Synopsis: A mischievous star spirit travels home to Istanbul to celebrate her birthday with her family one last time. After being blown off course, she must maneuver through the city before time runs out.
Written and directed by Mitra Shahidi.
Edited by Ayse Arkali.
Music by Andrew Jimenez.
Sound design by Justin Pearson.
Starling screened at numerous film festivals and won Best Animated Short at Tribeca and the Audience Award for Best Animated Short at Austin Film Festival.
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Synopsis: A snowy getaway takes a tragic turn for a group of friends chasing thrills.
Directed by:
Anaèle Cornet
Caroline Maubeuge
Léa Kurek
Léo Mourin
Puck Hincelin
Jules Cyffers
Sound design by Dimitri Chicandard.
Music by Guillaume Hoarau.
Synopsis: One evening, Lalao, a lonely grumpy stoat, can’t stand the constant hubbub of nature and his fellow animals. To escape, he sets off in search of a new and quieter home to sleep. But is the grass really greener on the other side?
Directed by:
Marine Camps
Eléanore Chaboud
Chloé Escot
Mélina Lebeurier
Camille Lecture
Paola Navarro Castillo
Marie Rousselet
Alizée Waquez
Music by:
Théophile Yvert (composer)
Lucie Cressot (clarinet)
Simon Deboeuf (cello)
Joël Petit (violin)
Manuel Domènech (english horn)
Sound by:
José Vicente
Yoann Poncet
Guilhem Favard
Mickaël Merrheim
Intended for mature audiences.
Synopsis: In the subway, a woman sees a shadow approaching a little boy. It is then that she remembers an experience she had at the same age: her encounter with a paedo-criminal.
Directed by:
Camille Bardaud
Xiaoning Liu
Yanfeng Niu
Julie Sibille
Tianying Zhang
Music by Matthieu Roland-Gosselin and Cristobal Tapia De Veer.
Sound by Siméo Moure and Nathan Calero.
Synopsis: A blind man navigates the narrow streets of a city as best he can. But when he misplaces his cane, he’s forced to confront every obstacle that stands in his way.
Written and directed by Rémy X.
Music by Bernard Llioret and May Bahnini.
Sound by Lilas Bouché, Raphaël Minachy-Petchy and Farah Yahiaoui.
Synopsis: XOLO celebrates the Day of the Dead tradition through the story of a deep friendship between Jorge and his best friend, Rogelio.
Inspired by the spirit of Mexican muralism, every background was painted by hand on canvas, and over 2,000 frames were created using oil paint on paper, one by one.
Directed by YUCA (Daniella Schuarts and Leonardo Salomão).
Synopsis: Under a scorching sun, Charlie is bored out of her mind and dreams of going to the seaside. But she’s forced to guard a seedy motel with her cousin Jess, who’s slumped in her deck chair.
The two teenagers don’t get along and bicker at every opportunity. On the radio, the monotone voice of a collapsology researcher predicts the imminent end of the world.
The pool is empty, the sun is beating down and the tension is mounting: the ecological apocalypse announced on the airwaves suddenly erupts into reality.
Written and directed by Camille Monnier.
Music by Fredrika Stahl.
Intended for mature audiences.
Synopsis: An actress stars in the Devil’s cannibalistic snuff movies in exchange for a beautiful bombshell skin. As she lures a runaway-bride to the studio to devour on camera, she develops feelings that will disrupts the Devil’s scenario.
Written and directed by:
Louise Bailly
Daniela Del Castello
Alice Levy
Bruno De Mendonca
Elifsu Meric
Joey Quoc Tran
Music by Pierre Moreau and Cédric Perras.
Sound design and mix by Mathieu Tiger.
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Synopsis: A huge egg washes up near the stream where two small forest spirits live. A duckling comes out and they decide to go on an adventure to bring him back to his mother.
Directed by:
Jeanne Audounet
Léa Burkart
Louis Herrero
Elio Humbert
Ariane Moulard
Marie-Lou Peyre
Maëlys Sabuco
Julien Vannet
Music by Arthur Troch.
Sound by Sébastien Fournier, Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet, José Vicente.
Voiced by Maëlys Sabuco and Julien Vannet.
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Synopsis: Herve Rossini is a renowned artist who expresses himself through his surrealist garden. Tonight is the opening of his last exhibition. Upon revealing his final artwork to the public, his daughter, Rosalie, announces that she is leaving the garden forever.
Written and directed by:
William Burger
Siméon Jacob
Odelia Laine
Garance Mondamert
Tara Rewal
Mathilde Vergereau
Arthur Wong
Music by Alexandre Treille.
Sound design and mix by Laurent Jimenez.
Follow Le Jardin Rossini on Instagram.
Synopsis: 14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion facing war and man-made famine, becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim — not for passion, but for survival.
Directed by:
Noran Fikri Alezabi
Nicholas Arujah
Xinyue Ma
Yulin Yue
Xiaonan Zhou
Music by Paul Toubia.
Sound by Jérémy Ben Ammar.
Follow Gauze on Instagram.
Synopsis: After arguing over an unexpected proposal, Carol is horrified to discover that her girlfriend Ray had turned into a butterfly. Will love prevail?
A short film by Zohar Dvir.
Butterfly Kiss screened at over 30 festivals worldwide, including the Chicago International Film Festival where it won the Gold Hugo Award and qualified for the Academy Awards.
Synopsis: Princess Lucette hires a dragon to stage her own kidnapping, only to discover that forging fairy tales is trickier than it seems.
Directed by:
Violette Avouac
Ramya Hegde
Tshegofatso Tracy Pitseng
Kelvin Shani
Polina Saratova
Ashil Shaji
Music by Nelson Lam.
Sound by Laurent Jimenez.
Follow A Princess’ Guide to Fairytale Love on Instagram.
Synopsis: Aria, a young woman struggling with her identity, seeks out the help of a hypnotist to regain control of her life.
Directed by Michelle Tang.
Music by Joshua David Mitchell.
Sound team: Jack Weiss, Oliver Snook, Aria Dines and Daniel Eaton.
Background painter: Meghna Rajan.
Voice cast:
Chacha Tahng as Aria
Erica Malachowski as The Hypnotist & Girl 3
Rebecca Chiara Marano as Bathroom Girl 1 & 2
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