Oscar Shorts 2025

Best Animated Short Film

Oscar weekend

To get you in the mood for our loooong Oscar night on 2 March, we are showing the 5 nominated short films in the BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM category, true to the motto ‘feature-length films are boring’.

THE FILMS:

BEAUTIFUL MEN
A film by Nicolas Keppens & Brecht Van Elslande
FRA/ BEL 2024, 18 min, OVD

Three bald brothers travel to Istanbul to undergo a hair transplant. They sit together in a hotel far away from home and their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS
A film by Shirin Sohani & Hossein Molayemi
IRN 2024, 20 min, OVD

A captain who suffers from PTSD and struggles with a hard life. He wants to be a caring father... One day, something unexpected happens. It can either be a new problem or a blessing.

MAGIC CANDIES
A film by Daisuke Nishio & Takashi Washio
JPN 2023, 21 min, OVD

The other children never ask Dong-Dong to play with them, but he is fine playing marbles on his own. Until one day he buys a bag of colourful sweets and begins to discover new voices and perspectives.

WANDER TO WONDER
A film by Nina Gantz & Stienette Bosklopper
HOL/BEL/FRA/ENG 2023, 13 min, OVD

Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton play the main roles in a children's TV series from the 1980s called Wander to Wonder. After the show's creator dies, they are left alone in the studio.

IGITT! / BEURK! / YUCK! /
A film by Loïc Espuche & Juliette Marquet
FRA 2024, 13 min, OVD

Yuck! Couples kissing each other on the mouth is disgusting. And the worst thing is that you can't miss them: When people want to kiss, their lips get all pink and shiny.