Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Max Brief Synopsis: Based on real events during World War II, in a sealed room, a brutal psychological duel unfolds between Jean Moulin, the leader of the French Resistance, and Klaus Barbie, the Chief of the Gestapo. Runtime: 20 mins Completion Date: November 2025 Country of Origin: France Language: French Credits Director: Adrien Boublil Writer: Adrien Boublil Producer: Stephane Haddad Cinematographer: Jean-Michel Poulichot Editor: Ad

Project Type: Film Project Title: Haagua Brief Synopsis: A major disturbance more than 400 years ago interrupted nature’s law along the shores of the West Coast of California, Mexico, and beyond. A chain reaction ensued, forever changed our coastlines, seascapes, practices, and Indigenous life. However, a new wave is upon us. Allowing the space to not just survive, but to thrive, Indigenous life reflects nature’s law and rebounds. “Haagua” depicts the timeless connection betw

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: The Flow of Haiku Brief Synopsis:After spending many years together in Wuhan, a man and a woman are forced apart by diverging futures. Li Miao is set to emigrate to the United States tomorrow, while Fu Heng will remain in Wuhan and leave for Japan six months later. On the eve of their separation, Fu Heng avoids facing the day by using an ill-fitting sofa as an excuse to sell the one in their home. The emotions they cannot put into words

Project Type: Film (Short Film) Project Title: An der Leine  (English title:  On the Leash ) Brief Synopsis: An adult child returns to her mother’s home, feeling adrift. She begins to imitate the family dog in everyday gestures and behavior, as if taking refuge in its role. After the animal dies, the fragile balance between mother and daughter shifts. Their coexistence turns into a quiet struggle, as they adjust to a new power dynamic; the daughter now on her mother’s leash.

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: 1-800-THE-VOID Brief Synopsis: After receiving an unusual phone call, Joey finds herself trapped in a strange void, unsure if she is alive or dead. Confronted with the daunting prospect of her mortality, she must sift through past memories in a desperate search for her present reality... if it still exists. Runtime: 25 mins Completion Date: March 30 2025 Country of Origin: Canada Language: English Credits Director: Natalie Turcotte Writ

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Ocean of Dreams Brief Synopsis: A short film about dreams and nightmares and how they distort reality in fantastic ways, while sometimes giving us a new way to look at the events of our lives. Runtime: 3 minutes 35 seconds Completion Date: December 7, 2025 Country of Origin: United States Language: English Credits Director: Vernor Schneider Writer: Vernor Schneider Producer: Vernor Schneider, Bradley Smith Cinematographer: Vernor Schne

Project Type: Feature Documentary Project Title: PATH Brief Synopsis: PATH is a groundbreaking docuflm that intertwines eastern mythical storytelling with western narrative forms. It follows a nomadic contemporary artist on an extraordinary quest to present the first Kyrgyz pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale. Spanning the majestic Tian Shan Range to the ethereal lagoons of Venice, the film immerses viewers in the artist's inspiring journey filled with challenges, cultural e

Project Type: Experimental Short Project Title: Lotería Brief Synopsis: A family plays the game Mexican bingo game "Lotería" on Christmas Eve. After the dinner meal has been cleared, the lively group of siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews compete around the table to see who will win. Runtime: 01:51 Completion Date: Dec 7, 2024 Country of Origin: United States of America Language: Spanish CREDITS Director: Nathan Gibbs Cinematographer: Nathan Gibbs Editor: Nathan Gibbs

Project Type: SHORT FILM Project Title: BY SEX Brief Synopsis: Giacomo and Andrea are two narcissist and competitive alpha male… and best friends. One day, after a confrontation, Giacomo asks Andrea to have sex with his girlfriend, Lucrezia; but no one asks her thoughts about it. The harsh situation will turn unexpectedly… Runtime: 14 minutes Completion Date: 27th of June 2025 Country of Origin: ITALY Language: ITALIAN Credits Director: MATTIA CIRILLI Writer: MATTIA CIRILLI,

Project Type: Feature Film Project Title: SPADES Brief Synopsis: Scarred by war and burdened by guilt, Detective James Bishop hunts a masked vigilante but when his daughter vanishes, the hunt exposes a trafficking ring and a past that ties him to the killer. Runtime: 116minutes Completion Date: 12/2025 Country of Origin: USA Language: English Credits Director: Johnny Yong Bosch Writer: Johnny Yong Bosch Producer: Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason Narvy, Polo Yazaki Cinematographer: Po

