World Premiere
Documentary, 20 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Prod: Loren Jalyn Kett
Prod: Julie Gursha

In the isolated town of Birdlings Flat, Patrick has found where he wants to see out the rest of his days.

Drama, 17 mins, New Zealand

Dir: Vea Mafile'o
Writ: Luciane Buchanan
Prod: Alex Lovell, Eldon Booth

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage must find a way to communicate or risk her patient’s life.

Comedy, 5 mins, Australia

Dir/Writ/Prod: Nick Russell
Writ: Nick Musgrove

Comedy, 13 mins, Norway

Dir: Ibrahim Mursal
Writ: Tani Dibasey
Prod: Geir Bergersen

Drama, 20 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Tom Furniss
Prod: Luke Sharpe

A presumptuous teenage boy signs up for a local demolition derby with a car named Rochelle – the car his best friend killed himself in.

Drama, 16 mins, United Kingdom

Dir/Writ/Prod: Tom Stuart
Prod: Kay Loxley, Max Marlow, Elettra Pizzi

Drama, 18 mins, Ireland

Dir: TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Writ: Michael Whelan
Prod: Colmán Mac Cionnaith

Fantasy, 9 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Prod: Alyx Duncan
Writ/Prod: Michele Powles
Prod: Lani-rain Feltham

Fear takes full shape when a loving grandmother is charged with the care of her young grandchild.

Science Fiction, 9 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ/Prod: Mark Prebble
Writ/Prod: Marion Prebble
Prod: Rina Patel

A glitchy AI love companion from the 'semi-mature' range and her lonely final customer confront mortality, second chances, and life on the scrap heap.

Science Fiction, 9 mins, Germany

Dir/Writ: Hans Jakob Harms
Writ: Jonas Bock
Prod: Ivetta Urozhaeva

A twenty-centimeter tall robot has to compete against its competitor, a cat, and save a young girl from the attack of a monstrous machine.

Music Video, 5 mins, New Zealand

Dir: Ryan Ferris, James Allen, Caleb MacDonald
Writ/Prod: Beacon Bloom
Prod: Kita Films

After answering an advert to trial a new brain interface device, a down-on-his-luck student gets more than he bargained for in this vibrant music video.

Animation, 5 mins, France

Dir: Estelle Bonnardel, Florian Maurice, Quentin Devred, Baptiste Duchamps, Maxime Foltzer, Astrid Novais

The world is about to end, and a man stuck in a fish costume attempts to cross the chaos of the city to reach a mysterious tower.

World Premiere

Science Fiction, 20 mins, New Zealand

Dir/Writ: Ian Sweeney
Prod: Arthur Machado

Animation, 12 mins, France

Dir/Writ: Lintang Ratuwulandari
Prod: Sarah Derny, Frédéric Dubreuil

Anne's only escape from her gloomy life is painting. Unfortunately, in the hierarchical society in which she lives, painting and access to color are virtually impossible.

Drama, 15 mins, Belgium

Dir/Writ/Prod: David Vermander
Prod: Niki Michiels

Comedy, 10 mins, Australia

Dir: Andrew Seaton
Writ: Adam Dunn, Aaron Glenane
Prod: Nick Mutton

Two astronauts are about to take off on a vital mission to Mars when Major Tom Collins realises his co-pilot is nowhere near as qualified as he should be.

Drama, 18 mins, United Kingdom

Dir: Mika Simmons
Writ: Mark Oxtoby
Prod: Georgina French

Mrs Foster (Joanna Lumley), anxious about starting chemotherapy, reluctantly befriends young Maisy, who unexpectedly brings her hope amid their shared treatment.