Enter ARTE's short-film competition
Court-circuit,ARTE's short film magazine, is organizing ananimated short film competition for students at film schools and universities in French-speaking countries.
Two jury prizes and two Internet user prizes will be awarded from June 10, 2024. The first, the "ARTE Prize", will be awarded by a jury of professionals, with the prize including thepurchase and broadcast of the short film on ARTE, and the acquisition of the film's broadcasting rights by Cliclic for the entire Centre region .
24 films made by alumni or students are in competition. There are still a few days left to vote and support them !
Voting is open until June 10, 2024.
Discover the films in competition :
A film by Clarisse Dieraert (Bachelor Animator and Animated Film Director, class of 2025).
Hacerse a la mar ("take to the sea" in Spanish) is a short film combining live action and 2D animation. While a voice-over tackles the question of forgiveness in religion, an anonymous character seems to want to escape the sweater that constrains him.
"Go Fishboy"
"Go Fishboy"
"Funeral at Nine"
"Gloire amère 40000"
"Hotel Nuit Noire"
Directed by Vincent Albert, Neïl Dieu, Malo Doucet, May Taraud and Marie Toury (Animation Designer and Director, class of 2022).
What if it were possible to find each other in our dreams? One night, three characters meet by chance in a dream hotel. Together, they must find a way to break the loop of their torments and find themselves at the end of the dream.
"Vulvine Reine d'extase"
"Thaba Ye"
"Last Summer"
Directed by Nicola Bernardi, Alessandra De Stefano, Gabriela Lewandowska, Chloé Van Becelaere, Camille Van Delft and Elodie Xia (Animation Designer and Director, Class of 2022)
As the end of summer approaches, Ren's childhood friends prepare to leave for university. He struggles to write the lyrics to their last song.
"La Quête de l'humain"
"La Quête de l'humain"
"Ephemeral"
"The Alchemists"
Directed by Adrien Dang, Loan Estevez, Mathieu Giazzi, Angèle Legras and Julien Motteau (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023).
Thibaut, alchemist's apprentice, is finally starting his final internship. Charged with accompanying his master in his search for the Philosopher's Stone, he is quickly overwhelmed by the reality of the field and his completely unaware - albeit highly competent - master.
"Sunscreen"
Directed by Xinzhi Ma, Liu Yuan, Yufan Chen and Zixiao Yue (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023).
Trapped in a space station for an extended period following a space accident, Zora begins to hallucinate and confront her inner world.
"Riot Doll"
Directed by Daria Skripka, Poornima Subramaniam, Mrunal Khairnar, Lwazi Msipha and Hassan Yola (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023) .
In Moscow, a young delivery girl witnesses the hatred and fracture that pervade her society. Upset, she discovers a curious way of dealing with the warring factions. However, the reality she is trying to escape soon catches up with her...
"Pandemonium"
Directed by Louise Bailliet, Olivia Gombault, Candice Loret, Lilou Martin and Lucille Rizzo (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023)
Unable to recover from the murder of his sister, Logan decides to summon a demon to bring her back to life.
"Memory Rental Store"
Directed by Jiaxin Li, Kyungin Kim, Surya Kalyan, Shruti Lal and Jaeyeon Kim (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023)
An old turtle lady runs a souvenir rental store on her fishing boat. When a young hedgehog boy wanders into her store, it leads to a series of unexpected events that force Kobu to come to terms with her past.
"Kakomando"
Directed by Alexandra Bloch, Clémence Collignon, Louis Augustine Lubega, Bertil Toby Svanekiaer and Delaly Guy Corneille Tchocodo (Animated Film Designer and Director, Class of 2023)
Kakomando is the leader of a group of mischievous children roaming the streets of New Town, Kakemando to help them finish their cabin on top of the old mining hill.
"El ombligo de la luna"
Directed by Sara António, Julia Grupińska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad and Ezequiel Garibay (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023)
Chava, a Mexican mechanic, is about to have his precious car repossessed when he receives an unexpected visit from Nacho, his long-abandoned son.
Nacho, who is carrying his late mother's ashes, asks him to take them to the moon to fulfill his mother's last wish.
"Dance With The Seashells!"
A film by Théo Carme, Julie Fournier, Alessandra Rosmarino and Anaëlle Saba (Animated Film Designer and Director, Class of 2023).
When a small-town concert hall goes missing, young singer Erika teams up with Mehdi the shrimp mascot, employed to promote the concert, to find it!
"Childeric, les nerfs de la guerre"
A film by Lou Dhelens, Emma Guyot DLH, Céline Korno, Juliette A.Laurent, Louise Petit and Lucie Tantot (Animated Film Designer and Director, class of 2023)
1419, Kingdom of England. A film crew follows young chief Childeric on the eve of the assault on an English fortress.
"Draw me a balloon"
A film by Lili Boisrond (Graphic Motion Designer, class of 2023)
This animated short explores the magic of the circle, a form of hypnotic perfection that has inspired countless artists and fueled countless sporting passions.
"The drag name"
Directed by Thierno Toure and Youva Harir (Graphic Motion Designer class of 2024)
Noa, a non-binary elephant calf, is a victim of harassment. Her ears are a source of mockery, until she meets 3 mice who introduce her to drag.
"Un poil de trop"
Directed by Apollonia Hilverda and Elise Letort(Graphic Motion Designer class of 2024)
A child wanders and explores natural environments illustrating testimonies about the appearance of hair during puberty.
"Try Hard"
Directed by Audrey Chevrolle, Yuha Cho, Hugo Lemonnier, Brian Lim and Yuxi Zhou (Animation Designer and Director, class of 2023).
Alex dreams of entering E.V.E., the best animation school in the world. She trains with her best friend, Kimmy, to pass the entrance exam, which is reputed to be extremely difficult. Alex's desire to succeed soon turns into an obsession, tainting her friendship with Kimmy.
"The Name"
Directed by Alexander Aguilar (Animated Film Designer and Director, Class of 2023)
Torn and alienated by the name he has been given, a child strives to hide his double life, fearing that his coming-out will destroy his relationship with his mother.
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