Ego Te Absolvo Photographer: Yasunari Murayama Country of origin: Mexico Country of Filming: Mexico Category: Best Poster Poster for the short film Ego te Absolvo Artist Biography submit your film to almaty indie film fest SUBMIT

UFO-1996 Photographer: Flynn Moores Country of origin: Canada Country of Filming: Canada Category: Best Poster A poster designed for my short film UFO-1996, the main image was taken looking up at a tree canopy with a CGI created UFO that has reflections of the canopy reflection from the body. I used GIMP to edit the [...]

Fog and Smoke Director: Nathanael Draper Country of origin: Canada Country of Filming: Canada Film Language: English Category: 2021 Music Video (budget under $5k USD) Trapped inside and pestered by someone who only wants to party while you're just trying to get through the day. Full movie submit your film to almaty indie film fest [...]

BENCH Director: Rich Webber Country of origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: United Kingdom Film Language: English Category: 2021 Animated Short (budget under $5k USD) A short film about sharing... Trailer Full movie Director Biography — Rich Webber Rich Webber is a Bafta Award winning freelance animation creative and Director. Working in animation for over [...]

Kiss the Ground Director: JOSH TICKELL Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics [...]

The Nightmare Director: V.G.Ravyn Manogaran Country of origin: Malaysia Country of Filming: Malaysia Film Language: Tamil Category: 2021 Horror / Sci-Fi Short (budget under $5k USD) Heartbroken and lost, a young girl battles with sudden sinister urges that comes in the form of 'call of the void' and in the process, she accidentally attracts the [...]

Fenice - Momoni SS21 Director: Giulia Achenza Country of origin: Italy Country of Filming: Italy Film Language: Category: 2021 Best Commercial Directed by Giulia Achenza, Fenice - Momoni SS21 is an ode to the cyclical, regenerative nature of life. Employing dance to unfold its narrative, the fashion film celebrates the world of symbolism through a [...]

Fruity Director: Selwin Vervoort Country of origin: Netherlands Country of Filming: Netherlands Film Language: Category: 2021 Animated Short (budget under $5k USD) Travelling through the thoughts of Lucas, a man who is afraid of losing his masculinity after eating a pink fruit. This dialogue-free movie is about insecurity, it’s juicy and a bit erotic. Expect [...]

Pebbles Director: Nathania Zaini Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Animated Short (budget under $5k USD) On September 16th I was admitted to the hospital for a few days. It was an eye opening experience, to say the least.
 I witnessed the tough work environment that [...]

Yana Director: Sarah Baur Country of origin: Belgium Country of Filming: Belgium Film Language: Dutch Category: 2021 Female Director Low Budget Short film (budget over $5k USD) Yana, a heroic 10-year-old girl, is given the task of cleaning up the shards of her parents' broken marriage in the attic of her former home. Unprocessed grief [...]

Noir Brothers Director: Daniele Gangemi Country of origin: Italy Country of Filming: Italy Film Language: Italian Category: 2021 Best Web Program / Web Series In a frenetic, chaotic and disordered Catania, Renny and François, the second impeccable and the first decidedly off-putting, are the right men to solve the strangest and most desperate cases imaginable. Trailer [...]

A Stray Dog's RUFF LIFE Director: Tom McPhee Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) 2,000 healthy dogs are killed every day in American Shelters. And ordinary people becoming champions for the voiceless are re-writing what it means to be humane as they [...]

Six hours Director: Yana Chernukha Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 Female Director Low Budget Short film (budget over $5k USD) A young woman, who has lost herself in the monotony of her prosperous life, decides to expierence an ancient slavic rite and to spent six [...]

Snow Shelter Director: Robertas Nevecka Country of origin: Lithuania Country of Filming: Lithuania Film Language: Lithuanian Category: 2021 Short low budget Film (budget over $5k USD) Frigid winter in a war-devastated, present-day city. Several years have passed since the destruction, and the city is slowly rebuilding. A thirty-year-old guy is living as a squatter in [...]

Meanie Director: Polina Danilova Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 Animated Shorts for children A little girl receives a new cell phone on her birthday, which quickly becomes the center of her world. But when she loses her gift in the sewer, the girl is forced [...]

Psychophonic Director: Aline Romero Country of origin: Spain Country of Filming: Spain Film Language: Category: 2021 Animated Shorts for children During a full moon night, a cat is trapped inside a spooky house where a gramophone is playing, the cat will discover a secret while trying to escape and run for his life. Trailer Full [...]

Comte Director: Natalia Ryss Country of origin: Canada Country of Filming: Israel, Slovenia, United Kingdom Film Language: English Category: 2021 Music Video (budget under $5k USD) Juan, don’t talk a lot, otherwise you’ll become bald... Trailer Full movie Director Biography — Natalia Ryss Creator of animated and experimental shorts. Works as an independent filmmaker and [...]

SAD Director: Ievgen Petrusenko Country of origin: Ukraine Country of Filming: Ukraine Film Language: Category: 2021 Music Video (budget under $5k USD) Trailer Full movie Director Biography Pokruch is the band from Ukraine. It was formed by partipitiens of the TOL, Vivienne Mort and MegamasS bands in 2015. submit your film to almaty indie film [...]

