FRAMED Animatiefestival 2025
Framed: Student Short Film Competition
Cinema Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1, 9712KN Groningen GroningenMeet the future of animation at FRAMED!
At our International Student Shorts programme, you will experience the latest films made by the future generation of filmmakers. These students have pulled out all the stops to make their films, and are not bound by the conventions of animated films you mostly see these days. From 2D to 3D, from stop-motion to mixed-media; you get to see it all in this programme!
Programme:
Mother's Child|directed by: Naomi Noir|2024|The Netherlands|9'
Mary is struggling. Combining motherhood with full-time care for her disabled son, she is up to her ears in red tape and can barely keep her head above water.
Pomegranate|directed by Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins|2024|United Kingdom|2'
The film follows a mother coming to terms with her postnatal depression, using a pomegranate as a metaphor for her child and her feelings for it.
ESTIVE|directed by: Laurine Schaerer et al|2024|France|5'
On a small sunny hill, an old shepherd milks his giant birds, perched on long stilts. He collects a giant drop of milk in a
bucket in which a jewel is hidden.
(un)Floating World|directed by Ching Huei Weng|2024|United Kingdom|4'
The film shows a journey of exploring the vast collective world while standing out from others as an individual.
Bike Film|directed by: Haley Stemmons|2024|United States|5'
A group of children decide to take a shortcut on their way home from school.
What Are You Looking At?|directed by: Chen-Yi Liu|2024|België|6'
A moon bear trying to find its way in a human-dominated world out of its natural habitat.
Baggage|directed:Lucy Davidson|2024|Australia|5'
Three girlfriends check in their luggage at the airport, but one has a little more with her than the others.
La Eterna Búsqueda del Quién|directed by: Raquel Salome Velasquez|2024|Colombia|2'
‘La eterna búsqueda del quién’ explores identity and sadness through a fusion of techniques including digital animation, oil on glass and mixed media.
Someone special|directed by: Alice Gervat|2024 France|7'
Lisa is linked to Xuân through a dating app and she goes to meet her for the first time; however, she has lied about speaking Vietnamese.
Banjo Girl|directed by: Kater Becker|2024|Netherlands|5'
A cosy adventure about a girl who boards a train in search of a home.
Drag Fox|directed by Lisa Ott|2024|United Kingdom|8'
Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox.