Animation
Animation 2025: Created one frame at a time, the films in this strand contain worlds of wonder, through which we encounter difficult themes and new gems of artistic expression.
WATCH THE FULL 2025 ANIMATION PROGRAMME HERE FROM 28TH MARCH – 4TH APRIL












Film | Director | Country | Film School/University |
|---|---|---|---|
Billy | Aisha Boudjillouli | UK | National Film & Television School |
Daisy | Aditi Dixit, Pepot Atienza & Shecid Domínguez | Spain | BAU – College of Arts & Design Barcelona |
Dhakira | Salma Gaoua, Amandine Van Hille, Aïda-Marie Tadevosian & Cyprien Fermaut | France | Pôle 3D |
Don’t Give Them Room to Grow | Karine Bille | France | Ensad – Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris |
Garlic Soup | Kristian Zahariev | Bulgaria | NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov” |
Le Château Des Chats | Ottilie Collingridge | UK | Arts University Bournemouth |
Puzzle Pieces | Linda Beemer | Netherlands | HKU University of the Arts |
Quem Salva | Laure Devin, Maxime Bourstin, Nathan Medam, Charles Hechinger & Titouan Jaouen | France | Supinfocom Rubika |
The Afterlife Show (with Hector Plasma) | Artur de Toledo Risi Bombonati, Daniel Furlan Peixoto, Matheus Humberto Sehnem Funari & Rodrigo Lobato Toporcov | Brazil | FAAP |
The Man Who Loved Flowers | Sonu Thomas | UK | Arts University Bournemouth |
Towards the Roar | Milan Schweiger | Netherlands | AKV st. Joost – Master Institute of Visual Cultures |
Why Won’t Anyone Eat Me? | Lewis Macaulay | UK | Arts University Bournemouth |

