Best Student Short Animation Film
Official Selections
Ladybugs Still Fly
By : Tanvi Malkarnekar
An experimental animated documentary built from real conversations with children ages 7- 9. Through crayon scribbles and paper cutouts, their thoughts on anger, existence, and everything in between reveal a world that’s both funny and profound — a poetic reminder of the wonder and hope we all once held.
BORADI
By : Alan Jomon
What do you do when boredom hits? Hit it back
What do you do when boredom hits? Hit it back
What do you do when boredom hits? Hit it back
Our President is a Crocodile
By : Srishti Seema Shukla
‘Our President is a Crocodile’ is a satire on the current Indian political landscape and explores themes of ignorance, complacency, and political resistance in India. It highlights the lengths people go to justify their beliefs, often to absurdity. The film follows its protagonist, Sandy, walking through a neighbourhood of people all unwilling to see that their president is a crocodile - or, worse, do something about it.
‘Our President is a Crocodile’ is a satire on the current Indian political landscape and explores themes of ignorance, complacency, and political resistance in India. It highlights the lengths people go to justify their beliefs, often to absurdity. The film follows its protagonist, Sandy, walking through a neighbourhood of people all unwilling to see that their president is a crocodile - or, worse, do something about it.
‘Our President is a Crocodile’ is a satire on the current Indian political landscape and explores themes of ignorance, complacency, and political resistance in India. It highlights the lengths people go to justify their beliefs, often to absurdity. The film follows its protagonist, Sandy, walking through a neighbourhood of people all unwilling to see that their president is a crocodile - or, worse, do something about it.
Piano on the cliff
By : Valeriia Sobolevski
A musician is playing the piano on a cliff, a shape-shifting cat is interfering with him. The musician learns to play the world itself—discovering that real music comes from within.
A musician is playing the piano on a cliff, a shape-shifting cat is interfering with him. The musician learns to play the world itself—discovering that real music comes from within.
A musician is playing the piano on a cliff, a shape-shifting cat is interfering with him. The musician learns to play the world itself—discovering that real music comes from within.
Family Threads
By : Holly Lilja Evans
Family Threads weaves together the untold stories of one small Icelandic family through delicate woolen stop-motion vignettes. Each scene is stitched together with yarn to bring to life moments of love, laughs, and losses.
Family Threads weaves together the untold stories of one small Icelandic family through delicate woolen stop-motion vignettes. Each scene is stitched together with yarn to bring to life moments of love, laughs, and losses.
Family Threads weaves together the untold stories of one small Icelandic family through delicate woolen stop-motion vignettes. Each scene is stitched together with yarn to bring to life moments of love, laughs, and losses.
Ravenera
By : Teodor Mladenov Ralev
In a dark, messy burrow, a reclusive raven lives shut off from the outside world—until a spirited nightingale, an opera singer, moves in above and disrupts his carefully kept peace. Their encounter stirs the raven’s heart, awakening creativity where there was once only silence.Through the metaphor of an unexpected muse, the story explores the tension between silence and song, chaos and creation. Ravenera is a poetic tale about inspiration and the deeply personal, often ironic journey of artistic awakening.
SULLINKAYI - fruit of lies
By : Medha Raghavendra Kulkarni
Subbi, a lively 9-year-old, hates dates — she’s convinced they’re secretly cockroaches. When her strict grandmother keeps packing them in her school dabba, Subbi throws them into a nearby empty site and lies about it.Her fear and lies take root, growing into a towering date tree that seems to chase her until she breaks down and confesses. Realising her own strictness played a part, her grandmother responds with understanding and finds a creative way to help Subbi slowly begin to like dates.
Wet Shoes
By : Pauline Vassal
Two best friends spend the night in jail after an altercation at a pub, one of them starts to reconsider where he stands in this relationship.
Two best friends spend the night in jail after an altercation at a pub, one of them starts to reconsider where he stands in this relationship.
Two best friends spend the night in jail after an altercation at a pub, one of them starts to reconsider where he stands in this relationship.
Doublecheck
By : Abhinav Abraham
The film showcases the feeling of getting paranoid because you can't recall if you have or haven’t completed a task. Having a false image or a false memory in your mind. Having the memory of a gold fish.
The film showcases the feeling of getting paranoid because you can't recall if you have or haven’t completed a task. Having a false image or a false memory in your mind. Having the memory of a gold fish.
