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			<video:publication_date>2026-03-18T12:15:07+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[As America enters the new millennium, listeners across Montana call into Yellowstone Public Radio to express their views on everything from state politics to the Iraq war, or the meaning of poetry.​​​​​​​]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Paul Is Dead | Trailer]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2018-09-04T18:21:36+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Paul is Dead is a comedy short film inspired by the classic bizarre rock &amp; roll conspiracy theory.
The Lake District, 1967. Hungover and at each other’s throats, John, George and Ringo must convince Billy Shears, a sheepish rural lookalike, to join their band after Paul dies during an experimental-drug filled musical retreat.

Braving a perilous mountain hike to bury Paul at the summit, they each must face up to their own inner conflicts and calamitous personal shortcomings if they are going to make it through the journey and stop the band from falling apart.

Trailer edited by James Kennedy, trailer sound mix by Joel Bate.

Visit paulisdeadfilm.com for more info.]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Paul Is Dead | 2018 Short Film | Polyrock Films]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2018-06-07T17:41:42+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Comedy-drama inspired by the infamous rock &amp; roll conspiracy theory. Directed by George Moore.
 
The Lake District, 1967. Hungover and at each other's throats, John, George and Ringo must convince Billy Shears, a sheepish rural lookalike, to join their band after Paul dies during an experimental-drug filled musical retreat. Braving a perilous mountain hike to bury Paul at the summit, they each must face up to their own inner conflicts and calamitous personal shortcomings if they are going to make it through the journey and stop the band from falling apart.

Visit polyrockfilms.com for more info or to get in touch!

DISCLAIMER: The makers of this film by no means endorse any existing conspiracy theory concerning existing people, living or dead, and are protected under fair use parody laws.]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Cardboard | Official Trailer]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-06-02T19:10:25+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed his family. But soon his kids create a wildly imagina...]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[SISTERS (2021) trailer]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2021-10-07T07:12:30+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Trailer for my graduation movie "Sisters" that premiered at Annecy Festival 2021 in the Graduation Films Official selection.]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[teaser The Miracle]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2023-06-02T04:40:51+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Experience the emotional journey of The Miracle Short Film (2023), a powerful Animated shorts by Nienke Deutz. Watch now and feel the magic]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[A Move]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-09-15T11:50:20+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years.
Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she's also hoping for a bigger move, not only a new apartment.

NOTE: This is the original version of the documentary. Even if you’ve seen it on Op-Docs, you may want to watch this one, as the Op-Docs cut was a heavily edited version tailored for news audiences.

CINEMA EYE HONORS - Outstanding Nonfiction Short - Nominated
IDA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS - Best Short Documentary - Nominated 
BIFA	- Best British Short - Nominated

Visions du Réel 2024 - 🏅 Best Short Youth Jury Award
52th Huesca International Film Festival - 🏆 Best Short Documentary
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2024 - Official Selection
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala - Official Selection
Telluride Film Festival - Filmmakers of Tomorrow Calling Cards
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival - Verite Section
BFI London Film Festival - Official Selection
New Orleans Film Festival - Short Documentary Competition
SFFILM Doc Stories, Op Docs programm
Montclair Film Festival, United States - Official Selection 
Uppsala International Short Film Festival - 🏆 Grand Prix &amp; 🏆 Audience Prize
DOK Leipzig - International Competition Documentary Film
Leeds International Film Festival - International Documentary Panorama
INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin - Documentary Competition
Aesthetica Short Film Festival - Official Selection
St. Louis Ineternational Film Festival - 🏆 Best International Short
Tallin Black Nights International Film Festival - PÖFF Shorts - International Live-action Competition
Izmir Short Film Festival - Panorama Section
DOC NYC - Shorts Competition
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA - Best of Fests
Vilnius Short Film Festival - International Competition
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
REGARD International Short Film Festival in Saguenay - Documentary Competition
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen - European Competition
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - Shorts Competition
IndieLisboa - International Film Festival - International Competiton
Vienna Shorts International Film Festival - Documentary Competition
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival - Documentary Competition
Durban International Film Festival - Short Documentary Competition
One World Media - Best Short Documentary - Nominated
SIMA Awards - 🏆 Best Directing, Short Documentary


A MOVE won Best Pitch Award at Dok Leipzig Short-n-sweet 2023

Written &amp; Directed by Elahe Esmaili,
DOP: Mehdi Azadi
Second Unit Camera: Parsa Karimi
Edit: Delaram Shemirani
Sound Design &amp; Mix: Ensieh Maleki
Composor: Afshin Azizi
Sound recordist: Parsa Karimi
Colorist: Shirin Ekhlasi
Dialoug Editor: Hirad Alavifard
Trailer: Khatoon Faroughi

Produced By: Hossein Behbdoui Rad

A Jumping Ibex production
An Op-Docs documentary
Distribution by Square Eyes
Supported by Pulitzer Center]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Favourites]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-09-16T06:47:15+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[When their family camping trip turns deadly, two parents face an impossible choice.

