Country
diverse regisseurs
Year
2025
Language
Diverse languages, English subtitles
Director
diverse makers
Duration
75 min
The best shorts from the legendary Annecy Animation Film Festival.
Couldn't travel to France last year? No problem; during Framed, you can see the best animated short films from the Annecy Festival in one program! Including the films The Girl Who Cried Pearls (winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film) and Murmuer by Dutch creators Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger.
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Liszt, the extravagant and virtuosic Hungarian pianist, performs one of his pieces at the Budapest Opera House. He breaks the conventions of classical music and challenges the bewildered yet captivated audience to explore the abstraction of sensations.
Directed by Basile Dieraert et al.
Length: 1 min.
Piet, an elderly man in a care home, notices that his options are limited when he suddenly turns into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels it is time to join a new group.
Directed by: Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger
Length: 12 min.
In the midst of the war, a man watches as his beloved wakes up by lighting the three matches he has left. Then, in the pitch-dark night, a forest grows from their lovemaking that protects them from the war.
Directed by: Pooya Afzali
Length: 4 min.
Inspired by excerpts from poems by Sappho (Island of Lesbos, 600 BC), the first female author known in the Western world. The story refers to Sappho's poetic expressions and the various interpretations of her figure throughout history.
Directed by: Rosana Urbes
Length: 12 min.
After a wild party in their apartment, three friends with a hangover get ready for the next one, while singing along to their favorite band.
Directed by: Lola Lefevre
Length: 2 min. 30 sec.
A poor boy's love for a girl whose tears turn into pearls leads him to a dangerous choice between love, greed, and survival. Won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Length: 17 min.
Clément receives a phone call from Tessa. It has been a long time since they last spoke. As evening falls, he gets lost in the city.
Director: Martin Bonnin
Length: 4 min.
In this dark fantasy novel, inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich, a mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a whole host of strange creatures to entertain an evil king and his decadent court.
Directed by: Michael Granberry
Length: 11 min.
In the middle of the night, while his parents are entertaining friends, a child puts on his boots and slips into the forest. There, a strange, solitary creature leads him to the heart of the forest to meet the nocturnal inhabitants.
Directed by: Pierre-Luc Granjon
Length: 12 min.
A festival bursting with animation films, master classes and talks by local and (inter)national creators. Whether you're a diehard animation fan or just curious, Framed is the place to be!
