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SUMMARY:Short Films Animation (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:1. Candy Shop\, Canada\, Ka Cheng Lau\, 1:53
  
 A little bo
 y walks into a candy shop trying to prank during Halloween\, seeing no one
  in the shop and he decided to cause troubles until the shop owner finds o
 ut and he got worried on what's going to happen.
 
  
 2. SprAY\, Taiw
 an\, SHIUE-JEN CHANG 03:45
 Women constantly carry a subtle sense of fear
 \, no matter how cautious they may be. From heading out to work in the mor
 ning to walking the dark streets late at night\, every step is filled with
  tension\, with the flickering streetlights illuminating this apprehension
 .
  
 
 3. Kasang Alun\, India\, Krishnabh Thengal 06:36
  
 The fi
 lm opens up in a Karbi (a tribe of Assam\, India) household with an elderl
 y lady\, Kasang (protagonist of the film) singing the local folklore Sabin
  Alun (Karbi Ramayana) along with doing her daily chores. Her granddaughte
 r hears her singing and asks her to narrate the story to her and her cousi
 ns in the house. Soon\, Kasang starts narrating the local epic to her gran
 dchildren. She enjoys narrating it as she gains a couple of little audienc
 es. However all her listeners doesn’t have similar attention span and on
 e leaves the company soon. Will the other kids be able to retain their int
 erest to listen to their granny’s story till the end or Kasang’s song 
 will remain incomplete?
  
 
  
 4. A grain of sand in the universe\
 , France\, Suki 00:08:14
  
 One evening. One president. One speech. Wh
 ile the country is undergoing an unprecedented crisis\, the president\, wh
 o has still not talked publicly\, must speak. What if\, this time\, the sp
 eech was different...
  
 
  
 5. Sleepy Russian Federation Igor Vol
 oshin 00:13:40
 Varka is 13\, she lives in a shoemaker’s home where she
  performs the duties of nanny and housemaid. She’s exhausted by a lack o
 f sleep and what amounts to slave labor. Getting some sleep becomes Varka
 ’s only wish. But they never let her. The baby’s crying becomes the gi
 rl’s worst nightmare. One day\, Varka finds a solution to her problem.

   
 
  
  
  
 6. I’m fine\, mum Spain Josema Palenzuela 00:05:
 25
  
 Blanca is a young illustrator who has just become independent an
 d her life is a mess. But when her mother bombards her with questions\, Bl
 anca prefers to disguise reality to avoid worrying her. On the walls of he
 r house\, she invents an illusory life\, drawn to life size. The story is 
 narrated through phone messages and shared photos between mother and daugh
 ter. But on the other side of the mobile camera\, Áurea\, her partner\, o
 bserves the lies weaving around their relationship.
  
  
 
 7. IS\,
  or: A beautiful\, tiny\, reddish hair\, as thin as fiber Greece Kostas Ba
 kouris 00:05:30
  
 LOGLINE On a human head\, a common\, humble little 
 hair has only…a lifetime struggling against scissors and combs to claim 
 her diversity.  SYNOPSIS Once upon a…hair\, there was IS. With the narr
 ative structure of a fairy tale\, the story of her life\, from the moments
  she sprouts on a baby’s head till the moment she “dies” falling off
  from there\, while she has to fight against beastie scissors and dictator
 ial combs\, is a metaphor about the circle of life\, about the fulfillment
  of our dreams and about the need to preserve diversity without becoming e
 xtinct. But\, anyhow\, life goes on… 
  
 
  
 8. DIAZEPAM Italy 
 Chiara Giordano Dado 00:04:07\, 
  
 a 23-year-old boy faced with a tr
 agic event: the suicide of his sister Lucia. The narrative focuses on the 
 mourning process through the drama of feelings of guilt and impotence pain
 fully perceived in terms of responsibility for what happened\, the moment 
 of annihilation and awakening.
  
 
  
 9. In Thousands Petals Belgi
 um Louise Bongartz 00:10:06
  
 A young married woman collects the swee
 t memories of her romance. On closer inspection\, she leaves bits of herse
 lf behind...
  
