BEST FEST - Annecy 2021

The winners of the 2021 Annecy Festival Short Film category. Annecy is one of the most important and leading animation festivals in the world.

Collection capsule   

France 2021

Dir.: Matis Chéné, Yuha Cho, Lou Dhelens, Angèle Legras, Delaly Guy Corneille Tchocodo, Niels Turelier.

Graduation animated shorts.

Boxballet

Russia 2020

Dir.: DYAKOV Anton 

One day, a delicate ballerina named Olya meets the rough, surly boxer Evgeny.

The contrast between their worlds and their philosophies is so sharp that even the possibility of these two characters crossing paths seems incredible.

Hold Me Tight

Belgium/France 2021

Dir.: ROBERT-TOURNEUR Mélanie

At the heart of a dark forest, two silhouettes meet, drawing each other together

and pushing each other apart in an explosive nuptial parade. "Hold Me Tight" is a bitter sweet romance.

Easter Eggs

Belgium/France 2021

Dir.: KEPPENS Nicolas

The Chinese restaurant is empty. The exotic birds' cage sits wide open. Two

friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them for a lot of money.

Affairs of the Art 

UK/Canada 2021

Dir.: QUINN Joanna

Beryl's back in "Affairs of the Art", which showcases one family's eccentric yet

endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.

Butterfly Jam 

France/Taiwan 2021

Dir.: HUANG Shih-Yen

A young girl describes her father and his relationship with all his pets that he

never really knew how to look after.

Peel 

Switzerland 2020

Dir.: PATTHEY Samuel, MONNEY Silvain

In a hidden place, the daily routine of a retirement home unfolds as time seems

to stand still. The pencil-drawn residents come to life on paper.

Le parc

France 2021

Dir.: Adrien Dang, Clémence Collignon, Mathieu Giazzi, Céline Korno, Julien Motteau

When a park reopens, life resumes around an abandoned bench: workers sweep up dead leaves, lovers engrave their initials…