Student Competition 8

1. Wet Shoes 10:00 2026
   

   Directed:

   Pauline Vassal

   
   

   Two best friends spend the night in jail after an altercation at a pub, one of them starts to reconsider where he stands in this relationship.

2. Fellow 07:13 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Martha Rivière, Laura Darras, Théo Bergougnoux, Gaspard Keller de Schleitheim, Johanne Coppier, Romane Casha
   Screenplay:	Martha Rivière
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	German

   
   

   After a bloody battle in the First World War, a German Red Cross dog scours the devastated landscape for survivors. When he finds a wounded and terrified young soldier, he decides to take him back to the safety of the camp. Their fragile complicity becomes a glimmer of humanity in the midst of the absurdity of war.

3. The Nest / Le Cocon 07:12 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Aurélien Coquery, Léa Kermanach, Soline Mauguin, Abel Tixador, Jean Baounon, Romane Selter-Fiette
   Screenplay:	Aurélien Coquery
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	French

   
   

   A shy young luthier, Aurore returns to work in the family’s prestigious workshop. As she reunites with her beloved mother, she uncovers a monstrous family secret. What seemed like a safe haven may in fact be the most insidious of traps. Will she find the strength to break free from her mother’s nest?

4. Kamarade 08:18 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Garance Valere, Valentin Okoundou, Hubert Chauvaux, Alice Bourget, Louise Laurent, Fleuriane Le Guillou
   Screenplay:	Garance Valere
   Production:	Philippe Meis
   Dialogue Language:	Russian

   
   

   In a soviet space station, Katerina the robot welcomes Iouri, her human comrade and counterpart. Together they will accomplish their space mission to make their nation proud. As soon as he arrives, a routine sets in and a friendship begins to grow. But one day, something shakes Iouri deeply. He changes, pulls away without saying why. Lost and confused, Katerina tries to understand what's going on, before experienving a very human emotion: loneliness.

5. Bourreau des Coeurs 06:00 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Inès Moussard, Antoine Genza, Ilian Belkilani, Sam Ripart, Alexandre Julhe, Camille Duvere
   Screenplay:	Inès Moussard
   Production:	Philippe Meis

   
   

   Grégoire, an employee at Paris City Hall, does everything he can to preserve the Pont des Arts by cutting off the love locks that threaten the monument. Sophie, a true romantic, is determined to protect these famous symbols of eternal love that have become part of the city's soul. What they thought they were protecting might just be what makes them lose their balance. But together, they’ll discover that love can heal even the most broken hearts...

6. La Reine 06:25 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Anaelle Perthuis, Jeanne Trupin, Nour Baz, Mathilde Le Men, Liam Pavie, Lauryne Grisin
   Screenplay:	Anaelle Perthuis, Nour Baz, Mathilde Le Men
   Production:	Pierre Le Pivain

   
   

   In the clash of two armies, both similar to those in a chess game, a soldier, a simple pawn, will try to fiercely defend his life, but above all, the life of his Queen, until he fulfills his destiny.

7. Au gré de l'iode 07:40 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Léa Deprez, Pierre-Luis Bordes, Elliot Desmarets, Jeanne Finet
   Screenplay:	Pierre-Luis Bordes
   Production:	Rudy Turkovics

   
   

   By the seaside, the water knocks at the door of a fish taxidermist.

8. Carjack 06:00 France 2025
   

   Directed:	Ranto Ruddi Andrianasolo, Théo Swiergiel, Thibault Micottis
   Screenplay:	Ranto Ruddi Andrianasolo, Emmanuel Lesueur
   Production:	Rudy Turkovics
   Dialogue Language:	French

   
   

   Jack, the charismatic Chicago gangster, has a phobia of white pedestrian crossings. Will Dahlia be able to help Jack overcome his fears?

