Title (L)on(e)ly Director(s) Justin Leonard Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 4.47 Synopsis Stop Motion animation that explores the dilemmas of a lonely robot discovering he may be responsible for a horrible accident Title A Song about a Dog Director(s) Sergey Strusovsky Country Russia Duration 9.44 Synopsis The world through the eyes of a dog. Title Aerialist Director(s) Anna Kuzina Country Russia Duration 7.15 Synopsis A saleswoman in a textile store likes working with fabrics but her life is quite monotonous. One day she comes across a group of gymnasts and her life gets illuminated by a dream. Title All the Flowers in my mom's garden Director(s) Pun Vacharavithayakorn Country UK (University of the Arts London) Duration 5.31 Synopsis The green garden is a place where I feel safest. A place where I go the rest, to laugh, to cry. One day, I noticed a small black flower growing in one of the plants. Every day, I find these small flowers. They engulfed the garden until every little bit was consumed. What was once lush and green is now black and white. Title Amped Director(s) Vincent Salvano Country USA Duration 5.3 Synopsis During a late night at the office, two co-workers stumble upon a mysterious drink that gives them supernatural abilities beyond their control. Title Ancestral Intervention Director(s) Michelle Muli Country Florida (University of Florida) Duration 3.0 Synopsis Malaika tries to enjoy a date with her boyfriend despite the constant meddling of the ghost of her strong-willed, traditional grandmother. Title Beyond the Score Director(s) Sara Valenzuela Country Florida (FSU - Florida State University) Duration 2.32 Synopsis When a conductor of the stars tries to enforce order, an innovative star leads him to discover the beauty of creativity within structure. Title Bird Drone Director(s) Radheya Jang Jegatheva Country Australia, UK Duration 8.55 Synopsis Unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life. Title Birds of a Feather Director(s) Katie Cobos Country USA (RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology) Duration 4.44 Synopsis A talkative parrot attempts to befriend a boy with Tourette's syndrome Title Blacky the metal arm cat Director(s) Nic Ho Country Hong Kong Duration 15.25 Synopsis In a world where martial arts have lost their value due to the arrival of alien technology, a black cat with a mechanical arm seeks revenge for his slain master. Determined to confront enemies equipped with alien tech, Blacky uses traditional martial arts. Title Bloodletting (Sangre Petrolera) Director(s) Alejandro Jiménez Mora Country Costa Rica (LCI Veritas) Duration 3.01 Synopsis Carmen lives her normal and peaceful life in an indigenous reserve alongside her brother Luis. However, everything changes when the Oil Company launches a violent attack against her community, from which Carmen and Luis try to escape alive. Title Bugsick Director(s) Venya Aggarwal Country Canada (Sheridan college) Duration 8.04 Synopsis After a recent break up, Bug’s ex-girlfriend June calls to come pick up the rest of her stuff from their apartment. This triggers Bug to spiral, as we follow their desperate attempt at keeping their past alive by creating a massive dungball of the items June left behind. Title Cat Interview Director(s) Enora Laden, Erwan Galtier, Baptiste Lebrun, Alexandre Bal, Séréna Prince Agbodjan Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 5.54 Synopsis Lucas, a very creative little boy, decides to interview his kitten called Cahuète he rescued a month earlier in the street. However, the cat always does what he wants and avoids the boy’s questions. Lucas, very insistent, ends up angering Cahuète. Title Cat-Tastrophe Director(s) Morgan Seigler Country USA (Chapman University) Duration 3.13 Synopsis A cat, through its catastrophic antics, inspires a villainous inventor to devise her most evil plan yet. 3D animated slapstick comedy. Title Catching Light Director(s) Vlada Evtushenko Country Florida (UCF - University of Central Florida) Duration 4.5 Synopsis Believing herself to be a failure as a painter, Renee works at a pigment shop instead. Will she master the courage to pick up the brush again, repair her friend's painting, and finally find faith in her own abilities? Title Cell Buddies Director(s) Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas Country Netherlands (Sint Joost School of Art & Design) Duration 5.11 Synopsis Sam, a grumpy raccoon is stuck sharing a cell with Bob, a sweet but dim manatee. Sam hatches an escape plan. In their chaotic jailbreak Sam’s hardened edges soften as Bob’s loyalty shines. Will they escape? Maybe. But together, they’ve already cracked something bigger: trust. Title Chardak Director(s) Mileta Postic, Predrag Joldic Country Serbia Duration 9.0 Synopsis There is Romance, action, humor and meta-storytelling. Title Christopher & the Bug Director(s) Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef Country USA Duration 11.52 Synopsis A grouchy old owl learns a big lesson about friendship when a small bug moves into his house. Title Chronicity Director(s) Aleta Rajic Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Duration 3.17 Synopsis A seemingly naive turn of events leads to a disastrous one. Flight of wings leading all the way to World War I. Title Cocoon Director(s) Mariajosé González Hinojosa, Ana Gabriela Tijerina Cabrera, Dayana Gutiérrez Sánchez, Emilia Sibilla García Country Mexico (Tecnológico de Monterrey) Duration 2.41 Synopsis Two small alien brothers lose their home planet and while escaping they crash land in an unknown location. Title Courage Director(s) Margot Jacquet, Nathan Baudry, Marion