2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Wind And The Shadow’ Director Kris Kelly
As the line between reality and memory blurs, a mother confronts her fears and uncertainty, revealing a narrative of resilience and love.
As the line between reality and memory blurs, a mother confronts her fears and uncertainty, revealing a narrative of resilience and love.
As a magical take on a true story, ‘The Queen’s Flowers’ is a vibrant animated short adventure aimed at children’s audiences that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu.
In a cold, dystopian world, a widowed father rabbit tries to instill an ounce of wonder and magic into his daughter’s life after the mysterious disappearance of her mother.
Following three bald brothers on a trip to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery, Keppens’ stop-motion short focuses on the insecurities of this touching trio.
“You don’t need to change yourself in order to change the world; you just have to be yourself,” says director Keika Lee about the idea behind her Oscar-qualified short ‘Oren’s Way.’
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning multiple awards, including the grand jury prize at Animayo and the best animated short award at Tribeca festival.
Deutz’s film has qualified multiple times over for this year’s Oscar competition, including winning the grand prize at Animafest Zagreb.
In this atmospheric short, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake, as he slowly descends into darkness.
This Iranian short earned its Oscars qualification by winning best animated short film at the Foyle Film Festival in Ireland.
Three-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, who won the Academy Award for her short ‘The Danish Poet,’ is back in the Oscars race this year with a new film about her memories of growing up in Kenya.
In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of friends go on a roadtrip as their car – and their country – falls apart.
The NFB film earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Helen Hill Award for animated short at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Mathilde Bédouet’s ‘Summer 96’ qualified for the Oscars by winning the prestigious César Award, France’s equivalent of the Academy Award.
The Oscar-nominated trio behind ‘A Single Life’ is back with a new dark comedy about climate change and individual responsibility.
In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of children discover the grossest thing ever: couples kissing on the mouth.
Our Oscar contenders series kicks off today with ‘Wander to Wonder,’ a creepy look at the lives of puppets who are left alone in a tv studio after their creator dies.
Both films have emerged as key Oscar contenders in the animated feature and short categories.
Two other animated films also received special jury mentions at the festival: the feature ‘Olivia & Las Nubes’ and the short ‘Dragfox.’
The new animated short will debut on Netflix tomorrow.
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