9. Voices of the mountains 10:00 2025
   

   Directed:	Laboratory for visual storytelling
   Dialogue Language:	Persian

   
   

   “Voices of the Mountains” is an animated documentary created with young authors from Tajikistan, reflecting on a mountain town affected by mudslides. Through drawings and personal narration, the film explores how natural disaster becomes part of everyday memory — not as a catastrophe, but as a lived reality. Nature here is not a backdrop, but a fragile archive where human voices, loss, and resilience coexist.

10. It Might Even Be Real / אולי זה אפילו באמת 07:09 Israel 2025
    

    Directed:	Yael Bonne
    Screenplay:	Yael Bonne
    Production:	Yael Bonne
    Dialogue Language:	Hebrew

    
    

    Investigating the mechanisms at the heart of cinema and animation, an Israeli animator seeks to convince her mind to embrace the illusion of hope—just as it embraces the illusion of movement.

11. A Day When the Snow Melts 06:45 Belgium 2025
    

    Directed:	Hajar Mehrani
    Screenplay:	Hajar Mehrani
    Production:	Hjar Mehrani
    Dialogue Language:	Persian

    
    

    A young woman dealing with her childhood's trauma in the form of a folktale. She always runs away from a big black wolf until she remembers her grandmother's advice.

12. Sadaa al'iiman 04:27 South Africa 2025
    

    Directed:	Aasiyah Mndebele
    Screenplay:	Aasiyah Mndebele
    Production:	The Animation School
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    When Zainab unknowingly accepts a cursed necklace from a jealous coworker, she falls under the influence of a malevolent force that slowly takes control of her body. Her coworker, Aisha, watches in horror as Zainab lunges to attack her before whispering a small prayer. As Zainab battles with the shaitan for control, Aisha confronts her lapsed faith. She dons her Hijab and recites a prayer for spiritual protection. In the clash between the darkness and devotion, Aisha's rediscovered faith becomes the key to breaking the cursed object and saving Zainab. 

13. Feline Heist 06:03 South Africa 2025
    

    Directed:	Peter Tshangase
    Screenplay:	Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
    Production:	The Animation School
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    "An infamous thief, Luna, plans a heist to steal a valuable artifact for her shrine of stolen treasures. When she breaks into the museum, she clumsily makes her way to the artifact she desires. She trips the alarm, which alerts the security guard Sentry, who relentlessly hunts her down. During the chase, Luna is caught by Sentry and fights him for the artifact. Unfortunately, in their struggle, the artifact breaks, and both end up in trouble with the authorities."

14. UNDETURD 04:10 South Africa 2025
    

    Directed:	Gen Schwulst
    Screenplay:	Tayla Coetzee
    Production:	The Animation School
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    Darren and Oliver, two dung beetle builders, share a sandwich before Bella, their strict inspector, demands the dung tower’s completion. Startled, Darren grabs Oliver’s sandwich and rushes to work, with Oliver chasing him. In the chaos, the sandwich gets mixed with dung balls and launched into the tower. Oliver’s desperate attempt to retrieve it sends them tumbling and catapulted into space. Darren perfects the tower, but Oliver’s crash destroys it. As the final dung ball rolls toward a cliff, Darren saves Oliver instead of his work. Bella storms off furious, yet Oliver shares his sandwich with Darren.

15. Unexpected Visitors 03:51 South Africa 2025
    

    Directed:	Daena Ripepi
    Screenplay:	Daena Ripepi
    Dialogue Language:	English

    
    

    "In Saltriver, in the comfort of his own home, an overworked and sleepy Bob accidently spills his coffee on his computer, glitching and plunging his Tour Guide Advert into the vast darkness of space. Instead of attracting tourists, his advert attracts curious extra-terrestrials. Hectic. Fearful of their motives, Bob reluctantly takes them on his tour around Cape Town. However, tensions defrost as he realizes they might not be as threatening as they seem, just a little mischievous. Friendships form through their otherworldly antics, and Bob’s business takes an unexpected intergalactic turn into success. "