MAF 2025 New Animated Voices Online (15)
Available: Friday 14 Nov - Sunday 30 Nov 2025
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MAF proudly presents a chorus of new voices entering the world of animation, our online showcase of student excellence screens short films that convey raw and powerful talent debuting here at the festival that have been crafted in the academic environment.
This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content:
Violence, Death and dying, Racism
Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://bit.ly/3VUsEF4
Films in this programme
The 12 Inch Pianist
Dir. Lucas Ansel // United States
A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity.
Un tocco angelico
Dir. Nicole Golek // Poland
A silent, sandy impression of a secret affair between two Catholic priests. Their affection blooms between one bed of strawberries and another, in a garden next to an Italian rectory.
Warp and Weft
Dir. Isolda Milenkovic // United Kingdom
An animated documentary short about traditional textile crafts. A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them.
Yet Only Here I Am Home
Dir. Michael Hauwert // Netherlands
How do second-generation Dutch people with a migration background see their native country? This hybrid documentary, filled with anecdotes and conversations, takes stock of the doubt around feeling at home in the Netherlands.
Two Point Five Stars
Dir. Sina Lerf, Dario Boger, Dario Marti // Switzerland
Robin sits at the reception desk of a hostel, as she does every day. She plays online chess to the monotonous melody of the lobby music. However, the pleasure of playing chess doesn't last long as various guests gather in the lobby and cause increasingly bizarre situations — until even Robin can't ignore the absurdity.
Arachnophobia
Dir. Melita Sandrin // Slovenia
Meta and Damjan are having their morning coffee. As he pours sugar into her coffee, an unwanted visitor falls into her drink.
Rise Age
Dir. Tatjana Theuer // Germany
Fluorescent critters groove through a coastal world, led by a superior chorus. A rhythmic poem of cute creatures, peer pressure and the urge to move to higher ground in time.
Trash
Dir. Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte , Mattéo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis le Ral, Margaux Lutz, Fanny Vecchie // France
In a dark alley, a scrawny rat has no choice but to fight with a pigeon for a small slice of pizza. Without a second thought they throw themselves into a steep chase from the top to the bottom of the street.
The Eating of an Orange
Dir. May Kindred-Boothby // United Kingdom
A surreal and sensuous animated short film about convention, transformation and fluidity.
The Undying Pain of Existence
Dir. Oscar Jacobson // Germany
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class — until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.
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