WINNER
Best Comedy – Palm Springs International ShortFest
Best Comedy – New York Indie Shorts
Best Comedy – Florence International Film Festival
Best Comedy – Golden Film Festival
Best Film – Red Sands Film Festival
Best International Short Film – Calgary Underground Film Festival
Best Australian Short Film – Gold Coast International Film Festival
Best First Film – Filmoramax
Best First Tim Director – Short Encounters International Film Festival
Best Screenplay – Red Sands Film Festival
Audience Award – Gold Coast International Film Festival
Audience Award – All Shorts Irvington Film Festival
Audience Award – Solange Film Festival
Audience Award – Red Sands Film Festival
Australian Director’s Guild – Best Short Film, High Commendation

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Tribeca Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
St Kilda Film Festival
Flickerfest International Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Vienna Shorts
Show Me Shorts
Edmonton International Film Festival
Santa Fe International Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
San Diego International Film Festival
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
Hollywood ShortsFest
Salute Your Shorts
Manhattan Film Festival
Naples International Film Festival
Healdsburg International Short Film Festival
Cordillera International Film Festival
Quebec City Film Festival
Washington West Film Festival
AACTA Award – Best Short Film nomination

WEBSITES
IMDb - www.imdb.com/title/tt30487652/
Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/film/favourites-2024/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/favouritesfilm/

CREDITS

Cast
Keith: Stephen Curry
Justine: Sibylla Budd
Doctor: Tony Briggs
Sam: Maria Angelico
Patrick: Chris Labbett
Emily: Imogen Labbett

Crew
Written by: Nick Russell and Nick Musgrove
Directed by: Nick Russell
Cinematographer: Cesar Salmeron-Hoving ACS
Production Designer: Ben Bangay
Editor &amp; Visual Effects: Kevin Luk
Composer: James Orr
Location Manager: Elizabeth Sarsfield
Costume Designer: Kate Camilleri
H&amp;MU Designer: Ellie Daniel
1st AC: Austin Haigh
Gaffer Grip: Jem Towsey
Best Boy: Daniel Mudrinic
Sound Mixer: Patrick Slater
1st AD: Alexandra Galloway
2nd AD: Tim McNamara
Stills Photographer: Marten Ascenzo
Post Supervisor: Chris Hocking
Sound Designer &amp; Re Recording Mixer: Mark Farrow
Colourist: CJ Dobson
Junior Colourist: Suemi Akita
Poster Retoucher: Gabi Hughes]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Still Waters]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2026-01-13T20:04:45+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Through a series of extraordinarily honest and intimate conversations, filmmaker Aurora Brachman examines the intergenerational fallout of experiences her mother endured as a child. Together, they forge a path forward that offers them a new beginning.

As featured on POV Season 6 -- Still Waters

BlackStar Film Festival, Audience Award Best Short Documentary 
Palm Springs Shorts Fest, Best Student Documentary Special Mention
SFFilm Festival, Bay Area Short Film Prize
 
DOCNYC, 2022
New Orleans International Film Festival, 2022
Indie Memphis Film Festival, 2022
NICHO 54, 2022
Athena Film Festival, 2022
Atlanta Film Festival, 2023
Hot Docs Film Festival, 2023
Seattle International Film Festival, 2023
SFDoc Fest, 2023
Nashville Film Festival, 2023
Denver Film Festival, 2023
Loft Film Fest, 2023
Film Festival For Women's Rights In South Korea, 2023
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2023]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Bloeistraat 11 teaser]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2018-06-08T06:45:21+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Watch the award-winning Animated shorts, the Bloeistraat 11 Short Film (Flowering Street) (2018) by Nienke Deutz. A visually stunning tale]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Bloeistraat 11]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2020-06-16T13:49:38+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Inseparable best friends spend their last summer holiday of childhood amusing themselves around the house. As summer progresses, their bodies start to morph and shift, and an awkwardness descends on their friendship. Puberty seems determined to interrupt their bond.

"Bloeistraat 11" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it on the Vimeo Blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-bloeistraat-11-by-nienke-deutz

Script, Direction
Nienke Deutz
nienkedeutz.com

Production
Annemie Degryse, Lunanime
lunanime.be 

Co production
Need Productions, Beast Animation, Windmill Film

Director of Photography
Steven Frederickx
stevenfrederickx.be

Music
Frederik Van De Moortel
frederikvandemoortel.com

Animation
Digna Van Der Put, Stefan Vermeulen, Sara Rathé, Jasmine Elsen, Martina Svojiková, Nienke Deutz

Distribution &amp; Sales
Miyu Distribution
miyu.fr/distribution/

Awards:
Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy - cristal for a short film &amp; festivals connexion award 
Fantoche - International Animation Film Festival - new talent award
Chicago International Film Festival - silver Hugo, animated short film
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival - new talent award
Manchester Animation Festival - best short film
Multivision – international festival of animation arts - grand prix
Denver Film Festival - best animated short film
Croq’Anime - PIAFF - grand prix
Animaevka- International Festival of Animation Films - best visual solution
Lobofest – Festival Internacional de Filmes - special mention int.short film competition
ReAnima - International Animated Film Festival - special mention
Imaginaria- international animation film festival - special mention
Anthens Animfest - special mention shorts competition
ITSF - Stuttgart Festival of animated film - grand prix
TAAF - Tokyo Anime Award Festival - grand prix, short animation
Go short-  International Short Film festival - best animated film
GLAS Animation Festival - new talent award
Tricky Women Animation Festival - neotel award
Monstra - best soundtrack &amp; jury special award
TAIS - Toronto Animated Image society - grand prize
Animayo Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Best stop motion award
Fastnet Film Festival Schull - best animation 
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne - prix animation
Festival international du court métrage d’animation Roanne - prix festivals connexion
International Short film festival Oberhausen - ECFA award
Slamdance Film Festival - creative Future inovation award &amp; honorable mention, animated shorts
WFAF - World Festival of Animated Film - Special Mention
FAB - Festival of Animation Berlin - Best International Animation
CRAFT International Animation Festival - Grand Prix &amp; Special mention for original mix of techniques
ECFA European Childrens Film Association - ECFA short award 2020
IFA, Internationaal Filmfestival Assen - winner KersVers Nederland]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[The Night Boots]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2026-01-05T05:19:31+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[A stunning short film made on the very rare "pinscreen" ! 
In the middle of the night, while his parents are entertaining friends, a child slips on his wellington boots and sneaks off into the woods. There, a strange solitary creature leads him into the heart of the forest to meet the nocturnal inhabitants.

Directed and written by: Pierre-Luc Granjon 
Produced by: Yves Bouveret (AM STRAM GRAM)

This film was made using an Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen named The Epinette, on loan from the French Centre National de la Cinématographie. 

