2026 AWARD NOMINEES

AIR PANGEA

[d] Adam Hasyim Al Raschid Indonesia // 2026 / Fiction /  13:12 // Air Pangea is the exploration, experimentation and imagination of one’s soul and its journey in the afterlife. // [ig] @lombokboy @feralnomadfactory

DESIGNING THE DEAD, FEARED BY THE LIVING

[d] [w] Devina Sofiyanti // Indonesia / 2026 / Animation / 09:27 // Asked to illustrate a male Indonesian ghost, Nina struggles for references, uncovering fixation on female ghosts and violence. // [ig] @inteamates.id @devinasofiyanti @annisaadjam

GECKO

[d][w] Owen Effendi // Indonesia, China / 2025 / Docufiction / 14:05 // When Niu Niu uncovers her grandfather’s hidden past in Indonesia, she becomes entangled in the myth of the Gecko // [ig] @gecko_shortfilm

GET MONEY

[d][w] Hansen Windarta // Indonesia / 2025 / Animation / 07:48 // A rat wanted to go on a vacation like other animals on social media, but he resorted to gambling as a shortcut to get money. // Award/Screenings:  Jakarta Film Week 2025 // [ig] @hans_win

LAST MAY IN THEATERS

[d] [w] Arief Budiman // Indonesia, South Korea / 2025 / Experimental /22:58 // Story of the daily lives of two ticketing cinema staff during 2 incidents that sparked the birth of democracy in Jakarta & Gwangju // Awards/Screenings: DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, 2025 Grand Prize Short-Korean | Visions du Reel, 2026 // [ig] @keariefan

LIDAH API (Malevolent)

[d] Bani Nasution [w] Fala Pratika // Indonesia / 2026 / Fiction / 18:55 // Slamet (construction worker) arrives at a house he is assigned to demolish, only to have the place reopen the shadows of his past. // [ig] @o.m.g.film @baninasution @fala_pratika

SHARP OBJECT

[d] Taufiqurrahman Kifu, Hattie Wade // Indonesia, Netherlands / 2025 / Documentary /16:21 // The forgotten history of the Klungkung keris is traced back to its origins and linked to modern day tourism in Bali. // Awards/Screenings: EMAF Media Art Award of the Association of German Film Critics (VdFk) // [ig] @citizen.obj @t_kifu

SO I PRAY

[d] [w] Amy Rahmadhita // Indonesia, Belgium, Finland, Portugal / 2025 /Animation / 07:43 // Upon hearing the news of the world ending, the only thing her father told her was to pray.  // [ig] @ditaamy @amynasi_

SUMPAH PEMUDA

[d] Aisha Servia // Indonesia, USA / 2025 / Experimental / 05:45 // An exploration of self and state-crafted national identity through a recitation of Sumpah Pemuda by young Indonesians in the US. // Award/Screenings: BINISAYA World 2025 // [ig] @r4gusemesta

ALPA

[d] [w] Dhiwangkara Seta // Indonesia / 2025 / Fiction / 15:55 // Seorang anak punk yang terbuang bertemu kembali dengan bayang-bayang masa lalunya disebuah pusat rehabilitasi moral, tempat ia dipaksa menghadapi takdirnya. // Award/Screenings: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market 2026(France) | Official Selection Jogja–NETPAC Asian Film Festival, 2025 (Indonesia) // [ig] @dhiwankokoro @elizacheisa @giovannirahmadeva @qunfilms @lunefeatures @dogme23_

ALL THE LOVE IN MY BODY

[d][w] Carmen Baltzar // Finland, Greece / 2026 / Fiction / 14:29 // A revealing portrait of a touristic beach in Greece from the perspective of two young Romani sisters selling toys to beachgoers. // Awards/Screenings: Krakow Film Festival, International Short FilmCompetition // [ig] @bestsmellingauthor @kennofilmi @homemade_films

BIRTHMARK

[d] George Peter Barbari  / [w] George Peter Barbari, Christelle Younes // Lebanon, France, Croatia / 2026 / Fiction / 20:45 // A woman makes her way to a sex worker to discover something about her world, about herself. // Award/Screenings: Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival – Queer short award | Regard International Short Film Festival of Saguenay // [ig] @birthmark_bygeorgepeterbarbari @btrswtpictures @georgesfilms @thisisvertigo_ @lalunaproductions_

PAPER HOUSES AND HORSES (水火山)

[d] [w] An Chu // Taiwan / 2025 / Docufiction / 18:14 // A Taiwanese mortuary keeps the bodies of abandoned children in freezers for years // Award/Screenings: IDFA Competition for Short Documentary, Hot Docs Shorts Program // [ig] @chu_chien_an

PINCHU IS LIKE THAT (Pinchu es así)

