KINOMIXER 2025
Prague
This year's Kinomixer program, orchestrated by iShorts, will once again deliver a deliciously entertaining and thematically rich mix of genres! Prepare to dive into animated and live-action films that will transport you across different timelines, galaxies, generations, and countries of production. Join us for an excursion into the world of contemporary short films in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, and even horror.
The Forbidden Zone (USA)
Director: Zach Tolchinsky | Producer: Wood Goblin Studios |
Year: 2021 | Length: 11 min | Animation |
A killer fog has descended over the land. High in the alps, a man nurtures a potted plant as the fog laps around him until, one day, a mysterious orb appears.
Somewhere in Between (France, Egypt, USA)
Director: Kyle Vorbach | Producer: John Horan |
Star: John Horan, Taylor Misiak, Ryan O'Flanagan |
Year: 2023 | Length: 15 min | Live Action |
Two will-they-won't-they friends are keeping it simple this New Year's Eve - until their house is crashed by a man from the future who tells them that the fate of the universe rests in their hands.
Darker (Netherlands, Belgium)
Director: Frank van den Bogaart | Producer: Frank van den Bogaart |
Star: Adriana Bakker, Jan Bijvoet, Jolente De Keersmaeker |
Year: 2022 | Length: 16 min | Live Action |
Rhena's father tells a story about Atlas, a forest entity that whispers stories of the dead to its trees. That same night he disappears into this forest. Rhena does everything she can to get her father back.
The Brightest Star (Finland)
Director: Tuomas Tuppurainen | Producer: Tompswell |
Star: Annika Lintala |
Year: 2023 | Length: 7 min | Animation |
When a curious child falls into a long-forgotten cave, she is confronted by a mysterious spirit and must decide whether the being is kindhearted or something more perilous.
Howl at the Dead (USA)
Director: Gregg Bishop | Producers: Gregg Bishop, George Feucht, Randy McDowell, Nils Onsager, Tony Reames |
Star: Kelly Bashar, Stephen Caudill, Jim Moulton |
Year: 2023 | Length: 8 min | Live Action |
When a family moves into a haunted house, their loyal pet dog struggles to protect them from the malevolent ghosts that only animals can see.
Les Bêtes (USA)
Director: Michael Granberry | Producer: Michael Granberry |
Year: 2024 | Length: 12 min | Animation |
A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.
Cyan Eyed (Canada)
Director: Ryan Grobins | Producer: Ryan Grobins |
Year: 2021 | Length: 8 min | Animation |
Grunt the automaton attempts to rescue the young supernaturally gifted Nessa Baelin from the bounty hunter pirate Corliss Vail.
Ione (Czech Republic)
Director: Ondřej Čehovský| Producer: TripleBackslash |
Star: Andrea Koutzká, Milan Vedral, David Kaválek |
Year: 2024 | Length: 12 min | Live Action |
A global conflict has disrupted the functioning of life on earth.The situation was so threatening to the planet that it led to a mutual agreement for a temporary peace.The various societies went into a state of emergency controlled by the military. Money was replaced by a form of payment in the form of electricity called WAC - Watt Credit. An electronic chip became the carrier of credits and personal data.Each participant in the system receives a monthly allotment of energy for work done. Those unable to work are removed from the system and the earning potential is limited.
Offline life has become a luxury. The social life has moved to the online world where people have found a space to satisfy their needs and at the same time the possibility of extra income has been created.
Innermost (China)
Director: Chongming Cao |
Year: 2023 | Length: 15 min | Animation |
To possess an enchanted lyre, a gathering of martial-arts masters do battle with one another — and with their own tragic memories.
Total length of the screening 104 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.