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Schedule 2025

Animaze Animation Film Festival 2025

October 1–3, 2025 • Montreal, Canada

Note: Films may not appear in the order listed.

Wednesday, October 1

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Time Program Block Films
2:00 PM Shorts: New Voices & Worlds
  • I am Duck – Nick Zweig – United States
  • Blu’s – Rajesh PK – India
  • Sky of Tides: Atla 一 “Welcome Party” – Jason Loftus, Masha Loftus – Canada
  • The Whistle – Greg Franklin – United States
  • Whose Woods Are These – Kate Nartker – United States
  • Fireflies – Charlie DiFranco – United States
  • Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions – Kyle Arneson – United States
  • MONDAYS. – Gopal Bidari, Ari Briskman – United States
3:00 PM Experimental Animation Block
  • City in Observation – Audrey Whiteford-Woods – France
  • Play – Sabrina Schmid – Australia
  • HASBIRUN Cinematic – Roman Nekhoda – United States
  • conscious | unconscious – Fiona Nellist – United States
  • The Shadow – Al Raif – Canada
  • Dynamics – Teo Baehler – Netherlands
  • DAS – Natia Nikolashvili – Georgia
  • O/S – Max Hattler – Germany
  • Electronic Insects – Keum-Taek Jung – United States
  • Jenga – Anjali Vishnu – India
  • NoNameBlade – Xiang-Pu Zhu – Taiwan
4:00 PM Shorts: Stories Under 30 Minutes
  • Escape: The True Story of Morris Schnitzer – Hector Herrera – Canada
  • Tiddler – Andy Martin, Alex Bain – United Kingdom
  • Meme, Myself and AI – Chris Boyle – United Kingdom
  • And Don’t Call Me Crazy – Dorota Skupniewicz – Poland
5:00 PM First Nations Voices
  • Poos – Celestine Twigg – Canada
  • The Gnawer of Rocks – Louise Flaherty – Canada
  • Isunngannguaq – Saima Romito-Kalluk – Canada
  • When We Say Evaluation, It Isn’t the Same Thing – Gladys Rowe, Brandon Mitchell – United States
7:30 PM Art Battle: Opening Celebration Art Battle will take place outside the venue: ESC, 2023 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2X 2T3