I Have a Song to Sing You Director: Eluned Zoë Aiano, Alesandra Tatić Country of origin: Serbia Country of Filming: Serbia Film Language: Serbian Category: 2021 Short Documentary (budget under $5k USD) As a child, Ivanka was chosen by fairy women for the special task of entering the realm of the dead to discover the [...]

Resistance Director: Maxime Chefdeville Country of origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: French Category: 2021 Best Web Program / Web Series The incredible story of a group of French resistance fighters unwillingly participating in the D-Day landings. Trailer Full movie Director Biography submit your film to almaty indie film fest SUBMIT

The Ticket Maker Director: Mario Kkounnous Country of origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: United Kingdom Film Language: English Category: 2021 Animated Short (budget under $5k USD) The Ticket Maker is a short story about a man who finds himself overcome with the fear of being alone. Desperate, he sits on a train platform waiting [...]

Dear tree, please don't spill on our grave. Director: Jonne Covers Country of origin: Sweden Country of Filming: Netherlands Film Language: English Category: 2021 No-Budget Short Film (budget under $3k USD) 'Dear tree, please don't spill on our grave.' tells a short story about the history of humankind. In an attempt to make sense of [...]

Built lands Director: Arturo Dueñas Herrero Country of origin: Spain Country of Filming: Spain Film Language: Spanish Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) In the late 60s a group of artists decides to settle in a village in the ‘darkest-deepest’ Spain. Today only Felix Cuadrado Lomas still remains there, determined to reflect the landscape [...]

The Routine Director: Warren Williams Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Best Commercial This is a :30 second spot for New Balance shoes, about a young women and her struggle t workout during the pandemic. Trailer Full movie Director Biography — Warren Williams Warren Williams was [...]

Spiros and the Circle of Death Director: Lino Kafidas, Dimitris Kafidas Country of origin: Greece Country of Filming: Greece Film Language: Greek Category: 2021 Documentary (budget under $5k USD) Spiros is the last remaining motorcycle acrobat performing in the Circle of Death. He lives a nomadic life with his family, his caravan, and a team [...]

A Loss of Something Ever Felt Director: Carlos Eduardo Lesmes López Country of origin: Estonia Country of Filming: Colombia, Estonia Film Language: English, Estonian, Spanish Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) Eeva’s mother Hille has maintained close ties with her drug-addict son, Lauri, who left Estonia for South America. But their last call ended [...]

The Last Wolves Director: Iker Bilbao Country of origin: Spain Country of Filming: Spain Film Language: Spanish Category: 2021 Best Trailer In 2236, a group who has renounced society, will face the extinction of the human race. Trailer Full movie Director Biography — Iker Bilbao I studied Cinematography. I've always been interested in VFX and [...]

Inside Director: Yann Chapotel Country of origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: No Dialogue Category: 2021 Micro-budget Short Film (budget under $5k USD) Inside unrolls a mosaic of windows, those of the building that I regularly filmed from my own window. Along this border where the interior opens onto the exterior, a multitude [...]

Lost Time Director: Anna Radchenko Country of origin: United Kingdom Country of Filming: France Film Language: Category: 2021 Female Director Low Budget Short film (budget over $5k USD) Featuring alternative pop singer and songwriter Jones, Lost Time is the latest fashion film by multidisciplinary artist Anna Radchenko. The film looks at the passing of time [...]

Mercedes Benz - Celebrate the Star Director: Adrian Koch , Johannes Tschepe (co-director) Country of origin: Germany Country of Filming: Germany Film Language: Category: 2021 Best Commercial Like a beacon in time everything is pulling to the greatest Star of all. The 123 series is the most widely sold Mercedes-Benz model to date. Beloved all [...]

STORGETNYA Director: Hovig Hagopian Country of origin: Armenia Country of Filming: Armenia Film Language: Armenian Category: 2021 Short Documentary (budget under $5k USD) March 2020, Yerevan, capital of Armenia. 230 meters underground, in the Avan salt mine, men and women walk to breathe easier. Physical activities and medical consultations set the rhythm of the timeless [...]

Roman Director:  Yuriy Khmelnitskiy Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 No-Budget Short Film (budget under $3k USD) After the unexpected death of his mistress, Egor becomes the only possible guardian of her eleven-year-old son Romka. Egor is attached to the boy, but is afraid of losing [...]

Varya Director: Nika Gorbushina Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 No-Budget Short Film (budget under $3k USD) Varya has chosen, as they say, a not entirely female profession – she wants to become a firefighter. The girl comes for some work experience to a fire brigade [...]

Route 4 Director: Martina Chamrad Country of origin: Germany Country of Filming: France, Germany, Italy, Libya, Malta, Niger, Tunisia Film Language: English, German Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) Documentary with and about the NGO Sea-Eye which was filmed over the course of 2 years, 5 Missions and 8 Countries. Refugees tell their Story [...]

The End of Aaron Director: Florian Bardet Country of origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: French Category: 2021 Low-Budget Feature (budget under $20k USD) Aaron is a young man in his twenties. He lives with his parents and has suffered from paranoid disorders since childhood. He has locked himself in the basement of [...]

