FINALISTS
2021
Best in Show Finalist
“TOM”
Felippe Steffens
An astronaut spends his days at the International Space Station waiting for a return.
“PARKED”
Yoon Hei Cho
Experimental animation about an inconvenient attack at a parking lot.
“MILA”
Cinzia Angelini
A town stricken by war, Mila manages to profoundly impact others, including a caring stranger who saves her.
2021
Best Short Finalist
“ROBERTO”
Carmen Córdoba González
With his art and an old clothesline as the only ways of communication, Roberto has a plan to push his beloved for face her monsters at once.
“BEING A DOG”
Felix Swahn
Tim is longing for love.
“MUM IS POURING RAIN”
Hugo de Faucompret
During the Christmas holiday, Jane befriends a gigantic hobo and inspires her mother the necessary strength to get back on her feet.
“THERE YOU ARE”
Rui Huang
After the death of her mom several years ago, Su feels estranged from her father.
2021
Best Comedy Finalist
“MOTHBOY”
Lyanne Rodriguez
Gruf is a graffiti character that comes to life in An awkward young moth going through puberty must control his attraction towards lamps but finds it difficult when his life becomes a health class PSA.
“PSOTNIK IN THE GLASS TRAP”
Kamil Wójcik
Gruf is a graffiti character that comes to life in Psotnik works to escape from his wacky world. Film courtesy of O!PLA Animation Festival 2021, Poland.
“MONSTER DETECTIVE AGENCY”
An-Yu Cheng
Gruf is a graffiti character that comes to life in Detective Zack and Wolfy receive a commission to find a missing kitty and find that the case isn’t easy as they might think.
“IT WAS ONLY A ROCK THAT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE”
Matisse Gonzalez
Adam and Steve are two astronauts with an extremely boring and tedious mission., Their loneliness turns into hallucinations with no way back to reality.