Balticon 58 Filmfest Finalists Did you miss last year's Short Filmfest? Here are a selection of the best, including the Grand Prize Winner, Troll Bridge , a tale from the world of Terry Pratchett. Triskelion won in the Best Animation category. Winner of Balticon 58 Short Film Festival 2024 TROLL BRIDGE | The Moving Picture Cohen the Barbarian was angry. Angry that he never died in battle, angry that the world had forgotten him, and angry that his knees were starting to play up in the cold. He was also angry that his faithful mount had been gifted the ability of magical speech. The horse was insisting that they had made a wrong turn back at Slice. He was also … Triskelion – Best Animated A Celtic fairy tale in stop-motion animation filled with adventure and magic. An arrow from a rival tribe pierces the chieftain's heart. With his dying breath, he gives his daughter the quest to end this senseless feud. Falling Forward into an Unknown and Dangerous Future Beyond human intelligence: Step into the conversation that shook the world. Based on a true story. Defeated Synopsis A conversation between a soldier and his wife … Splinter: A Short Thriller At 30,000 feet, there’s a plane that never lands, a plane with just one passenger. A ten-year-old boy. What could he have done to earn such an elaborate prison? What might happen if he ever gets out? If you could guarantee the safety of millions by doing a horrible thing to an innocent...would you? Bisected (Danny Pineros) When is a road trip not a road trip? WIND PRINCESS – 2023 SHORT FILM (NAUSICAÄ TRIBUTE) This is not an official licensed product. This independent non-profit short film is entirely self-funded and was made in Brazil as a tribute to the great artist Hayao Miyazaki, who has always been an inspiration to me. We are not a large company. Rather, we are a group of friends who have been working on this project for almost 7 years, fueled … NIGHT OF THE COOTERS George RR Martin, Lumenscapes, Trioscope Studios A Vincent D’onofrio film Lumenscapes and Trioscope Studios have teamed up to present Vincent D’onofrio’s film adaptation of the classic short story in glorious “Trioscope”. NIGHT OF THE COOTERS tells the tale of townsfolk in Pachuco Texas in the 1800’s rallying around one cause, survival against the … Flite by Framestore FLITE i s the directorial and writing debut of Oscar winning VFX Supervisor Tim Webber (Gravity, The Dark Knight). Starring Alba Baptista (Warrior Nun, Mrs. …) Try Hard Alex, an art student, dreams of joining Eve, the "Elite’s Visual School". Together with her best friend Kimmy, they train hard to pass the notoriously impossible entrance exam. Alex’s training turns into an obsession, compromising her friendship with Kimmy. Riot Doll In Moscow, a young delivery girl is witness to the hatred and divide invading her society. Overwhelmed, she discovers a curious loophole to deal with war supporters. However, the reality she is trying to escape soon catches up… It's No Game In this day and age, just how useful are “writers” anyway? The filmmakers behind ‘Sunspring’ have come back with a new short starring David Hasselhoff, Tom Payne, Tim Guinee, Sarah Hay, and Jake Broder. Once again, they’ve enlisted the help of “Benjamin,” an A.I. programmed by Ross Goodwin to write screenplays.

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