Thursday, October 2

The Dream of Death and Life
Opération Icarus
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Time Program Block Films
2:00 PM International Student Showcase
  • The Dream of Death and Life – XinYuan Zhang – Taiwan
  • Deserted – MinJie Yu, ZhuFeng Shi, ZhaoPeng Wang, ZiYu Xia – China
  • Learning Swordsmanship – MeiXiao Yang – China
  • What Are You Looking At? – Chen-Yi Liu – Belgium
  • A Different Frame of Mind – Annika Kim – United States
  • Allegiance – Alex Bajon, Lucie Coste, Charlie Coucoureux, Hindha Koné, Anne Le, Aurore Meyer, Mariette Pons, Éloïse Vacher – France
  • Dawn – Chang YuFang, Dejoux Matthieu, Forestier Maxime, Jonckheere Lucas, Mercier Noah, Pradeilles Marie, Royer Apolline, Stora Lorys – France
  • Quack! – Jeanne Audounet, Léa Burkart, Louis Herrero, Elio Humbert, Ariane Moulard, Marie-Lou Peyre, Maëlys Sabuco, Julien Vannet – France
  • RushMore – Oriane Azzhiri, Sarah Balanger, Alex Bruneau, Eva-Luna Delmas, Emeline Guidé, Clara Maynard, Tom Perrony, Elie Plisson – France
  • Trash – Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, Mattéo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz, Fanny Vecchie – France
  • January 2211 – Nader Soliman – Egypt
  • ÜMIT – Amina Ömirjan – United States
  • SNUBBED – Jesse Braak, Kian Sherritt – United States
  • Out of Order – Matthew Buttafuoco, Nina Mallery – Germany / Italy / Mexico
  • Forever – Jiaxing Yang, Xiaoxi Zhang – United States
  • Hanging On – Joëlle Bellefeuille, Sébastien Lamontagne, Nathaniel Campagna, Xavier Rajotte, Jisub Kim, Mattew Krieger and Nour Lina El Hassani – NAD-UQAC
  • Family Dinner – Huayi Yu – United States
  • Egg Mummy – YongJing Guo – Canada
  • Hand – Jing Wang – Japan
  • Sublunar – Alessia Paino – Australia
  • What if you slept.. – Alkisti Papa – Greece
  • Survivor of Rhesus Monkey Experiment – Ziqi Yang – United Kingdom
  • Alone – Alex Weight – Australia
  • The Shout of the Lesser Khingan Mountains – Yuqiao Li – United Kingdom
  • Shapes of Love – Jiamu Tao – United States
  • Around – Yuki Li – United States
4:00 PM Canadian Student Showcase
  • Operation Icarus – Louis-Philippe Gravel, Héloïse Rolland, Xavier Allard, Karine Bazerghi, Rudy Breton, Samuel Palma-Lemieux – NAD-UQAC
  • Sing to the Wind – Yaffa Aboudib Husseini – Algonquin College (Canada) / Munster Technological University (Ireland)
  • Hanging On – Joëlle Bellefeuille, Sébastien Lamontagne, Nathaniel Campagna, Xavier Rajotte, Jisub Kim, Mattew Krieger and Nour Lina El Hassani – NAD-UQAC
  • The Saga of Eomer – Thomas Bellerose – Pivaut Montréal
  • Ascend – Louis-David Prémont – École Pivaut, Montréal
  • Mosquito Attack – Camille Renaud – École Pivaut, Montréal
  • Bear and Clyde – Bear Trap Studios – Sheridan College
  • He Lives – Shahd Guizani, Chloe Lefrere – Rubika Montréal
  • Taken by the Storm – Alicia Robinson – Concordia University
  • Sprout – Taylor Alyssa Hillock – Sheridan College
  • Ma Mao – Thanh Ngo – Algonquin College
Pitch Forum
  • Zerk – Theo Jack-Monroe – United States
  • Let’s Draw a World – Bowen Tan – United Kingdom
5:00 PM Horror After Dark
  • The Lost Echo – Andrew Cyr-Marcoux – Canada
  • Next Show in 90 Minutes – John T. Hill – United States
  • Nono – Aerin Wu – United States
  • Do Not Feed the Pigeons – Zahm Waters – United States
  • Eldritch Karaoke – Joe Loftus – Ireland

