Short film festival presents: Animation

A surprising journey of discovery along the most remarkable animation shorts of the moment, carefully curated by Kortfilmfestival Leuven. From playful absurdity to visual inventiveness and pure emotion - an absolute showcase that the medium of short film and animation go hand in hand. Commentaar Ovary-Acting • Ida Melum • Norway, Sweden, Verenigd Koninkrijk • 2025 • 12 min. At her pregnant sister's baby shower, 34-year-old Eva is constantly asked when she wants to start having children. Due to the stress, she gets a stomach ache and to her surprise, she gives birth to Ovy, her reproductive organs. Ook Ovy wants to convince her that it is high time for a baby. The Joy of Being • Emma Bruun Ruus • Denmark • 2025 • 10 min. Balder is 1 year old and is discovering the world. With his curious, carefree gaze, everyday moments become a poetic journey of discovery, in which every sound, every shadow and every touch is full of wonder. And every now and then, the world is suddenly too big, too close and too overwhelming. Autokar • Sylwia Szkiłądź • France, Belgium • 2025 • 17 min. In the 90s, a little girl leaves Poland for Belgium alone. Because she finds the trip very exciting, she writes a letter to her father to kill time. But then she accidentally drops her pencil and loses it on the bus. Photograph of an Insane Woman to Show the Condition of Her Hair • Arwen Aznag • Belgium • 2025 • 7 min. A young woman with unruly hair walks down the street. She is carrying a bouquet of flowers. Where did she get those flowers? Are they a gift, an apology or a sign of unwanted attention? Men call out to her. Her head starts to itch and swell. SKRFF • Corrie Francis Parks, Daniel Nuderscher • Austria • 2024 • 7 min. A forty-year-old graffiti wall becomes an archaeological site and a sgraffito sculpture when old layers of paint are revealed and explosions of color and form emerge. A street art metaphor in an attempt to understand the past and the present. Amarelo Banana • Alexandre Sousa • Portugal • 2025 • 13 min. After the umpteenth sleepless night, a socially frustrated man stumbles upon a creepy community living in his apartment building. To break the boredom, he decides to pay them a visit, which quickly turns into a bizarre experience that makes him doubt whether what is happening is real. Klonter • Levi Stoops • Belgium • 2025 • 14 min. Frankie thinks he is about to die without anyone to say goodbye to. On his way to the stars, he turns into a planet on which an explosion of life takes place, life that in some cases looks very much like him. Circle • Young Yumi • South Korea • 2024 • 7 min. A girl finds a stick and uses it to draw a circle on the ground. One by one, passersby are attracted to the circle, step inside and stay within the boundaries. The circle quickly becomes full.