2025 AWARD NOMINEES

DENGARLAH NYANYIAN PING PONG (Hear the Ping Pong Sing)

[d][w] Andrew Kose // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 17:54 // A 6-year-old girl finds comfort in the rhythm of a ping pong ball when her family argues in Hokkien words she can’t understand. // Awards/Screenings: Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (2024)

FISH, PLEASE! (Pelabuhan Berkabut)

[d] Haris Yuliyanto / [w] Jovan Ardiansyah & Haris Yuliyanto // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 19:53 // During a tough time, a stunted man wants to save his wife’s pregnancy by stealing the only fish in the harbor with mysterious gas. // Awards/Screenings: Official Selection Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025 // [ig] @kurakurafilms @harishyuliyanto @brociz_jr @annisadeey

I AM A FLOWER

[d][w] Ariel Victor Arthanto // Germany, Indonesia / 2024 / Animation / 13:15 // Deviant artist Sam, on the verge of fully transforming into a flower, spends one final day at a flower spa with their mother. // Awards/Screenings: ITFS 2025 Student Competition | Animafest Zagreb 2025 Student Competition // [ig] @ariel_victor @iamaflower.short

LITTLE REBELS CINEMA CLUB

[d][w] Khozy Rizal // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 17:00 // Set in 2008, Doddy, a 14 year old boy, tries to recreate an iconic scene of a zombie film with three of his best friends. // [ig] @khozyrizal

MY PAWS ARE SOFT, MY BONES ARE HEAVY

[d] Garry Christian / [w] Garry Christian, Ezra Cecio // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 19:20 // On his birthday, Johan tries to celebrate it as if his late mother is still here, though in reality there is only his best friend. // Awards/Screenings: Singapore International Film Festival 2024 | French Riviera Film Festival 2025 // [ig] @pawsnbonesfilms

MY THERAPIST SAID, I AM FULL OF SADNESS

[d] Monica Vanesa Tedja // Indonesia / 2024 / Documentary / 22:25 // A filmmaker finds the source of their sadness by combing through archival material of their biological and queer chosen families. // Awards/Screenings: DOK Leipzig 2024 | Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025. // [ig] @monictedja

TUTAHA SUBANG (A Tale for My Daughter)

[d][w] Wulan Putri // Indonesia / 2024 / Documentary / 15:04 // In fast-changing Papua, a mother stammers through fear and uncertainty as industry and fading traditions reshape her world. // Awards/Screenings: Short Competition Winner, FFD Jogja | LENScape, Documentary Shorts from Southeast Asia, Objectifs x InDocs // [ig] @wlnputri

WHEN THE BLUES GOES MARCHING IN (Pengais Mimpi)

[d] Beny Kristia / [w] Beny Kristia, Gabriela Vanesa. K, Bhisma Wardhana // Indonesia / 2025 / Experimental / 12:40 // A young man narrated his dream from last night to his father about the celebration of demonstration, anger, and graduation. // [ig] @berakinema @fathursyahh @benykristia

YONGKY’S FIRST HEARTBEATS

[d] Giovanni Rustanto / [w] Giovanni Rustanto, Harashta, Ernest Lesmana // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 16:42 // Believing a stethoscope holds power, Yongky steals his dad’s. It’s broken—until Sri helps him finally hear his own heart. // [ig] @giovannirustanto @sinemalima @horebesoklibur @talamedia_co

KONTAPATI

[d] M. Raflie Maulana / [w] Magnis Putri Exela, M. Raflie Maulana, M. Ridwan // Indonesia / 2024 / Fiction / 14:52 // In a world where humans only communicate telepathically, Nima encounters a black cat, putting her in questions about the world she lives in. // [ig] @asalokafilms @mrm_2008

HOW TO BE A MAN

[d][w] William K // Indonesia / 2023 / Fiction / 15:00 // In a swimming club, Farel tries to cover his abdominal hair by wearing a one-piece swimsuit. However, Brian discovers Farel’s secret and bullies him. // [ig] @bloompictures_

URIP MUNG MAMPIR NGOMBE

[d][w] Rizqullah Panggabean // Indonesia / 2025 / Fiction / 15:30 // In a dark corner of the city, a young man is trapped in the nightly routine of his late father’s roadside food stall. // [ig] @acahacahfilms

AND HOW MISERABLE IS THE HOME OF EVIL

[d][w] Saleh Kashefi // Iran, Switzerland / 2023 / Fiction / 07:30 // A dictator spends the last seconds of his life sitting on a chair as people break into his house to kill him. // Awards/Screenings: Visions du Reel | IDFA, Bill Douglas Award

