Toronto Animation Film Festival 2023

College Shorts (Shorts 5)

Expired February 24, 2023 9:00 PM
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17 films in package
Sik Fan
Sik Fan is an animated short that surrounds Ying, a grumpy old father and his son Lee, an eager, kind hearted young man, who are grieving over their wife/mother, Mina
Under This Luminous Sky
In a Kingdom that is increasing control onto its citizens, two friends share a bittersweet goodbye.
Somethig Special
A painter who is ambitious to make a masterpiece gets into a slump because his eagerness becomes an obsession.
Little Doughty
Balloom
A clown struggles to accept the inevitable demise of his balloon animals but gains a new perspective on life thanks to those around him. Balloom is a heartfelt story about the importance of appreciating the present and coming to terms with the difficulties of loss.
The Boot
In a city ravaged by war and famine where there is nothing but wreckage and corpses, a bird struggles to find food for its hungry chickens. But nothing is easy as it seems to be!
Hellscape
Enyo is a brave and daring warrior determined to bring back her dead mentor from Hell. In her quest, Enyo meets Cerberus and becomes friend with him.
Pater et Filio
In prehistoric times, a Father and Son Cave-men have a confrontation on who's "is the best way to do things". Soon enough they will realize that each one knows things the other one does not. This is a story about generations and family bonds.
Platform Phantasm
Mileage
A story of a taxi that transfers the youth of the passengers to the driver.
Mikey's Cubby
Mikey learns about the internet.
Soarin'
A Tiger follows his dreams of becoming a pilot with past encouragement from his Mum- only she is not there anymore to see him fulfill his dreams.
Diya
An Indian Canadian girl lights a diya while visiting her family’s home town, but the flame runs away because the girl is too ashamed of its colour to let it shine. This film explores themes of belonging, cultural identity and guilt while showing off the richness and vibrance of an Indian festival.
Fish in the Bus
It’s a small northern town in the early 2000‘s.A little girl took the old bus with her father.However,she got separated from herfather on the bus by accident.The girl had to face different kinds of strangers and chaos on the bus which really terrified her.
Symblings
Laundromonster
Little Daisy is on her first visit to the laundromat to wash her teddy! Her fear of the big, loud machines holds her back, but with the help of her mother and an unexpected new friend, she’ll learn that everything filthy needs to get washed…
The Last Straw
Cyril the Scarecrow is terrified of birds. How will he manage to scare away Bertie the crow who just won't leave him alone?

Watch films from the next animation superstars. This block is filled with top class student films from around the world.


Some from local college animation powerhouses like Sheridan and Seneca, and some from China, UK and France.


Films Include:

Sik Fan | Jamie Lee | Seneca | Canada | Golden Ticket

Pater Et Felio | Pablo de Estrada | Sheridan | Canada | 4:16 | Golden Ticket

Platform Phantasm | Loyalist | Canada |  | Golden Ticket

Under This Luminous Sky | Emily Xu | Sheridan | Canada | 5:06

Balloom | Kayla Borecky | Sheridan | Canada |7:00

Mikey’s Cubby | Fawn Chan | Sheridan | Canada | 2:48

Soarin’ | Carla Lugo | Sheridan | Canada | 4:45

Mileage | Jennifer Wu, Kym Santiana, Ruyee Lu, Christopher Hsueh, Nicole Taylor-Topacio, Joy Zhou, Ruby Saysanasy, Miranda Li, Saul Benavides | Sheridan | Canada | 7:46

Something Special | Jisoo Kim | Sheridan | Canada | 2:47 

Diya | Aroona Khiani | Sheridan | Canada | 3:42

Laundo Monster | Mikayla Trainor | Seneca | Canada | 5:05

Little Doughty | Ying Meng, Wei Zhou, Jiangshan Wang | China | 8:40

The Last Straw | Cleo Parker | UK| 3:45

Fish from the Bus | Yulin Yue | China | 4:41

Slay it Son | Lucas Higgins | Seneca |  Canada | 3:47

Symblings | Dominik Girod |Germany | 3:53

Hellscape | Alixe Devaux, Camille Leroux, Félicia Poggi, Clémence Lacoume, Lara Brière, Valentine Wilke | France | 6:15

The Boot | Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib | Iran | 4:17

A Tiger follows his dreams of becoming a pilot with past encouragement from his Mum- only she is not there anymore to see him fulfill his dreams.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Carla Lugo
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