Environmental, 9m, Indonesia

A father and son strive to protect their rainforest home in the Sungai Utik community of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Dir/Writ: Sil van der Woerd, Jorik Dozy, Kynan Tegar, Prod: Sara Kong

Music Video, 4m, New Zealand

The music video for Mau Moko by Alien Weaponry is a powerful visual statement about cultural identity and reclaiming indigenous pride.

Dir: Jermaine Leef

Documentary, 14m, Australia

Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far away from his family and traditional lands. To help his spirit return home, Peter travels to France to visit his grave, performing a traditional ceremony.

Dir/Prod: Dylan Nicholls, Prod: Sophia Carolyn Wallace

Animation, 6m, New Zealand

A lonely fisherman clings to the past in a polluted future, hoping to revive his once-thriving life by catching fish.

Dir: Kang (Andrew) Tian, Prod: Jingxuan Tong

Drama, 20m, Germany

A young Ukrainian fulfills his dream of working on board a container ship, but the war at home and the dangers on board turn his coming-of-age into a crucial test.

Dir: Maximilian Villwock, Prod: Cleo Campe

Drama, 15m, United Kingdom

Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.

Dir/Writ: Elham Ehsas, Writ: Sam Perry, Prod: Lorraine Bhattachary, Shakyra Dowling

Drama, 19m, New Zealand

In a desperate bid to prevent his older sister from leaving home, Cyrus attempts to recover her stolen dirt bike.

Dir/Writ: Arthur Elias Gay, Writ: Rali Chaouni, Prod: Laura Ganotis

Animation, 7m, France

A dog, abandoned on the Moon, desperately tries to escape. With unexpected help from another lonely soul, the dog will regain hope and learn to trust again.

Dir: Solène Marché, Lou Thoby, Tom Saurel, Evelyne Philippart, Marie Fantini, Amélie Soto

Family, 8m, United States

When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought.

Dir/Writ: Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland, Prod: Shabrayia B. Cleaver

Animation, 9m, Poland, France

In a delicate community built on bird droppings, a mysterious object sparks a revolution. Progress comes at a surprising cost.

Dir/Writ: Tomek Ducki, Prod: Ewelina Gordziejuk, Helene Mitjavile, Lukasz Hendzel

Comedy, 6m, France

While golfers play on the other side of the hedge, peaceful garden gnomes find themselves attacked by stray golf balls.

Dir: Théo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, Anissa Terrier

Fantasy, 8m, New Zealand

A boy who is caught in the chaos of home, runs into a forest where shadows creep. Just when fear begins to swallow him whole, he meets a towering creature that feels as if his childhood toy has come to life.

Dir/Writ: Shaz Bell, Prod: Lewis Candy

Fantasy, 13m, Ireland

All Éiru wants is to be a mighty warrior who is taken seriously by her kinfolk. When the village’s well mysteriously dries up, she has a chance to try and bring the water of life back to her people.

Dir/Writ: Giovanna Ferrari, Prod: Nora Twomey

Animation, 11m, United States

When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend... he makes one.

Dir/Writ: Aaron Blaise, Writ/Prod: Nicholas Burch

Animation, 13m, United States

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

Dir/Writ: Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears, Prod: Steph Gortz, Jennifer Gandrup Sackheim

Drama, 15m, New Zealand

Riding along with his imaginary daredevil friend Ace, six-year-old Jimmy sets out on an epic quest to save his parents’ marriage.

Dir/Writ: Ray Edwards, Prod: Lindsay Gough

Science Fiction, 12m, New Zealand

Stranded on a distant alien world, a lone spaceman searches for his missing co-pilot - only to face a planet that seems to twist against him.

Dir: Weston Symes, Dir/Writ/Prod: James Tweddle

Drama, 10m, New Zealand

A young emergency dispatcher forms a fleeting yet profound bond with an elderly widower, reminding her of the fragile beauty of life and human connection.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Fraser Howse, Writ: Jenny Howse, Prod: Gavin Howse

Drama, 12m, New Zealand

When her child mysteriously vanishes in a garden centre, an anguished gardener develops an unhealthy relationship with a chrysanthemum plant.

Dir/Writ: Jolin Lee, Prod: Rachel Fawcett

Music Video, 5m, New Zealand

In the mist-shrouded highlands of Papua New Guinea, where ancestral traditions once governed conflict and peace, a new form of warfare is emerging.

Dir: John Ross, Prod: Tali Enjalas Jenkinson