Rush To Be Ready

Narrative • USA • 2025
1 Minutes

Her friend is going to be there in 5 minutes.

Director: Maria Eleni Sterr

Every Dog Has Its Day

Narrative • Drama • South Africa • 2025
7 Minutes

Every Dog has its Day is a detailed observation of a small event that relies on warmth, charm and character rather than scale and spectacle to tell the story of a little dog and its owner.

Director: Lindsay Van Blerk
Writer: Lindsay Van Blerk
Producers: Dave Evnmey, Mpho Makhalemele, Lindsay Van Blerk

Festivals & Awards: Los Angeles Animation Festival – Best International Stop Motion

Help Me Tom

Narrative • Science-Fiction • China • 2025
15 Minutes

The story of a retired robot and the rebirth of the town it loves.

Director: Jiahang Yang
Cast: Bo Wang & Philip Gelatt
Producers: Chang Baoling, Xiaoguang Chen, Lili Shen, Hanxia
Executive Producers: Lv Yi
Editor: Jiahang Yang
Composer: Robert Cairns

Festivals: IndyShorts
HollyShorts
Cleveland
Filmquest
Cordillera
Winter Film Festival
Newport Beach

Public Contact: Festival Formula
Email Address: submissions@festivalformula.com

Baking With Boris

Narrative • Drama • France/Switzerland/Croatia • 2025
8 Minutes

Synopsis: Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until… Achoo! He can’t stop sneezing. He has become allergic to flour. How will he manage to keep baking for everyone in the village?

Director: Masa Avramovic
Writer: Masa Avramovic
Producers: Reginald de Guillebon
Executive Producers: Pierre Meloni
Editor: Antoine Rodet, Iva Kraljevic
Composer: Pablo Pico

Public Contact: Jeremy Mourlam
Email Address: j.mourlam@folimage.fr

Cell Buddies

Narrative • Comedy • Netherlands • 2025
5 Minutes

A grumpy raccoon and a sweet manatee team up for a messy prison escape—and discover friendship along the way

Director: Melle Windig
Writer: Melle Windig, Hidde Alberts, Miguel Reyes, Jurgen de Smit, Arjen van der Plas
Producers: Sint Joost School of Art & Design

Perfect Casting

Narrative • Comedy/Drama • USA • 2025
5 Minutes

A skilled costume designer struggles to collaborate with an asocial creature actor who is scarily good at playing his monster character.

Director: Autumn English
Writer: Autumn English
Cast: Max Coltin, Caleb Harbin
Producers: Autumn English

Public Contact: Autumn English
Email Address: autumn.english.art@gmail.com

Kamarade

Narrative • Science-Fiction • France • 2025
8 Minutes

In a soviet space station, Katerina the robot welcomes Yuri, her human comrade and counterpart. Together they will accomplish their space mission to make their nation proud.

Director: Garance Valere, Valentin Okoundou, Hubert Chauvaux, Alice Bourget, Louise Laurent, Fleuriane Le Guillou
Writer: Garance Valere
Editor: Hubert Chauvaux

Public Contact: Patrick De Carvalho
Email Address: patrick2carvalho@gmail.com

Good Luck To You All

Narrative • Comedy/Drama • France • 2025
7 Minutes

A young girl plays with her toys, unaware that she might just be holding humanity’s remote control.

Director: Cordell Barker
Writer: Cordell Barker
Producers: Alicia Smith

Facade

Narrative • Drama • USA • 2026
3 Minutes

Lego man discovers ways to cover up his real face and emotions wondering why he would want to look like himself when he can look like everyone else.

Director: Sam Slowik
Writer: Sam Slowik
Producers: Sam Slowik

The Piano

Narrative • Music • USA • 2025
8 Minutes

A young girl sneaks out of bed one night to discover her dad bent over the piano, pouring his soul into the keys.

Director: Avery Kroll
Writer: Avery Kroll
Producers: Kristen Breshears