MAF 2025

MAF 2025 New Animated Voices Online (15)

Expired November 30, 2025 11:59 PM
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10 films in package
The 12 Inch Pianist
A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity.
Un tocco angelico
A silent, sandy impression of a secret affair between two Catholic priests. Their affection blooms between one bed of strawberries and another, in a garden next to an Italian rectory.
Warp and Weft
An animated documentary short about traditional textile crafts. A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them.
Yet Only Here I Am Home
How do second-generation Dutch people with a migration background see their native country? This hybrid documentary, filled with anecdotes and conversations, takes stock of the doubt around feeling at home in the Netherlands.
Two Point Five Stars
Robin sits at the reception desk of a hostel, as she does every day. She plays online chess to the monotonous melody of the lobby music. However, the pleasure of playing chess doesn't last long as various guests gather in the lobby and cause increasingly bizarre situations — until even Robin can't ignore the absurdity.
Arachnophobia
Meta and Damjan are having their morning coffee. As he pours sugar into her coffee, an unwanted visitor falls into her drink.
Rise Age
Fluorescent critters groove through a coastal world, led by a superior chorus. A rhythmic poem of cute creatures, peer pressure and the urge to move to higher ground in time.
Trash
In a dark alley, a scrawny rat has no choice but to fight with a pigeon for a small slice of pizza. Without a second thought they throw themselves into a steep chase from the top to the bottom of the street.
The Eating of an Orange
A surreal and sensuous animated short film about convention, transformation and fluidity.
The Undying Pain of Existence
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class — until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.
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MAF proudly presents a chorus of new voices entering the world of animation, our online showcase of student excellence screens short films that convey raw and powerful talent debuting here at the festival that have been crafted in the academic environment.


This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content:

Violence, Death and dying, Racism

Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://bit.ly/3VUsEF4

A silent, sandy impression of a secret affair between two Catholic priests. Their affection blooms between one bed of strawberries and another, in a garden next to an Italian rectory.

The animation in this film is done entirely in sand. The backgrounds are painted with black tea and ink.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    2:55
  • Language
    English, Italian, Polish
  • Country
    Poland
  • Premiere
    UK Premiere
  • Director
    Nicole Golek
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