Choudin, Jeanne Desplanques, Lise Delcroix, Salomé Cognon Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 5.21 Synopsis When Anna, an Olympic athlete, finds herself behind in the race, she redoubles her efforts with the aim of winning the competition and never disappoint again. But as she pushes herself beyond her limits, she burns out. She then has to face the wave of judgment that comes with dropping out. Title Curly Joe, Two Kittens, Four Boxes & Scent of Fire Director(s) Apo W. Bazidi Country USA Duration 5.3 Synopsis Curly Joe Two Kittens Four Boxes and the Scent of Fire is a short animated documentary that tells the story of a young girl, Kira, who loses her home in a devastating fire at the age of seven. Through a poetic narrative, the film explores the trauma of displacement, memory, and resilience. As Kira reflects on the fire’s impact, she unpacks the complex emotions tied to loss and survival. The animation is a heartfelt exploration of how childhood trauma can shape one’s identity and sense of home. Title D.S. al Coda Director(s) Maxime Wattrelos, Jérémy Trochet, Louis Cocquet, François Mainguet, Emma Feret, Rachel Cuvilliez, Florian Lecocq Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 8.18 Synopsis Consumed by the fear of becoming deaf, Yann draws and memorizes the sounds around him. Title Die for a Pie? Director(s) Samira Sikder Country Ireland (Institution of Art and Design IADT) Duration 2.14 Synopsis In a cosy cottage by the forest, there lives a little Pumpkin man. On a stormy night he goes out into his pumpkin patch to harvest a pumpkin. Title Dies Irae Director(s) Victoria Basadre Country USA (Cal Arts - California Institute of the Arts) Duration 6.22 Synopsis A young woman experiences her first therapy session with an interesting therapist Title Dieter Director(s) Rolf Broennimann Country Switzerland Duration 10.35 Synopsis Dieter, the ailing sculptor, has not been able to work properly for a long time, simple things fail him. His thoughts keep taking him away from his workshop into another, fantastic world, into mysterious landscapes. He tries to capture his fleeting memories until the end of his journey and time, where he loses himself and vanishes … Title Duck in Space! Director(s) Lexie Mazzeo Country USA (SCAD - Savannah College of Art and Design) Duration 3.0 Synopsis Duck In Space! is a 2D animated short film following a goose (named Duck) who reaches for the stars and wreaks havoc along the way! Crash landing on a space station and entangling himself in a plant, he appears to be a space alien to the crew on board! The chase to catch the rogue alien ensues! Title Earth Coal Director(s) Bastien Dupriez Country France Duration 12.44 Synopsis In the countryside of yesteryear, in the mines and factories, these men of the past seem to share the same sorrows. Title Earworm Director(s) Matti Luukko, Markus Lehtokumpu, Michal Tomala, Aatos Salkosalo Country Finland (Turku University of Applied Sciences) Duration 2.47 Synopsis A bored doctor gets some excitement for his day when a patient with a familiar but irritating problem marches in. Title Entertainment Director(s) Frank Canino Country Cuba (Facultad de Arte de los Medios de Comunicación Audiovisual) Duration 3.0 Synopsis Some medieval jesters go through the experience of entertaining a king. All this with the risk of being executed if their interpretations are misunderstood by an authority blind to art. Title Flora and the Cloud Maker Director(s) Tiffany Marin Country Florida (UCF - University of Central Florida) Duration 2.59 Synopsis The Cloud Maker learns the value of rest through her sentient houseplant, Flora. Title Fluff & Furious Director(s) Joey Chieh-Chih Liao Country USA (USC - University of Southern California) Duration 3.43 Synopsis A fluffy pup, inspired by its wild relative, sets out to prove it’s more than just a soft fur ball. Title Foraged Director(s) Ashli Budnik Country Florida (UCF - University of Central Florida) Duration 1.36 Synopsis Foraged is a fantasy stop-motion animation that follows an elf named Sybil who discovers a sentient mushroom while foraging through the woods. Title From Jazz to Jackboots Director(s) Justin Stephenson Country Canada Duration 14.45 Synopsis “…they loathe art, the product of a yearning for life, because that, too, evades control.” Josef Skvorecky “From Jazz to Jackboots” is an experimental animated dance film exploring the Nazi regime’s methodical restriction of jazz through their “10 Rules for Dance Bands.” The film reimagines itself through progressively censored variations of jazz standard, “Minnie the Moocher,” transitioning from freeform expressionist painting and collage to statuesque perfection. Through sophisticated animation techniques and meticulous visual design, the work unfolds as simultaneously joyful, lyrical, ethereal, surgical, horrific and funereal—a timely reminder that the battle between artistic expression and authoritarian control remains urgently relevant today. Title Funeral of the Earth Director(s) Jaewon Park Country UK (Royal College of Art) Duration 4.28 Synopsis Earth is the name of the planet’s era between the 5th and 6th mass extinctions, given by humans. Dusts are pilgrims that travel through the Earth’s time, witness the Anthropocene, and arrive at the death of the Earth with their planetary memory. As Earth passes away, Dusts gather and perform the ancient ritual of funeral, which is the ceremony to close the past era and to celebrate the birth of the new era. Title Funny Guy Director(s) Julia Zadarko Country Russia (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S.A. Gerasimov (VGIK), branch in Rostov-on-Don) Duration 5.58 Synopsis