MINT: CFF MINT Animation Shorts

MINT Animation Short Strand: My Spectrum, My Shadow, and My Self 特别策划动画短片单元：寻找影子的光谱 

In this specially curated MINT Animation Short Strand, animation liberates the self from the bodily form, letting our truest emotions refract through the raw power of flowing lines. A dewdrop meets its reflection in moonlit water and dissolves into flow; a body erupts in surreal adolescent bloom; spiderwebs entangle ancestral trauma.

These films dismantle the mirror of reality. From a black cat’s gaze to the boudoir doll’s strings, we confront ourselves amongst others, through nightmares and the deepest inner world. These films give shape to what we cannot hold—the phantom self in all its forms. (Programme notes by the MINT CFF)

A drop of dew 露珠
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 5 min
Genres: Animation
Production Countries/Regions: China
Director(s): Lu Ren
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Boudoir Doll 闺房娃娃
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 14 min
Genres: Drama Animation
Production Countries/Regions: China
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Dandan Luo
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Betrayer 叛徒 
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 11 min
Genres: Horror Animation
Production Countries/Regions: Japan China
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): Shengxue Shi
Producer(s): Yamamura Kojia
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Shapes of Blue
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 7 min
Genres: Animation  Slice of Life
Production Countries/Regions: France
Dialogue Language(s): Japanese
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Mitsuki Ribreau-Nishiki
Producer(s): Institut Sainte-Geneviève
Premiere Status: World Premiere

Han, what’s taking so long! 老涵你什么时候到！
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 9 min
Genres: Drama Animation
Production Countries/Regions: China
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): English
Director(s): Yiru Wang
Producer(s): Junwen Wu
Premiere Status: International Premiere

Three Seals 三只海豹
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 8 min
Genres: Adventure Animation
Production Countries/Regions: Germany China Brazil
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): Dou Dou
Producer(s): Dou Dou
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Jincheng Driving School 金城驾校
Year of Production: 2025
Duration: 10 min
Genres: Drama Comedy Animation Family
Production Countries/Regions: China
Dialogue Language(s): Mandarin
Subtitle Language(s): Chinese and English
Director(s): BingHao Jiao
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Echoes of Soul 局部的人
Year of Production: 2024
Duration: 11 min
Genres: Romance Coming-of-Age LGBTQ+
Production Countries/Regions: China
Director(s): Tifei Lu
Producer(s): Xuya Chen
Premiere Status: European premiere

This event is followed by a live Director Q&A

For more information on festival programmes, events and films, please visit MINT Chinese Film Festival’s website: www.unicornscreening.com

Please Note:
Seats MUST be booked for individual films prior to start times.
Festival passes do not automatically guarantee seats.
The full festival line-up will be announced on Sat 14 Feb. 
Passholders must select seats for films of their choice, the seat price will then reduce to £0.00 in the basket. 
Only one seat per festival pass holder is permitted, additional tickets will be charged accordingly.
Screen 3 Limited Seating – Advanced Booking Essential
Festival Film passes are non-refundable.
Festival terms & conditions apply.
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