International Distribution and Sales: PENTACLE DISTRIBUTION (Gaëtan Trigot and Baptiste Salvan)

Sound design and Sound Editing: LoïcK! / Loïc Burkhardt
Foley Artist: Xavier Drouault 
Re-recording Mixer: Cédric Lionnet 

Voices: 
The creature: Bernard Bouillon
Eliot: Max Granjon

with Isabel Pitman, Charlotte Granjon, Matthew Tyson, William Rooke

English Translator and Dialogue Coach: Isabel Pitman 

Music: Timothée Jolly 
Piano: Timothée Jolly 
Cello: Daniel Trutet

Compositing: Christophe Gautry 
Editing: Antoine Rodet
Director of Photography: Sara Sponga 
Colour Grading: Eymeric Jorat 

Boom Operator: Claire Bernengo, David Benoit 
Sound Engineer English Voices: Jean Rohart 
Music Mixing: Adrian Bourget 
Foley recorder: Camille Duranton
Sound Intern: Jade Garnier 

Am Stram Gram Production Assistants: Virgile Bouveret, Marianne Chapel, Lauren Puma

Partners that provided a home to the Epinette:
Les Astronautes: Vanessa Labarthe, Jean Bouthors, Stéphane Ripé
Ciclic Animation: Eric Réginaud, Simon Leguéré, Eloise Jolly 
La Cartoucherie, Bourg-lès-Valence: Béatrice Dunis, Lisa Chalvet

With the support of:

Ciclic - Région Centre - Val de Loire in association with the CNC
Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée
La Région Auvergne - Rhône - Alpes in association with the CNC
La ville de Paris, in association with the CNC
Le Département de la Drôme and Valence Romans Agglo in association with the CNC 
La Sacem in association with Ciclic - Centre - Val de Loire
La Procirep and L'Angoa


Pierre-Luc Granjon was awarded an animation residency to create and develop this film using the Epinette pinscreen, hosted by the CNC on its site in Bois d'Arcy in France with the invaluable support of Jean-Baptiste Garnero @jeanbaptistegarnero and Sophie Letetour from

Service providers and technical partners
Sound Engineer studios
Real Studio
Studio Anatole

Foley recorder studios
Transperfect Media (Rodolphe Ploquin)

Sound editing studio
Folimage

Re-recording Mixer studio
Saya Post-production 

Colour Grading studio
Regular Kolor

© AM STRAM GRAM, with the participation of TV Tours - Val de Loire TV and BIP TV – 2024 ]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2019-03-25T07:30:19+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Landline | www.landlinedocumentary.co.uk

Landline is a short documentary about the only helpline in the UK for gay farmers. Through a series of recorded telephone conversations and reconstructive visuals, the film uses the helpline as a lens through which to view the experiences of LGBTQ people in the British farming community. 

In a world that prizes traditional masculinity and in which ideas of ancestry are fundamental, being gay can be isolating. Suicide rates are extremely high in both young farmers and gay men in particular, and combining these can be a recipe for tragedy. But there are also thriving gay scenes in the most rural of towns, stories of unexpected friendships and relationships, and moments so unlikely that they could only happen in real life. Candid, intimate and shocking, Landline is a snapshot of a group of people bound together by circumstance but so often isolated from each other. 

A film by Matt Houghton | www.itsmatthoughton.co.uk

Winner: Best Documentary Short Grierson Awards 2018 
Winner: HBO Documentary Short Film Award 
Runner-up: Best British Short London Short Film Festival 
Nominated: Best UK Short Open City Documentary Festival
 Nominated: Best Short Film Berlin British Shorts
 BFI Flare FiveFilms4Freedom: seen over 460,000 times in 12 days

Official Selection: CPH:DOX, Sheffield Doc/Fest, BFI Flare, Aspen ShortsFest, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Seattle Film Festival, THIS IS ENGLAND Film Festival, Ji.Hlava International Film Festival, Outfest LA, Shanghai Pride.

Online premiere at Short Of The Week | www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/03/26/landline
Interview at Director's Notes | directorsnotes.com/2019/03/26/matt-houghton-landline

Father: Jem Dobbs
 Son: Jonathan Blake
Father 2: Alex Thompson
 Daughter: Niamh Blackshaw
Son 2: Bradley Johnson 
Mother: Valerie Bundy
Farmer: Oliver Devoti 

Directed by Matt Houghton
Producers: Rupert Williams, Alistair Payne-James 
Executive Producer: James Sorton
Associate Producers: James Spinney, Peter Middleton
Casting Director: Lara Manwaring
Director of Photography: James Blann
Production Designer: Guy Thompson
1st Assistant Director: Tom Lancaster
Sound Recordist: Craig Rihoy
Costume Designer: Cynthia Lawrence-John
Make-up Artist: Charlotte Kraftman
Film Editor: Matt Houghton
Consultant Editor: Maya Maffioli
Music by Noah Wood
Sound Designer: Alex Bingham
Colourist: Simon Bourne
Head of Production &amp; Talent Management: Jordan McGarry
Development Producer: Angeli Macfarlane
Producer, Short Film Schemes: Josic Cadoret
Production and Development Officer: Alice Whittemore

Special thanks to Keith Ineson, The Richardson Family, Hannah Milne, The Ball Family, Marisa Clifford, Marie Cunningham, Kate Metcalfe, The Ivy House Pub, Vincent Gavin, Harriet Cannon, Nii Swaniker, Del Jones, Neil Tester, Craig Davis, Sam Bellamy, Jon Evans, Melissa Houghton, Jack Abbot, Liam Achaibou, Metal Culture, Daniel Grieshofer, Miles Blacket, Neil Andrews, Martin Kelly, Alistair Vlok, Mike Baldock and to everyone who shared their stories and experiences

A Pulse Films and Fee Fie Foe production

Gay Farmer Helpline | 07837 931894 | www.gayfarmer.co.uk]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2024-03-05T03:38:20+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[BAFTA Award Best British Short Film 2026

This Is Endometriosis is an intimate, expressive film about how endometriosis has robbed Georgie Wileman of time. Told in the first-person and blending present-day narrative with memories from the past, the film is a uniquely personal account with unprecedented access. Combining deeply private, self-documented material, intimate family archive, traditional observational footage and a collection of reconstructive memories, the film tells the story of a young photographer’s battle to stay in the present while facing a wall of disbelief. Seen through the lens of Georgie's beautiful, brutal photography, This Is Endometriosis is a human insight into the realities of living with the disease and a story about the power of community.