The film showcases the feeling of getting paranoid because you can't recall if you have or haven’t completed a task. Having a false image or a false memory in your mind. Having the memory of a gold fish.
ANOMALY
By : Harmehar Singh Thukral
In a crumbling automated factory, a malfunction gives one worker robot unexpected consciousness. As he wanders through the vast, forgotten machinery, his presence triggers alarms and attracts the attention of relentless security units. The story follows his desperate attempt to evade capture and understand his new awareness, leaving his fate uncertain.
In a crumbling automated factory, a malfunction gives one worker robot unexpected consciousness. As he wanders through the vast, forgotten machinery, his presence triggers alarms and attracts the attention of relentless security units. The story follows his desperate attempt to evade capture and understand his new awareness, leaving his fate uncertain.
In a crumbling automated factory, a malfunction gives one worker robot unexpected consciousness. As he wanders through the vast, forgotten machinery, his presence triggers alarms and attracts the attention of relentless security units. The story follows his desperate attempt to evade capture and understand his new awareness, leaving his fate uncertain.
Koli
By : Aryan Mhatre
Koli follows the thrilling and comedic journey of a fisherman determined to make the catch of the day. Through exaggerated adventures and unexpected challenges, the film offers a humorous, yet heartfelt portrayal of the struggles faced by the Koli community. With a blend of action, misfortune, and resilience, Koli turns everyday hardships into an entertaining escapade on the high seas.
Koli follows the thrilling and comedic journey of a fisherman determined to make the catch of the day. Through exaggerated adventures and unexpected challenges, the film offers a humorous, yet heartfelt portrayal of the struggles faced by the Koli community. With a blend of action, misfortune, and resilience, Koli turns everyday hardships into an entertaining escapade on the high seas.
Koli follows the thrilling and comedic journey of a fisherman determined to make the catch of the day. Through exaggerated adventures and unexpected challenges, the film offers a humorous, yet heartfelt portrayal of the struggles faced by the Koli community. With a blend of action, misfortune, and resilience, Koli turns everyday hardships into an entertaining escapade on the high seas.
Burden Of Doubt
By : Chirag Dhiman
Burden of Doubt follows a solitary hiker on his most formidable journey—the ascent of a towering mountain peak. Battling both the harsh terrain and his own inner doubts, he faces moments of exhaustion and uncertainty. Along the way, an unexpected ally helps him rediscover his resilience and determination. A story of perseverance and self-belief, Burden of Doubt explores the strength found in the most unlikely places.
Burden of Doubt follows a solitary hiker on his most formidable journey—the ascent of a towering mountain peak. Battling both the harsh terrain and his own inner doubts, he faces moments of exhaustion and uncertainty. Along the way, an unexpected ally helps him rediscover his resilience and determination. A story of perseverance and self-belief, Burden of Doubt explores the strength found in the most unlikely places.
Burden of Doubt follows a solitary hiker on his most formidable journey—the ascent of a towering mountain peak. Battling both the harsh terrain and his own inner doubts, he faces moments of exhaustion and uncertainty. Along the way, an unexpected ally helps him rediscover his resilience and determination. A story of perseverance and self-belief, Burden of Doubt explores the strength found in the most unlikely places.
The Crown
By : Spandan Roy
The Crown finds a caped young man being hunted by a shadow through a forest. Unaware of the dangers the shadow can pose, he must run, no matter what the cost, but how long must he do so? Will it soon be time to confront it and a perhaps a part of himself.
The Crown finds a caped young man being hunted by a shadow through a forest. Unaware of the dangers the shadow can pose, he must run, no matter what the cost, but how long must he do so? Will it soon be time to confront it and a perhaps a part of himself.
The Crown finds a caped young man being hunted by a shadow through a forest. Unaware of the dangers the shadow can pose, he must run, no matter what the cost, but how long must he do so? Will it soon be time to confront it and a perhaps a part of himself.
Kalar Pancils
By : Dhananjay Santosh Goregaonkar
Four stories of childlike innocence pitted against the adult world.
Four stories of childlike innocence pitted against the adult world.
Four stories of childlike innocence pitted against the adult world.
Night Blooms
By : Martina Khakhlary
Gavy is a woman who is struggling to connect with her emotions and has distanced herself from not only herself but also her friends and family. Because of this neglect and unwillingness to face herself, her emotions come together to confront her
instead.
