ANIMAC ANNOUNCES THE SELECTION OF FILMS FOR THE OFFICIAL SECTIONS: SHORTS, FUTURE TALENT, SMALL ANIMAC AND ANIMAC TALENT.CAT
january 24th 2025
The Official Short Films Section includes the films Hurikán, by Jan Saska, selected by the Sundance Film Festival, Percebes, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, winner of the Cristal de Annecy award, and the multi-award-winning Beautiful Men, by Nicolas Keppens.
The Spanish premieres of the short films Pececillo, by directors Andy Martin and Alex Bain, and Humans Build The Biggest Nests, by animator Isaac King, will be part of the Little Animac.
The entire Animac programme will be announced at a press conference in Lleida and can be consulted at the official website
In this link, you can check the complete short films of the Official section Animac 2025
Animac, the International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, organised by the Lleida City Council from 20 to 23 February 2025, today announces the list of films that have been selected to take part in the different official sections of the event: Official Short Film Section, Future Talent, Little Animac and Talent.cat. Among the works, two award-winning short films are Percebes (Portugal and France, 2024), directed by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, which narrates the journey of a barnacle from the sea to the plate, reflecting on tourism and overcrowding, and which has received the Annecy Crystal Award 2024; and the international multi-award-winning Beautiful Men (Belgium, France and the Netherlands, 2023), by Nicolas Keppens, which delves, with humour and impeccable stop motion animation, into the story of three bald brothers who travel to Istanbul to undergo a hair transplant. Hurikán (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2024), by Jan Saska, starring a man with a pig’s head, which has been selected by the Sundance Film Festival in the animated short film section, will also be screened.
Three of the short films selected for the 2025 edition of Animac – Beurk! (Yuck!), by Loïc Espuche (France, 2024), Wander to Wonder, by Nina Gantz (Netherlands, France, Belgium and United Kingdom, 2023), and Beautiful Men itself- have been nominated for the Oscar Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film. In addition, the Oscars will also be present in the feature film selection, with two titles nominated for Academy Awards: Flow, by Gints Zibalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium, 2024), and Memoirs of a Snail, by Adam Elliot (Australia, 2024).
The Official Short Film Section, which features the best and most recent animated short films from around the world, has 40 films from different countries, distributed in five sessions. In addition to the shorts mentioned above, there will also be screenings of: Volcelest (France, 2024), by Éric Briche, about the adventure of a little weasel; Goodbye (United Kingdom, 2024), by José Prats, about the emancipation of a son and the sadness felt by the father; [S] (United Kingdom and Bulgaria, 2024), by Mario Radev; Maleza -Wildflower– (Spain, Portugal and Brazil, 2024), by Carina Pierro, a poetic essay on control, the unwanted, life and its contradictions, and とても短い -Extremely Short-, by director Koji Yamamura, the great indie auteur of Japanese animation, among many others.
Within Future Talent, the section dedicated to short films received from animation schools around the world, 33 short films selected from up to 14 different nationalities will be included in three sessions. This section is an excellent showcase for new creators, who have just graduated and have the opportunity to see their short films screened on the big screen.
Among the proposals of the Little Animac, you can see Pececillo -Tiddler- (United Kingdom, 2024) in premiere in Spain, by directors Andy Martin and Alex Bain, a story of a little fish with a big imagination; Animanimusical (Germany, 2024), by director Julia Ocker, a short film that belongs to the series ‘Animanimals’; Los Carpinchos -Capybaras- (France, Chile, Uruguay, 2024), by the renowned Uruguayan director Alfredo Soderguit, a beautiful portrait of wild and farm animals; AB OVO (Ukraine, 2023), by Oleksandr Viken, which narrates the life of a turtle who wants to learn to fly, and Humans Build The Biggest Nests (Canada, 2024), by animator Isaac King, also premiering in Spain.
The Official Short Film Section, Future Talent and Little Animac are all eligible for the Animac Audience Awards.
On the other hand, the Talent.cat section has a high level of participation from schools and centres in the Catalan Countries, which have presented a dozen short films that stand out for their diversity of styles and techniques. A jury made up of professionals from the world of animation will choose the best short film in this section. It will be formed by the producer Laura Aguado, the CEO and executive director of VIEW Conference Maria Elena Gutiérrez and the cultural journalist Xavi Serra.
The selection of short films will be screened during the 29th edition of the Festival, dedicated to the relationship between humans and animals. This format is the soul of Animac, because it allows the authors’ vision and personal stamp to be expressed, as well as maximum experimentation in the search for new languages, aesthetics and techniques.
Animac 2025 programme
This year’s Animac will explore the theme ‘We Animals’ with a selection of films and activities that reflect on the relationship between humans and animals. Among the highlights, there will be screenings of short and feature-length films of recent creation, conferences and workshops. In addition, the Pro area of the Festival will offer activities such as the Incubator, Animacrea and Animac Campus, aimed at fostering emerging talent and promoting collaboration between professionals in the sector. The full programme will be announced at a press conference in Lleida and will be available on the official Animac website.
Animac, the International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, is a platform dedicated to auteur animation that celebrates the creativity, innovation and talent of artists from all over the world. With a track record of over 25 years, Animac offers a curated selection of films, workshops, conferences and activities for animation professionals and enthusiasts.
