James Cunningham is a New Zealand film director and animator. He has directed twelve award-winning short films. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
ShortsTV is a worldwide network dedicated to short films. ShortsTV has over 13,000 titles in its catalog and has been a presenter of the Oscar Nominated Short Film releases since 2006.
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Adastra Films is a film production and distribution company based in Cannes, France. It was founded in March 2008 by Sébastien Aubert and David Guiraud.
The Nostalgist is a 2014 science fiction short film, written and directed by Giacomo Cimini, based on the short story The Nostalgist by Daniel H. Wilson. It was produced by Giacomo Cimini, Tommaso Colognese and Pietro Greppi for Wonder Room Productions. It stars Lambert Wilson as the father and Samuel Joslin as the son. The short film was filmed in London and explores the themes of loss, nostalgia and robotics. It is noted for its performances and visual effects.
The Ostrich Politic is a 2018 French animated short film directed by HouHou during his studies at Gobelins, l'École de l'image French animation school.
Hors Piste is a 2018 CG animated short film directed by Oscar Malet, Léo Brunel, Camille Jalabert & Loris Cavalier during their studies at l'École des Nouvelles Images, French animation school. This short has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Aspen Shortsfest, the Flickerfest, The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and the New York International Children's Film Festival where it won the Oscar Qualifying prize for best animation.
Olla is a 2019 French short film written and directed by Ariane Labed, her directorial debut.
Bonobo is a 2018 Swiss short film directed by Swiss director Zoel Aeschbacher as a graduation film for his directing studies at the ECAL. The film premiered at 2018 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Best Short Film Spirit Award. In September 2019 the film received the Oscar Qualifying Gold Medal for "Best Narrative" (International) at the Student Academy Awards.
Nefta Football Club is a 2018 live action short film directed by French director Yves Piat. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival as well as Aspen Shortsfest, where it won the Oscar Qualifying Jury Award for Comedy.
Les Valseurs is a French film production & distribution company founded in 2013 by Damien Megherbi and Justin Pechberty.
Da Yie is a 2019 short film directed by Anthony Nti.
The Letter Room is a 2020 American short comedy-drama film directed by Elvira Lind. In November 2020, it premiered at HollyShorts Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Short Film at Tribeca Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
Elvira Lind is a Danish film director based in New York City.
Affairs of the Art is a 2021 British-Canadian traditional animation short film directed by Joanna Quinn and written by Les Mills. Quinn also co-stars as the voice of Beverly.
Three Songs for Benazir is an Academy Award nominated 2021 Afghan-American documentary short film by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei.
Steakhouse is a 2021 Slovenian animated short film directed by Špela Čadež. The short has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals, such as a Jury Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival and the Short Film Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival qualifying the short for the 95th Academy Awards and got nominated for an Annie Award in Best Short Subject category in 2022.
Zarrar Kahn, also sometimes credited as Hamza Bangash, is a Pakistani-Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film In Flames premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and was Pakistan's Official Oscar submission for the 2023 Academy Awards.
Omid Shams is an Iranian director, screenwriter, and producer who was born in Karaj, Iran. He is a graduate of cinema from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and the National Cinema School of Iran. His first featured film is called Conjugal Visit (2022) starting two well-known Iranian actors Parinaz Izadyar and Hootan Shakiba. Before Conjugal Visit (2022) Omid Shams wrote and directed three short films The Passer(2016), Birthday Night (2017), and Dilemma (2018). His Short films attended and won several awards in numerous international and national film festivals. Conjugal Visit (2022) premiered at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and it was welcomed by many audiences and received critical acclaim. Conjugal Visit (2022) is the best-selling social film in the history of Iranian cinema. Omid Shams was also a director advisor in several films such as Skin (2020) which is a feature film directed by Ark Brothers.
Love, Dad is a Czech/Slovak animated short documentary film, directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen and released in 2021. The film centres on her relationship with her father, which was loving in her childhood but became strained and distant as she grew into adulthood.