Gavy is a woman who is struggling to connect with her emotions and has distanced herself from not only herself but also her friends and family. Because of this neglect and unwillingness to face herself, her emotions come together to confront her
instead.
Gavy is a woman who is struggling to connect with her emotions and has distanced herself from not only herself but also her friends and family. Because of this neglect and unwillingness to face herself, her emotions come together to confront her
instead.
Workaholic on Vacation
By : Xiaozhi Zhang
During a family trip, a workaholic dog struggles to disconnect from his job, creating emotional rifts within a family of three. What begins as private tension slowly escalates, spilling over and impacting the world around them.
During a family trip, a workaholic dog struggles to disconnect from his job, creating emotional rifts within a family of three. What begins as private tension slowly escalates, spilling over and impacting the world around them.
During a family trip, a workaholic dog struggles to disconnect from his job, creating emotional rifts within a family of three. What begins as private tension slowly escalates, spilling over and impacting the world around them.
Unicorn Lady
By : Rebecca Rechana Paul
This animated short follows a resilient cancer survivor emerging from the shadows of a mastectomy. Once defined by a physical scar, she slowly transforms her experiences into a mosaic of treasured moments.The story becomes a metaphor for moving beyond bodily affliction toward a deeper, celebrated understanding of existence. Her days — shaped by pain and rebirth — resemble careful stitches through fabric, each one adding to the embroidery of life.It is an ode to human endurance, to embracing scars, and to turning suffering into a masterpiece of lived experience.
This animated short follows a resilient cancer survivor emerging from the shadows of a mastectomy. Once defined by a physical scar, she slowly transforms her experiences into a mosaic of treasured moments.The story becomes a metaphor for moving beyond bodily affliction toward a deeper, celebrated understanding of existence. Her days — shaped by pain and rebirth — resemble careful stitches through fabric, each one adding to the embroidery of life.It is an ode to human endurance, to embracing scars, and to turning suffering into a masterpiece of lived experience.
This animated short follows a resilient cancer survivor emerging from the shadows of a mastectomy. Once defined by a physical scar, she slowly transforms her experiences into a mosaic of treasured moments.The story becomes a metaphor for moving beyond bodily affliction toward a deeper, celebrated understanding of existence. Her days — shaped by pain and rebirth — resemble careful stitches through fabric, each one adding to the embroidery of life.It is an ode to human endurance, to embracing scars, and to turning suffering into a masterpiece of lived experience.
The Holotropic Line
By : Jess Wickett
Set within the labyrinth of the London Underground, The Holotropic Line explores the difficulties being autistic in a neurotypical world. Follow our character as they fall between reality and a fantastical, mushroom world, trying to understand their neurodiversity and cope with the pressures of daily commuting. Will they accept their differences? Or will they continue to be stuck in limbo?
Set within the labyrinth of the London Underground, The Holotropic Line explores the difficulties being autistic in a neurotypical world. Follow our character as they fall between reality and a fantastical, mushroom world, trying to understand their neurodiversity and cope with the pressures of daily commuting. Will they accept their differences? Or will they continue to be stuck in limbo?
Set within the labyrinth of the London Underground, The Holotropic Line explores the difficulties being autistic in a neurotypical world. Follow our character as they fall between reality and a fantastical, mushroom world, trying to understand their neurodiversity and cope with the pressures of daily commuting. Will they accept their differences? Or will they continue to be stuck in limbo?
Othentick
By : Achinta P, Gauri Gautam, Krish Vasavada,
Salma A Vahid, Shivani, Yashansh Sharma
A stop-motion short film about a saree shop rap battle bargaining.
A stop-motion short film about a saree shop rap battle bargaining.
Paper Parts
By : Thomas Range
In a fashion magazine, a paper figure is overwhelmed by the constantly changing fashion trends. Little did he know that when he decides to give up half of his body to become more beautiful, his other half would turn into a monster...
In a fashion magazine, a paper figure is overwhelmed by the constantly changing fashion trends. Little did he know that when he decides to give up half of his body to become more beautiful, his other half would turn into a monster...
Love & Peace & Beaver
By : Stephen Redmond
A young beaver living in the forest dreams of achieving great things. But how will he react when his home is threatened by a mysterious figure...?
A young beaver living in the forest dreams of achieving great things. But how will he react when his home is threatened by a mysterious figure...?
