Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences

The stars of this shorts selection include mushrooms, pigs and capybaras, and feature a feast of different animation styles to captivate all ages.

Screening dates and booking

Check which tickets are still available across the festival – and find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.

Credits

  • Total running time

    66min

  • Programmed by

    Justin Johnson

Mushroom’s Life

Sēnes dzīve

  • Director-screenwriter

    Ēvalds Lācis

  • Latvia 2024. 8min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

Mushrooms are not just for eating.

Cardboard

  • Director-screenwriter

    J.P. Vine

  • UK 2025. 10min

  • Language

    English

All you need is love and imagination.

Snow Bear

  • Director

    Aaron Blaise

  • Screenwriters

    Aaron Blaise, Nicholas Burch

  • USA 2024. 11min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

A polar bear makes an unusual friend.

The Naughty Seat

  • Director-screenwriter

    David Johnson

  • UK 2025. 7min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

Never trust a penguin with your soup.

House Trap

  • Director-screenwriter

    George Hampshire

  • Netherlands 2024. 2min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

A missing jigsaw piece causes mayhem.

The Big Bad Wolf

  • Director-screenwriter

    Leo Wright

  • UK 2024. 5min

  • Language

    English
    With English subtitles

Do wolves deserve their negative image?

Capybaras

Los Carpinchos

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  • Director-screenwriter

    Alfredo Soderguit

  • France-Uruguay-Chile 2024. 10min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

Chickens and capybaras are unlikely allies.

ForeverGreen

  • Directors-screenwriters

    Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

  • USA 2025. 13min

  • Language

    Dialogue-free

A bear cub and a tree form a special bond.

How to book

Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.

If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets to all screenings and events (subject to availability).

Missed out?

More tickets may become available for these screenings before and during the festival. Find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.

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