Picus
By Frédéric Doazan
2023 / 5′ / without dialogue / France
Production : Self-production
A giant bird attacks a city in fury.
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After having had a great year 2023 by being selected in official competition at the Cannes festival then in Annecy, after winning “Best Animated Short” at Raindance, the “Best Original Score” at LIAF, and many other prizes, Israeli-British directors Karni&Saul begins 2024 with new and big ambitions for their eco-fantastic animal documenter Wild Summon, narrated by Marianne Faithfull.
In January 2024, Wild Summon had the honor of being shortlisted for the Oscars® alongside 14 other films in the category of best animated short film.
The film is selected in the Lab competition of the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival which will take place from 2 at 10 February.
Finally the 18 February will be announced the winners of the Bafta Awards, where Wild Summon is nominated in the category of best British animated short film!
Find many articles, interviews and podcasts about the film :
- « Talent Talk: Wild Summon » – UK Film Podcast
- « Wild Summon de Saul Freed et Karni Arieli » – Format Court
- “Meeting Karni Arieli and Saul Freed” – Art
- « Wild Summon by Karni Arieli, Saul Freed : Film Review » – Zippy Frames
- « Pirate Filmaking » Heads to Cannes in Karni&Saul’s Fishy Road Trip Short ‘Wild Summon’ » – Directors Notes
- « Karni Arieli and Saul Freed Discuss the Natural Wonders of Their Oscar Short-Listed ‘Wild Summon’ » – Animation Magazine
- « INTERVIEW: Dive In For ‘Wild Summon’ » – Animation Scoop
- « Wild Summon » – Eye for Film
- « Oscar-Shortlisted Animated Short ‘Wild Summon’ Ads Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, Native Guy & Jaime Ray Newman As EPs » – Deadline
Wild Summon is currently viewable in certain territories on the Franco-German channel's player Art.
The Making off is visible here.
Echoes
The Robinson Drossos
2024 / 7′ / without dialogue / France
Production : ENSAD
Echoes is a contemplative adventure into the depths of a troubled world. Guided by a distant melody resonating in concrete and rock, we follow a character wandering in dark depths.
Strange places are outlined in the light of the beam of his flashlight and the sound of drops of water on the ground punctuates our steps. In the distance, muffled music is heard, where is she from?
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Tennis, oranges
By Sean Pecknold
2024 / 11′ / mandarin, english subtitles / USA / stop-motion
Production : Sing-Sing
A robot vacuum cleaner suffering from burnout quits his job at the hospital and sets off in search of social connections and a new life...
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The Sun is Bad
By Rachel Mow
2023 / 3′ / Cantonese, english subtitles / USA
Production : Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Target audience : 7 years and older
The film is set in Hong Kong in the late 1990s. 80. A capricious little girl tries to make the sun disappear with everything she can find, to prevent him from melting his city.
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Keo and the stardust / Keo and the stardust
Victor Halfen
2024 / 13′ / without dialogue / France
Production : Factoton Production
Target audience : 4 years and older
Keo, a cosmic pirate, risks his life every day to collect as much stardust as possible. His routine will be disrupted by his encounter with a strange alien who, his, needs this precious material to live.
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A guitar in the sea / A drifting guitar
By Sophie Roze
2024 / 26′ / France, Suisse
Production : JPL Films, Nadasdy Film
A weasel, whose absurd job consists of going door to door selling ties, travels the country roads. Considered harmful, perpetually wandering, she decides to try her luck in the forest. His destiny will then change thanks to the unconditional help of a hedgehog.. The arrival of a third character, an uprooted capybara*, forced to flee his country for what we guess are climatic reasons, will lead the weasel to take part in a mutual aid process and finally, to find your final place.
*A capybara is a very large rodent that lives in South America.
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In Meter/Hour
By Nicolas Deveaux
France / 2005 / 5’23 / No dialogues / Animation, 3D computer
Production : Cube Creative Productions
Target audience : 4 years and older
Caught in our human time, we miss the incredible. Within an airport, on an airplane wing, under our eyes, a troop of snails performs a magnificent patinated choreography, up in the air !
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5 Meters 80
By Nicolas Deveaux
France / 2005 / 5’23 / No dialogues / Animation, 3D computer
Production : Cube Creative Productions
Target audience : 4 years and older
A herd of giraffes embarks on a series of high-flying acrobatic dives in a deserted Olympic swimming pool.
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7 Tons 3
By Nicolas Deveaux
France / 2005 / 2’28 / No dialogues / Animation, 3D computer
Production : Cube Creative Productions
Target audience : 4 years and older
An elephant is training on the trampoline, defying the laws of weightlessness…
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