What if the inflatable people standing at gas stations and stores have a soul? This cartoon will tell the fascinating story of the hero on the way to his dancing dream. Title Garlic Soup Director(s) Kristian Zaharinov Zahariev Country Bulgaria (NATFA "Krastyo Sarafov") Duration 8.3 Synopsis Vampire, thirsty for blood, flies around a small Balkan village in search of his next victim. He sneaks in a dark bedroom, after he saw a silhouette of a young beauty. It turns out the silhouette belongs to an old granny. The almost blind granny takes the vampire for her goth teenager grandson. The loving care of the granny turns out to be deadly for the vampire. Title Gelato, Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love Director(s) Daniela Opp Country Germany Duration 12.0 Synopsis The 20th Century was still young when Italian mountaineers conquered Germany with a sensation: gelato! Tiny stalls developed into beautiful ice cream shops. But suddenly sunny days of childhood turned into dark years of war. Title Ghariba & Ajeeb Director(s) Boubaker Boukhari Country Algeria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Duration 7.17 Synopsis In this story, the girl Ghariba embarks on a journey to find her friend Ajeeb and to find a way to cross a river guarded by a crocodile. Title God Dam Director(s) Abigail Hill Country USA (SCAD) Duration 2.43 Synopsis A mockumentary about two beavers that work in a post office Title Grandpa Mazay and the sunbunnies Director(s) Kristina Shcherbakova Country Russia (The Saint-Petersburg State University of Film and Television) Duration 6.19 Synopsis Only the sunbunnies will help Grandpa Mazay get rid of huge thunderclouds that are out of control. Title Grey Matter Director(s) Nora Snyder Country USA Duration 1.2 Synopsis There’s a black cube lodged inside my brain. Title Halloween Talk Show Director(s) Vincent Salvano Country USA Duration 2.37 Synopsis Talk show host Lonny Larson invites some lesser known Halloween monsters on his program. They aren't the best guests. Title Heart Hug (Обіруч) Director(s) Rimma Gefen, Nika Zhukova Country Israel (Bezalel Academy of Art and Design) Duration 8.46 Synopsis “Обіруч (Heart Hug)” is a deeply moving film that explores the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the lens of a lovely duo. The film is based on a true story about the power of human connection and the beautiful bond between an elderly woman named Lilia and her faithful companion, Max, a big orange dog. The film is a story of love, loss, and resilience, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, the connections we create are our strengths. Title Henrietta Finds a Nest Director(s) Hannah McNally Country USA Duration 7.17 Synopsis A young chick named Henrietta embarks on a heartwarming journey from neglect at a factory farm to friendship with a little girl. Title Hephaestus and Aphrodite Director(s) Daniel R. Allen Country USA (DePaul University) Duration 8.07 Synopsis In the Ancient Greek myths from old antiquity, many songs were sung of Hephaestus and Aphrodite. Their fraught marriage, full of jealousy and wrath, spurred each other Into lies and betrayal. But the muse’s whisper of another tale. An unexpected love, between the hurt and the lost finding solace in each other This re-imagining takes a new spin on one of most unexplored relationships in all of Greek Mythology, delving into the untold romance of Hephaestus and Aphrodite. Being the god of craftsmanship and artisans, Hephaestus embodies passion for one's work. This is a form of love, and one not often associated with Aphrodite. But it is a connection they share. This is the story of the unexplored connection. Title High Diver Director(s) Oscar Bittner Country Germany Duration 4.58 Synopsis Since early childhood, Tuan and Felix have been inseparable. As they train to become Olympic high divers, however, their budding love for each other suffers under the weight of the competition. Title Holy Cow Director(s) Karthik Swaminathan Country Florida (Ringling College) Duration 2.16 Synopsis A snooty boy hurries to school through the streets of India, but is constantly impeded by all the cows on the road. He finally snaps and rejects the importance placed on them in Indian culture. But when the holy spirit of the cow arrives to teach him a lesson, he must find a way to escape her wrath or atone for his anti-cow transgressions. Title Hot Mess Director(s) Tortor Smith Country UK (Aardman Academy) Duration 3.09 Synopsis Hot Mess offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent. Title Human and human+1 Director(s) Zahra Shafiei dehaghani Country Iran, Canada (Taheri Academy-Toronto) Duration 2.09 Synopsis Man has been cast out of paradise and exiled to earth. He produces a generation that corrupts and steals on earth. Title I am water (Soc aigua) Director(s) Roser Cusó Country Spain Duration 6.2 Synopsis A drop of water precipitates from a cloud and falls on a little girl who suffers the consequences of the drought. Title Ira Director(s) Rozenn Busson Country France Duration 7.25 Synopsis In the depths of a volcano, Ira, consumed by seething rage, triggers a spectacular eruption. In this boiling world, she meets a giantess who helps her release her inner power. Now a giant herself, Ira leads the volcano’s inhabitants in a liberating dance, transforming their world into an endless sea of lava. Title It All Comes Down Director(s) Meg Earls Country UK (NFTS - National Film and Television School) Duration 6.16 Synopsis Three generations of women sit around a table as the granddaughter begins asking questions about the past revealing inherited family memories of conflict and struggle in