Friday, October 3

The Best is Yet to Come
Pipa's Ayahuasca Trip
A Dream My Sister Had

Time Program Block Films
12:00 PM Shorts: Journeys & Transformations
  • The God Man – Andrew Foerster – Canada
  • Atlantis Rocks – Coty Galloway – United States
  • Poncho And Lefty in Chrome Don’t Get Ya Home – Matt Jacobs – United States
  • Voicemails From My Dad – Gabby Cherney – United States
  • The Tortoise and the Hare – KCTOO – Italy
  • Pipa’s Ayahuasca Trip – Mauricio Rivera Ramirez – Colombia
13:15 PM Shorts: Bridges & Boundaries
  • The Package – Lucie Émard – Canada
  • BRIDGE – My Little Friends – Kazuyuki Ishihara – Japan
  • Gizaki – Xanti Rodriguez – Spain
  • Brim Broome Boulevard – PJ Magerko-Liquorice – United States
  • Monument Valley III: The Lighthouse – Daniel Chester, David Prosser, Margaux Scanatovits – United Kingdom
  • Impossible Journey – YUCA – Brazil / United States
  • Not in the Mood – Cameron Tyler – Australia
  • The Crawfish Dance – David Donar – Canada / United States
2:30 PM Shorts: Memory & Myth
  • Christopher & the Bug – Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef – Canada
  • See You Tomorrow – Keiya Ando – Japan
  • Distance To The Moon – Victoria Watson, Sacha Kyle – United Kingdom
  • One World Flag – Eugene Serebrennikov, Vicente Garcia Morillo – United States
  • The Flock of Forgotten Faces – A.B. Osborne, Emily McBrayer Hogue – United States
  • Exit The Red Room | A David Lynch Tribute – Corey Nikolaus – Canada
  • The Feast (For My Beloved Son) – Sara Gonzalez Lopez – Canada
  • The Boat – Veronica Lachenal – France
3:45 PM Shorts: Fragments & Reflections
  • Ball Lightning – Catriona Trina Baker – United States
  • To Break A Circle – Kalia Firester – United Kingdom
  • Muscle Man in: Metal Mayhem – Nicolas Gemoets – Belgium
  • MIND DISTRESS – Almir Nago – France
  • Echo Echo – Suzanne Slatcher – United States
  • Monsieur Figaro – Sarah Benhammou-Lionnard – France
  • A Parable – Jeremiah Dickey – United States
  • Les Elles – Florence Millette – Canada
5:00 PM Shorts: Shadows & Echoes
  • Memories of an Extincting Kind – Elza Grimm – Austria
  • Gale – Sean Kim – Canada
  • Double Exposure – Xindi Zhang – United States
  • Deadringer – Tommy Adzema – United States
  • Frankenstein So White – Cal Post – Canada
  • The Boulder Theory – Quinn Tisdale – United States
  • Down The Rabbit Hole or Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors – Nadia Mytnik-Frantova – Canada
6:00 PM Music Video Showcase
  • Fox Crossing the Road – Ziqi Yang – China
  • Tulipomania: Then and Only Then – Cheryl Gelover, Tom Murray – United States
  • Seal Lullaby – Xin Li – China / United States
  • Nobody Move – Andy Baker Studio, Ferry Gouw – United States
  • Mercenaries of Love – Pedro Capello – Brazil
  • Staircase Stomp by The Clamor – Aaron Louis – United States
  • Loading Nouns Gets Down – Chris Ullens – United Kingdom
  • Leon Rosen: Wyld Canopies – Victoria Livingstone – United States
  • Chalisa – Swati Agarwal – India
  • White Birds Worship the Phoenix (Dome Version) – Leow – China
  • Les Savy Fav: Guzzle Blood – Christy Karacas, Luca Depardon – United States
  • Owase Bushi – Soichi Terada – Japan
  • I Don’t Know What You Need From Me – Paul Jones – United Kingdom
  • The Best Is Yet to Come with Scarlett Johansson and Jeff Goldblum – Mark Watson – United Kingdom
  • What Are We Fighting For? – Tony Byrne – Artist: Special Tee & Sol Brothers – United Kingdom
6:15 PM AI Showcase
  • Stuck at the Spaceport – John Semerad – United States
  • A Dream My Sister Had – Fabio Thieme – Italy
6:30 PM Keynote + Awards Ceremony & Cocktail  
Time Program Block Films
All Day VR Showcase
  • Coded Black: Game for PC – Director Maisha Wester – United Kingdom
  • Back To The Past – Director Dario Melo Maciel – Brazil
  • Paradise of Colors – Director Jialiang Liu – Japan
  • InYaGo – Director Demetrius L Dukes – United States
  • Microverse – Director Pat Clark – United States
  • Wired: Gosiwon – Director Sojung Bahng – Canada
  • Shall We Stick Together – Director Imuiui – Korea, Republic of

MAIN VENUE FOR FESTIVAL:

LaSalle College
2000, Sainte-Catherine Street W, Montréal, QC, H3H 2T2

Part of LaSalle College TechWeek. (September 30th – October 5th)
From September 30th to October 5th, immerse yourself in a week of conferences, activities, and partnerships at the crossroads of technology and gaming. Don’t miss the collaboration with the Montreal Animaze Festival and the NASA Space Apps Challenge!

Opening with Art Battle October 1 at 7:30 PM

Art Battle will take place outside the venue:
ESC, 2023 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC H2X 2T3

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