World Class Animation 2 - Animated Shorts
Thursday, August 27, 2026 9:30 PM @ Ciné LAB
- Seating is limited for this screening. Please be aware that our policy for attending all film screenings is first come, first serve.
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.
Banana Ninja See Film Listing
In a medieval Japan inhabited by fruits and vegetables, Citrus Sensei is training his apprentice, Banana Ninja, for his final mission.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Julien Faure, Gabin vaneecloo, Camille Derieux, Cecil Tawale, Simon Charles |
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Gone Wrong See Film Listing
Stuck in her miserable apartment in Hong Kong, Mei, a young woman will have to run for her life after a strange visitor appeared during her livestream.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Anne-Linh Jérôme, Ambre Butel, Roman Saunier, Maxime Arnould, Juliette Houël, Adrian Villeda, Alisson Colombe, Ylan Dinguidar |
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Lipstick See Film Listing
'Lipstick' explores the lives of three generations of women within one family as they deal with ageing, sickness and interdependence.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 3 minutes |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Language: | Irish |
| Director: | Éilis O'Neill |
| Producer: | Éilis Therese O'Neill |
| Screenwriter: | Éilis Therese O'Neill |
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Mesofaune See Film Listing
In the heart of a dark swamp with gigantic trees, a captain goes hunting a mysterious creature.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 5 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Romain Pautre / Alexandre Gauch / Léo Kobisch / Morgane Mongendre / Louis Cresson /Maxime Guedon / Yanis laserre |
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Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace See Film Listing
In 2087, Ayla escapes reality by living inside cyberspace. When a government AI summons her to Istanbul to identify a dead man, her journey turns into a confrontation with memory, reality, and the truth of her own existence.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Türkiye |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Ferhat Biricik |
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| Screenwriter: | Ferhat Biricik |
| Cast: | Autumn Holley, Şebnem Çakaloğulları, Erhan Atasoy, Serhat Sancaktar, Ferhat Biricik |
| Cinematographer: | Ferhat Biricik |
Some Things Are A Sign, But Some Aren't See Film Listing
In the midst of a talk about psychoanalysis, a girl stumbles upon a sign.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 4 minutes |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Language: | Slovenian |
| Director: | Danaja Kurnik |
| Producer: | Akademija za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje, Univerza v Ljubljani, Erjavčeva cesta 23, 1000 Ljubljana |
| Screenwriter: | Danaja Kurnik |
| Cast: | Danaja Kurnik, Maja Kunaver |
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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The Boy Who Cheated Death See Film Listing
A little boy tries to hide his mother from Death. They embark on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth, Death being their relentless predator.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 5 minutes |
| Country: | France, Spain, Vietnam |
| Language: | No Dialogue |
| Director: | Pipou Phuong Nguyen |
| Producer: | Eddy & Brunch Studio & Manuel Cam studio |
| Screenwriter: | Pipou Phuong Nguyen |
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The City of Silence See Film Listing
In a world where breaking the silence will get you killed, Ethan will discover the healing power of music.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes |
| Country: | France |
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| Director: | Marie Cornemillot, Manon Finet, Alexia Garde, Maïlys Girouard, Manon Laporte, Salomé Pereira, Milo-Clément Philipp, Margaux Plassard, Emma Stassi & Flavie Vericel. |
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Trading Cards See Film Listing
An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Radheya Jang |
| Producer: | Jay Jay Jegathesan, Radheya Jang |
| Screenwriter: | Radheya Jang |
| Cast: | Jay Jay Jegathesan |
| Editor: | Radheya Jang |