A film by Georgie Wileman and Matt Houghton.

Contributors: Sally Hunter, Kim Moessl, Paul Moessl, Ralf Wileman, Adam Kes Hipkin

Editor: Matt Houghton
Cinematographer: Anna MacDonald
Producer: Harriette Wright
Photography by Georgie Wileman
Music by Vanbur

Production Manager: Caz Spencer
1st AD: Oli Falcon
Production Designer: Michelle Sotheren
Hair &amp; Makeup: Lucy Cain
1st AC: Anil Duru
2nd AC: Ada Wesolowska
Gaffer: Jorge Higgins
Spark: Laura Aguilera
Camera Trainee: Nev Altinisik
Hair and Makeup Assistant: Ellis Rolloff
Art Dept Assistant: Kim Mossel
Art Dept Assistant: Olli Lisle
BTS Photographer: Louisa Rechenbach
Colourist: Vic Parker
VFX Artist: Jon Hollis
Sound Designer: Tom Jenkins
Score Agent: Jenna Fentimen
Score Coordinator: Ed Marquis
Campaign Producers: Lauren Frankfort, Gloria Bertazzoni
Poster Design: Kester Mollahan
Associate Producers: James Spinney, Peter Middleton, Richard Martin, Tareq Kubaisi

Georgie’s Family and Friends: Sally Hunter, Kim Moessl, Ralf Wileman, Adam Kes Hipkin

Volunteers: Erin Fernie, Jazz Cherrington, Emma Boittiaux, Nikki Holbrow, Rosy Murch, Sarah Arvizo, Alex Walters, Phillipa Randles, Barbara Ocampo-Victorio, Erica Snowden, Lara Armstrong, Dr Verónica Rodríguez, Elaine Sinclair, Tatiana Raikes, Melissa Boudreau, Madison Parr, Gwen Verpeaux, Sarah Barker

Thanks: David Larder, Jack Cain, Sinan Yilmaz, Raj Kaur, Sasha Induchny, Lucy Draper, Jenna Fenntimen, Jake Wright, Phillipa Randles, JJ Media Group, Arri, Kodak, S&amp;O Media, Raised by Wolves, Digital Orchard]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2026-01-06T10:44:49+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Exclusive director's commentary available in audio settings

A pedicurist in a small town populated by human-animal hybrids, Paula, the lonely centaur-girl, longs to have human feet. When she meets Arnold, the handsome crocodile-man, it’s love at first sight. However, both are denying their true selves in an attempt to meet the other's expectations, and their romantic idyll is soon shattered by conflict. Paula is faced with a choice: love or self-acceptance?

Director: Viktória Traub  
Producer: Polett Dus  
Script: Zsuzsanna Bak, Polett Dus, Viktória Traub
Animation: 
Zsófia Bányai,
Enéh Balázs,
Tamara Bella,
Mira Benes
Viktória Bera,
Zsófia Csánki,
Barbara Cseh,
Kata Deim,
Attila Fekete,
Viktória Kis,
Zoltán Koska,
Bori Mészáros
Tünde Nagy,
Fanni Németi,
Adél Palotás,
Eszter Sándor
Betti Sárközi
Szilvia Séra,
Anna Szöllősi

Background: Éva Taskovics
Texture: Emma Pálos, Viktória Traub
Composit: Lajos Galamb Polecsák
Edit: Viktória Traub
Music: Csaba Kalotás
Sound designer, foley artist: Zoltán Vadon 
Voices: Eliza Sodró, Ernő Fekete, Polett Dus, Dániel Zách

Production Manager: Boglárka Báthory
Trainees: Tamara Bella, Barbara Cseh, Tünde Nagy]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Alarms]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2026-02-18T09:28:21+00:00</video:publication_date>
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Pierre is diligently overseeing the completion of the tumultuous construction site under his responsibility. An eco-district is due to arise from this bustling construction site. But for now, Pierre is ensuring that progress doesn't come at the cost of safety.

Producers	- LES FILMS NORFOLK : Philippe WENDLING, Noëlle LEVENEZ
Director - Nicolas PANAY
DOP - Giovanni C. LORUSSO
First AD - Elisa PASCAREL
Edit - Antoine FLANDRE
Script supervisor - Antonia OLIVARES
Casting - Manon GARNIER
Production managers - Malya BOUCHAREB, Naëma TILHAC
Sound engineer - Thomas VAN POTTELBERGE
Sound edit - Timothée BOST    
Sound mixing - Benjamin LECUYER    
Grading - Caïque DE SOUZA  	
Set designer - Ibai HERNANDORENA
Costume designer - Jennifer MINARD
Make-up - Amélie CHABEAUX           
Gaffer- David CAPSIR
Key Grip - Tristan BESSON ]]></video:description>
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			<video:description><![CDATA[SYNOPSIS
A lonely widow finds comfort in the company of a hungry stray cat, which soon takes over her life in unimaginable ways.

