Ordinary Folk animator and motion designer Manuel Neto takes over the director’s chair for this concise and charming story of one intrepid character’s heroic response to the threat of rain. [Watch]
With his latest experimental short film Nature Portals, London artist and director Markos Kay continues his mission to integrate AI tools into the environment of professional art direction and production. [Watch]
Simmering with understated tension and atmosphere, Toke Madsen’s graduation film demonstrates a mastery of character subtleties and narrative timing while wrapping it all in classical light and impressionist rendering. [Watch]
Setting out to “capture the beauty and mystery of the bioluminescent ocean”, digital artist Artur Gadzhiev took more than a year to create this full-CG experiment defined by intricate fluid and cloth simulations. [Watch]
Based on her own experience as a victim of childhood bullying, director Sarah Beth Morgan leads a production team of 30+ women in spreading awareness of the trauma involved and letting other sufferers know they are not alone. [Watch]
Paris directing duo Burcu Sanku and Geoffrey Godet bring their signature mix of illustrative charm and animated wit to this film about a meticulous little crab and the escalating environmental threat caused by plastic. [Watch]