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: R.E.W.I.N.D. To Her Brief Synopsis: After losing her partner, Claire is consumed by loneliness and regret. Desperate for a second chance, she turns to a dangeous experimental technology that momentarily rewinds time, hoping to relive—and perhaps change—a defining moment from their past. Using the device blurs the boundary between memory and reality. Her attempt pushes her to the edge, triggering a breakdown that might also serve as a br

Project Type: Short Film ​ ​ Project Title: My <3 Goes Out to you Brief Synopsis: This really happened. Runtime: 3 min 35 sec Completion Date: May 31, 2025 Country of Origin: United States of America Language: English Credits Director: Talos Prophet Writer: Alan T. Producer: Jenna Valerius Cinematographer: Roland Moat Editor: Ophelia Pumpernickel Key Cast: Eddie Lujares Jr. as Elon, Noah Talbot as Donny

Project type: Film Project title: THE SLUG AND THE SNAIL Brief synopsis: crushing encounter of two lame sexagenerians. Runtime: 57 minutes Completion date: may 2024 Country of origin: France Language: French Credits : Director: Anne Benhaïem Writer: Anne Benhaïem Producer: Anne Benhaïem Cinematographer: David Grinberg Editor: Lucie Jego - Anne Benhaïem Key cast: Serge Blazevic - Anne Benhaïem - Pascale Bodet - Bojena Horackova

Project Type: Fiction Drama Short Film Project Title: Perplexity Brief Synopsis: Cristina and Pablo are going through a marital crisis where each confrontation drives them further apart, even though they believe they are winning. She shines professionally, while he sinks into selfishness and solitude. On Christmas Eve, Cristina tries to save their relationship with a dinner, but Pablo doesn’t arrive on time. Desperate, she decides to leave, and although he fights to keep her,

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Nonno Brief Synopsis: This film brings together fragments of documents shot by the filmmaker about his grandfather, who was struck down by Alzheimer's disease. The film's first-person narrative experimentally articulates fragments of films shot in Italy and Brazil in 16 and Super 8, creating a parallel between a man who is losing his memory and the material that evokes a certain dreamed-of Italy, the one left by his ancestors, in the ge

Proyect type: short film Proyect titulé: Brief Mascarade Brief sinopsis: “Napo has lost the joy of living. Togo, his best friend, comes to rescue him and takes him to the theater. There, he discovers something that will transform him.” Run time: 22 minutes Completion date : march 2025 Country : Mexico Language : “Clown” ( sounds) CREDITS Director: Julio Bracho Writer: Sebastián M. Finck Producer: Julio Bracho Cinematographer: Carlos Hidalgo Editor: Freddy Noriega Cast : Maria

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn Brief Synopsis: Love blossoms between two elderly women at an old age home while the specter of patriarchy looms large overhead. Runtime: 14:44 Completion Date: 02/01/2025 Country of Origin: India Language: Bengali, Hindi Credits Director: Chandradeep Das Writer: Rahul Roye, Chandradeep Das Producer: Nikita Ivanenko, Tushar Tyagi, Rahul Roye Cinematographer: Manas Bhattacharya Editor: Aritra Dutta Banik Key

Project Type: Short Project Title: La Paura dei Numeri (The Fear of Numbers) Brief Synopsis: This film is inspired by a true story and an Italian legend. What was it like to be autistic in 1923 and what is it like today?The protagonist of the story is an eleven-year-old girl, affected by Autism Spectrum Syndrome. "We are not different, it's the others who are all the same". What does it mean to be autistic today? And what did it mean to be autistic a hundred years ago? Fear o

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: My Guardian Angel Brief Synopsis: After befriending a unique and stylish classmate, a bright and positive schoolgirl tries to unravel the mystery of her new friend’s bullied existence. Runtime: 25 mins Completion Date: March 24th, 2025 Country of Origin: USA Language: English Credits Director: Nya Chambless Writer: Nya Chambless Producer: Jerry Chambless Cinematographer: Natasha Thornton Editor: Nya & Jerry Chambless Key Cast: Kirina: D

Please tell us about the projects you worked on before making ‘QAHWA SADA’. How did you start, and how did you learn to make animation? Alex Amoresano: The writing of Qahwa Sada began almost by accident. Alessia and I had decided to try our hand at creating an animated short, and we spent several mornings over coffee trying to settle on a subject. Then the idea simply surfaced—while we were talking about our friends in Gaza and noticing a Palestinian flag hanging in the café.