SELECTION OF FESTIVALS
Göteborg Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
Tribeca Festival (2024) - Special Jury Mention
Fredrikstad Animation Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
Uppsala Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
AFI fest (2024) - Official Selection
São Paulo Film Festival (2024) - Best Animation
Adelaide Film Festival (2024) - Official Selection
Way Out West (2024) - Official Selection
Tonkawa Film Festival (2024) - Best International Film
Atlanta Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Norwegian Short Film Festival (2025) - Outside Competition
The Palm Springs International ShortFest (2025) - Best Animated Short
Cuenca International Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Tirana International Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Animalfama (2025) - Official Selection
BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Nashville Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Short Com Internatinal Comedy Film and Animation Festival (2025) - Official Selection
El Meu Primer Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Coronado Island Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Animafilm International Film Festival (2025) - Official Selection
Torino Underground CineFest (2025) - Official Selection

CREW
directed by Alexander Toma, Amanda Aagard
written by Alexander Toma
cinematography, edit &amp; sound design Alexander Toma
set design &amp; character design Amanda Aagard
voices Mayuko Lindström, Emrik Lindström, Kiyomi Nishimatsu, Mai Mashiro, Moriyuki Hishida
head of animation Mikael Lindbom
animation Alexander Toma, Amanda Aagard
original soundtrack Isak Lundholm
grade Sander Van Wijk
visual effects Ulf Lundén
gaffer Mikael Linell
carpenter Patrik Garn
sound mix &amp; mastering Anders Kwarnmark
voice recording Gustaf Berger
credits animation Hanna Gustavsson
translation Natsuko Kodama, Mayuko Lindström
equipment rental Brilliant Lights, Carl Olsson, HyrMax
produced by AMSAGA (www.amsaga.se)
co-produced by Film i Väst
co-producer Jenny Luukkonen
financial support by The Swedish Film Institute
film commissioner Ami Ekström
with support from Hey It`s Enrico Pallazzo! Göteborgs Stad, FilmCloud

THANKS
Dockhus Animation, Fredrik Ganslandt, Siamand Masoodian, Nicklas Hermansson, Andreas Mortensen, Erik Lundin, Luisa Fanciullacci, Jessica Tell, Chuck &amp; Bruno, Jonas Eskilsson, Emil Eriksson, Johan Falklind, Christer Wahlberg, Josef Persson, Jakob Ivar Ekvall, Camilla Topuntoli, Albin Abrahamsson, Tint Post]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Favours]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2026-02-02T08:36:40+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[On a vibrating train station, a young woman desperately tries to get rid of a baby she claims isn't hers.

Festivals

2024 Nominated for the Short Film Competition at the AFI Fest
2024 Nominated for the Short Narrative Competition at the Hamptons International Film Festival
2024 Nominated for Best Swedish Short Film at Uppsala Short Film Festival
2024 Selected for the Best Swedish Shorts Competition (Startsladden) at Gothenburg Film Festival
2024 Special Mention for Best Live Action Short 15 Minutes &amp; Under at the Palm Springs International ShortFest
2025 Winner of The Raskin Spirit Festival Award at Minimalen
2024 Selected for the Official Competition at Les Arcs
2024 Winner of the Oltre Le Sbarre + The Audience Award + Special Mention at Castellinaria Festival
2024 Winner of Best Actress (Garance Marillier) + Prix Culture at Filmoramax 
2025 Winner of Best Director + Best Film at Aswan International Women Film Festival 
2025 Special Mention for Best Short Film at Vilnius Film Festival 
2024 Nominated for Shorts Live Action Competition at PÖFF 
2025 Nominated for Best International Short Film at Brussels Short Film Fest 
2025 Nominated for Best International Short Film at Bolton Film Fest
2025 Nominated for Best International Short Film at Drama International Short Film Fest
2024 Shortlisted for a Nomination for Best Short Film at the Guldbagge Awards
2025 Official Selection at Seattle International Film Festival
2025 Official Selection at FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival 
2025 Official Selection at Ennesimo film Festival
2024 Selected for Folkets bios fall short film program
2024 Official Selection at Reykjavik Film Festival
2024 Official Selection at Nantucket Film Festival
2024 Official Selection at Nordische Filmtage Lubeck
2024 Official Selection at Sedicicorto 
2025 Official Selection at London Breeze Film Festival 
2025 Official Selection at Helsinki International Film Festival - Love &amp; Anarchy
2025 Official Selection at Philosophical Film Festival
2025 Official Selection at Transilvania Shorts
2025 Selected for Rooftop Films
2024 Official Selection at Festival International du Court-Métrage
2024 Official Selection at Vera kort- och dokumentärfilmsfestival
2025 Official Selection at International Film Festival ART FILM in Košice
2025 Official Selection at Les Rencontres Cinessonne

Credits

Starring Garance Marillier.

Cast
Garance Marillier
Eva Johansson
Camille &amp; Fabienne Lind
Amalia Holm
Anton Hellström
Bo Melin

Written &amp; directed by Agnes Skonare

Prod co: https://pine.se/
Producers: Andrea Gyllenskiöld, Joel Rostmark, Adam Holmström 

DoP: Emil Klang
Editor: Sanna Rapp
Composer: Pierre Riddez
Colorist: Kajsa Kiuttu, Tint 
Sound Design &amp; Re-Recording Mix: Calle Buddee Roos, Ponytail Sound 
Production Designer: Lisa Öman
Costume &amp; Make: Sabina Sung

Line Producer: Ida Larsson 
Coordinator: Zara Stan Broe
1st AD: Benjamin Gabrielson 
2nd AD: Freja Svensson
Continuity Secretary: Fanny Engström

Gaffer: Janne Kokki 
Sound Technician: Nicklas Malmér, Vasileois Alexandris
Focus Puller: Alex Kristofferson, Jonas Ernhill
2nd AC: Maja Karlsson, Filip Ehrenstråle

DIT: Christoffer Sevholt, Abdi Abukar 
Sound Editing: Felicia Steen Holm, Ponytail Sound 
Post Producer: Malin Wern, Tint

Production Assistants: Adam Ståhl, Jessica Sörensen, Sebastian Brunnsjö, Elsa Odeen 
Set Design Assistant: Sofia Malekshani 
Costume &amp; Make Assistants: Anja Haugen, Marie Morberg 
Interns: Aliaksandra Radkevich, Ida Almbratt 

Co-Produced by Film i väst 
Supported by the Swedish Film Institute and Längmanska Stiftelsen]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Budget Paradise]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2026-01-29T17:55:56+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown.