[d] Carmen Córdoba González / [w] María Zaragoza // Spain / 2025 / Animation / 09:20 // Pinchu’s perversion is laughed at by all but Bea, who questions if she’s excusing her loved one’s behavior too. // Awards/Screenings: Festival de Málaga ( Spain ) Biznaga de Plata Best Animated Short Film | Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo ( Spain ) Best Animation

SO HE GRABBED THE KNIFE (そしてナイフを手にした)

[d] Sam KUWA // Japan, China / 2026 / Animation / 12:16 // The boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”? // Awards/Screenings: Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Animafest Zagreb // [ig] @sam.kuwa

WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND (Ce qu’on laisse derrière)

[d] [w] Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myott // Canada / 2025 / Animation / 10:47 // Dan has a gaping hole in his neck that won’t heal. Why? He can’t remember, nor talk about it. // Awards/Screenings: Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand | Festival de Film Locarno  // [ig] @alexandramyotte @js.hamel

ABORTION PARTY

[d][w] Julia Mellen // Spain / 2025 / Animation / 13:18 // An abortion party thrown in south side Chicago in 2018. // Awards/Screenings: FID Marseille, France (2025) | Vancouver International Film Festival (2025) // [ig] @lugubria8

OSMOSIS 

[d] [w] Ganaël Dumreicher // Austria, Luxembourg / 2026 / Fiction / 14:20 // Through a performance, an artist seeks to merge her physical body with the surrounding space, becoming one with the building. 

VUOIŊŊAT (Spirits)

[d] Marja Viitahuhta / [w] Marja Viitahuhta, Ánnámáret, Ilkka Heinonen, Turkka Inkilä // Finland / 2025 / Experimental / 04:30 // Animated archive northern light drawings and the yoiking of wandering, homeless spirits due to grave robberies. // Awards/Screenings: Best Nordic Art Film Award at the Minimalen Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway, 2026 | Docpoint IDFF, Helsinki, Finland, 2026 // [ig] @viitahuhta @annamaret

DOG EAR (Kutyafül)

[d][w] Peter Vacz // Hungary / 2025 / Animation / 20:44 // After witnessing his parents’ fight, Berci struggles with his emotions, finding a way to release them with his dog. // Award/Screenings: ANNECY International Animation Film Festival | PÖFF Shorts, Manchester Animation Festival // [ig] @vaczpete

KOSMOGONIA

[d] Karolina Chabier // France, Belgium, Poland, Portugal / 2026 /Animation / 15:33 // A friendship is born between the buffalo goddess and the goat goddess, and with it a new world. // Awards/Screenings: Anima – 45ème Festival international du filmd’animation de Bruxelles | European film festival of Lille – Best Animates short film // [ig] @karo_chabier @novanima @lelokalprod@ozuprod @cola_anima @animoonstudio

TUTTI(你吹Do，我吹Si)

[d][w] Zhuang Rong-Zuo // Taiwan / 2026 / Fiction / 18:36 // A struggling recorder player meets a boy who wants to quit. Practicing together, they discover growth beyond music. // Awards/Screenings: 2026 Berlinale Generation Kplus | KurzfilmFestival Hamburg – Mo&Fries Children Jury’s Special Mention // [ig] @zhuangrongzuo @me_is_pork

AMATEUR IN THE MOON (月亮上的業餘者)

[d] Pang-chuan HUANG, Chunni LIN // Taiwan / 2025 / Documentary / 22:01 // YOSHIKAWA Hayao rediscovers his youthful dreamand sets off to find the Moon World, rekindling the spirit of amateur cinema. // Awards/Screenings: 2026 Clermont-Ferrand ISFF Lab Competition |2025 Kaohsiung Film Festival 

BREAKING WALLS

[d] [w] Jan-Dirk Bouw // Netherlands / 2025 / Animation / 22:32 // Journalist & activist Hoi Yi fights against the global rise of surveillance and censorship, while suppressing his queer identity // [ig] @breaking_walls_movie @jandirkbouw

OUR BIRTHDAYS (Nos Anniversaires)

[d] [w] Angeline Teh // Malaysia, Belgium / 2026 / Documentary / 22:00 // A Belgian family navigates silence and loss asmemories blur with reality in a tender reflection onlove and grief. // Award/Screenings: Docudays UA International Human RightsDocumentary Film Festival 2026 // [ig] @angeline.ty

BUAH (Fruit)

[d][w] Jen Nee Lim // Singapore / 2025 / Fiction / 14:35 // A pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver // Awards/Screenings: Sundance Film Festival 2026 | 48th Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2026 (International Special Jury Prize) // [ig] @jenneelim

MY BROTHER LYOSHA AND I (Я и мой брат Леша)

[d] [w] Lena Tronina // Kazakhstan / 2025 / Fiction / 15:21 // Rudny, North Kazakhstan. Mid-90s. It’s just another day in the lives of a brother and sister–until it’s not. // Awards/Screenings: Encounters Film Festival | Short Shorts FilmFestival & Asia // [ig] @originefilms

NINGÚ BORDA (Nobody Barks)