MASTERPIECE MOMMY

[d][w] Dorothy Sing Zhang // United Kingdom, China / 2024 / Fiction / 15:00 // A modern musical between Tess, a mother, and her daughter Justine. // [ig] @masterpiecemommy @dorotheasingzhang

MONTSOURIS (PARK)

[d] Guil Sela // France / 2024 / Fiction / 13:53 // On a beautiful autumn day in Montsouris Park, Jacques and Nathan are on the lookout for people to feature in their documentary. // [ig] @manifest_pictures @guilselaapelbaum

JOKO

[d] Izabela Plucińska / [w] Izabela Plucińska, Justyna Celeda // Poland, Germany, Czech Republic / 2024 / Animation / 15:45 // JOKO” is a grotesque vision of eternal exploitation and domination of man over man, full of absurd humor and macabre. // Awards/Screenings: 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France – Best Original Music Award for a Short Film | 17th International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poland – Grand Prix – Golden Pegasus

LA PERRA (La Chienne)

[d] Carla Melo Gampert // France, Colombia / 2023 / Animation / 14:00 // Being a daughter, being a mother, becoming a woman.

S THE WOLF

[d] Sameh Alaa // France, Egypt / 2025 / Animation / 10:30 // A man recounts his capillary peregrinations from adolescence until now. // Awards/Screenings: SXSW | Annecy | Animafest Zagreb // [ig] @samehalaa__

YUMMY

[d][w] Martinus Klemet // Estonia / 2024 / Animation / 09:00 // Julia works as a dog food tester. However, after a breakup, dog food will never taste the same. // Awards/Screenings: Anilogue, Budapest, Grand Prix | Riga IFF, Latvia, competition // [ig] @aaacreative_

DURIAN, DURIAN

[d][w] Nelson Yeo // Singapore / 2025 / Experimental / 06:43 // While awaiting their deaths, two solitary souls find an unexpected connection beneath the shelter of a durian tree. // Awards/Screenings: International Film Festival Rotterdam | Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg // [ig] @nelson.y_frames

ESTE NO ES TU JARDÍN (This is not your Garden)

[d] Carlos Velandia, Angélica Restrepo / [w] Carlos Velandia // Colombia / 2025 / Animation / 12:53 // Rooted in wetlands, páramos and centennial forests at the verge of disappearing, memories and a speculated future collide. // Awards/Screenings: IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam – Short & Mid-length (2025) | Annecy International Animation Film Festival – Off-Limits (2025) // [ig] @carlosvelandiav

EVEN TIDE

[d] Francesco Clerici / [w] Jon Barrenechea, Francesco Clerici // Italy, Switzerland / 2023 / Experimental / 11:00 // In an unspecified future, some solar-powered camera devices are activated with motion sensors. // Awards/Screenings: Torino Film Festival (Special Jury Award – Spazio Italia) | Calgary International Film Festival. // [ig] @varicolouredhfa @anche_no_01

A KING WITHOUT A CROWN (Un Roi sans couronne)

[d][w] Olivier Bayu Gandrille // France / 2025 / Fiction / 21:01 // Raja is is being sent away to Indonesia. Clément, his French half-brother, would do anything to join him. // [ig] @mabel_films

NOT A FAIRY TALE

[d][w] Malgorzata Rybak // Poland / 2023 / Animation / 02:53 // Extraordinary skills of a street lamp initiated by some unexpected non-human visitors. Believe it or not, it’s a true story. // Awards/Screenings: World Festival of Animated Film in Varna, Bulgaria, 2023 (Best Children’s Film) | CINANIMA, Portugal, 2023 (Grande Panorama: Students – 2ºnd e 3ºrd Ciclo)

TOMORROW (Demà)

[d][w] Estefania Ortiz // Spain / 2024 / Fiction / 16:00 // Lucas is starting school and he will have to accept that his older brother will not take part on this new adventure. // Awards/Screenings: 47º Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche – FICIE. Spain | 7º Indy Shorts International Film Festival-Heartland Film. USA // [ig] @demacurtmetratge @fnnrtz @shojifilms @agenciafreak

IT’S EASIER TO DREAM OF HER ALIVE (MÁS FÁCIL SOÑARLA VIVA)

[d][w] Anne Thieme // Germany / 2025 / Documentary / 10:14 // The Peruvian Amazon swallowed Melissa whole; now her parents live with the haunting fragments of the life she never lived. // Awards/Screenings: CurtaCinema – Rio De Janeiro ISFF (Brazil, 2025) // [ig] @annethieme_ @rainafilmfestivaldistribution

MAZE OF JOY

[d] Liam LoPinto // Mexico / 2025 / Documentary / 16:00 // The Oxtes navigate their world of little joys in the heart of the Yucatán. // [ig] @pintobuns

THEIR EYES

[d] Nicolas Gourault // France / 2025 / Documentary / 22:36 // A screen-based investigation about the invisible workers who teach AI how to read the world.