CREW
Writer/Director: LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
Producers: Christopher Walters, Sean Gillane, Caitlyn Durkin, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
Executive Producers: Reina Lam, Sean Gillane, Christopher Walters
Production Company: Capsaicinco
Line Producer: Christopher Walters

Direction of Photography: Sarah Simka Jaffe
Production Designer: Keri Shewmaker
Costume Designer: Beryl Brachman
Hair and Makeup: Melanie Leandro
Editor: Ashley Rodholm

Production Manager: Reina Lam
1st AD: Sean Gillane
2nd AD: Caitlyn Durkin
Production Utility: Juan Ruiz
Production Assistant: Julen Chavarria

1st AC: Jeremy Wong
2nd AC: Annie Li
2nd AC: Kavin Chan
Loader: Scott Sorensen
Loader: Annie Li
Loader: Kevin Chan
Steadicam: Eddie Akaba

Gaffer: Shane Louis
Chief Lighting Technician: Aleks Seiger
Key Grip: Patrick Walsh
Best Boy Electric: Alex Ajayi
Best Boy Electric: Bill Pope
Best Boy Grip: Hazim Muftic
Electrician: Conner Wong
Grip: Marcus Champion
Grip: Jessica Schlegel

Set Costumer: Aurora Brachman
Set Decorator: Lilli Thomas-Brummé
Scenic Artist: Nick Johnston
Production Sound Recordist: Kevin Wong
Set Photographer: Ryland Walker Knight

Colorist: Rachel Kong (Rare Medium)
Visual Effects: Capsaicinco
Re-recording Mixer: David Sandwisch

Composer: Tigran Gevondyan

CAST
Ashley Hernandez as “Chester
Michael Wayne Turner III as “Bus Stop Singer”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Dan Diemidio as “Front Desk Hotel”
Titania Kumeh as “Stella”
Fiza Jihan as “Art Supply Store Cashier”
Jordan Thewlis as “Barista”
Leena Joshi as “DJ”
Laurel Wong as “Laundry Attendant”
Reina Lam as “Hipster 1”
Ryan Moore as “Hipster 2”
Hazim Muftic as “Hipster 3”
Ashley Rodholm as “Art Curator”
Andrew Juncker as “Art Connoisseur”
Andy Hoffman as “Muscle Man”
Mateo Navarro as “Tagger” 
Elijah Jeremiah Jenkins as “Guy on Bike”]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2025-10-17T20:54:55+00:00</video:publication_date>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Retirement Plan - Teaser Trailer]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2024-06-19T06:26:28+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Now available to watch online:
US/Canada 👉 Youtube
Europe/UK 👉 Disney+

At apathy with his life, Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) dreams of the beauty and joy he will find in retirement.

SELECTED AWARDS
🏆 Palm Springs International Shortfest - Best of the Festival Award
🏆 SXSW Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Competition
🏆 SXSW Audience Award - Animated Short Competition
🏆 Rhode Island International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award, Animation 
🏆 Indy Shorts International Film Festival - Comedy Award
🏆 Animation Dingle - Best Irish Professional Short
🏆 Irish Animation Awards - Best Animated Short
🏆 Bali International Film Festival - Best Animated Short
🏆 Calgary International Film Festival - Animated Short Film Award
🏆 Calgary International Film Festival - Audience Choice Award, Animated Short

Animated short film funded by Screen Ireland and RTÉ, 2024

For screenings + further info please visit: http://retirementplanfilm.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/retirementplan_film
Contact: john@dolphinsbarnpictures.com

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CREDITS

Domhnall Gleeson as Ray

Directed by John Kelly
Written by John Kelly, Tara Lawall

Animation by Marah Curran, Eamonn O’Neill

Produced by Julie Murnaghan 
Associate Producer Andrew Freedman at Antidote

Music by John Carroll Kirby
“Walking Through A House Where A Family Has Lived” written by John Carroll Kirby
Courtesy of Stones Throw Records
© Published by Kirby Kirbstein Publishing
Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Limited 

VO Recording by Dean Jones at Scimitar Sound
VO Record Producer Jennifer Connolly at Penco Post 
Supervising Sound Designer: Jon Clarke at Factory
Sound Effects Editor: Andy Isaias
Executive Producer (Audio): Deborah Whitfield
Audio Producer: Emily Thomas

Colourist Gary Curran at Outer Limits
Finishing Editor Dominic Lord 

Type consultancy by Wayne Daly
Image Research by Mark McGuinness
Character Modelling by Lucas De Miguel
Design by John Kelly

Executive Producer for Screen Ireland: Emma Scott
Executive Producer for RTÉ: Pauline MacNamara
Shorts Co-ordinator for Screen Ireland: Jill McGregor 
Marketing Executive for Screen Ireland: Mags O’Sullivan
Digital Marketing &amp; Communications Coordinator:  Callie Hardy   		         

Funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland  and Raidió  Teilifís  Éireann /RTÉ]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2025-09-18T11:27:59+00:00</video:publication_date>
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A film by Chris Lavis &amp; Maciek Szczerbowski  • A National Film Board of Canada production

