Here are our best selections from the short films nominated for Grand Competition – Short Film and Student Film Competition at Animafest Zagreb 2025.


Grand Competition – Short Film

As if the earth had swallowed them up
[France, 2024]
Director: Natalia León
Production company: Xbo films

Father’s letters
[France and Russia, 2024]
Director: Alexey Evstigneev
Production company: Mimesis and Moderato

Retirement Plan
[Ireland, 2024]
Director: John Kelly
Production company: Antidote

Shadows
[France and Jordan, 2024]
Director: Rand Beiruty
Production company: Piano Sano Films and Shaghab

SUPPER
[South Korea, 2025]
Director: Erick Oh
Production company: Beasts And Natives Alike

Voiceless
[Switzerland, 2024]
Director: Samuel Patchy
Production company: Dok Mobile


Student Film Competition

Between the Gaps
[France, 2024]
Director: Martin Bonnin
School: La Poudrière

Children of the Bird
[Hungary, 2024]
Director: Julia Tudisco
School: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

Hunting
[Switzerland, 2024]
Director: Lea Favre
School: Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne and Hélium Films

Kerosene
[India, 2024]
Director: Govinda Sao
School: National Institute of Design

Laute Stille
[Austria, 2024]
Director: Lisa Bayr
School: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

Moving Mountains
[Germany, 2024]
Director: Jessica Poon
School: Academy of Media Arts Cologne