Synopsis: A respected chef from a lineage of sushi makers attempts to connect with his son through the shared knowledge of the family trade. Tensions arise as he begins to notice a strange pattern of behavior in the young boy.
Directed by:
Denise Cirone
Sebastian Doringer
Andrey Kolesov
Chiayu Liu
Zhen Tian
Lan Zhou
Music by Jürgen Branz.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.
Directed by:
Nicola Bernardi
Alessandra De Stefano
Gabriela Lewandowska
Chloé Van Becelaere
Camille Van Delft
Elodie Xia
Music by Antoine Duchene.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: Conflicted and alienated with his given name, a young kid struggles to live a double life in secret, fearing that coming out might tear apart his relationship with his mom.
Written and directed Alexander Aguilar.
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Synopsis: In Moscow, a young delivery girl is witness to the hatred and divide invading her society. Overwhelmed, she discovers a curious loophole to deal with war supporters. However, the reality she is trying to escape soon catches up…
Written and directed by:
Daria Skripka
Poornima Subramaniam
Mrunal Khairnar
Lwazi Msipha
Hassan Yola
Music by Antoine Duchene.
Sound by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: When a small town concert hall vanishes, young singer Erika teams up with Mehdi the mascot on a journey to find it.
Written and directed by:
Théo Carme
Julie Fournier
Alessandra Rosmarino
Anaëlle Saba
Music and sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
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Watch: Kakomando on YouTube.
Synopsis: Kakomando is the leader of a group of mischievous kids free running on the streets of New Town. To complete their hideout on top of the old mining hill, the young commander must take a high risk to get the one thing missing to complete their dream.
Written and directed by:
Alexandra Bloch
Clémence Collignon
Louis Augustine Lubega
Bertil Toby Svanekiaer
Delaly Guy Corneille Tchocodo
Music by Aviram Spies.
Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
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Synopsis: A caveman tries to gain fame within his tribe thanks to an invention that can change humanity: cigarettes!
Directed by:
Axelle Chabannier
Cécilia Mérot
Clément Febvre
Enzo Pajau
Flavie Bellin
Martin Turbeaux
Mélina Safti
Paul Moulin
Music by Aloïs Benoit.
Sound by Guilhem Favard.
Voiced by Philippe Peythieu, Véronique Agereau and Antoine Périchon.
The 97th Oscars air live March 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu in the United States and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Here are the five trailers for this year’s Best Animated Short Film nominees, beginning with Beautiful Men:
Written and directed by Nicolas Keppens.
Synopsis: Three bald brothers travel to Istanbul to have a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.
Synopsis: In a world blurring reality and imagination, 8-year-old Syd tries to hide his mother from Death, embarking on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth — Death being their predator in the ultimate form: Time.
Written and directed by Pipou Phuong Nguyen.
Synopsis: A rebellious, misfit kid trying to escape the mundanity of junior high runs away into the woods, only to be whisked away into an adventure full of excitement, hand to hand combat, monkeys, and friendship.
Written, directed, and animated by James Moutsos.
Synopsis: For months now, a group of five young soldiers have been stuck, bored, on a mission in the middle of the Afghan mountains. One day, during a support mission, the routine is finally broken.
Written and directed by Lucas Durkheim.
Director’s note: The film is inspired by the Uzbin attack. French International Security Assistance Force troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with heavy casualties, in the Uzbin Valley in the Surobi District of Kabul on August 18, 2008.
With this short, I wanted to illustrate the main element in soldiers’ lives: waiting and being bored. It’s a job, of course — they are trained to kill. Perhaps not this time, but none of them is prepared to face death.
Synopsis: Overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, only to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied explanation, she climbs into his head.
Written by Tessa Moult-Milewska and Matthew Dickie. Directed by Tessa Moult-Milewska.
Curiosa screened at festivals worldwide and won many awards, including the Austin Film Festival Jury Award for Best Animated Short and two Royal Television Society Awards (Best Postgraduate Animation, Best Sound).
Intended for mature audiences.
Click here to watch the short film on YouTube, as it’s age-restricted.
Synopsis: Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. Her birthday night out ends in a bicycle accident and a short coma, making her realize it’s time to move out.
Written and directed by Flóra Anna Buda.
27 screened at festivals worldwide and won numerous awards, including Best Short at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2023) and a Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival (2023).
Intended for mature audiences.
Click here to watch the short film on Vimeo, as we’re currently unable to embed the video.
Synopsis: The process of being encroached by the persona — a mask you wear in public, to protect yourself, that progressively substitutes your real personality.
A short film by Moon Sujin.
Watch: Duck Amuck.
Synopsis: The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
Directed by Chuck Jones.
Written by Michael Maltese.
Starring Mel Blanc.
Music by Carl Stalling.
Animated by Ken Harris, Ben Washam and Lloyd Vaughan.
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