A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[The Dream Machine]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-10-29T13:24:14+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[written and directed by Jimmy Marble
animated by Frances Haszard and Louis Olsen
produced by Thomas Grabinski, Jett Steiger, and Lana Kim
by Ways &amp; Means and Oh Baby, Inc

starring (in order of appearance) Sage Price, Theo Martins, Alina Cutrono, Logan Polish, Susan Berger, Nadav Heyman

editor Sean Leonard
animatic editor Kenneth Casey Swoyer
music by Jeffrey Brodsky
additional music by Mark Yaeger
storyboards by Michael Everett
additional storyboards by Eric Craig Brandt
title design by Ashley Meaders
post producer Grant Keiner and Steph Max

audio post production by One Thousand Birds
voice over recording engineering by Jackie! Zhou and Torin Geller
sound design and mixing by Andrew Tracy and Torin Geller
audio post EP Guin Frehling
special thanks to Free Oribhabor, Annie Monroe, Sophie Hart, Meghan Oretsky, Jesse Chamberlin Marble]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2025-11-06T08:33:23+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[A film by Zohar Dvir

After arguing over an unexpected proposal, Carol is horrified to discover that her girlfriend Ray had turned into a butterfly. Will love prevail?

++ Festivals (selection) ++
Chicago International Film Festival - Gold Hugo Award (Oscar qualifying)
2025 German Short Film Award - Shortlist
2025 CutOut Animation Festival
2025 BIT BANG
2025 Pixel Vienna - Award
2025 New Orleans Film Festival
2025 Out On Film - Atlanta LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
2025 Outfest Peru
2025 Seoul Extreme Short Film Festival
2025 Utah Queer Film Festival
2025 Tacoma Film Festival
2025 Animasyros
2025 Woodstock Film Festival
2025 Soundtrack Cologne
2025 Image Out Rochester
2025 Budapest Pride Film Festival
2025 Fest Anca
2025 AnimaQUEER
2025 Queerfilmfest Kassel
2025 Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg
2025 Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage
2025 Pictoplasma
2025 ITFS Stuttgart Animation Festival
2025 Melbourne Animation Festival
2025 Filmfest Dresden
2025 Athens Ohio International Film Festival
2025 Animation Dingle
2025 Brighton Animation Festival
2024 Animanima
2024 Tofuzi Animation Festival
2024 PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights
2024 New Chitose Airport Animation Festival
2024 AFI Fest

©2024 Fabian&amp;Fred, The Hive Studio]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2026-01-21T16:26:20+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Alba ponders what it means to make a decision that will forever alter the course of her life while trying to get a hold of Alexis who ghosted her.  

Write/Director: Maria del Mar Rosario  https://vimeo.com/mariadelmarrosario
DP: Pablo Ascanio Orro.  https://vimeo.com/pabloascanio]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Familiar]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-03-06T13:25:11+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Steve is kicked out by his parents, who do not accept his homosexuality. Caroline, on the other hand, is struggling to mourn her motherhood as she accompanies Youri on on tour. Fate intersects, soon to be united, life and death.

"Familiar" is the winner of the 2025 Vimeo Staff Pick Award at SXSW, a prize that combines a festival award and a Vimeo Staff Pick all in one. Check out past winners from festivals around the world here: https://vimeo.com/channels/vimeostaffpickawards

Directed by @Marco_Novoa
Written by Marco Novoa 

Production : Moderato 
Produced by Clément Crépin Neel &amp; Igor Courtecuisse


Distribution : Manifest
Distributed by Anaïs Colpin &amp; Andréa Goncalves

Financing partners : France Televisions,CNC, Bretany region, Everest Studio &amp; 8849 Everest Lab &amp; Chaos 

• selection ••• SXSW
• selection ••• Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival
• selection ••• Regard
• selection ••• Fantastic film festival of Gérardmer 
• selection ••• Jeju French Film Festival 
• selection ••• Mutoscope
• selection ••• Brest European Film Festival 
• selection ••• Off-courts Trouville 
• selection ••• Désir… Désirs 
• selection ••• Ecrans mixtes 
• selection ••• Séquence court-métrage

••• Credits •••

Starring : Flora Fishbach, Le Filip, Renan Prévot 

Director of Photography : Théodore Hugonnier
Music Composers : Marco Novoa, Florent Canale
Assistant Director : Mathieu Pérez
Editor : Marie-Réglisse Monsimier
Sound Recordist : Alix Clément
Costume designer : Pierre de Mones
Assistant Operator : Clément Petit
Production manager : Leïla Carpentier
Sound Editor : Olivier Voisin
Production Designer : Gaston Portejoie
Special Effects : Florent Canale, Quentin Kadlub, Thomas Espinosa
Grader : Kevin Le Dortz
Make-up Artists : Marco Roscino, Agathe Terrier
Sound mixer : Laura Chelfi]]></video:description>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.shortfilmtoday.com/the-me-bird-2013-animated-short-film/972/</loc>
		<video:video>
			<video:title><![CDATA[The Me Bird]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2013-02-28T12:45:55+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[The short film "The Me Bird" is a free interpretation of the homonym poem by Pablo Neruda. The inspiration in the strata stencil technique helps conceptualize the repetition of layers as the past of our movements and actions. The frames depicted as jail and the past as a burden serve as the background for the story of a ballerina on a journey towards freedom. A diversified artistic experimentation recreates the tempest that connects bird and dancer.

www.behance.net/18bis
Watch the making of: www.vimeo.com/60860949

Animation: Gabriel Kempers, Maria Ilka Azêdo
Art Direction: Gabriel Kempers, Maria Ilka Azêdo
Music: Conrado Kempers, Pedro Carneiro
Ballerina: Ana Luísa Azêdo

I am the Pablo Bird,
bird of a single feather,
a flier in the clear shadow
and obscure clarity,
my wings are unseen,
my ears resound
when I walk among the trees
or beneath the tombstones
like an unlucky umbrella
or a naked sword,
stretched like a bow
or round like a grape,
I fly on and on not knowing,
wounded in the dark night,
who is waiting for me,
who does not want my song,
who desires my death,
who will not know I'm arriving
and will not come to subdue me,
to bleed me, to twist me,
or to kiss my clothes,
torn by the shrieking wind.
That's why I come and go,
fly and don't fly but sing:
I am the furious bird
of the calm storm. 
– Pablo Neruda]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Kylie]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2023-08-16T15:19:10+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[A black ballerina speaks her truth about being a dancer in the ballet community while she performs in the city streets of Los Angeles. 