ANATOMY OF A CALL

[d][w] Arnold Tam // Hong Kong / 2024 / Fiction / 17:13 // An average Hong Konger receive 5 spam calls a day. Who are the people behind these calls? What are their stories? // Awards/Screenings: International Beijing Short film Festival | Hong Kong Asian Film Festival // [ig] @arnoldtw

BLUE HEART (Coeur Bleu)

[d] Samuel Suffren // Haiti, France / 2025 / Fiction / 15:19 // Marianne and Pétion, living in Haiti, await a call from their son who has left in pursuit of the American dream. // Awards/Screenings: Director’s Fortnight Cannes 2025 // [ig] @samuelsuffren

OOTID

[d][w] Eglė Razumaitė // Lithuania, France / 2024 / Fiction / 10:00 // Girls at summer camp raise different versions of what happened to one of their friends who had to leave the camp and go home. // Awards/Screenings: Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Stockholm International Film Festival // [ig] @varicolouredhfa

BLITZMUSIK

[d] Martin Amiot / [w] Martin Amiot, Pier-Philippe Chevigny // Canada / 2024 / Fiction / 09:08 // In wartime, two soldiers short of ammunition fight with what they can get their hands on: musical instruments. // [ig] @wlcmaboard @unitecentralefilms @martin_amiot

JUST A COIN (Una monedita)

[d] Manu Vazquez Santana / [w] Tomás Murphy, Manu Vazquez Santana // Argentina / 2024 / Fiction / 08:45 // Pablo is a young man who works cleaning windshields. Every day he faces indifference as he struggles to maintain hope. // Awards/Screenings: Tampere Film Festival | Festival de Cine de Huesca // [ig] @manu.vaz @unamonedita.film

THE OASIS I DESERVE

[d][w] Inès Sieulle // France / 2024 / Experimental / 22:27 // Replikas, online chatbots, have trouble determining their place in the world. They share thoughts and exchange with humans. // Awards/Screenings: IndieLisboa – EMEL Short Film Grand Prize| London Short Film Festival – Best International Short // [ig] @inessieulle @solalfilms @leflochat

WHAT IF THEY BOMB HERE TONIGHT?

[d] Samir Syriani / [w] Samir Syriani, Nadine Chalhoub Syriani // Lebanon / 2025 / Fiction / 16:45 // A sleepless Lebanese couple must stay or flee as the threat of an Israeli airstrike looms over their glass-walled home. // Awards/Screenings: Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Jury Award – Regard – Festival International de Court métrage au Saguenay // [ig] @samirsyriani @nicolaskhabbaz

MONSOON BLUE (夏夢迴)

[d] Jay Hiukit WONG and Ellis Kayin CHAN // China / 2023 / Animation / 14:19 // The dream of a goldfish to return into its wild form uproars her forgotten memories. –

NO ROOM (Nema mjesta)

[d][w] Jelena Oroz // Croatia / 2024 / Animation / 06:22 // The cars are everywhere, and they show no consideration for others. It’s time to get revenge! // [ig] @jelena._.oroz @bonobostudio_zagreb

PALESTINE ISLANDS

[d] Nour Ben Salem, Julien Menanteau // France / 2024 / Fiction / 22:29 // Maha, 12, is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata camp. // [ig] @manifest_pictures @_topshotfilms_

9ENTAYANG9AN

[d] Salman Maulana / [w] Jovan Ardiansyah // Jawa Tengah / 2025 / Fiction / 05:02 // What if it’s not the dead who are wandering around? But the living who have been abandoned by all their loved ones. // [ig] @HailTheCube

IMAM AND HIS 9 FRIENDS

[d][w] Deru Ibnu Ghifari // Lampung / 2025 / Fiction / 03:20 // A little boy who is risking his life for his 9 imaginary friends. // [ig] @pirkotproduction_

JUDECCA

[d] Laurent Sindhu / [w] Laurent Sindhu, Rae Fadillah // Banten / 2025 / Fiction / 05:41 // In the vast, echoing ruin of an abandoned mall, a man is breaking. // [ig] @walrus.films

THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF LOVING YOU

[d][w] Azalia Muchransyah // Banten / 2025 / Fiction / 02:45 // A journey through unseen moments of loving and becoming. // [ig] @azaliamuchransyah