Northern Ireland. Title Jurassic Joyride Director(s) Patrick Daniel Sandoval Country USA (Clemson University) Duration 4.45 Synopsis A bored young caveboy discovers a spaceship that takes him on an adventure that changes his life and world forever Title Jus d'orange Director(s) Alexandre Athané Country France Duration 13.45 Synopsis Toni grows oranges. He loves them, they are his treasure. Until one day, strange cargo ships dock in the valley. Cargos loaded with… GREEN oranges! Title Kid President Director(s) Yadid Hirschtritt Licht Country USA (DePaul University) Duration 5.2 Synopsis No more lettuce, no more artichokes… no more broccoli! This is the future that Kid President envisions as he rolls out his most daring policy yet: a ban on all vegetables. In this 2D animated mockumentary, viewers get an inside look as Kid President attempts to strongarm his policy past his rag-tag administration and an alarmed White House press corps. Can Kid President make his vegetable-free dream a reality? Title Lavomatrix Director(s) Matthieu Fulcheri, Simon Vernus, Mila Cottin, Martin Carvalho, Chloé Langlet, Lou-Eva Goimet Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 7.05 Synopsis The day of his 18th birthday, like all the other teenagers in Omnicity, LUKA 237-02 receives an odd gift inviting him to the city’s laundromat. He is finally ready to be part the OMNI Family! Little does he know that once sucked into the system, it would be too late to turn back. Title Le Petit et Le Géant Director(s) Isabela Costa Country Brazil, France (Paris 8 University) Duration 8.4 Synopsis In a post-apocalyptic world, a little hamster discovers a giant plant creature stuck in a house and afraid to go outside and see the world. Together they start reflourishing the world. Title Les Bêtes Director(s) Michael Granberry Country USA Duration 11.38 Synopsis A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court. Title LUKI and the Lights Director(s) Toby Cochran Country USA Duration 10.4 Synopsis LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, confronts a life-altering ALS diagnosis. Title Lullaby Director(s) Mama Ocon Country Indonesia Duration 4.1 Synopsis In order to fulfill her dream of becoming a musician, a cat from the countryside named Ocon must face the fears and anxieties of performing in front of the glamorous city animals. Title Martha Director(s) Marcel Barelli Country Switzerland Duration 6.53 Synopsis A fake documentary about a true story: An old silent documentary from the 1910s has been found and restored. It tells the story of the most abundant bird on Earth, exterminated in just a few decades by human brutality. Title Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions Director(s) Kyle Arneson Country USA Duration 3.4 Synopsis Meevil the Weevil is a little bug with big dreams of being a stuntman. Follow Meevil’s thrilling ride across a 1970s breakfast table on rocket roller skates. Title Memento Vitae Director(s) Lola Leviez-Deblauwe, Anaïs Lecocq, Quitterie Quipourt, Basile Galiegue, Mathilde Maigre, Paul-Louis Couton Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 5.45 Synopsis On Halloween night, three disguised kids go on a wild trick-or-treating rampage through town, until a mysterious ghost train confronts them with a tragic memory. Title Monsieur Figaro Director(s) Sarah Benhammou-Lionnard Country France Duration 4.0 Synopsis Monsieur Figaro is a lazy, haughty, and even disdainful creature who tricks, deceives, and lies to his two loving owners. Title My Brother, My Brother Director(s) Abdelrahman Dnewar, Saad Dnewar Country Egypt, France, Germany Duration 15.0 Synopsis The complexities of a past shared by two identical twins: Omar and Wesam. A split narrative retells the two sides of their memories - from the instant they were fused together in their mother's womb to the moment they are parted by the tragic death of one of them. Title My Closet Director(s) Iuliia Kotsiuba Country Ukraine Duration 3.39 Synopsis Under the influence of tragic circumstances, the young woman is forced separate with her husband. While doing ordinary things and maintaining contact with her lover, she tries to overcome her fear and despair. Will she be able to cope with her feelings if the connection is lost? Title My Neighbor Director(s) Dominic Carola Country USA (Florida) Duration 5.0 Synopsis Carl the cardinal’s territorial ways are interrupted when Misty, a cheerful mountain bluebird, moves in next door. Their paths cross during a blizzard when an iced-over bird feeder breaks open posing a challenge to Carl’s chilly temperament. Title My teenage blackout Director(s) Basile Khatir Country France Duration 10.0 Synopsis At a party, Tristan swallowed a caterpillar while downing a tequila shot. Ever since then, he’s been in a coma, thoughts running through his head – about that girl at the party, the nurse smoking in his room, his overbearing mother, and the fact that he’ll never get to change his Facebook profile picture ever again. Basically, Tristan is just like any other teenager. Title Not a Hero by Accident Director(s) Adam Ansorge Country USA Duration 3.02 Synopsis The fatal collision with a meter maid puts a truck driver in the hands of the local community to decide his fate. Title Not Breathing in the Dark Director(s) Yugami Sasaki, Greg Birkumshaw Country Japan Duration 5.1 Synopsis A girl revisits her sinister house to see her family. Title Out To Pasture Director(s) Amandeep Singh Country USA (RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology) Duration 7.28 Synopsis The rise and fall of legendary movie star Marcel T. Cow. Title Over Yonder Director(s) Rachel James Carrière Country Canada (Concordia University) Duration 2.21 Synopsis An experimental animated film that traces a quiet longing to fly, to connect, to belong. Guided by wind, colour, and shifting forms, it drifts through an enchanting dreamscape shaped by curiosity and imagination, where the unreachable feels momentarily near. Title Paper Flowers Director(s) Ramak Amin Kazemi Country Iran Duration 15.0 Synopsis “Paper Flowers” tells the story of a successful female writer who, after the failure of one of her works, faces deep sorrow. To cope with this failure, she retreats to an abandoned mansion, temporarily isolating herself from the city and her family. In isolation, she struggles to create a new masterpiece. Her journey takes her through the changing seasons, affecting both her environment and her creative state. At first, she becomes consumed by her writings, and the nature outside her window wilts and fades. However, after facing an emotional storm, a transformation occurs. The woman, now dressed in a white shirt with vibrant words and patterns, returns to the garden. Her connection with nature is revived, and she regains her inspiration. Surrounded by doves and butterflies, with the garden now thriving, she begins to write again. This film is a reflection on finding the balance between the woman’s inner and outer worlds and the revival of her creative spirit. Title Pariah Director(s) Daniel Bruson Country Brazil Duration 8.0 Synopsis Surrounded by a violent swarm of people, a young woman connects with a little girl while facing a man that forces her to fight for her life and for her place in the world. Title Patchwork Director(s) Karsyn Fletcher Country Florida (FSU - Florida State University) Duration 2.37 Synopsis A determined sprite builds a scarecrow to save her pumpkin, but when it grows too big, she must adapt in the face of change. Title Perfect City: The Bravest Kid Director(s) Shengwei Zhou Country USA (USC) Duration 6.19 Synopsis Chased by his nightmare knife hand, the paper boy has to confront his real fear which supposed to be his hope. Title Perfect City: The Mother Director(s) Shengwei Zhou Country USA (USC) Duration 6.35 Synopsis A dry wood mother decides to carve her root baby into a human due to the loss of her flesh body parts. Title Planet Blue Director(s) Hannah Porter Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 0.49 Synopsis An alien explores an alien blue planet Title Powder Monkey Director(s) Jada Green, Reese Wolfe Country Florida (Ringling College) Duration 3.01 Synopsis Chaos ensues when a monkey is mistakenly hired to work the cannons of a pirate ship. Title Primordial Soup Director(s) Clémentine Donneger, Andreas Demetriou, Mathilde Chauvelot, Hugo Mougel, Charlotte Deux, Patrick Crucke, Thibaud Guillon Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 6.14 Synopsis A long time ago, in ancient Greece, three sisters were born to feed the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. While two of them compete for recognition from the gods, Nonne, the youngest, prefers to take it easy, hidden in front of her television. When her sisters come to disturb her haven of peace, Nonne decides to get rid of them by transforming them into stock cubes. Title Ragtime Follies Director(s) Rylee Rebol Country Florida (FSU - Florida State University) Duration 2.11 Synopsis A young performer forgets to bring her tap shoes and must navigate how to still make music with her feet without her main instrument. Title Rail Cats Director(s) Charlie McCarl Country Florida (FSU - Florida State University) Duration 3.1 Synopsis It's an explosive situation as two feckless felines must find a way to stop their runaway locomotive before it reaches a munitions factory. Title Right Hand Man Director(s) Emma Greenman, Yaumara Carrion Country Florida (Ringling College) Duration 3.01 Synopsis No one likes to be a third wheel on a first date. Title Rise and Shine Director(s) Matti Luukko Country Finland (Turku University) Duration 5.07 Synopsis Time to brush your teeth, set the alarm and hug the pillow! Tomorrow you can face the new day feeling fresh and well rested. But what does your body go through during your slumber? Title Rock Shanty Director(s) Ofentse Bonolo Makhaza, Flynn Bunyan Country South Africa (The Animation School (PTY)Ltd) Duration 3.51 Synopsis In this battle of music and wit, Sorbet the Siren attempts to lure in the fisherman Flounder to eat for her dinner using her feminine charms and magical singing voice. Only to be thwarted by Flounder's son Gelato in a ridiculous but clever fashion as he counters her magic with an epic guitar solo. Title Rooted Director(s) Gina Bernardini Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 2.33 Synopsis Rooted (2020) is a 2D-animated short film about a woman who wants nothing more than to live free with whom she considers to be family. She grounds herself amongst them in an attempt to escape societal constraints and finally discovers a life of growth beyond restriction. This is also what I predicted might happen to me if I keep purchasing plants at the rate I do. Title Running Late Director(s) Hannah Porter Country Florida (Univ. of Tampa) Duration 1.57 Synopsis A dog is waiting for his owner to come home. Title Sassuma Arnaa Director(s) Karen Brezac, Océane Duval, Antoine Mignot, Simon Vandamme, Théophile Récolet, Paul Jaillet, Victor Cazeaux Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 6.41 Synopsis Sassuma Arnaa, mother of the sea, enraged by the actions of her father and her village in the past, seeks revenge. She uses Niviarsiaq, a young girl, to accomplish this act of vengeance. Title Shade Director(s) Christian