Drawn from a record 2,200 submissions, this diverse selection of 15 short animations from France, South Africa, Taiwan and beyond showcases an incredible swirl of styles, techniques and genres.
Films — by Country
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Mexico
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- The Netherlands
- Turkey
- UK
- USA
- Ukraine
The Netherlands
![Black Book](/assets/resized/sm/upload/66/wy/dt/2r/BLACK_BOOK01_rgb-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=83c12d11d8)
Black Book
Zwartboek
Paul Verhoeven's brash, provocative tale of a sexy Jewish singer who seduces the head of the Dutch Gestapo is also a bold, wilfully irreverent and morally complex film about the Holocaust.
![Death at a Funeral](/assets/resized/sm/upload/93/pm/q6/jw/death-at-a-funeral-ConvertImage-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=74d7f9217b)
Death at a Funeral
Frank Oz (The Stepford Wives) changes direction with a riotous British comedy about a man (Matthew Macfadyen) who returns home for his father's funeral, only to face a madhouse.
![The Digital Space 2007](/assets/resized/sm/upload/xv/wq/5i/5g/458-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=15a08b19d8)
The Digital Space 2007
Surreal, awe-inspiring, innovative missives from the world of digital animation, selected to showcase the detail, depth of field and full resonant sound that only a cinema can deliver.
![Forever](/assets/resized/sm/upload/mw/6a/cb/xr/forever2a-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=057205a123)
Forever
Heddy Honigmann's (Dame la Mano) mesmerising tour of artists' graves in Paris' Père-Lachaise cemetery eschews morbidity for a moving celebration of art and the human spirit.
![Looking for an Icon](/assets/resized/sm/upload/fv/48/ej/yt/lookingforanicon03upgraded-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=1a26e87067)
Looking for an Icon
Made to honour the 50th anniversary of the World Press Photo of the Year, this doco tells the story behind four iconic images – of the Vietnam War, Salvador Allende, Tiananmen Square and the Gulf War.
![Wolfsbergen](/assets/resized/sm/upload/6k/b9/qp/4r/wolfsbergen-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=6379f8fe11)
Wolfsbergen
An austere Dutch drama, punctuated by black comedy, which dissects emotional denial and dysfunctional family dynamics in the wake of a grandfather's announcement that he is going to end his life.