Backlot Studios, South Melbourne
NFAF 2025 featured talks from Studio Psycho and Dom Aldis (Princess Bento).
Babytiger's Big Day Out - Evie TC
An adventurous young tiger cub goes on a journey that tests the limits of her camouflage.
Bleaching - Nguyen Thao Nguyen
This project addresses the coral bleaching crisis by directly linking the tragedy to the consequences of consumerism, reframing it through the cynical lens of advertising. A direct parallel is drawn between the aesthetics of a whitening cosmetic commercial and the bleaching of a reef, questioning the popular cultural narratives of “purity” and “cleansing”.
Chaga - Chaga
What goes inside an animators head? Honestly no idea. Dive into Chaga's mind and explore her world inside - filled with stars, x0.5 shots and cat memes.
Home - George Bullen
An eccentric person finds home somewhere else.
Perfectly Normal Bedroom... - Jayden Bong
To free a child from insomnia, a Demon Slaying Rat must kill the Sleep Paralysis Demon!
Favorite Things (Cat Ver.) - Gabriella Lee
A secret jazz club where the cats get together and jam keeps getting disrupted by a mysterious figure in the darkness...
R - Tas Smith
A man tries his disappearing act when a magician visits—absurdist slapstick inspired by Georges Méliès and The Pink Panther Show.
TÓRAÍOCHT - Wynn Kelly-Buttfield
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Aoife, and one day she found herself very far from home...
Garden - Rachel Huang
A girl plants a fruit tree with the help of her little worm friend.
What a Catch! - Chloe Lau
Never ever turn your back on a cunning bird at the zoo – especially if you have a big day planned.
Catastrophe - Chloe Bernard
A girl (and her cat) wakes up late for work. The two traverse a chaotic, unpredictable city in a race against the clock.
The Husk - Nguyen Khanh Bui
A stranded astronaut fights for survival on a hostile planet that warps his body and mind, tormented by a hidden entity that feeds on his suffering and loneliness in a twisted act of love.
IL CATTIVO BAMBINO - Team Bambini
IL CATTIVO BAMBINO is about modern life as cartoon. And also a naughty Italian baby who crash lands into a gay man’s world.
Undercroft - Mikaela Ramsay & Ell Donegan
Though her baby boy sits stiff and frigid, his tomb is sweltering, electrified; its web of cables pulsating in rhythm with the blinding lights outside. Through the flesh, the mechanical and the divine, her little lamb will wake once more.
ROXIE - Mehul Suneja
An anxious teen finds himself getting chased by a weirdly hot, anthropomorphic bunny slasher.
The Runaway Horses - Daien Ngeiw
Life, as told through the lens of a stray dog who has a particular fascination for train travel. His everyday observations come to unfold a story surrounding the cosmic relationship of fate and time.
Back to Mama! - Craig Weng
A scientist returns an alien egg back to its mama.
Wade - Alex Kee
What awaits beyond a man’s horizons remains hidden so long as the hole he digs keeps him looking down.
Heartwarming - Libby Goodhue
Harold the zombie and maud the ghost both start a new office job, but they feel neither seen nor heard. Their struggles result in their work hiring a dead end, but maybe together they can bring it back to life.
You Forgot Your Homework - Craig Jones
You forgot your homework at school and now you must retrieve it in the dead of night before tomorrow morning.
Stardrop - Ali Mai
A Capybara named Sticky Rice gets lost in the dark forest until being found by Stardrop, a pup that resembles Sticky Rice's inner child. In order to be able to go home, Sticky Rice must embark on a journey of healing.
Cymebelle - Linn Hyut Oo
Cymebelle is a haunting psychological mystery that unfolds in a remote village, where grief, denial, and secrets entwine. At the heart of the story is a widow who, after suffering a devastating miscarriage, clings to her child. She would carry the lifeless baby through the village as if it were alive, as a troubled Doctor is drawn into the widow’s unraveling world.
Alien Invasion - chiyarasan
A young girl is determined to prove that aliens exist.
Fay-Drink - Xiaoxin Chen
A young office worker lost the hope for her life - Fay-drink, and the companionship of its mascot, Fay-fay, as the beverage company reported having food safety issues.
Fishboy - Poh Christa
A boy feels the pressure of his overly-enthusiastic dad’s wish for him to continue his swimming legacy.
Roxie - Mehul Suneja
HeartWarming - Libby Goodhue
Babytiger's Big Day Out - Evie TC
Fishboy - Poh Christa