Carranza Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 3.35 Synopsis a gentle robot who discovers a small potted plant and takes it upon itself to protect it—believing it’s its duty to preserve all life. As decades pass, the robot faces the test of time and nature, and a quiet, enduring bond blossoms between the two, evolving into something deeply meaningful far into the future. Title Shakespeare For All Ages Director(s) Hannes Rall Country Germany, Singapore Duration 2.42 Synopsis Shakespeare’s works are timeless – this film proves it! Title Shelved Director(s) Amanda Pearson Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 1.51 Synopsis I knew that I wanted to create a lighthearted, brightly-colored film, and I came up with the idea of a character that is trying to put a prized item on a shelf, but keeps getting disrupted by an unknown force. I was inspired by cartoons like Tom and Jerry and Looney Toons, with physical comedy and over-exaggerated facial expressions. I ended up with a sock puppet-like character because I felt that it would be a fun style to work with for my vision, and would be relatively easy to draw over and over again. Title Snow Bear Director(s) Aaron Blaise Country USA Duration 11.29 Synopsis Set in a rapidly changing world, a polar bear is on a quest to find a friend in an unforgiving environment. Title Something Fishy Director(s) Christina Woo Country USA (Cal Arts - California Institute of the Arts) Duration 3.3 Synopsis Sara is getting ready to go on a date with her new boyfriend, but Jessica, Sara's pet goldfish, notices something not quite right about him. Title Still With You Director(s) Ryan Livesay Country USA (USC - University of Southern California) Duration 8.28 Synopsis After his canine best friend goes missing, Ollie the cat must journey through the Lake Tahoe wilderness to find her. Title Stoned for Christmas Director(s) Morgan Young Country USA Duration 14.21 Synopsis This multimedia whirlwind and a love letter to weed cycles through a weed courier’s Christmastime deliveries with each vignette in a different style of animation. Title Stupid Dog Director(s) Daria Ishcheykina Country Russia Duration 3.03 Synopsis The silly antics of the dog have long been getting on the owner’s nerves. But is there a hidden meaning behind them? Title Sublime Director(s) Marie Heribel, Candice Yernaux, Juliette Buysschaert, Camille Leroy, Joséphine Vendeville, Martin Laurent, Lucas Foutrier Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 8.02 Synopsis In a society where beauty is revered like a deity, a doll seeks to find her place. Title Sweeter is the Night (Plus douce est la nuit) Director(s) Fabienne Wagenaar Country France Duration 18.25 Synopsis In the early 1960s, at a time of independence in West Africa, a young French officer is commissioned by the metropolis to find a missing missionary priest. An investigation amid mistrust and indifference, silence and prejudice, that takes the young officer far from the light of the shores, where day and night merge. Title SymBionic Director(s) Jack Tenbusch Country USA (Columbia College) Duration 6.02 Synopsis After clipping her wing on a robotic facility antenna, a Songbird forms an unlikely symbiotic relationship with the robot she inadvertently creates. Title Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief Director(s) Daniel Kreizberg Country USA Duration 14.59 Synopsis In the aftermath of her newborn baby's sudden death, orca mother Tahlequah carries her daughter's body across the Salish Sea in the incredible true story that captivated the world. Title Tang Hua Sheng Director(s) Yuqin Zhu Country China (China Academy of Art) Duration 4.2 Synopsis The Kitchen God is a deity in traditional Chinese culture who governs food and the fortunes of the family. Tang Hua Sheng (the Candied peanut) is a dessert offered during the worship of the Kitchen God. Title Technical Difficulties Director(s) Giovanni Kelly Country Florida (University of Central Florida) Duration 3.1 Synopsis A dedicated Game Technician manages a struggling arcade with little foot traffic and fading relevance. One day, he discovers a colony of rats secretly inhabiting the machines. By day, they hide; by night, they come out to play, cherishing the games he maintains. Title The 12 Inch Pianist Director(s) Lucas Ansel Country USA (RISD - Rhode Island School of Design) Duration 7.28 Synopsis A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity. Title The 300th Head (La 300ème tête) Director(s) Olivier Jean, Thierry Cattant Country France Duration 8.46 Synopsis 1939. As he prepares to take the metro to cut off his 300th head, Anatole Deibler, the famous executioner, collapses, the victim of an embolism. During this final second of agony, he is offered a unique mission: to execute the greatest French assassin who has ever lived: himself. Title The Alchemist's Apprentice Director(s) Erfan Parsapour Country Iran Duration 6.48 Synopsis A young alchemy apprentice tries to fix his master’s creation discreetly. Title The Bird & the Whale Director(s) Carol Freeman Country Ireland Duration 7.04 Synopsis A young whale strays too far from his family to explore a shipwreck and discovers it’s sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea. Title The Calm of the Cicadas (Au Calme Des Cigales) Director(s) Sarah Deredec, Camille Collins, Clémence Ansquer, Juliette Le Hir, Chun-i Cheng, Ambre Muamba, Salomé Leroy Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 5.11 Synopsis To save the tranquility of his paradisiac Mediterranean island, threatened by the noise of boats, Marcel will embark on a merciless battle that will break the ears of many. But he will gets carried away, causing