 
  
 10. The marriage bonds France Marc Faye 00:03:
 29
  
  In 1870\, the cartoonist Alfred Le Petit paid tribute to the p
 arliamentary Alfred Naquet\, the “defender of free love”\, whose law o
 f 1884 allowed women to break their marriage contract.
  
  
 
  

  11. She Voted ! France Marc Faye 00:03:04
  
 People often said that H
 ubertine Auclert was one little fireball ! And t's true\, I was a major fi
 gure in the militancy in the struggle for women's rights. 
  
 
  

  12. Man in a Can Belgium Henk Pringels 00:21:03
  
 A man leaves an oa
 sis and starts walking.  In the middle of the desert\, he comes across th
 is strange building and immediately\, he addresses someone on the inside o
 f the building: whether there's any need for airco\, food\, or maybe some 
 music or television\, there in that inhospitable part of the world? But th
 e answer remains 'no'. After fruitless inquiries\, the man spends the nigh
 t in the desert. The morning after\, he realizes that\, ultimately\, there
 's only one possible decision to make. All this is just a day dream of a g
 uy on a beach\, somewhere in Kenia. Slightly confused by his dream\, he ca
 nnot but promise his girlfriend to come and swim with her on that first lo
 vely day of the year.
  
  
 
  
 13. Where are you from? Uruguay 
 Juan Cristiani 00:02:32
  
 \"Where are you from?\" combines 3D animati
 on and music creating an immersive cinematic journey\, effectively conveyi
 ng the urgency of addressing environmental disasters and their consequence
 s through realism and fantasy. In just 2 and a half minutes\, it aims to c
 aptivate the audience's attention and encourage them to rethink their rela
 tionship with the natural world while offering hope for future generations
 .  It was premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2023 and has participa
 ted in 100 festivals worldwide\, winning 25 awards.  In December 2023\, i
 t was screened at the COP28 (United Nations Climate Change Conference) in 
 Dubai\, as part of the Art Speaks Out Festival\, and at the Show Shorts (S
 horts Mexico) festival within the Ventana Sur Film Market.  In 2024\, the
  film won the Amnesty International Film Festival in France\, was screened
  at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market\, at the WonderCon in Californi
 a\, at the Huesca Film Festival (Goya and Oscars Qualifying)\, at the worl
 d's largest school\, City Montessori School in India and chosen by the UNE
 SCO and the European Union for screenings in educational centers\, among o
 thers.   Currently\, it will be screened at the world's oldest environme
 ntal festival\, Suncine (FICMA)\, also at the 32nd edition of the environm
 ental and human rights festival Ecocine\, (which are part of the prestigio
 us Green Film Network)\, among others.
  
 
  
 14. Carbon Traces Un
 ited States 00:04:05
  
 Stefie Gan Humans were once in harmony with na
 ture\, but now exploit its resources. Overconsumption in all forms has led
  to an imbalance. As humans grow more disconnected\, they face an existent
 ial crisis and strive to restore the balance.
 