[d] Júlia Coldwell Serra / [w] Bertran Esteve Garcia, Júlia Coldwell Serra // Spain / 2025 / Fiction / 19:56 // Candela accidentally kills her nephew’s dog but invents a legend, leading him on a pilgrimage. Slowly, lies begin to consume her. // Awards/Screenings: Clermont-Ferrand | Busan ISFF, Grand Prixwinner // [ig] @solalfilms @julia_coldwell @leflochat

AIR HORSE ONE

[d] [w] Lasse Linder // Switzerland, Belgium / 2025 / Documentary / 21:00 // Training, Take-Off, Grand Prix. Legacy is one of the most valuable and celebrated horses in show jumping. // Award/Screenings: IDFA | Locarno Film Festival // [ig] @dynamic.frame @lassenonen

BREADSONG

[d] Katariina Aule / [w] Sven-Sander Paas // Estonia / 2025 / Fiction / 15:45 // A rural family hears a pop song from the future but as the song replays, its cost also grows, exposing a deeper story of greed. // Awards/Screenings: Warsaw International Film Festival | TampereFilm Festival // [ig] @k2tari @naftafilms @kazk @lauraud

FAMILY SUNDAY (Domingo familiar)

[d] Gerardo Del Razo / [w] Gerardo Del Razo, Heriberto Mojica // Mexico / 2025 / Fiction / 17:59 // In a forgotten housing unit two scheming scoundrels attempt to extort local merchants but the fed-up neighbors unite to fight back. // Awards/Screenings: PÖFF Shorts Black Nights Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, Louis le prince International Shorts.

ABORTION PARTY

[d][w] Julia Mellen // Spain / 2025 / Animation / 13:18 // An abortion party thrown in south side Chicago in 2018. // Awards/Screenings: FIDMarseille, France (2025) | Vancouver International Film Festival (2025) // [ig] @lugubria8

GOOD FAILURE (모범적 실패)

[d] Chaewon Yoon // Republic of Korea / 2025 / Fiction / 16:04 // Jaehak, nearing thirty and stuck in part-time jobs,is unexpectedly invited back to his alma mater asa mentor. // [ig] @sending._.you

SO HE GRABBED THE KNIFE (そしてナイフを手にした)

[d] Sam KUWA // Japan, China / 2026 / Animation / 12:16 // The boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”? // Awards/Screenings: Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Animafest Zagreb // [ig] @sam.kuwa

ANDAI AKU JADI ROBOT

[d] Bayu Yulian Maulana / [w] Aji Kusuma Admaja // Ndalem Lerem, Bojonegoro, Jawa Timur / 2026 /Fiction / 05:43 // For the sake of a role, an actor trains to becomea robot until he no longer touches the world as ahuman being. // [ig] @akadmaja @bay.klik @feri.dimana

KUJELANG

[d] Laurent Sindhu / [w] Laurent Sindhu,Vigo Sasela,Kenan Pangaribuan // Walrus Films, Tangerang, Banten / 2026 / Fiction/ 05:30 // Two fables clash near the fire. Through layers of monologues and a tapestry of archives, Image traces the resilience of an eternal wait. // [ig] @walrus.films

KUNCITARA

[d] Prita Trivena Hesmono / [w] Ida Bagus Uttarayana Rake Sandjaja // die Partikel x Kolektif Halaman Nol, Bandung, JawaBarat / 2026 / Fiction / 04:37 // Locked hearts anxiously let go of the departure. Now, both walk the same path, searching for the traces left behind. // [ig] @diepartikel

THERMOPATI

[d] Gabrielle Sinaga / [w] Haniffia Shafa,MaximilianRafael // Asaloka Films, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta / 2026/ Fiction / 04:58 // After the 2nd Quarter War, the earth heats up. Armed with his last piece of ice, BOY crosses the desert until he meets a fellow survivor. // [ig] @asalokafilms

HAPPILY EVER AFTER

[d][w] SINN Kirin // South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia / 2025 / Fiction/ 16:09 // A couple visits the boyfriend’s hometown during vacation. She finds herself uneasy about the hospitality that’s hard to decline. // [ig] @sinnkirin

THE SEVENTH MONTH

[d][w] Aizada Amangeldy // Kyrgyz Republic / 2025 / Fiction / 16:04 // After losing her uterus, Mira fakes a pregnancy while a surrogate carries her baby — until the lie unravels. // Award/Screenings: 5th Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia (2025) | 43rd Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea (2026) // [ig] @amanai_dram @nazgul_dolotkeldieva/

CIAK, CIAK, CIAK

[d] Kathleen Tio [w] Kathleen Tio, Aaron Pratama // Jakarta / 2025 / Fiction / 10:15 // Feli goes through many phases of life to understand her father from eating together on the dining table. // Award/Screenings: Best Film of Lawang Sewu Short Film Festival2025 | Best Fiction Film of UNEJ Film Festival 2025 // [ig] @kathleent___