We take a look at the 2021 Encounters Film Festival programme and pick out our highlights from this year's extensive selection of short films.
With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.
On June 11th, 1997, the day his daughter was born, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone. This incredible piece of technology changed the world as we knew it.
Flap flap flap flap. A large bird and a small boy cohabit in an unhappy relationship, trapped by four walls and a mutual codependence. The fragile balance of their relationship is cracked by a new arrival.
This holiday season, ask if you know where your Teddy Bear really comes from.
A black comedy for kids and parents alike, this festival favourite takes its viewers through a gore-filled alphabet of death as a Father Possum reads a cautionary tale to his two young children.
A gorgeous experimental animation, JumpTrumpRumpBump brings together recycling, a little girl, escaped convict animals and Jazz.
Marking the beginning of Nick Park's career (creator of Wallace & Gromit), this film features a cast of zoo animals discussing their living conditions. Did I mention it was nominated for an Oscar?
On one summer day, four children face themselves, and become a little older.
