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

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

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

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

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/ 

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

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

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

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

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 

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

Short

A stoner cat Tom and his friend Freddy have their munchies
plan interrupted when Tom is abducted by a secret
government agency on his way to the deli to get some fish. In a
government experiment gone awry; Tom is sent to the dark
side of the moon, but if the mission succeeds, he may well find
the secrets to the universe.

Director: Richard Culver
Producers: Aun_Supamard, Kittayarat Patcharachaisuwan
Writer: Richard Culver 
Cast: Richard Culver
Editors: Pattarapon Tangto, Richard Culver

Directors Statement: Spaced Cat is a dedication to my formative years growing up in the Seventies, listening to Rock and Roll of the day, hanging out with my stoner friends, and reading underground magazines such as Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Zap comics, and, of course, the great art of Robert Crumb.

It's just an honest nod to those times. It is the kind of movie myself and best friend Freddy Davis would have laughed at or even wrote together back in the day.

We lost Freddy a few years ago, so this film is dedicated to him. He was there with me side by side through all of those early adventures and my explorations into super 8 filmmaking, which is how I caught the filmmaking bug in the first place.

Awards and Mentions: Best Animation Short: Independent Animation Shorts Honorable Mention : Los Angeles Movie Awards Ridgeway Independent Film Fest Official Selection: Indie Short Fest, Best Shorts Competition, Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles Movie Awards, The IndieFest Film Awards Award Of Merit: Indie Short Fest Semi Finalist: Indie Short Fest

Website: https://www.animationrenaissance.com/spaced-cat

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimationRenaissanceStudio/

Short Short.
Los Angeles Premiere

An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.

Director: Monica Lagrange
Producer: Ringling College of Art and Design
Writer: Monica Lagrange             
Cast: Chris Slinker, Steve Mckenzie.
Editor: Monica Lagrange

One person made all the film's visuals (modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, lighting, compositing)!

Website: https://www.monicalagrange.com/thesisfilm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicaca.caca

Short

One day, the police bring a young boy to a quiet monastery. The boy, named Emile, is said to have been found alone in an abandoned castle. Emile insists he lived in the castle with a vampire named Charlie and wants to return there. Concerned about Emile's mental state, the police ask Sister Angela to interview him. As Angela begins her conversation with Emile, he insists that Charlie cares for and protects him. Initially, Angela dismisses Charlie as merely Emile's imaginary friend, but she becomes increasingly surprised by the vivid details and consistency in Emile's story. Emile's eyes betray both fear and a strong attachment to Charlie. Despite the skepticism and suspicion from Angela, the police, and others around them, Emile persisted in asserting Charlie's existence. Angela finds herself unexpectedly drawn into Emile's story, beginning to ponder whether there might be some truth to his words.

Director: Su Min Ha
Producer: Su Min Ha
Writer: Su Min Ha
Cast: Jonna-Lynn Alonso, Emily Gin, Elijah Kim, Erica Malachowski, Nicolas Prothais
Editor: Su Min Ha

Additional Details: Testimony has been selected as a semifinalist at the Istanbul Movie Awards, a finalist at the Fine Cut Festival, and a winner of best student film at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, and Technology.

Website:
https://stonehenge601.myportfolio.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stonehenge03/

Twitter:
https://x.com/Sumin_HaHaHa

Short Short
Los Angeles Premiere

When one tough underduck with a champion heart-a-gold challenges the track favorite in a Texas desert race, only one champion can emerge from the heat.

Director: Jacob Birmingham
Producer: Michael Stephens
Writer: Jacob Birmingham             
Cast: Melanie Andrews, Jacob Birmingham
Editor: Phillip Burnett

Director's Statement:

Inspired by a confluence of desert “trophy truck” racing, western landscapes, racing films, Texas summers, vintage automotive illustration, motorsport culture, and a healthy diet of classic cartoons, “The Legend of Bill” chronicles the tale of how a duck with “triple billing” got his start on the off-road racing scene.

While this animated bonanza is full of suspense and suspension, ready to take on any landscape, the vehicles are extensions of the characters who drive them: exploring themes of convenience and tech over hard work and mechanical know-how. It’s not so much about the vehicle, but the character of the one who drives it.

We had an extremely talented core “pit crew” of 7 grads and 6 undergrads who all wore many hats. Each of us in our second year of learning this team sport called animation. We completed production of this hybrid DCI 4K juggernaut in a single 15-week semester, but the race was far from finished. The following semester shrunk down to a skeleton crew of director, producer, and editor, as we pressed on through rendering, compositing, editing, and re-editing outside of class.

While we rustled up an additional 5 shots, and brought a few others into polish, we frame-locked picture so our composer, a gifted senior undergrad from the school of music, could work his magic. He gave us a legendary score with western notes while we enlisted the help of another film grad, our sound mixer, to capture live sound from both of the real engines that give life to the vehicles in our film, and by legendary happenstance, we got both vehicles on the same day.

Having the distinct pleasure of watching this film with an audience, and hearing their response in and out of the room, we are proud to present: “The Legend of Bill.”

Articles, Publicity and Promotion:

"The Legend of Bill" was featured in issue #96 of Bronco Driver Magazine.

"The Legend of Bill" was featured in a Toon Boom Technical Interview with Director Jacob Birmingham, and Producer Michael Stephens: https://www.toonboom.com/jacob-birmingham-and-michael-stephens-on-creating-the-legend-of-bill

The official "Bill" hat is available for pre-order in the US.

Real and accurate engines were recorded for both vehicles in the film, one by appointment and one by happenstance on the same legendary day.

"The Legend of Bill" Awards:

Best Original Score; Best Sound Design - Lipscomb University's 5-Minute Film Festival
Best Animated Film; Honorable Mentions in Best Score, and Best Movie Poster - The French Duck Film Festival (Mandarin Edition)

Silver Winner - The Inaugural Collision Awards

Honorable Mention - Wild West Film Festival

"The Legend of Bill" Official Selections/Nominations:

Nashville Film Festival (Nashville, TN)

Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival (Gympie, Australia)
Duck & Red Octopus Film Festival (Courtland, NY)

International Motor Film Awards (London, UK)

Newport Beach Film Festival (Newport Beach, CA)

Film Fest Knox (Knoxville, TN)

LA Animated Film Fest (Los Angeles, CA)

Grand Motoring Film Festival (Hilton Head Island, SC)

Website: mrbirm.com/film

Instagram: @legendofbillfilm

Short

While exploring an abandoned cabin, the Tin Woodman finds...his original head? Based on the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, this short stop-motion film explores the origins of the Tin Woodman and how he came to be made of tin.

Director: Nick Boxwell
Producer: Mattzilla Duron

Website: www.tinwoods.com

Instagram: @nboxwell @majirra

Short Short

Carlisle has been trapped in this cabin for a long, long time. There are no doors, and the windows only open to an endless black void. With nothing to do but whittle and wait, a single thought lingers at the forefront of his mind: there's something wrong with that clock.

Director: Olly Glenn (I produced this film solo)

Website: https://whittleddownfilm.ollyglenn.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ollyisonit/