Germany

by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow

An official Cannes selection and winner of festival prizes and awards worldwide, ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE is a daringly ambitious dive into the chaos of war, based on the book by the journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński, one of the world’s most compelling chroniclers of conflict. Intercutting a graphically bold animation style with interviews and archival footage, the visually striking film conveys a rare immediacy as it tells of the outbreak of civil war following Angola’s independence from Portugal in 1975. Against all advice, Kapuściński is intent on driving south into the heart of the bloody conflict to find the isolated rebel leader Farrusco. His animated trip through corpse-strewn roads conveys an undeniable urgency, while the documentary testimony reminds us that we are watching actual history.

by Anima Festival, Raman Djafari

Trailer for ANIMA festival 2025 in Brussels.

• Drama
• Romance
• Experimental
• Dance

by Julia Ocker

The dachshund doesn‘t get why its behind always has to pee.

• Pre-school

by Elena Walf

When night dawns on the farm a little bat wakes up. Oh, how great would it be to bark with a dog or to crow with a cock…and to jump and to dance! The little bat wants somebody to keep its company. It doesn’t want to be alone. It is looking for a friend.

• Pre-school

by Alice Guimarães, Mónica Santos

What if it there was a place where we could revisit the memories of a relationship? In this archive of remembrances we are guided through the story of Amélia and Duarte, two people that felt out of love and are trying to cope with the feelings that come after a relationship has ended.

• Drama
• Romance
• Experimental

by Andreas Hykade

As a young boy I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. We spent many decades together. First, she offered me protection from the cold. As a teenager, she introduced me to the secrets of love. But as an adult, this love became flawed. I began to see behind my beloved’s facade. And I discovered her horrifying side.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Abstract

by Anna Benner, Eluned Zoe Aiano

A nurse, a Nazi, and a fish: this is the incredible tale of a young Czech woman who, in the face of Nazi occupation, trumps the invaders with her unique form of resistance. Her story is given an animated retelling that explores the collision of history, truth, and myth-making.

by Raman Djafari, Daniel Almagor

Rick is stuck in an everlasting Escher-like architectural maze, binge watching TV from his living room sofa.

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Sci-Fi

by Raman Djafari

A music video.

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Dance

by Max Hattler

Abstract stop-motion music video directed by Max Hattler for Japanese electronic artist Jemapur.

• Music video
• Non-narrative

by Susanne Seidel

A he-frog falls hopelessly in love with a she-frog. She-frog, however, is unimpressed, and won’t budge from her comfy spot on the farmer’s wife’s slipper.

• Comedy
• Family

by Maximilian Zenk

Somewhere under water something is little fishy… This paper craft stop motion short explores what it means when things aren’t quite as they appear.

• Comedy
• Adventure

by Kariem Saleh

A grumpy Hedgehog is trying to confess his love. Will he be able to overcome his insecurities? A struggle with the fear as a short film.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Victor Orozco Ramirez

My grandmother was convinced that the only animal that made the same mistake twice is the human being. An essay short film about my very own Internet, a parallel world where memory loss, errors, surveillance and addiction smear everything and everyone.

by Johannes Schiehsl

Starting his social work as a paramedic, young Patrick soon comes into contact with patients who are all suffering from the same problem: loneliness.

• Drama
• Tragicomedy
• Experimental

by Daniel Nocke

For twelve years she ignored sneers and mockery and stood up for her relationship. But that was probably a mistake.

• Drama
• Tragicomedy

by Robert Seidel

_grau is a personal reflection on memories coming up during a car accident, where past events emerge, fuse, erode and finally vanish ethereally …