Here are our best selections from the short films nominated for Grand Competition – Short Film, Films for Children and Youth Competition, and Student Film Competition at Animafest Zagreb 2024.
Grand Competition – Short Film
Beautiful Men [Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2023] Director: Nicolas Keppens Production: Animal Tank, Miyu Distribution, and Ka-Ching Cartoons
Flower Show [Finland, 2024] Director: Elli Vuorinen Production: Böhle Studios
Misérable Miracle [France, Canada, Japan, 2023] Director: Ryo Orikasa Production: Miyu Productions, NFB, and New Deer
The Miracle [Belgium, Netherlands, France, 2023] Director: Nienke Deutz Production: Lunanime, Keplerfilm, and Les Productions de Milou
Wander to Wonder [Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, 2023] Director: Nina Gantz Production: Circe Films, Kaap Holland Studios, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries, and Pictanovo
Films for Children and Youth Competition
Films for children competition (age 7–10)
Hello Summer [Slovakia, Czech Republic, France, 2024] Directors: Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová Production: Studio Bororo
Films for children competition (age 7–10)
The Mystery of Missing Socks [Estonia, 2023] Director: Oskar Lehemaa Production: A Film Estonia
Films for youth competition (age 14+)
A Crab in the Pool [Canada, 2023] Directors: Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel Production: Sémaphore Films
Films for youth competition (age 14+)
Nube [Mexico, France, Hungary, 2023] Directors: Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada and Christian Arredondo Narváez Production: Avec ou Sans Vous, Cub Animation, and Les Gobelins
Films for youth competition (age 14+)
On the 8th Day [France, 2023] Directors: Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, and Théo Duhautois Production: Pôle 3D
Student Film Competition
Adiós [United Kingdom, 2024] Director: José Prats School: National Film and Television School
Oliver the Giant [Hungary, 2023] Director: Júlia Lantos School: Budapest Metropolitan University
Weeds [Czech Republic, 2024] Director: Pola Kazak School: The Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek in Písek