Shorts

by Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov & others

When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? In Father the reality of life is turned upside down to create an impossible dialogue – the dialogue between a child and a father that never happens.

• Drama

by Mélanie Robert-Tourneur

In the heart of a dark forest, two silhouettes meet, attract and repel each other in an explosive bridal parade. “Hold Me Tight” is a bittersweet romance

• Drama
• Romance
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Dony Permedi

Dony Permedi’s MFA thesis film from 2006.

• Adventure

by hayang

Cozy fall night routine.

• No genre

by Božena Možíšová

Little Dorothy becomes fascinated by a large old clock whose ticking seems almost alive.

• Pre-school

by Laura Jayne Hodkin

Two drunk girls accidentally stumble into a crime scene.

• Crimi
• Drama

by Niko Mlynarčík

Film about sparkledogs, werewolverines and other things that are JUST drawings. The texting parts are based on real conversations I’ve had age 12-16 with a deviantart “friend”.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Sara Koppel

A Short Handdrawn Erotic Animationfilm by Sara Koppel.

• Coming-of-Age

by Lea Vučko

A heartbroken hunter retreats to the mountains but is haunted by visions of his lost lover. As he descends into madness, his dark side urges him to hunt the mythical Goldhorn, leading to his downfall. Inspired by a Slovenian folktale, the story explores greed and humanity’s relationship with nature.

by Daniel Šuljić

In Chains consists of a couple of non-related episodes. Among other things we see two monsters insulting each other, auctions of royal weapons, and passive participants in their own misery.

• Drama
• Comedy
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Philippe Kastner

Death of a beloved pet is hard to deal with, and even if we try to prepare for it, it often takes us by surprise. This is the story of a boy and his dog Dede, who suddenly passes away. Lost in the depths of grief, the boy eventually discovers that her death does not necessarily mean that Dede is completely gone.

by Borge Ring, Hans Perk

The story of two sisters who spent their entire lives together looking back at their cherished memories.

• Family
• Drama

by Alain Biet

A brush makes watercolors appear on a white sheet of paper. An everyday object takes shape, drawn with precision by an artist’s hand. Then two, then three, then four… Superimposed, condensed, multiplied, thousands of documentary drawings in successive series come to life on the screen, composing a veritable visual symphony of everyday objects. The accumulation, both fascinating and dizzying, takes us on a trip through time.

• Non-narrative
• Experimental

by Davor Medurečan, Davor Međurečan

The story of a man who is wishing for a feeling of freedom. A man is in a dungeon and as the only way out into freedom he sees artistic expression, dancing, acting and painting, but when he stops, the artist finds himself in the dungeon again, til one day a girl knocks on his door. We realise it is his daughter who wants to walk with him, and that the man is not in a real dungeon, but an ordinary room. He takes the daughter’s hand and they step out into the sunny nature, free and happy. His daughter saved him from his personal dungeon.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Abstract

by Martina Meštrović

Who am I, what is my real nature? If my real nature puts no one in jeopardy, what is stopping me from living a life that is full, perhaps the only one I’ll get?

• Drama
• Experimental
• Abstract

by Steven Woloshen

Short animation by Steven Woloshen.

• Experimental

by Bori Mészáros, Zsuzsanna Rádóczy

Exhausted by urban office life, the protagonist faces obstacles on his way out – until a daring decision changes everything.

• Drama
• Tragicomedy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Martina Saková, Martin Smatana

Next is a stop motion film about the next boss in mafia family.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Kristóf Zénó MIRA

A garden party is held in the park of the baroque castle: the landscape is idyllic, the company is cozy, the food is aristocratic, and everything is traditional and refined. At the same time, in the other part of the garden, cages rattle, ropes rustle, and foxes whine. From the initial idyll, the film slowly moves to another level of pleasure, and a cruel game of “fox throwing” begins, which becomes increasingly bloody and inhumane.

by Steven Woloshen

I created “Playtime” in 2010 as part of The Toronto Animated Image Society’s funded project to bring the Group 11 Painters alive with animation. My film was an homage to the life and art of Jock MacDonald. This film was created with paint and decayed frames of Hollywood trailers glued directly onto the surface of 35 mm film strips.

• Experimental
• Abstract

by Martin Smatana

A short paper cut-out stopmotion animation made for the nomination of Tomas Gabriel´s book „Obvykle hrdinstvi“ for Czech annual literary and book award Magnesia Litera.

• Family
• Adventure

by Michaela Mihalyi, Michaela Mihályi

A very short stop-motion film about a menstrual tampon preparing for a date.