  
 15. Phool Dei Indi
 a Kartik Mahajan 00:07:22
  
 What began as a classroom assignment on t
 he forgotten festival of flowers in Uttarakhand soon evolved into a passio
 n project deeply rooted in the region’s rich heritage. The story Phool D
 ei gained depth and nuance from firsthand observations of the changing lan
 dscapes of Uttarakhand’s villages and cities.  Located in the fictional
  realm of Dev Bhoomi and nestled among majestic mountains\, the narrative 
 of the story is about the festival of flowers that celebrates the culture 
 and togetherness of Uttarakhand\, seen from the perspective of a small gir
 l Medha as she goes on a Magical and an Adventurous journey to collect flo
 wers for her village before it turns into a ghost village. The film focuse
 s on the impact of migration in Uttarakhand\, India in the last 5 years an
 d shows the helplessness of the change through the journey of the main cha
 racter.  From character design to every individual flower\, the essence o
 f Uttarakhand is captured\, both in terms of inspiration and in stylizing 
 the original art form\, such as the Aipan style of the state. Prioritizing
  simplicity in terms of animation while still holding to its authenticity\
 , the film breathes life into not just the human characters but also the l
 andscapes. The spirits of the mountains\, depicted in the film\, echo the 
 mystique and warmth inherent in every Pahadi (people from Mountains). With
  its stylized backdrops\, “Phool Dei'' captures the grandeur of Uttarakh
 and’s landscapes and the genuine spirit of its people.  With themes of 
 change\, adventure\, magic\, and the undeniable force of nature\, “Phool
  Dei” is both a tribute to Uttarakhand’s traditions and a poignant com
 mentary on the challenges it faces. 
 Her Own Truth 00:09:50 Poland Agni
 eszka Kruczek In 1981 we left Poland for a short visit to Germany. My gran
 dmother was desperate\, she said she would never see us again. And indeed\
 , because of unforeseeable events we stayed much longer than we thought we
  would. But finally we should return to Poland for Christmas... It is a st
 ory about torn families\, longing and loneliness . And how sometimes we ar
 e just left to our fate.
  
 
  
 16. Gypsy Tales / Fecska Tells the
  Future Hungary Roland Toth-Pocs\, Laszlo Balajthy 00:07:45
  
 The sto
 ry takes us into the world of a traditional Gypsy craft: fortune telling. 
 The famous fortune teller Biszerka has a cross-eyed daughter named Fecska.
  Foolish Fecska thinks she has learned everything there is to know about h
 er mother’s gift. Without telling her mother\, she tries to read the car
 ds too\, and suddenly\, the world turns a somersault…
  
 
  
 17.
  LATENCES France Audric Escales 00:05:35
 A men suffering from chronicle 
 lateness going to a shrink. He shares his daily difficulties. The patient 
 ends his talk with a strange dream\, but the real identity of his interloc
 utor will change his way to look at things…
  
 
  
 18. Midnight 
 Snack Belgium Samuel Dhooge\, Rani Nagels\, Jarne Meersman 00:01:40
  

  A vampire invades the home of an old woman with the intention of killing 
 her. However\, upon realizing he mistook a solar eclipse for nighttime\, h
 e must escape the house before the sunlight catches up with him.
 
  

  19. Ajò West! Italy Sara Corbioli Cody 00:06:35\, 
  
 a little Sard
 inian cowboy\, and his friends arrive in the village of San Salvatore di S
 inis\, where they help a Mauthone amaze a flock of sheep to free the sheph
 erd absorbed inside their wool. Whoever amazes the sheep wins a big prize!
 
  
 
  
 20.Werewolf boxer China peng Zhi Li\, Xuan Wu\, Lujin Zeng
  00:07:00
  
 A werewolf was coerced into pretending to be an adult in 
 a boxing match. After winning many matches\, the coach hoped the werewolf 
 would lose\, but the werewolf did not want to lose. He was not under the c
 ontrol of the coach during the match\, so the coach had to deal with him t
 o eliminate any potential problems. And the successive victories of the we
 rewolf seem to have conveyed some message. When he fell on the arena in th
 e form of a werewolf\, the people off the field turned into werewolves one
  after another.
  
 
  
 21. Only Paper France Maxime Vouillon 00:12
 :20
 two children wait for their mother to return on the steps of an orph
 anage
  
  
 
 22. BOG Ireland Éabha Bortolozzo\, Jack Kirwan 00:10
 :23
  
 Oisin embarks on a poignant journey through the mysterious laye
 rs of the Bog\, where he discovers the buried memories of his Father. With
  the help of his guide\, the Great Irish Elk\, Oisin confronts his Father'
 s pain and suffering head on. As he delves deeper into the earth\, Oisin g
 ains a newfound understanding of his own emotions and learns how to expres
 s them more clearly.
 Kaminhu 00:15:00 France Marie Vieillevie Joanna\, a
  young European traveller\, roams around the Cape Verde Islands along with
  her sketchbook. On her way she encounters Lito\, a local fisherman who wi
 ll spur her to delay her departure from the village of Esperança.
  
