World Class Animation 1 - Animated Shorts
Thursday, August 27, 2026 5:00 PM @ Flicker Theatre & Bar
Witness some of the latest and greatest animated shorts around the world
This official competition block features an extraordinary collection of short films from around the globe, packed with international World Premieres and US Premieres. From hand-drawn stop-motion to groundbreaking digital craft, don't miss these award-contending films on the big screen.
Aphelion See Film Listing
June and Micah, lifelong friends, have always shared their passion. Their future is defined by their love for dance and performance.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Ymelda COL, Léa STASSE, Ellison GIROD, Valentina TOSCANELLI |
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Ciucciarella See Film Listing
In a world where dreams blur with reality, a mysterious sheep guides a young girl toward a truth she longs to deny.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | MURACCIOLI Eléa, PROUST Léïa, SOREAU Astrid, MARE Matairea, LUTZ Mathieu, VEZINET Paul |
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Collective Memory See Film Listing
In 1983, during the darkest days of Peru’s Armed Conflict with the Shining Path, masked soldiers entered Adelina’s home and took her husband away.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Colombia, Peru |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Director: | Cristina Colmenares |
| Producer: | Cristina Colmenares, Manuel-Antonio Monteagudo, Etienne Jaxel-Truer, Andrés Cotrina |
| Screenwriter: | Carolina Wiegering |
| Cast: | Adelina García, Renata Flores, Apolo Bautista, Emmanuel Caffo, Godo Lozano |
Cupid See Film Listing
At Cupid's headquarters on Mount Olympus, the messenger of love works diligently to create perfect couples on Earth.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Fleur Neveu /Audrey Jodon / Lisa Codron / Tallulah Mati-Bacelar / Léa Pons / Baptiste Deneboude |
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In captivity of a finger+2 See Film Listing
When an illiterate scarecrow enters an economic city, the people elect him as manager.
Showings:
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 3 minutes |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Zahra Shafiei dehaghani, Mohammadali Taheri, Ali akbar Ardeshir, Ismail Mokhtarian |
| Producer: | Ismail Mokhtarian |
| Screenwriter: | Zahra Shafiei dehaghani |
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| Editor: | Mohammadreza Shafiei |
Little October See Film Listing
In Soviet-occupied Lithuania, two young pioneers—one a true believer, the other askeptic—are promoted to serve on the legendary 'Red Wall.' But as they journey through a decaying industrial nightmare, they uncover a horrifying truth.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes |
| Country: | Lithuania |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Matas Pakutinskas, Gabriel Renald |
| Producer: | Marie-Ève Lavallée |
| Screenwriter: | Matas Pakutinskas, Matas Juškaitis |
| Cast: | Matas Pakutinskas, Jokūbas Vaicekauskas |
Playa Libertad See Film Listing
Mar escapes for a day to a paradisiacal beach, far from the noise of a system that dictates how to live: work, produce, accumulate.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 3 minutes |
| Country: | Colombia, Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Director: | Luis Tolosa Gómez |
| Producer: | Luis Tolosa Gómez |
| Screenwriter: | Luis Tolosa Gómez |
| Cast: | - - |
Soup! See Film Listing
God makes soup. The soup is (somewhat) intelligent life. Existential chaos ensues.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 2 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
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| Director: | Ava Elizabeth Azarmi |
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Voyous See Film Listing
What if two young boys on scooters who want to impress a group of skateboarders had to babysit a little girl ?
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 5 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Camille LEDENTU / Lucie BAGOT / Marion BARTH / Elisa BROUSTAL / Luna DUPAS / Ninon REBOUX / Inès TRAN / Xavier L'EVEQUE DE VILMORIN |
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