Sutoloka Director: Mitya Kokorin Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Category: 2021 Music Video (budget under $5k USD) A little wolf comes out of woods to bite people but suddenly realises that they manage on their own Trailer Full movie Director Biography submit your film to almaty indie film [...]

The Best Orchestra in the World Director: Henning Backhaus Country of origin: Austria Country of Filming: Austria Film Language: German Category: 2021 Short low budget Film (budget over $5k USD) Ingbert, the sock, applies for a position as double bass player at the Vienna State Orchestra. Bad idea. Trailer Full movie Director Biography — Henning [...]

Sen Soy. Sense Asia Director: Denis Gulyar Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming:  Russian Federation Film Language: Category: 2021 Best Commercial A visitor to the restaurant ordered a dish from Pan-Asian expert Sen Soy. The aroma of cooking has started its incredible adventure, which transforms the everyday life of the city into something [...]

Small talk Director: Geertrui De Vijlder Country of origin: Belgium Country of Filming: Belgium Film Language: Category: 2021 No-Budget Short Film (budget under $3k USD) to say without speaking to listen without hearing to taste a language no need to understand look and see, telling gestures A stop-motion short movie that captures the beauty of [...]

Fit for the future Director: Jonas Hofmann Country of origin: Switzerland Country of Filming: Switzerland Film Language: English, French, German, Italian Category: 2021 Best Commercial Have you ever seen lawyers jumping around and turning somersaults? For this image film we woke up the inner Super Marios of our clients employees. Making them the protagonists of [...]

The Boy and The Mountain Director: Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel Monreal Country of origin: Chile Country of Filming: Chile Film Language: Spanish Category: 2021 Animated Shorts for children Hernán is a child who likes to daydreaming, but in his studies he is not doing well at all. His father constantly urges him to improve, advising him [...]

VooDooSh - “Some Heroes” Director: Sergio Mishchenko Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Best Commercial Commercial for a Heroes of Might and Magic III streamer Full movie submit your film to almaty indie film fest SUBMIT

The Sky Below Director: Charlie Rose Country of origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Category: 2021 Horror / Sci-Fi Short (budget under $5k USD) After unintentionally unleashing an ancient horror, a timid, hungry cave dweller's only hope is his greatest fear– the surface. Full movie Director Biography — Charlie Rose [...]

CHARON Director: Yannick Karcher Country of origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: French Category: 2021 Short low budget Film (budget over $5k USD) Freshly retired, a man doesn't know how to occupy his days. For fear of being killed by boredom, he gets involved in the crazy project of building a boat in [...]

Mysterious Seeds Director: Tatyana Moshkova Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: English Category: 2021 Animated Shorts for children Together, we’re superpowered! Full movie Director Biography — Tatiana Moshkova Tatiana Moshkova was born in 1987 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. In 2009 she graduated from the Saint-Petersburg State University of Film & [...]

Angel Director: Alexander Petrov Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 Short low budget Film (budget over $5k USD) Unknown actor Leha unsuccessfully tries to make his way to the cinema. In a moment of despair, he saves a girl, which gives him his welcome chance. Full [...]

Almost Friends Director: SANZ Y BUENO John Country of origin: France Country of Filming: France Film Language: French Category: 2021 Best Web Program / Web Series Michael recently quit his full-time job to become an actor. In order to afford his apartment, he must find a roommate. A team of documentary filmmakers have decided to [...]

PAGE TURNER Director: Christian Grüner Country of origin: Germany Country of Filming: Germany Film Language: English, German Category: 2021 Short Documentary (budget under $5k USD) Angelo Volpini turns music score pages for pianists. His job is not to attract attention. When the applause sounds after the concert, he disappears behind the stage without anyone noticing. [...]

The Parallels Director: Sergey Bataev Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 Short low budget Film (budget over $5k USD) Redhead is new to the circus. Her affair with the clown nicknamed White is swift and bright, it fascinates the girl as much as it scares her. [...]

First-Time Sex Rules Director: Polina Kondrateva Country of origin: Russian Federation Country of Filming: Russian Federation Film Language: Russian Category: 2021 Female Director Low Budget Short film (budget over $5k USD) Sasha and Nina, high school pupils, secretly break into a vacant hotel room. They intend to have sex not to fall behind the more [...]

Rough Remote Rumble Director: JORGE LOPEZ NAVARRETE Country of origin: Spain Country of Filming: Peru Film Language: Spanish Category: 2021 Documentary (budget over $5k USD) A man's childhood home, a modest and ruined stonework in the heights, is about to be demolished. A stonecutter returns to his native land to give with his own hands [...]

How to Wash your Hands during the Downfall of Civilization Director: Federico Sproviero Country of origin: Argentina Country of Filming: Argentina Film Language: No Dialogue Category: Animated Short (budget under $5k USD) Full movie submit your film to almaty indie film fest SUBMIT

THE BURDEN Photographer: Zak Rivers Country of origin:  Country of Filming:  Category: Best Poster We all cary something. Artist Biography submit your film to almaty indie film fest SUBMIT