• Comedy
• Romance
• Experimental

by Yingdan Lai

There is an amusement park standing beneath my heart, which fulls with excitement, happiness, leisure and mystery. It walks from irreproducible 1990s, and accompanies me through every night.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Veljko Popović

A nice old lady is living a lonesome life, filled with small rituals and melancholic memories about some better days. Still, there’s something strange about her… The power of denial and fear of change keep the old lady trapped in her worst nightmares until suddenly a long-kept secret emerges and the old lady can’t escape it anymore.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Experimental

by Kristóf Zénó MIRA

A garden party is held in the park of the baroque castle: the landscape is idyllic, the company is cozy, the food is aristocratic, and everything is traditional and refined. At the same time, in the other part of the garden, cages rattle, ropes rustle, and foxes whine. From the initial idyll, the film slowly moves to another level of pleasure, and a cruel game of “fox throwing” begins, which becomes increasingly bloody and inhumane.

by Szandra Pataki

The world is born from a single, endless wire, bindingevery member of the community. But when one person breaks the balance, the fragile harmony starts to collapse.

• Drama
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Peter Millard

When i lived in Montreal it was the first time id seen adult cinemas around in years (there was one really close to my studio at the time), an would often see guys when walking past go in there hiding there faces in shame, when it really shouldn’t be like that. i asked a few people i know over the last year about how they would feel about masterbating with other guys or having group sex when other guys are involved, an some had very angry hateful homophobic reactions to it which took me back a bit. so i made a animation celebrating that when it comes to any sexual fun your into or curious about, if it feels good between everyone who’s involved, do it and have a good time.

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Thinh Duc Nguyen

Tom is living in a world where he doesn’t feel that he belongs, torn between staying or searching for a better place. On his last day, Tom decides to give all of his plants away to the ones he loves, without knowing that they already have a secret plan for him.

• Drama
• Comedy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Adél Palotás

A robot with an old-fashioned incandescent lamp head is hiding in a city ruled by led lamp heads. When his secret is descovered he must run away. But where?

• Drama
• Sci-Fi
• Experimental

by Chloe Feinberg

The film follows a woman’s mythological journey into a dystopian world, where she encounters various characters and undergoes a personal transformation. The film’s aesthetics draw on nostalgic images and pop culture references from the late 20th century, focusing on a female perspective and introspective exploration of identity.

by Yingdan Lai

There is an amusement park standing beneath my heart, which fulls with excitement, happiness, leisure and mystery. It walks from irreproducible 1990s, and accompanies me through every night.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Bálint Bartis

While stealing cucumbers, a peasant dreams of how rich he could become by selling them. Based on a story by Lev Tolstoy.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Experimental

by Martina Saková, Martin Smatana

Next is a stop motion film about the next boss in mafia family.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Calleen Koh Yee Lin

Life on a conveyor belt seems great for Sushi and his Topping friends. But as he begins to contemplate his existence, Sushi wonders if there’s more to life than pimping himself out to savage consumers.

by Tor Fruergaard

The blurb: Caroline and Rasmus are in a mess. They have not had sex for four months. To Caroline’s great dismay Rasmus believes the answer is to be found at the local swingers club, and Caroline reluctantly agrees to go with him to the club in an attempt to save their relationship.

by Zsófia Osztós

Two brothers run away from home, and this affects their relationship.

• Drama
• Coming-of-Age
• Experimental

by Geoffroy de Crécy

“Am I Wrong” from the album “Tempovision” Written & directed by Geoffroy de Crécy for One Bit Pictures.

• Music video

by Cartuna, Peter Larson Schmidt

Watch Ariana Grande take her talent from the gym to the VMAs mainstage, as her Personal Trainer Nicki Minaj coaches her to Pop Stardom, all set to their 2016 VMAs performance of “Side to Side!”

• Music video

by François Rousselet

Official video for “Cash In Cash Out” by Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, the Creator

• Music video

by Bety Suchanová, Nora Štrbová

Music video by P/ST.

• Music video

by Basak Erol, Raman Djafari

A music video.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Romance
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Official Music Video for “One More Time”, taken from “Discovery”

• Music video

by Chris Lambourne

A man goes for a drink, but is stalked by the manifestation of his grotesque masculinity.

• Music Videos
• Comedy
• Experimental

by Yeliz Bozalp

Animated music video for NY band Frog. A comedic story about a loser frog and his failing love life. In other words, the princess and the frog of 21st century.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Experimental

by Maruta Manabo

「お洒落がしたいわ feat. zensen & mARUTA mANABU- Official Music Video by Anshelly

• Music video

by Jon Rafman

Jon Rafman directs ‘Like The End’ for James Blake.