-CREDITS-



Subject: Kylie Jefferson 

Director / Producer / Editor / Colorist / Composer: Sterling Hampton IV
Cinematographer: Adam Shattuck 
Camera Op: Adam Shattuck &amp; Sterling Hampton IV
Drone Op: Joey Killeen
Executive Producer: Sterling Hampton IV
Production Company: Clash of The Artistic Minds


-LA TIMES PARTNERSHIP-

Executive Producers: Nani Walker &amp; Leslie Lindsey 
Associate Producer: Williamena Kwapo


-FESTIVALS-

-Sundance Film Festival (Nomination Best Short Documentary)
-Urbanworld Film Festival (Winner Best Short Documentary)
-1.4 Awards (Winner Silver) 
-Doc LA Film Festival (Winner Best Short Documentary) 
-American Film Institute / AFI Film Festival (Nomination Best Short Documentary)
-Official Latino Film Festival (Nomination Best Short Documentary)


-Tribeca Film Festival 
-Hot Springs Film Festival 
-Calgary International Film Festival 
-Cleveland International Film Festival 
-Philadelphia International Film Festival
-Chelsea Film Festival 
-San Luis Obispo Film Festival 
-Dances With Films Film Festival 
-Fargo Film Festival 
-Walla Wall Movie Crush Film Festival 
-LA Shorts Film Festival 
-Pittsburgh  Shorts Film Festival
-LA Indie Film Festival

@mastersterling
https://www.clashoftheartisticminds.com/
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Love Machine]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2022-08-17T12:57:00+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[An anniversary gift exchange leads two young lovers into a black hole of personal misunderstanding.

Written and Directed by Michael Rees

Starring Veronika Slowikowska and Kyle Chase
Production Sound by Leigh Murray
Sound Mix by Zach Kochuyt
Music "No One Will Laugh" by Dan Reeder
Poster by Nick Dap


© 2023 Bender Media

From NoBudge:
“Love Machine,” directed by Michael Rees, is a squirm-inducing dark comedy about the delusions and insensitivities of a dysfunctional couple. What at first appears to be a straightforward relationship study soon devolves into a brutally awkward gift exchange, absurd, deranged, uproariously funny. Sure, he brings her flowers and she pretends to eat them. But we’re still not prepared for her response to receiving a thoughtful and sentimental present about their first year together. The spotlight here is on the actress, Veronika Slowikowska, who has quickly established herself as one of the great goofballs of our time, as both an actor and social media performer. Her highly expressive mode of comedy registers in a signature mish-mash of unfinished sentences, silly voices, fake laughs, and wild gesticulation. Her funniest move however is when she suddenly snaps back into a straight character as if her insane behavior made complete sense. Rees smartly allows her to run free and the film is a spectacle of cringe."
- Kentucker Audley, 2023


"Too often we are spellbound by unhealthy people and relationships that are self-serving. Love Machine comedically explores the dynamic of a modern, dysfunctional relationship. It casts a light on the unbridled delusion, self importance, and narcissism that plague the parents of tomorrow." - Me when asked about the short]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Hept by Jorge Baldeon]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2025-06-30T17:22:56+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[Jebcg Short | Hept
A Short Film by Jorge Enrique Baldeon

In a post-apocalyptic world, a famished man encounters an abandoned house containing a bountiful feast. Despite mounting suspicion and unease, he continues to consume the enigmatic food. His fears are confirmed when he hears a noise and investigates, leading to a fateful encounter in the depths of the house.

Creature Modeler | Huascar Torales Acosta
https://www.artstation.com/htorales

Blender 3D | Modeling | Animation | Rendering
DaVinci Resolve | Edit | Color | FX
Epidemic Sound | Effects | Music
Mixamo | Deepmotion | Motion Capture
OpenAI | ChatGPT Script | Adobe Firefly Concepts
App.LOGO | Brand Design

CGTrader | Free Assets
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Artstation | Free Assets
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https://www.artstation.com/nasimi/
https://www.artstation.com/phi-studio/

©2025 Jorge Enrique Baldeon Triana. All rights reserved.

https://www.jebcg.com/]]></video:description>
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			<video:title><![CDATA[Two Ships | Official Trailer]]></video:title>
			<video:publication_date>2024-09-27T15:25:40+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[For Your Consideration — Best Animated Short Film

While working opposite schedules, a couple attempts to maintain their connection through fleeting encounters.

DIRECTED BY: McKinley Benson
PRODUCED BY: Bruno Caetano, Mackenzie Benson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jodi Benson, Robert Green, Jordan Green

www.twoshipsmovie.com
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			<video:publication_date>2025-12-06T10:27:14+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[10', traditional animation, France, 2022
_
Complexed by his wife's body, a man sneakily administers a mysterious serum supposed to make her lose weight quickly. But following a prank by his wife, it is he who swallows the beverage and starts to shrink visibly.
_
a film by Aude David &amp; Mikaël Gaudin
produced by Jérôme Blesson (La Belle Affaire Productions)
sales by Premium Films
supported by CNC, French regions Sud, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente / Pôle Magelis]]></video:description>
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			<video:publication_date>2020-12-01T08:03:14+00:00</video:publication_date>
			<video:description><![CDATA[MAKE IT SOUL (2018): Chicago, winter 1965. The Regal Theater hosts James Brown and Solomon Burke, two monuments of Soul music. Backstage]]></video:description>
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