 
  
 
 23. Artur y Dropsik (Me lo PuedoQuedar?) Argentina Maria Rosario C
 arlino\, Matias Ferreyra 00:05:07
  
 Artur lives in Poland\, and his l
 ast name is \"Kot\"\, which in Polish means \"cat\". When Artur adopted Dr
 opsik\, he was told he was a a shy cat\, but he never imagined he would sp
 end two months under the couch.   Although the process of getting to kno
 w each other was difficult\, today they are friends\, the kind of friends 
 who enjoy each other's company\, but at the same time respect each other's
  mystery and dark side.  
  
  
  
  
 24. Mes deux Jules ! Fra
 nce Marc Faye Julie-Victoire 00:05:04 
  
 
 Daubié is the first gra
 duate in French history. A first made possible by her two Jules.
  
 

   
 
  
  
  
 25. Orchid in a frenzy France Elisa ANDRADE FONSEC
 A 00:03:27
  
 Paris\, 1889\, a young woman who suffers from a neurolog
 ical disease is admitted to the Salpêtrière hospital. Her illness is cal
 led the dance of Saint-Vitus and provokes spasms and uncontrolled movement
 s. She discovered the dance during the famous Madwoman’s ball which take
 s places once a year in the establishment\, and found in this art a way to
  heal herself differently.
  
  
 
 26. The Nectar Instead United St
 ates Yoo Lee 00:04:12
  
 A young fly gets trapped in the fly trap in t
 he stop-motion studio only to have the existential realization that it spe
 nt its entire life chasing after the wrong thing. 
  
 
  
 27. NOO
 DLES DELIVERY France Laura Boj\, Cassandre Lauret\, Olga Konycheva 00:02:0
 8
  
 In an advertisment for Noodles Delivery\, a starving yeti orders 
 noodles\, from the top of his mountain in Himalaya. Noodles Delivery guara
 ntees that its fast and charismatic delivery guys will deliver the noodles
  in no time! That’s without counting on Ram\, the clumsy and simpleton d
 elivery guy (not the best baked noodle of the box) who still puts up a goo
 d fight to fulfill his mission
  
 
  
 28. Tteokbokki one chew! Not
  Specified Hyeon Seo Park 00:06:39
  
  Grandfather and granddaughter 
 tried the popular menu item HOT Tteokbokki and corndog set. A pleasant fan
 tasy unfolds to an old man who refuses.
 
  
  
 29. Monstrous Franc
 e Thomas Wiegand\, Ellie-Joy Richard\, Mae Beaumale\, Tom Berry\, Virginie
  Platteborze\, Elise Lepercque\, Emma Carmona 00:05:40
  
 Determined t
 o show her big sister\, Eileen\, that she finally masters the magic of pla
 nts\, Iris does not hesitate to go look for her in the « Great greenhouse
  » without suspecting that Eileen is the prey of the terrifying plant mon
 ster that she created by mistake…
 
  
  
 30. L'Animal Sauce Ail 
 France Ysaline Debut\, Isa Cotte\, Aurélien Duchez\, Camille Rostan\, Cl
 ément Mouchel\, Diane Mazella 00:06:37
  
 Gooseville\, close to nothi
 ng and far away from everything. The place where Goosevillers lead themsel
 ves to destruction. The inhabitants live off the farming of species that t
 hey overexploit each time\, from geese to tadpoles. Each new managing and 
 self consuming environment is told throughout low budget homemade TV shows
 . Advertising\, teleshopping and others show us the devolution of a small 
 French village rushing towards its end.
 
  
 31. Leonor Spain Laura C
 orral García Segura\, Rubén Tadeo Pérez 00:14:00
  
 Un científico 
 pasa los días en su viejo castillo. Obsesionado con recuperar a su amada 
 Leonor\, llegará hasta donde ningún hombre ha llegado para conseguirlo.

 
  
 
  
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