• Music video

by Bill Plympton

RICH AND BROKE (Official Music Video) by Jon Bellion

• Music video

by Raman Djafari

A music video.

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Dance

by Shu-yu Chu

The deserted street of a city. A train has crashed into an abandoned flat. A bunch of girls rush out of the train and shamelessly trash the rooms of this flat. The different rooms symbolise different thoughts and the building looks like a boy.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Coming-of-Age
• Sci-Fi
• Making of

by Amélie Harrault

‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ was the unwary muse of major avant-garde painters of the early twentieth century. Memorable witness of a flamboyant Montparnasse, she emancipated from her status as a simple model and became a Queen of the Night, a painter, a press cartoonist, a writer and a cabaret singer.

• Drama
• Bio-pic
• Tragicomedy
• Making of

Go behind-the-scenes of Turning Red in our interview with the director, Domee Shi, and producer, Lindsey Collins.

• Making of

Interview with director Yelyzaveta Pysmak referncing her works: My Fat Arse and I (2020).

• Making of

by Flora Anna Buda

Flora Anna Buda, the director of 27, the multi-award-winning film, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. 27 won many awards including the Palme d’Or for a short film at the Festival de Cannes and the Cristal for best animated short at the Annecy Film Festival.

• Drama
• Coming-of-Age
• Experimental
• Making of

by Bettina Boros, Brigitta Boros

The experiences and thoughts of puppeteers and two animation students about how the dead material comes alive.

• Documentary
• Experimental
• Making of

Peek behind the scenes at LAIKA Studios’ Coraline, a fantastical stop-motion animated film directed by Henry Selick. Packed with wonder, suspense and unforgettable characters, Coraline features the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and more.

• Making of
• Documentary
• Fantasy

Masterclass with one of the undisputed geniuses of animated film and creator of Aardman Animations, the studio responsible for such unforgettable characters as Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and others, Peter Lord at Cineteca Madrid.

• Making of

Interview with Chris Robinson who is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).

• Making of

by Paul-Louis Aeberhardt

In the world where dinosaurs have survived and have evolved even to the point of taking their first steps on the moon, a giant asteroid heads towards Earth. The JASA (Jurassic Aeronautics and Space Administration) is active to avoid disaster.

• Comedy
• Sci-Fi
• Making of

by Mia L. Henriksen, Konrad Hjemli

The Harbourmaster is an animated documentary made by Mia L. Henriksen and Konrad Hjemli for their thesis film at Volda University College in 2022.

• Documentary
• Tragicomedy
• Making of

by Patrick Buhr

“My name is *. I’m a flâneur. I will try to explain two things: A. What it means to be a flâneur, and B. How I became a flâneur.”

• Abstract
• Experimental
• Making of

by Jean-David Fabre, Fabien Guillaume, Sebastien Hary & others

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Non-narrative

by Ugo Bienvenu, Julien Daubas, Clément Desnos & others

Jelly Sunday: While the adults are devouring their Sunday meal, a child makes a new friend in the shape of a Jelly.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Anima Festival, Raman Djafari

Trailer for ANIMA festival 2025 in Brussels.

• Drama
• Romance
• Experimental
• Dance

by Raman Djafari

A small community in the woods experiences a flooding. The people of the city recite a poem, admitting to their doubts. A meandering film about identity, uncertainty and the hope to escape it. Created for Adult Swim – Off The Air

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Koji Yamamura, Inari Sirola

Adult Swim ID for YOLO Silver Destiny Season 2 (2023).

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Nata Metlukh

A trailer for the 2d edition of the Hiroshima Animation Season Festival.

• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Nuno Alves-Rodrigues, Kevin Aymeric, Oussama Bouacheria & others

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Non-narrative

by Katarzyna Agopsowicz, Nata Metlukh

A trailer for the 17th edition of ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival.

• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Lucrèce Andreae, Julien Chheng, Tracy Nowocien & others

A prestigious socialite ball of anthropomorphic birds quickly spirals into an orgy, after a particularly voluptuous pair indulges in a highly sexual public embrace.

• Comedy
• Musical

by Raman Djafari

A little romantic night time picnic date on my beloved Teufelsberg in Berlin, for Hinge.

by Jérémy Macédo, Julien Perron, Ornélie Prioul & others

• Fantasy
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Matúš Vizár

A rescue mission to free chickens from a factory farm goes radically wrong, and a group of four activists is forced to escape into the inhospitable wilderness to experience a series of borderline situations and ethical dilemmas that lead to new insights, such as that nature is not a safe place for animals.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Experimental

by Marie Royer, Zinia Scorier

Through audio recordings taken in the field and poetic moving images, the film portrays activists who use food as a tool in their anti-consumerist struggle.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Jenny Jokela

Homecoming Queen celebrates the legend of Califia, goddess of Califronia.

