Animation Mixtape 2 (15)

Thursday 13 Nov 2025 - 19:15
HOME - Cinema 2
Runtime: 75 mins (approx.)

The best animated short films from around the globe playing in competition at MAF. Whether you’re an animation aficionado or this is your first experience beyond the mainstream, let MAF welcome you to the world of animation with our selection of international short films playing in competition.

The winner of the festival’s Short Film Award will be eligible for consideration in the Short Films competition of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. We are thrilled to to be the only animation-dedicated festival in the UK to hold this honour, and can't wait for you to enjoy these potential Oscar nominations.

This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content: Racism, Violence, Death and Dying.

Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://bit.ly/3VUsEF4

Films in this programme

Sulaimani

Dir. Vinnie Ann Bose // France

One evening, Alia and Neena, two young Indian women, each come to dinner at Sulaimani, an Indian restaurant in Paris. The meal brings back sometimes buried emotions for them and “releases” certain memories which little by little reveal to us why they left their country.

Brown Morning

Dir. Carlo Vogele // France, Luxembourg

A world of colour is gradually invaded by bland, brown animals. From small compromises to major cowardice, the brown animals gradually invade homes and take control. An authoritarian power with absurd laws is established. To avoid trouble, Charly complies with the rules of this colourless world and discovers the horrors of fascism at his own expense.

The Night Boots

Dir. Pierre-Luc Granjon // France

A child leaves home in the middle of the night and enters the undergrowth. There, a strange beast, curious and solitary, will lead him into the heart of the forest. Screening in French language (with English subtitles) in the Animation Mixtape programme, or in English language in the Short Films for Children programme.