Official Selection

קטגוריות תחרות אנגלית
Categories
קטגוריות תחרות אנגלית

I Am CARshing

Russian Federation

2025

01:13 Min.

Direction: Viktoria Yurieva

Russian

A documentary animated short about learning to drive a manual transmission car in 2025, combining stop-motion animation with a personal and challenging coming-of-age experience.

Israel

2025

04:22 Min.

Direction: Osi Wald

Music: Yotam Agam

No Dialogue

Chapters from an animated diary created between 2022 and 2025. Loops extracted from fields of color give rise to reflections on routine, repression, normalization, and responsibility.

In Pigeon’s Blood

Israel

2025

05:40 Min.

Direction: Chaya Moshayev

Direction, Screenplay & Animation: Hod Adler

Russian, Uzbek

Chaya returns to her childhood home in Kiryat Gat, where she and her mother, Larisa, revisit and process a traumatic childhood memory.

It Might Even Be Real

Israel

2025

07:09 Min.

Direction: Yael Bonne

Cinematography & Lighting: Omer Dolev | Original Music & Sound Design: Noya Fox

Hebrew

Through an exploration of the mechanisms underlying cinema and animation, an Israeli animator attempts to convince her own mind to believe in the illusion of hope, just as it believes in the illusion of motion.

Jam and Wood

CROATIA, GERMANY

2025

05:13 Min.

Direction: Elena Walf

Screenplay: Simon Thummet, Barbara Kuznetsova Producers: Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Miliana Dragićević

No Dialogue

The harsh winter is taking its toll on Lena and her animals. Firewood is expensive, and the only thing she has left to sell is turnip jam. But sometimes help arrives from the most unexpected place…

France

2025

06:25 Min.

Direction: Anaelle Perthuis, Jeanne Trupin, Nour Baz, Mathilde Le Men, Liam Pavie, and Lauryne Grisin

No Dialogue

In a conflict between two armies resembling a game of chess, an ordinary soldier struggles to survive—and above all, to protect his queen.

Le Plongeon

France

2025

06:24 Min.

Direction: Alexis Lucas, Marie-Jean Bonetti, and Lucas Rea

French

Nathan, a competitive diver, grapples with success and fame, but begins to question the price he is paying for love and fulfilment.

Israel

2026

04:27 Min.

Direction: Itay Semo

No Dialogue

A small act of kindness by a pizza delivery driver sets off an unexpected chain of events across the city, revealing how a seemingly random gesture can have a far-reaching and meaningful impact.

Like a Line in the Sand

Israel

2025

08:47 Min.

Direction: Yael Solo

Editing & Animation: Yael Solo Producers: Yael Solo, Itzik Rivkin-Natan Screenplay: Yael Solo, Einat Golan Music: Yuval Manor Sound Design: Yarin Plotnik, Tomer Koren Cast: Nelly Tagar

Hebrew

During a ceasefire, a young woman from the Gaza border region heads to Zikim Beach in search of a brief moment of peace.

Little Field

Belarus, Russian Federation

2025

04:16 Min.

Direction: Uliana Lavor

Russian

A short animated film about a summer day when a group of children search for a lost hat, while an old tin box nearby may be hiding a treasure.

Little Mook and Friends

Israel

2025

02:14 Min.

Direction: Tamar Eden Odenheimer

Hebrew

A little gnome sets off on a journey through the forest, where he meets a host of new friends.

Living with an Idiot

France

2025

17:58 Min.

Direction: Theodor Ushev

French

Vladimir is sentenced to live with an idiot. He chooses his new companion from a psychiatric hospital. The only sound the idiot can utter is the syllable “ooh.”

M’en aller

France

2026

03:12 Min.

Direction: Albane Chaumet

Producer: Clément Trubocs

French

Stuck in a traffic jam on the highway, a truck driver escapes into a daydream where she pedals a boat toward a mysterious island, while the driver behind her strums a guitar atop a giant bird.

Maul Berry

Israel

2026

01:52 Min.

Direction: Dotan Goldwaser

No Dialogue

A lone mulberry tree, heavy with fruit, stands in Yarkon Park—an easy, stationary target for passersby. What begins as innocent snacking gradually turns into deliberate destruction, as each person takes a little more, leaving the world just a bit worse than they found it. Based on a true story.

Milo’s Morning Walk

Israel

2025

06:08 Min.

Direction: Ziva Jacobovici

Original Music: Meitar Gelman Sound Editing & Mix: Danny Zernitzky

Hebrew

Milo, a dog living on a moshav, chews through his leash so he can roam free and play with his friends. But when he catches the smell of a particularly stinky cow fart, he drops everything and follows the scent.

Mimesis

France

2025

05:56 Min.

Direction: Mehdi Malabry-Namaoui, Louis Houzelot, Lena Garrigues, Camille Catry & Eline Vuillemenot

Producer: Pierre Le Pivain Music: Valentin Jansen Sound Design: Esteban Fernandez, Benoît Capelle

French

Lost between a lush jungle and a wild savannah, young André observes the different animal tribes while searching for the place where he truly belongs.

No Witches in the Valley

Israel

2025

12:48 Min.

Direction: Ayala Sharot

Editor: Efrat Berger Original Music: Frank Ilfman Storyboard: Mor Israeli Sound Mix: Ronen Nagel Animation: Mariana Raskin, Tali Genshaft Voice Cast: Alma Dishy, Gal Israeli, Tzach Cohen Character Design: Bruno Mangiocco Background Design: Ayala Sharot, Julia Petrov, Tali Genshaft Color Board: Michael Faust Layouts: Raz Zonnenfeld, Gal Michalevitz

Hebrew, English

A story about a woman in the final moments of her life, exploring regret, lost love, intergenerational trauma, and the search for healing.

Israel

2025

02:05 Min.

Direction: Tom Kariv & Shacham Rubin

Art Director: Tom Kariv Animation & Compositing: Shacham Rubin Original Score & Sound Design: Tal Avital

No Dialogue

A visual synthesis of the corporate rat race and the world of professional sports—both intensely competitive, relentless, and driven by performance. At its center stands the modern gladiator: the salaried employee, dressed in the “team uniform.”

On a Walk

Russian Federation

2026

02:23 Min.

Direction: Natalya Rocheva

Producer: Boris Mashkovtsev Music & Sound: Artem Fadeev

No Dialogue

During a walk with her dog, losing her glasses turns into a full-blown adventure.

One Day the Sun Explodes

Russian Federation

2025

06:21 Min.

Direction: Lisa Prokopenko

Supervisor: Igor Kovalyov | Sound Design: Georgy Ibragimov, Alexander Malevich | Cast: Egor Plantaitis, Valeria Savostyanova, Maria Glebova

No Dialogue

After the sun explodes, the protagonist is left as the last human being on Earth. A new civilization takes humanity’s place, but she refuses to accept this strange reality.