International
Animation
Festival

JULY 4 - 6, 2024 | A Coruña - Spain

JURY

Verónica
Verónica Buide
MIA
James
James A. Castillo
Director
Ramiro
Ramiro AMK Fernández
AMK Director
Abraham
Abraham López
Director
International Animation Festival finalists projection
Thursday July 4th - 6:30pm
IMPORTANT: In order not to interrupt the screening of the finalist short films of the International Animation Festival, access to the auditorium will not be allowed once the screening has started.

FINALISTS Best Animation Short Film

  AU 8ÈME JOUR
Direction: Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois
Production: Carlos De Carvalho (Pôle 3D)
Country: France

It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.

  #DOUDOUCHALLENGE
Direction: Julie Majcher, Alexandra Delaunay-Fernandez, Sixtine Emerat, Marine Benabdallah-Crolais, Scott Pardailhé-Galabrun, Noémie Segalowicz
Production: Philippe Meis (Supinfocom Rubika)
Country: France

On the road to her family vacation, Olivia, a 10-year old girl hooked on her phone and social media, is abandoned by her parents in a highway service area. Alone with her plushie, he tries to get her off her phone to play, but things take an unexpected turn!

  IN HALF
Direction: Jorge Morais
Production: Jorge Morais
Country: Spain

The journey of a man, told through a child’s imagination, who after falling prey to his fears, must wander a strange world, a universe full of magic, where he will be confronted with his own fears and conflicts from the past, and where he must find solutions for the future to discover his self-identity.

  LIL' RUBY
Direction: Bartlomiej Kik
Production: Elise Canup, Hanna Drewek
Country: Poland

Based on Little Red Riding Hood, Lil' Ruby reimagines the classic tale with a modern twist. The animated short follows Ruby, a gifted young Black girl from Brooklyn, as she leaves her home and takes the train to her grandmother Nanda's house in Connecticut. When Ruby arrives for their annual "Girls Weekend," she discovers an unexpected visitor at Nanda's house -- a financial advisor named Coleman Howell. Ruby quickly senses something isn't right, puts the pieces together, and formulates a brilliant plan. In the end, the clever and courageous Li'l Ruby proves she's anything but little.

FINALISTS Best National Animation Short

  CAFUNÈ
Direction: Carlos Fernández de Vigo, Lorena Ares
Production: Carlos Fernández de Vigo, Sergy Moreno, Mintxo Díaz, Damián Perea

Alma, a lonely girl, relives her traumatic past when her doll falls into the pool, taking her back to the shipwreck, where she was the only survivor. Luna, her rescuer, helps her overcome her trauma and rebuild her life.

  IN HALF
Direction: Jorge Morais
Production: Jorge Morais

The journey of a man, told through a child’s imagination, who after falling prey to his fears, must wander a strange world, a universe full of magic, where he will be confronted with his own fears and conflicts from the past, and where he must find solutions for the future to discover his self-identity.

  WAN
Direction: Víctor Monigote
Production: Carlos Ayerbe

Sunset in the forest. After a wild chase, a fierce-looking hominid confronts an old man and his hyena-dog, with an unexpected result.

  YO VOY CONMIGO
Direction: Chelo Loureiro
Production: Ana Fernández, María Barro

Elisa likes Martín, but it seems Martín doesn't realize it. All the advice Elisa receives to make Martín notice her involves changing not only her appearance, but also who she really is. Will she be willing to give up being herself to achieve this? Will it be worth it?