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2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

Sunday, March 15th, 2026
1:00 pm
Details
79 mins | U.S., France, Ireland, Israel, Cyprus
Category
Screening Room @VTIFF
Film Type
Shorts
Cost
$12 general admission | $6 student | Member benefits may apply
Location
The Screening Room @VTIFF
60 Lake Street, 1st Floor
Burlington, VT

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Sponsors
Vermont Arts Council, Lake Champlain Chocolates, John M. Bissell Foundation

This screening is sold out. We will start an in-person waitlist one hour before the screening in case we are able to release last-minute tickets.

BUTTERFLY
Florence Miailhe | 15 | France
A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, from his rise to fame to surviving Auschwitz.

FOREVERGREEN
Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears | 13 | U.S.
An orphaned bear cub is tempted by the allure of easy food.

THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS
Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski | 17 | Canada
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow and the boy who loves her.

RETIREMENT PLAN
John Kelly | 7 | Ireland
Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) fantasises about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.”

THE THREE SISTERS
Konstantin Bronzit | 14 | Israel, Cyprus
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house.

ÉIRU
Giovanna Ferrari | 13 | Ireland
When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan’s village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it.

 

Some films in this program may not be suitable for very young children.