Silhouettes Competition 1
01 Mealitancy
Director(s)
Marie ROYER, Zinia SCORIER
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Belgium, France
Production: Zorobabel, Promenons-nous dans les bois (Studio EJT-Labo)
Length: 12' 04''
Category: First film
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Through audio recordings taken in the field and poetic moving images, the film portrays activists who use food as a tool in their anti-consumerist struggle.
02 Free From Hunger
Director(s)
Sano YANG
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: United States of America, China
Production: California Institute of The Arts
Length: 01' 40''
Category: First film
Synopsis
A story about how stray cats often end up choosing – and binding themselves to – their humans.
03 Should virtual petz die?
Director(s)
Carlo GALBIATI
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Italy
Production: Nouvelle Bug
Length: 12' 00''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
After a computer crash, a girl struggles with the loss of her long-time virtual pet, Bubba.
04 Triassic Cuddle
Director(s)
Iulia Teodora TURICIANU
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Romania
Production: UNATC I.L. Caragiale
Length: 05' 28''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
A small prehistoric amphibian goes on a journey with the goal of finding its mate.
05 Morning Glory
Director(s)
Han RONGYU
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: China
Production: Hubei Institute of Fine Arts
Length: 05' 20''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
A child is a morning glory that grows within the shackles of maternal love.
06 Hot Mess
Director(s)
Tortor SMITH
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: Aardman Academy
Length: 03' 09''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
“Hot Mess” offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent.
07 Yapolaponky
Director(s)
Masataka KIHARA
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Japan
Production: Tama Art University
Length: 06' 22''
Category: Graduation film
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A strange interaction between a wandering man and a mysterious creature, Yapolaponky.
08 Words of Her
Director(s)
Charlene XU
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: United States of America, China
Production: University of Southern California
Length: 09' 30''
Category: Graduation film
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“That woman” comes to her city for a short stay. Inexplicable sensations torment her mind and body like meiyu (the plum rain), so she sinks into the reeds that grow out of the wounds on her finger.
09 Strokes of Wildflowers
Director(s)
Livvy SEABROOK-WILKINS
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: University for the Creative Arts
Length: 03' 43''
Category: Graduation film
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Stroke survivors share their stories about the mental and physical struggles they face and the importance of community within their recovery.
10 Simply Divine
Director(s)
Mélody BOULISSIÈRE
Bogdan STAMATIN
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France, Romania
Production: Novanima Productions, Amopix, Safe frame
Length: 14' 00''
Category: First film
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"1939. A soldier meets a young woman. Their love story begins. The soldier is called to the front and their love dissolves in the war. 2014. During a long interview, the 91-year-old woman recounts the secrets of a forgotten time, revealed for the last time. What remains of a love story after three quarters of a century and a world war?"
11 Jeanne & Jean Jean
Director(s)
Thanys MARTIN
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: France
Production: Atelier de Sèvres
Length: 07' 02''
Category: Graduation film
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On a Saturday afternoon, in a furniture store, Jeanne and Jean Jean wonder if they are really meant to live together.