, focusing on three different characters navigating Sendai City on the verge of a new era, where democracy will be perfected, human will be machines and rebels will be exterminated for this sakes
The Freak Family follows Diego, an aspiring pop-punk singer who makes a risky pact with the Devil to achieve fame. This deal throws him into a chaotic world where his dysfunctional family must contend with the bizarre, darkly funny consequences of his ambition. Balancing supernatural hijinks with heartfelt family moments, The Freak Family is a dramedy about dreams, deals, and the people who keep us grounded—even when things get freaky.
Blending animated storytelling with intimate narration, this documentary paints a soulful portrait of the anonymous Neapolitan singer known as Liberato.
A blond guy runs his business by polishing his nails and transforming the customers.
A man and a woman separated by a wall. But their love does not accept divisions, barriers, obstacles. They are a pair of street performers: freedom flows through their veins. The man cannot stand the 'death strip' that separates him from her. And day after day he tries to return to her arms.
Human beings have become war machines, unstoppable destroyers of everything that surrounds them. Is there still hope for the future or are we stuck in an endless nightmare?
Ziki is a Congolese boy living in a village with his mother. One day, while the two are playing, Ziki discovers a mysterious tunnel winding beneath the kitchen floor. Curious, he decides to venture in, but as he walks, he slips and falls to the bottom of the tunnel. As he travels through it, he discovers a world built on exploitation and war in his homeland.
La Gola (The Belly), Diego Marcon’s film commissioned by the Kunstverein in Hamburg, revolves around the correspondence between Gianni and Rossana. The two characters are portrayed by hyperrealistic dolls with digitally animated eyes and facial expressions. The combination of human voices, analogue dolls, and digital (post-)production brings forth hybrid characters whose status between analogue and digital defies clear distinction.
At the heart of the sea bed, between rocks and corals, primitive algae undulate, lulled by the muffled and roaring sound of the currents. Up there, on the surface of the water, something extraordinary has just appeared: a voice. So soft and seductive that it is unlike anything we have ever heard before.
A little alien comes face to face with a group of bullies. But the violence here is not only physical: there is also the intent to film everything and humiliate him online. A timely and profound theme, told with the power of animation!
The 13th Dalai Lama has just died. The armies of the terrible Warlord are at the gates. The fate of Tibet seems sealed. But a vision emerges from the waters of the Great Lake of Prophecies. Does it point the way to the Dalai's new reincarnation? Only he could save Tibet. The situation is almost desperate, but a small expedition has set out from Shangri-La to find him. It is an improvised and apparently ill-assorted team consisting of Alexandra, a very young French explorer, Aphur, a young warrior monk, and Kewstang, an elderly and very friendly Lama. Will the trio be able to find the new 14th Dalai and save Tibet?
A short film that reinterprets the silent film masterpiece "Cabiria" from 1914, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and enriched with literary captions by Gabriele D'Annunzio, thanks to the integration of digital technologies such as virtual reality, Artificial Intelligence, and the powerful 3D graphics engine Unreal Engine.
A mystery resolved by two contemporary teens, uncovers one of the saddest chapters in human history during the Nazi occupation of Rome.
Undulating Lovecraftian gutbags straight out of your worst (best) nightmare. Per Bavari, “Videos entirely made with the use of A.I.”
The short film, marking the 800th anniversary of Europe’s first secular university, offers a distinctive portrayal of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. A ruler with multiple crowns, Frederick’s tumultuous relationship with the papacy led to three excommunications. FII - LO STUPORE DEL MONDO seeks to capture Frederick’s essence through an animated and colourful portrayal.
The naivety of youth is confronted with the brutality of war in this sombre tale set in Sardinia in 1940. Realising some horses on the island are to be sent into battle, two boys plan to release them before they are delivered to the army.
We know it was not a good marriage, the one with a fisherman, and my grandmother does not want to remember it.
A man in a long door-studded hallway: a metaphorical place inside his mind. It's time for him to come to terms with a past that has been buried for years and will now resurface with the tinkling of keys.
Un chihuahua nervoso di nome Picasso viene infastidito. Meglio lasciarlo stare. A nervous chihuahua named Picasso gets annoyed. Better not to bother him.
Three cyborg couples enter a newly opened building: the Human Museum. They are confronted with exhibits of humanity: statues of intertwined bodies, anatomical informations, and educational films, reacting emotionally with astonishment, disgust, fear, and curiosity toward the objects in the exhibit. In an inevitable process of machine learning, the six protagonists change during their visit, learning to simulate the rules of arousal and attraction. The pairs are not just the juxtaposition of two cyborgs. Can the machines ever feel what their bodies skillfully mimic: desire?
An explosive love story is an animated short film about two hunters who fall in love. Despite their passion, they cannot bring themselves to accept their feelings.
Animals in the forest don’t want to play with the little restless cloud at all. However, it will be able to transform the forest and its inhabitants.
Mixing live action with stop-motion, Bianca Girardi immerses us in a maison à la Švankmajer where objects come to life, dominating, and breaking the natural patterns of an old house. Gradually, the playful sense of subversion morphs into a tessellated family portrait.
No sugarcoatin' it, you've got brain damage from multiple sclerosis. Your memories are fading so gather everything left in that noggin, like paper and ink and photos and love of course. Start with the foundation and don't give up. Soon you'll have a palace.
Rita was my grandmother, a big snail who got around with a walker. She passed away in 2024, and this short film tells the story of our bond. It is about Rita, but it is also a way to confront the theme of death, to look it in the eye and overcome the fear it brings.
Split between two cultures, a young girl falls into an imaginary jungle to escape her daily life. Guided by a drop, she finds herself in front of her roots and realises her heritage will be forever important part of her identity.
What is involved in investigating and interpreting the meaning of light, seeking through symbols and mnemonic paths what light is when it is interior. The boundary between light and shadow becomes the boundary between past and present, and their boundary line is a possibility of encounter.
As Christmas Day approaches, Federico decides to reach out to Ochaco Uraraka, the girl he has a crush on but hasn’t seen for a while due to an unfortunate incident between them. The two clear things up and start seeing each other again, but not everything is as it seems.
Collective project curated by Beatrice Mazzone "Projections #2 - Water? " refers us to a present ecological questioning of human development and the prospects for human survival in the face of the increasingly less available resource-water. An interpretation of water and its lack, in today's and tomorrow's world, realized through 36 international collaborations.
This animated short film tells the story of a single mother of an autistic child, abandoned by her husband, who embarks on a quest to find a good father for her son. Along the way, she faces rejection and disappointment until a chance encounter at a café renews her hope.