Official Selections: 6th LA Animated Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Birdy Man
Short Short
USA Premiere
On a pier, an unfriendly man exchanges his body with a seagull accidentally because they both bump on the glass window of the fries shop.
Director: Yutong (Helen) Qiu, Anni Zhang
Producer: Yutong (Helen) Qiu, Anni Zhang
Writer: Yutong (Helen) Qiu, Anni Zhang
Instagram: @birdyman_film
CHAIN
Short Short
“CHAIN" tells the story of the mantis catching the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
Visually stunning and emotionally rich, it expresses nature's survival instincts and encourages reflection on life's deeper questions.
Director: Ling Han
Producer: Tzu-Ying Ho, Ling Han
Writer: Ling Han
Awards: Animotion Film Festival: "Best 3D Animated Film"; Paris Movie Awards: "Best Animated Film"
Website: https://www.chainanimationofficial.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chain_animation_official/
Twitter: https://x.com/Chain_Animation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559900085971
Extracted
Short Short
California/LA Premiere
A dog's toothache brings them on an unexpected journey experiencing the uncertainty and disorientation that comes with being snatched from your bed and taken to places unknown.
Director: Adam Glickfield
Producer: Kristin Almy, Adam Glickfield
Writer: Adam Glickfield
Website: https://www.extracted.dog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verytruestory/
Fracti
Animated Short
Los Angeles Premiere
Humans live their routines inside an ethereal village floating in the sky. What happens when one of them causes the world to end?
Director: Lavinia Petrache
Producer: Lavinia Petrache
Writer: Lavinia Petrache
Editor: Frederik Riebergaard
Website: https://www.obviouslylavinia.com/fracti
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obviously.lavinia/
https://instagram.com/fracti.film
Lantern's Light
Short Short
West Coast Premiere
A young woman finds a mysteriously lit lantern alone in the forest.
Director: Ellen Sturtevant
Producer: Ellen Sturtevant, Laguna College of Art and Design
Writer: Ellen Sturtevant
Editor: Ellen Sturtevant
Nominated for Best Design at Laguna Art's Film Festival's Senior Showcase
Birthday
Short Short
World Premiere
A witch attends a vampire's 666th birthday party.
Artist, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Voice: Olive Juge
I made "Birthday" this past summer with the goal to have it completed and ready for the world before my Freshman year at SCAD began.
Website: https://www.olivenrj.com
Instagram: @olivejuge
Common Fly
Animated Short
LA Premiere
Jeff is a common fly. He wakes up each morning to a dissatisfying marriage, insufferable children, and a mind-numbing job. And today it only gets worse.
Director: Ian Castracane
Producer: Lara Llamas, Elianna Phillips
Writer: Ian Castracane
Cast: Austin Kelly, Michele Epps, Kieran Mulligan, Emefa Dzodzomenyo, Georgia Mann, Jeff Snedegar, Erik Gernand
Website: https://www.common-fly.com/
Instagram: @commo.nfly
Flight or Fight
Short
Festival World Premiere
A surreal interpretation of how a majestic elk uses its senses and deep connection with nature to help outsmart its predators.
Director: John Robson
Producer: Karly Richter
Writer: John Robson
Editor: Cam Williams, Tony Pitone
This film was created with the amazing talent and support of House Special Studio in Portland, Oregon.
Website: http://johnrobson.tv; http://housespecial.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latelunch/?hl=en
Twitter: https://x.com/iamjohnrobson
Fly Away, Froggy Boy
Short Short
West Coast and Los Angeles
Fly Detective Francis McFly loses his partner to the infamous ‘Croaks’, a frog gang at the centre of his most recent investigation. Stricken by grief, he decides to get revenge, and go head to head with their ravenous leader, The Frogfather.
Director: Mia Lobo
Producer: Seneca Polytechnic
Writer: Lead Writer- Mia Lobo
Cast: Kyle Testa, Jim Zub, Nicholas Wachon, Robin Insigne, Mia Lobo
Awards: Selected for 8 Festivals and Winner of Best Writer at AltFF and Best Horror Comedy Short at Horrorific Women Film Festival
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seneca2d/?hl=en
Game Show
Short
West Coast Premiere
In the world of black and white, a red box suddenly appears, and those who are close to the box will enter a world of color, while three mysterious people also appear in the black and white world desperately searching for the whereabouts of the box.
Director: Chen Fei
Producer: Zhao Yu
Writer: Deng Lei
Memory Lane
Short
The story takes an old lady on a journey down memory lane, where she faces obstacles and struggles to recollect her lost memories. The film highlights how much we take shared memories for granted but also how we must come to terms with the nature of human life – how life goes on despite traumatic experiences. The time we share with our loved ones is limited and we cannot prepare for everything life throws at us. But we have each other and the memories to guide us through the paths of life.
Director: Seogene Lee
Producer: Karizma Francis, Doris Huang
Any awards, accolades: Official Selection for New York Short International Film Festival, Finalist for MY HERO International Film Festival, Best Animated Short Film for the Korea International Short Film Festival
Instagram: @memorylane_thesis