Best of the Fest

Drumroll, please...these are the highest-rated shorts of NYICFF 2025! Even we don’t know what’s going to be in this program—but we do know it’s going to be great! Join us for a special program of this year’s audience favorite and award-winning shorts!

shorts in this program:

Mojappi It’s Mine

Japan | US Premiere
Animation, Nijitaro, 2024, 3 min.
No dialogue

The Night Tunnel

Le Tunnel de la nuit
Belgium, France, Netherlands | New York City Premiere
Animation, Annechien Strouven, 2024, 9 min.
No dialogue

The Refusers

De Afvalligen
Netherlands | New York Premiere
Animation, Wiep Teeuwisse, 2024, 3 min.
In Dutch; with English subtitles

The Little Ancestor

La Petite Ancêtre
Canada | US Premiere
Animation, Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur, 2024, 11 min.
No dialogue

Swimming with Butterflies

United States | East Coast Premiere
Documentary, Live Action, Karl Stetler, 2024, 8 min.
In English

Capybaras

Los Carpinchos
Chile, France, Uruguay | US Premiere
Animation, Alfredo Soderguit, 2024, 11 min.
No dialogue

Fish River Anthology

Mereneläviä
Finland | North American Premiere
Animation, Veera Lamminpää, 2024, 10 min.
In Finnish; with English subtitles

América

Peru | World Premiere
Live Action, Javier Arias-Stella, 2024, 15 min.
In Quechua; In Spanish; with English subtitles

Hello Summer

Ahoj leto
Czech Republic, France, Slovakia | US Premiere
Animation, Martin Smatana & Veronika Zacharová, 2024, 11 min.
No dialogue



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