the destruction of his entire environment. Title The Care Package Director(s) Vera Shysh Country Denmark Duration 7.11 Synopsis a fairy tale written by a sister to her imprisoned brother in Belarus, where over 1,500 political prisoners remain behind bars. Political prisoners are often deprived of calls and visits even from family members. A care package is sometimes the only means of communication with the outside world. In this story, a care package comes to life, becoming a character that interacts with a prisoner. Title The Commitment (El Deber) Director(s) Bernardo Martínez Calderón Country Mexico (Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara) Duration 2.09 Synopsis A mysterious parchment reaches the queen's hands: a great threat is coming. She will have to prepare to face this danger and protect her king, otherwise they could lose everything to this unknown enemy. Title The Day You Were Gone Director(s) Emeline Anne, Léa Bourbouze, Rachel Scherier, Camille Cujaube, Zoé de Groote, Alexandre Jacques Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 5.51 Synopsis Here’s the story of a little boy who learns that his brother has left. Intrigued, he embarks on a game of hide-and-seek where he eventually uncovers the secrets in the house. Title The Delivery Director(s) Kylie Harlan Country Florida (University of Tampa) Duration 0.31 Synopsis A cute postman is happily doing his job Title The Dog Director(s) Sogand Vatankhah Country Iran Duration 4.16 Synopsis A man gets lost in the desert with his dog. Suddenly, an accident occurs, and the man and the dog must find a way to save themselves. Title The Feast Director(s) Haibei Ma, Nancy Lee Country Florida (Ringling College) Duration 2.45 Synopsis A young girl, Esther, is lost in a forest, while trying to get home, she gets intercepted by a rat, who tries to invite her to a feast with other forest animals. Esther rejects the invite and tries to leave, only to find herself back at the table. Over and over. Until finally, she finds herself on the table, and the animals descend upon the feast. A final image reveals a more realistic rendition of a young girl being consumed by forest animals. Title The Flock of Forgotten Faces Director(s) A.B. Osborne, Emily Hogue Country USA Duration 5.4 Synopsis A bird-like girl named Lacuna finds herself aboard a mysterious train with passengers wearing masks. As Lacuna discovers the unique faces under these masks, she draws the attention of the authoritarian Conductor. Title The Forest of the Honey Bees (La Forêt des Abeilles) Director(s) Erwan Le Gal Country France Duration 20.0 Synopsis Isabelle is a violinist-beekeeper in the Ouessant island. She protect her bees and she inspire her daughter with stories and legend about honey bees…. Title The Glow Director(s) Elisa Lefebvre, Marina Monlouis, Coline Courgey Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 4.14 Synopsis A lamb, a fox, a bear, a snake, and a raccoon are around a table surrounded by darkness. Title The Lab Director(s) Izzy Livesey Country UK (Bournemouth University) Duration 3.14 Synopsis In her lab, an eccentric scientist works on her next creation. Title The Language of Flowers Director(s) Nat Dillehay Country Florida (University of Central Florida) Duration 1.32 Synopsis A charming love story unfolds between a clumsy cat and a flower-loving hare. Title The Last Bar Director(s) Arne Hain Country Germany (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) Duration 13.21 Synopsis Kicked out on his 21st birthday and troubled by his inner demons, Melvin thinks of ending things. But right on the edge of a cliff he finds ‘The Last Bar’, a quirky place of misfits that came for all the same reasons. Sparked by talks and confrontation, his inner journey continues and he has to stand up for himself. At break of dawn, his thoughts of ending his life vanished and he decides to stay a little longer. Title The Little Ancestor (La Petite Ancêtre) Director(s) Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur Country Canada Duration 11.12 Synopsis On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, an ancestral house builds itself. The house comes to life and unveils its long life of one hundred and fifty years. Brick by brick and beam by beam, each action, big or small, shows life. Over the years, it leads us to feel the passage of time, the transformations of its surroundings and its vulnerability in the face of the unstoppable frenzy of our urban growth. The house evolves quietly in the heart of a growing and buzzing city that will eventually bring its end. Title The Loaf Movie Director(s) Jasmine Liaw Country Florida (U.T. alum) Duration 3.15 Synopsis The slice of heel bread trying to explore its purpose in life Title The Lonely Life of Lint Director(s) Sarah Sklar Country USA - (UCLA University of California Los Angeles) Duration 3.5 Synopsis An unexpected discovery sends a lonely lint creature on a quest for companionship. Title The Monster Director(s) Ben Sheppard Country UK (University of Brighton) Duration 2.07 Synopsis A scientist assembles his greatest creation yet. Title The Moon's Not That Great Director(s) Mathieu Libman Country USA Duration 8.05 Synopsis After an astronaut returns from her lunar mission to find that the public couldn't care less about the moon, the stories of the astronaut, a film director, and a bear intersect. Title The Old Klavirista Director(s) Sarah Coppin, Simon Delhaye, Théo Massa, Léopold Delcambre Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 7.42 Synopsis Ondrej, an old and melancholic Slavic pianist, mourns his wife through music. Guided by his instrument, he embarks on a journey through