• Music Videos
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Inari Sirola

A woman is getting erotically charged by a man’s chain necklace. However, she gets quickly confronted by these feelings with an aggression – followed by a weird chain of actions. Has someone been crazy?

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Musical

by Julie Černá, Lene Lekše

During a nighttime walk, two lovers stumbled upon a frog who clearly wasn’t looking for company. Lost in the wild beats of Johuš Matuš, the frog, its baby, and the rest of the forest party just hoped the uninvited guest would move along soon.

• Experimental
• Fantasy
• Abstract

by Marko Meštrović

Simple questions do not always get a simple answer.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Marko Meštrović

Three diffferent stories about a relationship between a father and son, taking place in different social milieux.

• Drama
• Tragedy
• Fantasy
• Romance
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Júlia Lantos

A young girl sees the world around her as brittle, depraved and ugly. She lives in a cold war where the weapon is not the gun or the bomb, but the alienation, aimlessness, selfishness, depreciation of the people.

• Drama
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Steven Woloshen

This film is for my Father who gambled with love.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Raman Djafari

The music video for the song “Snow” by the Berlin based techno group FJAAK tells the story of a character following an inner calling. He meets his companion and she takes him on a spiritual journey of partnership, love, pain, destruction, growth and rebirth. Through this journey we experience a fragmented narrative shaped by surreal sceneries and anthropomorphic transformations.

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Mert Otsamo, Jenny Jokela

Animation for Mert Otsamo’s collection ‘Army of Generation’.

• Experimental
• Music Videos
• Abstract

by Raman Djafari

The music video for the song “I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE” by the Berlin based techno group FJAAK tells the story of one night in a Berlin techno club. Two lovers go on a drug induced trip with a fatal ending. During this trip they meander through different surreal spaces of their shared past and their distorted memories of those events.

• Music Videos
• Romance
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Otmar Gutmann, Marianne Noser

Pingu and Pingo find a bottle containing a mysterious map, but it leads them to a common shell. Pingu is disappointed and takes the shell home, then makes a discovery.

• Comedy
• Family
• Pre-school

by Otmar Gutmann, Erika Brueggemann

Pingu fakes being sick to get out of school but the doctor sees through his trick.

• Comedy
• Pre-school
• Family

by Philippe Kastner

A perfectionist illustrator has to face her own mistakes when she accidentally creates an ink blot that gives life to Wolfie, a small wolf with an inky nose.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Thomas Szabo

In this episode, a rambunctious gang of ants forms a chaotic army, marching across the garden with a single-minded goal: to claim territory and resources. Their determined advance soon encounters rival insects, natural obstacles, and hilarious miscalculations that turn their mission into a series of comedic skirmishes.

• Pre-school
• Comedy

by Béla Klingl

In our short animated film we show you an alien civilizations’s very first visitation to planet Earth. The (fictional) visitation took place 54 years ago, when – to the misfortune of humanity – the participants of the actual alien encounter were not members of the human race.

• Comedy
• Sci-Fi

by Vlasta Pospísilová

Why spend money on a gym when you can create it in your basement. But also remember about the right diet.

• Comedy

by Božena Možíšová

Little Dorothy becomes fascinated by a large old clock whose ticking seems almost alive.

• Pre-school

by Oscar Malet, Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier & others

The two best rescue workers in the region take off for their umpteenth mission. Professionalism and efficiency all around, but things don’t really go as planned…

• Comedy
• Adventure
• Tragicomedy

by Milan Šebesta

Christmas Eve is a wonderful holiday. But you have to prepare for it properly. It’s worth buying some cake. Unless you sat on it.

• Comedy
• Family

by Seitarô Hara, Masayuki Kojima

Moomintroll wakes early from hibernation and, finding winter enchanting, wakes Snorkmaiden; they discover their firewood is gone, only to find Too-Ticky using it to build a massive bonfire on a cliff, a traditional ritual to welcome the sun’s return, which culminates in the chilling appearance of the Groke, adding a touch of winter’s danger to the celebration.

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Family

by Bálint Bartis

While stealing cucumbers, a peasant dreams of how rich he could become by selling them. Based on a story by Lev Tolstoy.

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Experimental

by Steve Cox

Shaun’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else’s present?

• Comedy
• Family