A young couple trapped in a remote estate of empty houses and shrieking foxes are beckoned from their isolation into a twilight world.
A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.
**CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE** - With a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. Watch that short film that inspired the Oscar-nominated, César-winning feature of the same name.
With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!
Thrice featured on S/W, Jeremy Clapin's debut feature 'J’ai perdu mon corps (I Lost My Body)' becomes first animated feature to win the Grand Prize at Cannes Critics’ Week
A playlist exploring the short film-to-series pipeline - those shorts that evolve into episodic content
Academy award winning director Patrick Osborne employs innovative animation techniques to help save a school play cancelled due to the pandemic
Directed by Emma de Swaef & Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza - names familiar in the short film world - we take a look at Netflix's new stop-motion anthology The House.
Christopher Gray has been in love with Stacey for quite some time, and no amount of lemonade can cool his desire. Meanwhile, Barry Flint has just bought his son a five-foot python from the pet store.
Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.