his past, in his youth when he was happy. Title The Oldest Trophy Director(s) Sarabelle Slicer Country Florida (University of Central Florida) Duration 5.41 Synopsis A trophy hunter follows the mark of an albino deer into the heart of the forest. Title The Paper Ghost (Il Fantasma di carta) Director(s) Fulvio Davide Ricca Country Italy Duration 6.11 Synopsis Edgar Allan Poe is devastated by the loss of his beloved Annabelle. During a sleepless night, the girl's ghost visits him. Title The Shadow of Dawn Director(s) Olga Stalev Country Estonia Duration 15.0 Synopsis The beautiful Dawn is gathering medicinal herbs in the forest. A Woodcutter in love with her appears, offering her his hand and his heart. But the girl only laughs at him and this wounds Woodcutter deeply. In the evening of the same day Dawn is attacked by Servants of a mysterious Beast, who kidnaps the girl. Dawn manages to cut loose her shadow and sent it to find help. Dawn’s Shadow follows the bird who stole Dawn’s knife. This leads her to a Witch living in the forest. The Shadow learns that the Beast is the very same Woodcutter, who was cursed, after killing a bird in his ill mood. The Witch tells the Shadow what to do to save herself and Dawn, and also warns her that she must make haste since without her shadow, Dawn will only live until sunrise. Dawn’s Shadow sneaks into Beast’s castle with intention to kill the Beast but changes her mind and takes a leap into the creature’s dreamworld. There she meets the imprisoned Woodcutter. The Shadow speaks with the man and understands his feelings. She shows compassion and apologizes for Dawn’s behaviour. This breaks the curse and sets the Woodcutter free. Unfortunately, the morning is upon them and Dawn is dead. The Shadow mourns her. But as the first rays of the rising sun touch the Shadow, she becomes corporeal, whereas Dawn’s former body becomes her shadow. Title The Shyness of Trees Director(s) Bingqing Shu, Maud Le Bras, Jiaxin Huang, Simin He, Lina Han, Loïck Du Plessis D’Argentré, Sofiia Chuikovska Country France (Gobelins l'ecole) Duration 8.56 Synopsis Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But her mother isn't being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden… Title The Song of the Sheep Director(s) Jules Marcel, Anaïs Castro de Angel, Juliette Bigo, Evan Lambert, Alex Le Ruyet, Jeanne Bigo, Anaïs Ledoux Country France (Supinfocom Rubika) Duration 7.48 Synopsis At dawn, in the Alps, Frank wakes up drunk. There’s only one cure for the headache: a drink. But misfortune strikes! His cellar has been emptied overnight. Who could this mysterious thief be? Hervé, the talking sheep, may have the answer… Title The Stairs Director(s) Faedra Hose Country USA (Kenyon College) Duration 3.11 Synopsis The sounds of a conversation drift up to the floor above, with unexpected consequences for the one who overhears them. Title The Strange Case of the Human Cannonball Director(s) Roberto Valencia Country Ecuador Duration 10.0 Synopsis One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the square of a village inhabited by only six residents. No one knows who he is, nor where he came from. They must act quickly and decide what to do before the stranger awakens. Title The Synthetic Age Director(s) Dimitris Armenakis Country Greece Duration 7.39 Synopsis In a city where people consume cartoons, a dog reconciles with its old friends, and together, they try to escape from humans. Title The Travails of Ajadi Director(s) Adeoye Adetunji Country Nigeria Duration 10.0 Synopsis After surviving a violent storm at sea, a frustrated fisherman confronts a divine voice to demand answers for his life of hardship, only to discover that his suffering was a divine preparation for his true purpose Title There Can Only Be One Director(s) Britney Fan Country USA (USC - University of Southern California) Duration 2.54 Synopsis Upon visiting her boyfriend’s apartment for the first time, Kat encounters her biggest and most unexpected rival- his cat. Title Tideline Director(s) Jason A. Harrington Country USA Duration 2.21 Synopsis Celebrating the textures and hues of the shoreline, this stop-motion film uses rocks, seaglass, feathers, shells, and other found objects gathered in the intertidal zone of a small cove on an island in Maine. Title Waiting Director(s) Serafima Kallima Country Russia (Merinov Animation School) Duration 0.49 Synopsis A short story about the difficulties of waiting. Title Waking Director(s) Tingmu Yang Country China Duration 15.33 Synopsis A famous actress gradually slips from her everyday life into a series of bizarre and haunting nightmares. As reality is invaded by illusions, the entire city begins to unravel and collapse. Title War Theater (Théâtre de Guerre) Director(s) Arthur Lecocq, Gabriel Delcroix, Arthur Delcroix, Romuald Gouriou, Julien Vanas, Clarence Delehaye, Noëmie Ivelou Country France (Piktura l’ecole) Duration 6.56 Synopsis During a theatrical performance featuring puppets glorifying war, a wounded soldier is taken backstage where he discovers the darker aspects of this spectacle. Title We Cool? Director(s) Yizhen Hou Country Florida (University of South Florida) Duration 7.38 Synopsis Through bad dates and bong rips, a flamboyant bird attempts to salvage a night that keeps going from bad to worse. Title Whittled Down Director(s) Olly Glenn Country USA (Northeastern Univ) Duration 4.59 Synopsis Carlisle has been trapped in this cabin for a long, long time. There are no doors, and the windows only open to an endless black void. With nothing to do but whittle and wait, a single thought lingers at the forefront of his mind: there's something wrong with that clock.