These are ten Asian short films you shouldn’t miss at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival which will take place from June 12 – 17, 2023 in Annecy, France.

A big-headed baby, one of the numerous victims of the white melamine-tainted milk powder incidents caused by the Sanlu (Three Deer) Group Co. Ltd in China, sinks into the abyss of horror and despair. (Annecy 2023)

An associative and dazzling journey of discovery ensues as a woman immerses herself in traumatic childhood memories and learns to come to terms with her loneliness and feeling of emptiness. (Annecy 2023)

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A crush gone moldy… (Annecy 2023)

The anemone flower that “I” liked. A precious flower that holds memories which tie “You” and “I” together. A story that represents “Me”, “You”, our “Childhood Friend” and our goodbyes. (Annecy 2023)

A pizza guy goes on a late-night delivery to a suburban apartment. Despite long flights of stairs, room 1601 is nowhere to be found. Instead, he is left with grim, mysterious illusions and traces. (Annecy 2023)

A noisy, hyper-mischievous classroom of 4th graders are caught off-guard as the teacher walks in unannounced, which is followed by a surprise test of creativity and character. (Annecy 2023)

Human defeated the King of Hell and occupied Hell through numerical superiority. Human redesigned the reincarnation process using high tech, but they overestimated their ability. (Annecy 2023)

In a humid and warm place, I existed. The whitewashed “gender selection” takes place in two different spaces, where satisfaction and despair mingle. (Annecy 2023)

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Tired of being talked at by men, a woman decides to liberate his tongue. (Annecy 2023)

Surely it’s a fantasy, like a mirage. (Annecy 2023)

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*In Competition
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